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The citizen., 1914-11-20
Company A Leads.

In the report sent out by Brigadier-
General Charles D. Gather, for Oc-
tober, Company A, Frederick, Mary.
land National Guard, leads in MEM
bership attendance percentage. OF the
thirty-nine organizations in the State
the Frederick company leads by a
margin of more than two per cent.
The attendance of Company A for
last month was 77.59 per cent.
Not only is this high water mark
for the past month in the First Reg
iment but of every regiment of the
State. 1t shows a healthy condition
existing in the Frederick company.
The report shows that there has been
glaring lack of interest in some OF
the companies, especially those in
Baltimore.
The leading companies of each reg
iment are:
Company A, First-Enrollment, So;
present, As; average, 77.59.
Company e, Fifth-Enrollment, 81;
present, As; average, 70.1S.
Company M, Fourth-Enrollment.
43; present, 20; average, 67.44.
Company E, of the First Regiment,
is second to the Frederick company
with a percentage of 75.41.
This report was read to the mem
bers of the company last night at
the regular drill.
The schedule for the winters work
has been received at the Frederick
Armory. One of the new orders fo-
the company is the loading of field
wagon. Company A was only recent
ly given an "army" wagon
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Railroads to Raise Rates.

The railroad companies are taking
the Public Service Commissioners at
their word. They have inaugurated
movement to make the passenger
service of their lines bring in con-
siderable increase in profits. In the
controversy as to whether the rail-
roads should be granted an incease
of five per cent. in rates, it was inti-
mated that they were not securing
enough funds from passenger ser
vice, and were depending upon freight
revenue to tide this department over.
Now it is understood that three, ten
and thirty day rates will be elimin-
ated by the trunk lines.
1t is thought that this new order
of affairs will go into effect about the
middle of December.
The one relief that will then be
granted patrons of the various rail
roads in Frederick will be the pur-
chase of mileage books. This will
make slight difference in fares from
Frederick to Baltimore and Washing
ton or other points.
The trouble is that few people will
lay out more than twenty dollars for
mileage and will for that reason pay
the advanced fare caused by the elm
ination of three, ten and thirty day
rates.
The citizen., 1914-11-20

Elkton.-Chief Judge Albert Con-
stable, in the Circuit Court for Cecil
county, Tuesday found M. J. Best, SUBJ
contractor; his foreman. Charles Fell
man and State Road Inspector Frank
w. Truitt guilty of contempt and i'm
posed fine of 5000 on Best and $50
each upon Fellman and Truitt. The
fines were paid.
The case came up upon the petition
of William H. Brown, of Cecilton, this
county, against the Carpenter Com
pany, M. ]. Best and others for con-
tempt of court in disobeying an in
junction of the court secured by
Brown to prevent the filing up of
ditch along his property in Cecilton in
building the State road thorugh that
town
The citizen., 1914-11-20
CITY Banks to Paw Tax.

The Federal Government will draw
from Frederick city banks more than
$4,000 in war taxes. This tax is
known as the new special Federal
tax. 1t was imposed by the govern
ment to make up deficiencies caused
by the European war;"
Fifty years ago Frederick was call
ed upon to pay a war tax of $780,
600. The city is now paying annually
about eight thousand dollars interest
on this. This was the price that was
paid to prevent the city from being
burned
The United States Treasury De-
partment will make the collections
and has sent out requests to the var
ious banks asking them to pay the
new special Federal tax.
Tax On Each Bill.
A tax has also been levied upon
each one hundred dollar note. The
tax is two cents per note and is paid
by the individual This is effective
December l.
The approximate amounts that will
be paid by the banks of Frederick
are:
Citizens National Bank ..$535.0O
Farmers and eMechanics' Ma
tional Bank ............... 255.OO
Franklin Savings Bank ....... 10000
Central Trust Company 420.00
Fredericktown Savings Insti-
tuition ..................... 2S5.OO
Frederick Trust Company 80. 125.O0
Frederick County National
Bank 255.00
Commercial State Bank ...... 10000
The institutions are taxed one dol
lar on every thousand of the capital
stock, surplus and undivided profits.
There is some doubt as to whether
the Commercial State Bank and the
Frederick Trust Company will be re-
quired to pay this special tax. The
law creating the tax provides for the
compution of the amounts according
to the standing of the bank by the
last fiscal report. The Commercial
State Bank was organized during the
summer and the Frederick Trust
Company was organized last Decem-
ber.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
No. 1884 Equity.

Georgianna E. Clifford VS.. Edward w. Gift
ford.
The object of this suit is to procure
decree for divorce vinculo matrimonii
for the said Georgianna E. Clifford from
the said Edward w. Clifford. The Bill in
substance states that the said Georgianna
Clifford was married to the said Edward
w. Clifford at Orange County, Virginia, on
November 4th, 1879, by the Rev. j. P.
Strider Presbyterian Minister of the Cos
pei and they lived together thereafter fora
period of twenty years in Cecil County,
Maryland, and thereafter for a period Of
about five years at Chester County, Penn
sylvania, and thereafter for short period
at Yorklynn, Delaware. That although
the conduct of the said Georgianna Clifford
toward the said Edward w. Clifford was
kind, affectionate and above reproach, he,
without just cause, and for no reason, ill
treated and neglected her, and deliberately
insulted and abused her and neglected to
provide her with the comforts and necessi-
ties of life with the studied and deliberate
design of producing abandonment, and
that he frequently stated he would no long
er live with her and would obtain a di-
Clifford was finally compelled to leave the
said Edward w. Clifford because of the
treatment aforesaid, on the 18th day of
February, 1905, and support herself, and
he has failed and refused to support her;
that such abandonment of the said Georgi-
anna E. Clifford by the said Edward w.
Clifford is deliberate and final and said
abandonment and the separation of the
parties has been continued unnterruptedly
for more than three years, and said separa-
tion is beyond any reasonable expectation
of reconciliation. The Bill further states
that the said Georgianna E. Clifford is a
resident of Frederick County, Maryland,
and that the said Edward w. Clifford is a
resident of the State Of Pennsylvania, but
his residence therein is unknown to the
Plaintiff. And the Bill further states that
no children have been born of said mar
riage. And the Plaintiff prays that she
may be divorced a vinculo matrimonii
from the said Edward w. Clifford and for
such other relief as her case may require
1t is thereupon this fifth day of November,
1914 ordered by the Circuit Court for
Frederick County sitting in Equity, that
the Plaintiff by causing copy of this or
der to be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Frederick County, Maryland,
once in each four successive weeks before
the 5th day Of December, 1914, give notice
to said absent defendant, Edward W. Gift
, ford of this object and substance of this
Bill and warning him to appear in this
Court in person or by Solicitor on or be-
fore the Dist day of December, 1914, next,
to show cause if any such he has why a
decree ought not to be passed as prayed.
Filed November 5th, 1914.
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk,
True copy-Test:-
HARRY w. BOWERS,
Clerk.
John Francis Smith,
/ Solicitor.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Real Estate Transfers,

Swastika Realty Company to VIM.
F, Gibson and wife, lot in College
Park, $5.
VIM. F. Gibson to VIM. Meredith
Smith and wife, lot in College Park,
SO.
Christian C. Mongan and wife to
VIM. G.. Baker, lot in Brunswick, 81.
Margaret Cox and husband to Ell
len B. Kennard, real estate in county
So.
Lewis B. Barrick, Sr., and wife, to
Clarence v. Barrick, real estate In
county, $40.
Vincent Sebold, trustee, to George
w. Wills, real estate in county, $1OO.
George w. Wills and wife to Felix
A. Stouter, real estate in county, S16e-
The citizen., 1914-11-20

Mount Airy-Miss Norma e. Davis,
daughter of Mrs. Thomas E Davis, of
Mount Airy, and Roger F. Sanner,
were married November 10 in Wash
ington by the Rev. Mr.. Nelms, OF
Ascension Protestant Episcopal
Church.
Parkton.-Russell Wilson, % years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Pleasant
Wilson, of Parkton, Md, received in
juries which caused his death few
hours later, when he jumped from a
fast moving freight train on the
Nothern Central, at Parkton, Monday
night. Timothy Anstine, also OF
Parkton, who was with Wilson, sus-
tanned a broken shoulder blade.
Centreville-Two broken arms with
in a month is the misfortune that
has followed Charles Wurtzer, a
dairyman OF Catonsville. About fonr
weeks ago Mr.. Wurtzer fell from a
street car at Frederick and Eyes
avenues, sustaining fractured wrist
Tuesday while walking through
Glenn's woods he tripped over an old
tree stump and fractured a small bone
in his arm, near the elbow.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
AFTER AUTOIsTs
Number OF Prominent, Men Said To
Have Been Summoned.

Half dozen or more prominent
residents of Frederick have been ask
ed to appear before magistrates by
representatives of the Maryland Mo-
tor Vehicle Commission on various
charges. Two representatives of the
commission came to Frederick yester-
day and within short time had sew
en- or eight automobile owners. Some
of the men will be charged with op-
Grating on dealers licenses and others
for transferring licenses.
The members of the Frederick po-
lice force refused to give out any in
formation concerning the arrests or
the names of the men who had been
arrested. The representatives of the
commissioner went to Hagerstown
last night.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
High School Teachers Associa-
tiOn

Frederick county members OF the
State High School Teachers Associa-
ton, will make thorough inspection
of the Baltimore schools on Friday al
ternoon. This tour will be made dur
ing the sessions of the association,
which begins on Friday and continues
over Saturday. Practically every mem
Der of local high schools of the first
\ and second groups will go to Balti-
more on Friday to attend these ses-
sions.
The following will attend from Fred
erick high schools:
Boys High School-Amon Burgee,
principal; Miss Mary G. OFT, S. Fenton
Harris, VIM. P. Mahoney, S. S. Stab
ler, Lamar Hoke, S. c. Stull and H. ].
Kefauver.
Girls High School-Charles Fl.
Remsberg, principal; c. U. Stottlemy-
er, Miss Lille M. Wiener, Miss Pearl
A. Eader, Miss Blanch R. Stone and
Miss Catherine M. Wiener.
Topics To Be Discussed.
The principal topic to be. taken up
will be "Are the High Schools Meet
ing the Needs of the Communities in
Which They Are Located?' Six years
ago Professor Anon Burgee, of Fred
erick, read a paper on that topic. Mr..
Burgee was at one time president OF
the association.
1f ~ will hn
livered by DR.. Goodnow, president OF
Johns Hopkins University, on Friday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. At 8 o'clock
on that evening DR.. G. G. Claxton, I'm
tied States Commissioner of Educa-
ton, will lecture On the following
morning the business sessions will be
held.
It is understood that on Saturday
some Frederick county commercial
teachers will inaugurate movement
to establish State Commercial Teach
ers' Association. This is the first time
such move has been contemplated.
The idea will be to effect an organ
ization which will specialize entirely
on the work that is taken up by COM
mericial teachers. While all CONNER
cial teachers are members of the high
school teachers association, only mat
ters of general character are taken
up at these sessions.
Superintendent G. Lloyd Palmer yes
terday attended the State Superinten-
dents Association convention held in
Baltimore. Sessions will be held in
Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Harry LeGore a Great Football
Player.

1t is with much pleasure that the
many friends of Harry LeGore. son Of
James W. LeGore, of LeGore, this
county, learn Of his great success as
Yale football player, and his work in the
game on Saturday with Princeton has
been widely commented on by the ex
perts ( A number of his friends from
this city and county witnessed the game
on Saturday, among them being his
brother. George LeGore, his brother-in
law. Harry Feiser. who used to be one
of the best baseball pitchers on the Yale
Varsity team, Charles Nee. Matthias.
Guy X. Motter, and several parties
from Baltimore.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
CTATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,

OTATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
y MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC, required by the Act of August "a,
1912, of "The Citizen" published weekly
at Frederick, Maryland, for October l.,
1914.
Editor, C. Francis Baughman. Manag-
ing Editor, G. Francis Baughman. Busi-
ness Manager, c. Francis Baughman. Pub
Usher, c. HI. Baughman & Son
Owner, G. Francis Baughman, estate of
c H. Baughman.
Known bondholders, mortgages, and
other security holders, holding per cent.
or more of total amount OF bonds, mort
cages, or other securities, none.
G. H. BAUGHMAN & SON,
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
28th day of September, 1914.
G. WESLEY KINDLEY,
Notary Public.
My commission expires May, 1916.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Frederick County Flour for Army

FREDERICK county Flour for Army
Soldiers on the battlefields of Eur
ope will eat bread made of flour pro-
duced in Frederick. An order of l.
500 barrels has been placed with the
Mountain City Mills by Philadel-
phia exporter. The consignment must
reach Philadelphia not later than
Wednesday.
1t is believed that the flour is in
tended for Belgium. In all about
eight freight cars will be used to
haul the order. After reaching Phil
adelphia, with other merchandise, it
Will be placed Immediately abroad a
ship which sails this week.
Not First Shipment Abroad.
This is not the first time that flour
from The Mountain City Mills has
been shipped abroad. The largest
sales of the mills are made to ex-
porters of New York and PhiladeI-
phia. In this way Frederick county
-four is sent to all parts of the world
When the United States fleet made
a tour of the world about three years
ago, large quantity of -four made
at the Mountain City Mills was on the
ships.
A member of the firm said yester-
day that the product of the local mills
was not sold direct to any foreign
country. All such sales were made
through exporters.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Marriage Licenses.

Emory d. H. Biddingsm Unionville,
Frederick county, and Pearl v.
Reese, 21, Mt. Airy
]. Roscoe Mackley, %, and Mary c..
Eigenbrode, 90, both of Thurmont
Norman L. Dutrow, "a, Charles
vile, and Mary c. Kemp, 10, Rocky
Springs.
Leo M. Strailman, 21, and Eliza z.
Pomroy, IS, both Of Buckeystown.
VIM. X. Cutsail, %, and Marie c.
Staley, 10, both of near Frederick.
Howard P. Skinner, 3S, and Ethel l..
Underwood, 2S, both Of Govans, Md.
Douglass Williams, 81, and Mildred
Jane England. 10, both of Evansville.
John Henry Cline, 25, and Lucy vir-
ginia Rice, 20, both of Myersville.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
The basis of the rate follows:
r port Of Engineer.

Engineer Boardman recommended
the elimination of the span of ten-inch
pipe line, to bring water from the two
receivers to Frederick. He suggested
the erection of the storage dam, on
one of the sites suggested.
He told the members of the Board
that during some seasons of the year
it was impossible to get sufficient wat
er to the city unless it had been stor-
ed when water was plentiful. He said
that the city would be powerless if a
large fire broke out.
Attorney Smith told the members of
the Board that he thought the city had
the power to issue bonds without
placing it to the voters. He said that
the Aldermen could authorize an is
sue of about 100000 providing they
sold at par.
A novel scheme of collecting taxes,
water rent and street assessments,
which have been due the city for
some time, was introduced last even
ing at the regular meeting of
the Board of Aldermen. The Board
went on record authorizing the City
Register to deduct money due the city
from firms to whom the city is indebt-
ed.
One member of the Board pointed to
some of the bills which were authoriz-
ed to be paid last evening and declar
ed that some of these men owed the
city back water rent and taxes, and
that he thought the city should re-
ceive it's money. City Attorney Smith
declared that such procedure was per-
fectly legal.
The Board of Aldermen will re-
quest the people of Frederick to sep
arate paper from the regular gar
bage Scout Commissioner H. B.
Clark said last evening that the Boy
Scouts of the city would carry off this
paper and would put bags and recep-
tables in the homes for the collection
of this paper.
The following bills were ordered
paid: American Foundry and Manu-
featuring Co.. $3.50; John Baumgard
ner, $150; John Gomber, 1920; Harry
F. Shipley, $245; Union Manufactur-
ing Co., $3.50; Post Publishing Co 1,
$4.65; Wilcoxon & Brown, $4.93; An
chor Packing Co., 1854; The News,
1928; The Precision Co., $12; John H.
Abbott & Son, $17.2O; Tabler Lime and
Stone Co., $3.50; r. M. Neighbors,
$21; R. D. Wood & Co., $24; Charles
McC Hagan, $30.05; United Gas and
improvement Co., $36; Frederick
Brick Works, $41S3; VIM. D. Bowers
Lumber Co., $4S.22; National Carbon
Co., $49.94; Seeger & Co., $51.51;
Maryland Brick and Supply Co., $72.-
10; Kuhn & James, $1O5.31; B. Ros-
enour & Sons, $14475; W. S. Haller,
/ $17169; Standard Oil Co., $254.24; H.
c. Roberts Electric Supply Co., 1894.
OS; The Wyckoff Pipe and Creosoting
Co., $402.30; Ezra Houck, Jr., $4O3.65: I:
M. ]. Grove Lime Co., $756.77; N. j.
Wilson & Son, $9O.93; total, $3,276.20.
j. Henry Schmidt, Market Master,
reported the following receipts for Oc-
tober: Stalls, Sc; stands and street
permits, $97.9O; scales, $11; total,
! $114.S0.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
soHLEY-vAN cAMPEN.

Miss Grace Marie Van Campen, of
Brooklyn, is to marry DR.. Winfield
Scott Schley, son of the United States
admiral of Spanish War fame and named
after him. DR.. Schley resides at "a W.
Forty-ffth street, N. Y, and is an as
sociate of DIR. Robert Able, the we'll
known lawyer.
The citizen., 1914-11-20

Cumberland-W William Gaummer, 80
years old, trackwalker on the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, was killed
Monday at Fairhope. He was struck
by an engine as he stepped from one
track to the other to avoid train
He is survived by his widow and five
children.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
TO WED THIS MONTH.

Mrs. Martin D. Gaver, 6 North
Stricker street, Baltimore, announces the
approaching marriage of her daughter,
Mamie N. Main, to Mr.. Ross e. Firor,
of Graceham, this county. The wed
ding will take place at st. Paul's Re
formed Church, Baltimore, November
II.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
DOWNEY-WILLIS.

On Saturday, November 7, DR.. Jesse
Wright Downey, son of Mrs. Mary w.
Downey, and the late DR.. Jesse W.
Downey, of New Market, and Miss May
Lee Willis, were married in Allnutt NJ.
P. Church, Baltimore. by Rev. Frank
Little.
The citizen., 1914-11-20

Frostburg.-The State Tax Commits
sion has dismissed the appeal Of
Mayor George Stern regarding the al
legged unfair assessment made on his
property last spring by the commits
sion of three named by the Mayor and
City Council for general reassess-
ment.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The first step to provide for the
erection of storage reservoir was
taken last night when the Board of
Aldermen accepted the report of Hy-
draulic Engineer William H. Board
man. A survey of possible sites for
the reservoir and an estimate of its
construction was ordered by the Board
But the Aldermen had trouble be-
fore the water problem was settled.
Accusations, contradictions and state
ments showing where certain Alder
men stand, flew thick and fast, when
the question of reducing the water
rent rate of metered consumers was
brought up.
The reduction, recommended by the
committee on claims, was passed. The
vote was four to one Alderman Phe-
bus voted in the negative, on both the
ordinance providing for repeal Of
former rates, and on the reduction
rate. "I'm opposed to all water meter
rates." said Mr.. Phebus.
Mayor Denies RumOr.
Things warmed up when Alder
man Cutler turned to the Mayor and
said: 81 hear reports to the effect that
you had as much to do with circulat-
ing petitions urging people not to pay
these rates as anyone else"
Il defy you to produce any man who
can say 1 had anything to do with
that petition" said the Mayor, as he
made a sweeping denial. Alderman
Grove said that he had heard similar
reports.
Alderman Grove said last night that
when measure was carried by the
majority of the members of the Board
he thought the minority had no right
to oppose the Board in carrying oW
that particular measure. He strongly
intimated that some of the Aldermen
had been adding fuel to the discomfort
over water rate.
81 have not been doing that said
Alderman Phebus, taking up the mat
ter. Alderman Grove said he wasn't
speaking of any one in particular, but
was urging the Board to stick togeth-
er on all measures whether or not it
had received a unanimous vote.
The reduction of the rate last night
was more than twelve and half per
cent.
L. = 4. ~
The citizen., 1914-11-20
Meat Cheaper.

Despite the hoof-andmouth disease
quarantine, it was stated yesterday the
price of hams is lower than any time
during the past two years. This is said
to apply to meat coming from the west
The citizen., 1914-11-20
OBITUARY.
Some of Those Who Have Fallen
Before the Silent Reaper.


HEMP.
Miss Mary Ann Hemp died Novem-
ber 3 at the home of Mrs Poole, at
Barnesville, of pneumonia, aged %
years.
HOAR.
Mrs Sarah A. Hoar died November
| 4 at the residence of her son, j. W.
Hoar, in Brunswick, aged about 80
years.
BARRICK.
Mrs. Lille A. Barrick, wife of David
NJ. Barrick died at her home in Walk
ersville, November l3, from heart fail
ure, aged 20 years.
HALLER.
William A. Haller. well known cit
izen, died November 16 at the home of
Lewis S Hahn, West All Saints street,
as a result of stroke of paralysis, aged
81 years
PALMER.
Following an illness of about two
weeks, Miss Amanda Palmer, aged 70
years. died at the home of David Croft,
North Market street, November l3, of
nephritis. Miss Palmer had been living
at the Croft home for over fifty years.
LANE.
The third sudden death to occur in
the family in the past six months oc
CURED November II in Hagerstown,
when Mr. John VIM. Lane, formerly of
Thurmont, died suddenly of acute indi.
gestion. In May last his son-in-law,
Herbert Stoner, was drowned in the
Williamsport dam, near Hagerstown,
and another son in-law, Eugene Fogle
was recently killed in the Western
Maryland yards at Hagerstown.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
NOTICE.

All those who in any manner
know themselves to be indebted to
this paper for subscriptions or ad-
vertising, are requested to make a
settlement at their earliest conven-
ience. Many Obligations, require
our prompt attention, and we
must turn to those who
are indebted to us. Therefore,
we will deeply appreciate any et-
fort made by our patrons to settle
their accounts. which. in the ag-
gregate, amount to many thou-
sands of dollars.
New subscribers are always vel
come, and our friends can assist us
materially in getting others to take
THE CITIZEN Every member OF
the Democratic County Central
Committee should be subscriber
Most of them are. but we want
them all. LOYAL Democrats
throughout the county should read
THE CITIZEN every week.
The citizen., 1914-11-20
BIRELY-HOWARD.

Mr.. George Birely and Mrs. Frances
Dorsey Howard were married at the par
sonage of the Evangelical Reformed
church Saturday evening, by the pastor,
Rev. Henri l.. Kieffer
The citizen., 1914-11-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Miss Edith R. Main, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Main, of near
Daysville, and Earl N. Zimmerman, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Zimmerman. of
near Walkersville, married November IL,
by Rev. Paul E. Holdcraft
The citizen., 1914-11-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

A quiet wedding occurred November
16 in the parsonage of Walkersville Uni
ted Brethren church. when Rev. Paul
f. Holdcraft solemnized the marriage of
Mr. J. Roscoe Mackley to Miss Mary
Eigenbrode, both of Thurmont.