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The citizen., 1914-08-14
Frederick Awaits the 1914
ChautauQua

With the exception OF final meeting
ofthe Boards OF Cuarantors OF the local
association called for tonight. when the
committees will be appointed to enter
tain the speakers and the members Of
the troupe all is now in readiness for the
opening OF the Swarthmore Chautsuqua,
which will open in Frederick on next
Tuesday morning. July 18TH, for weeks
stand on the Hood College property,
northwest Of Frederick.
Unlike last year, which was the first
Chautauqua for Frederick. very little
trouble has been experienced in dispos-
ing of the tickets that would llquidate
Manyoi the people OF Frederick county
signed up for tickets al the close OF the
performances last year in Frederick.
The speakers Of The Chautauqua
Association will be elaborately enter
tanned in Frederick. 1t IS likely that a
sight seeing tour viii be organized for
the speakers of the association showed
decided interest in Frederick county
F.. because OF its historical connection. This
year more interest will be created because
Of the Star-Spsngled-Bann Centennial
and the Homecoming Week celebra-
iions during the week Of SEPTEMBER
9th.
One Of the musical attractions sched-
uled to appear at the local Chautauqua,
which opens on August 18th. and con
tinues seven days, is the company of
Yodlers, which gained so much noto-
riety ior Hon. William Jennings Bryan
last summer Secretary Bryan appeared
on the Chautauqus platform for his lect-
ure Immediately following their concert.
The result was that phase, Bryan and
his Yodlers," was circulated throughout
the country. The Tyrolean Alpine Yod-
lers were assembled from among the
best singers OF Switzerland, especially
for a production at the New York Hip
podrome, called "A Trip Around the
World" This was one OF the biggest
successes Of that great theatre, famous
for It's successes. The Yodlers, in the
Alps scene, was enthusiasticallyreceiv
They remained at the Hippodrome all
through the season of "a weeks, in 1911.
IL, and since then have been constantly
engaged for Chautauqua work as a prin.
cipal attraction.
The citizen., 1914-08-14
Compulsory Law in the County
Schools

The Board Of County School Com
rrtssiopers. in special session. on Mon
day. August reth. decided that for the
NEXT scholastic wear Frederick county
shall have compulsory school attendance,
uDCjer State law. The law enables the
School Board 10 determine whether or
no. The law shall be enforced IN tneir re-
sp~ctiye counties
Last year Frederick county decided 70
adopt the Law, but made no erort ior us
enforcement The teachers OF tne
county schools we're asked TO send 10 the
Office Of the School Board the names oil
all children in their school districts, De-
tween the ages Of eight and fourteen
years. who were out OF scnool.
This census showed that approximately
1000 children Of school age, were re-
u,sigiDg outside Of the schools. and inst
,,f this number. SEQ lived 10 Frederick
CIV. The total enrolment Of the
county vas about Il 600 ior the past
year
tween The ages OF eight and fourteen
wears mus, De in school unless idioiic or
c-iool.-d Or SICK. or that iheg may re-
ceive instruction in private schools. be
txee0 the ages OF fourteen and sixteen
years children must be employed or ~
school Parents refusing 10 send ineiF
children 10 school NAV be hned Up 10
$40 and for children who are persistent
truspt PLAYERS. A parental school NAV Dc
established BY The School Commissioners
and the pupils kept there and gwen IN
sirUcilon.
The Board OF School Commissioners
also received bids for the construction
Of = u room. school building in Thur
mont. this county. For site and build
ing SIS. 600 was appropriated. but as all
of the bids were too high. IN the opinion
of the School Board, and all were re-
jected and the plans for building to be
constructed along cheaper lines VIII De
made and bids again asked. The dos
received were as follows: Lioyd I.
Cutler, OF Frederick. s52.e77; A. K.
Warner. OF WaynesbOrO. Pa. $4,000;
7. 6. Robinson Construction COMPANY,
Of Baltimore. $39.I5o; Consolidated En-
gineering Company, OF Baltimore,
&47,soo.
me School Board also made the fol-
lowing appointments Of teachers for the
county: Helen Motter, KempioHn;
DessIi J.. free. NIceSci stC"'if c..'i
Dubel, Pleasant Grove; Flora Welty,
Appolds: Calvin Hoffman. Red HIM.
Ellen ZONES. Urbana: J. R. Bruner. col
ored. Frederick: Ada Lewis. Lander;
Ida V. Phleeger. ShOokstown; Charles
c. Stull. Bloomfield; Joseph w. Fry,
Pleasant Hill; c. H. Crawford. Retreat
Robert J. Ridgely, Burkittsyille; Glenn
Hsrue. Harmony; Maize E. Halnes,
HansOnyille, and John B. DER, New
Midway.
The citizen., 1914-08-14
CRIMSON CLOVER SHOULD De
SEEDED EARLY FOR BEST
RESULTS.

Crimson clover should be sowD
broadcast any time between the mid
die of July to the first of September
or a little later in the southern sec.
tions of the State. The best results
however, are secured when seeded
early.
A good rate of seeding is Is pounds
per acre, although some farmers never
sow more than 10 or IL pounds While
it may be seeded in any cultivated
crop the best results are secured when
seeded alone on a well-prepared, firm
seed bed.
The citizen., 1914-08-14
Counted 4ao Machines.

Capt Eli Frost, of Frederick. while
spending Sunday at Highland Lodge. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Casper E. Cline,
from a. m. until 10 p. m, counted 2oe
automobiles gong west on the National
pike, 2Io going east, and "a motorcycles
going east and Sc going west. or total
of 4S9 motor vehicles. OF the motor
cycles going east II had two passengers.
and Captain Frost said "a few had a
basket or apparently small bath tub on
the starboard side in which perhaps The
drivers sweetheart appeared to be enjoy
ing the pleasure Of living in rapid mo-.
ton" Oft motorcycles going west is
carried two passengers.
British exports for April show decline
The citizen., 1914-08-14
eeo-Aore Orchard Land Sold.

]. Frank Fields, trustee for John !.
Johnson, Of Pittsburgh, and Philip
Herman, of Washington, made deed
for goo acres of orchard land, lying partly
in Allegany and partly IN Washington
county, to the Washington Orchard Com
pany, recently Incorporated in Delaware.
The property was purchased for $25, 1000
some time ago from Louis Mizell, of
Pennsylvania, by Fields, who held it as
trustee until the corporation was effected.
The citizen., 1914-08-14

The Ministerial Association has placed
a directory in the hotels of the city, an
nouncng the hours Of the services of the
Protestant and Catholic churches and
Y. NJ. {. A etc, for the benefit of the
patrons OF the hotels.
The citizen., 1914-08-14

THE CENTRAL BANK was originally
organized iE ls0S; was changed into the
Central National Bank in 1865, and on
june ], 1913, was enlarged into the Cen
iIai irlst Company of Maryland, and its
Capital Increased from $3.50, 600 to $780,
VVv we point with pride to our growth
IN Deposits and Surplus and Profits for the
past nine Yeas, as shown by the following
The citizen., 1914-08-14

Charles H. Wachter, east of this city,
threshed from four acres 1872 bushels of
wheat, average ASH bushels.
The citizen., 1914-08-14

Mr.. Frank o. Smith, of Liberty. ac-
companied by his son, Leo Smith, the
wireless operator of Nantucket iame'
were visitors at the Office Of The CITI-
ZEN.
The citizen., 1914-08-14

State of Maryland,
County of Frederick, S.
Robt A. Kemp, Treasurer of the
abcve-namsd institution, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true to
the best Of my knowledge and belief.
ROB'T A. KEMP, Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
3rd day of July, 1914.
G. WESLEY KINDLEY, NJ
Correct-Attest:
r. p ROSS,
EMORY L. COBLENTZ,
CHAS. WERTHEIMER,
Directors.
The citizen., 1914-08-14
Ask County Dairymen For Con
tributiOnS.

Frederick county milk shippers are up
in arms over the requests of the Dairy
mems Association of Washington,
Maryland and Virginia, that they con-
tribute to fund which will help to de-
fray the expenses OF the association in the
fight against the prosecution Of the dairy
men of Washington in the bacteria cases
now pending in the courts of Washing
ton. The association contends that If
the authorities obtain a conviction in
Washington, that the shipper will be the
next man TO be taken into the courts,
and for that reason ask that dollar a
month be contributed to pay the attorney
fees for the defense in the cases. Unless
the contribution is made the association
intimates that no protection will be given
to the shippers of the county.
One OF the leading dairyman OF the
county declared recently that he had re-
ceived letter of this nature a month
or so ago. He said that his neghbors,
many Of whom had received similar let
tiers, had already subscribed and he be-
lieved that it was certainly unjust foi the
Dairymens' Association, to inveigle the
shippers of the county into assisting to
defray the expenses Of a.case which GER
tainly did not affect the shippers of this
county, if they lived up to the require
ments Of the government health inspect
ors, where their product is placed on the
The citizen., 1914-08-14

British exports for April show decline
of $I5,14I,2I5.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
GERMAN LINES FORCED
BACK BY ALLIES ATTACKS

PARIS, Dec. 14.-No other conlu-
sion can be drawn from the report
made public by the French govern
ment than that the allies have gained
the upper hand all along the western
battle line from the North sea to
Alsace. Day after day they have in
creased the pressure on the German
positions and little by little the Ger
mans have given ground, SO that now
there is definite reason to believe that
the Germans are on the verge of with
drawing from Flanders and surrender
ing the bitterly contested area in
northern France.
The Germans have been forced to
evacuate the positions they held on
the west bank of the User, a with
drawal which can have no other effect
than to weaken their position farther
south in the region of Ypres.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
HANALEPS CAPTAIN LOSES
LICENSE FOR TWO YEARS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15.-The IL
cense of Capt. J. J. Carey master of
the ill-fated steamer Hanalei, was re-
voked for a period of two years by
United States inspectors of hulls and
boilers James Guthrie and Joseph Do
Ian. Carey lost his vessel on Duxbury
reef November %.
Following is in part the decision
handed down by the inspectors:
After careful consideration of the
evidence as given by testimony at the
trial of Capt. J. J. Carey, we are salts
fled that the charges of negligence and
unskillfulness are sustained. First,
that Capt. J. J. Carey was negligent in
navigating his vessel at full speed in
fog in violation of the first paragraph
of article sixteen of the international
rules; second, that Carey was negli-
gent in not having an officer supervise
the casting of the lead to verify his
position instead of entrusting this re-
sponsibility to two sailors, and that he
left the bridge and remained away
about twenty minutes when the vessel
was within four miles of Duxbury reef
buoy"
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
U. S. PLANS NEW AND
SUPERIOR SUBMARINE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Designs
have been completed and specifications
prepared in the United States navy de-
partment for new and distinct type
of submarine which will outclass sub
marines such as the German U-9 class,
just as the first dreadnought excelled
the old type of battleship. 1t will
probably be the greatest submarine
afoat.
The new craft will be known as the
Fleet submarine. 1t will displace 1900
tons, which means that it will be twice
the size of any submarine now afioat.
The aim is to build submarine of
high speed and great defensive power
that will be able to accompany the
American battleship fleet and never to
lag behind. 1t will be about 800 feet
long, this length being necessary both
to install the more powerful propelling
machinery and to find space for the in
creased equipment of reserve torpe-
does and extra torpedo tubes.
The new fleet submarine will have
it's own wireless outfit and will have
a cruising radius of about $500 miles
at 21 knots speed. 1t also will have
rapid fire guns for self-defense and
will carry enough torpedoes to sink a
modern fleet of dreadnoughts.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
2O,853,637 ACRES
VACANT LAND OPEN

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15.-California
has 20,S53,637 acres of vacant lands
subject to entry at present, according
to the report of the estate board of
agriculture. Of this Is, ,633,304 is sur
veyed and 5,220,333 is unsurveyed. The
only counties having no vacant lands
are Sutter, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San
Francisco, Sacramento and Marin.
Los Angeles county has 717,3S3
acres of available land, all of which
is arid, level, desert and mountainous,
practically available for nothing un-
less at great expenditure.
Fresno has 142,300 acres vacant,
most of which is available for timber
and grazing.
San Bernardino has 7,12S,194 acres,
hardly any of which is valuable for
anything outside of possible mineral
wealth.
All the other counties of the state
have a small percentage of available
lands, practically all of which are open
to entry under the land laws of the
United States.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
1876 HAVE INCOME
OF HALF MILLION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The an
nual report of the commissioner of
internal revenue shows that there are
1926 individuals in the United States
with net incomes ranging from $2500
to $3333; also 4,44S with incomes
ranging from $3333 to $4,000; 1O1 ,718
with incomes of from $4,000 to $4,000;
26,818 with incomes from $4,000 to
$4,000; H. ,977 from $4,000 to $4,000;
6817 from $4,000 to $4,000; 4164
from $4,000 to 100000; 1853 from
100000 to $4O,OOO 2427 from $4,000 to
$50,000 2618 from $4,000 to $4,000;
998 from $4,000 to $1OO,OOO 785 from
100000 to $150,O0O; gil from $4,000
to 100000; 145 from 100000 to $780,
900; "a from 100000 to 100000; "a
from 100000 to $400,00O; "A from
100000 to 100000, and 1876 with
100000 or more.
Of the 1893 who paid the income
tax, 55,272 were single men and 23,551
single women, and 278,8 married per-
sons. Of these married persons, 6682
returns were made by women.
One of the interesting features of
the figures is that there were almost
half as many single women who had
incomes sufficient to be taxed as there
were single men.
The revenues of the government
derived from internal revenue taxes
amounted to $38O,0OOO0O, the greatest
in the history of the country.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER !
SYSTEMS COST $72,OOO,OOO
This ENORMOUS AMOUNT IS IN ADDITION TO THE $25OOO, 900
Los ANGELES SPENT FOR THE OWENS RIVER AQUFDUCT
Official Report States that Irrigation Projects in Southern Part Of State
Have Reclaimed Nearly Million Acres Recently Giving Great Impetus
to Extensive Farm and Orchard Development and Planting

be the arch type of solid masonry.
The dam is 100 feet high and eight
feet across and contains $4,000 cubic
yards of concrete. The gorge which
it spans is $50 feet in width and the
water will be backed up for distance
of three miles.
The recent purchase by the city of
San Diego of the entire water system
of the Southern California Water Com
pany, including the Barrett dam site,
for $2,5OO,OOO, is another item of i'm
portance in the south's general irriga-
ton progress. San Diego also has ac-
quired the extremely valuable Moreno
reservoir for the consideration of
$1,000,000 as provision for future
water supply. 1t is stated that nego-
tiations are now pending for additional
water rights on the San Diego and San
Luis Rey rivers.
Recaiming Desert Lands
A ditch system is being constructed
in the Palo Verde district, which when
completed will cover 47,5OO acres of
desert land, we'll adapted to the culti-
vation of semi-tropical fruits and vege-
tables At present 5000 acres of this
land has an abundance of water.
Victor Valley is the scene of a great
irrigation agitation at the present mo-
ment An appeal has been made to
the United States government to estab-
lish a reclamation project in the vi
cinity of this valley for the develop
ment of a better water supply. En-
gineer J. B. Lippincott has just been
engaged by the people of this district
to make Investigations of the water
resources on the Mojave river with the
view of demonstrating the feasibility
of a Federal reclamation project. An
other source of water considered by
the Victor Valley people is that OF the
Arrowhead reservoir, which when COM
pleted will have a capacity OF 6l,OOO-
acre feet, from which probably 100000
acres can be irrigated. The Arrow
head dam, although partially finished,
has been abandoned for the time being
by it's promoters, because OF a lack or
funds.
The voting of bonds in district No.
8 of the San Fernando Valley, to cover
the ACQUISITION of sufficient water to
irrigate 10000 acres, has passed ana
the district will be annexed to Los An
geles. The water will be available
for the irrigation season next year.
The new Bear Valley dam OF the
Bear Valley Mountain Water Com
pany, near Redlands, cost $135,OOO. 1t
has capacity of 65,O65-acre feet and
will irrigate a large area.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
RAILROAD ORDERS
SHOW PROSPERITY

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-The largest or
der for steel rails in many months has
been placed by the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad with the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron Company. 1t
amounts to 63,500 tons. This is 10000
tons more than was placed by all the
railroads of the country in November
The Santa Fe recently ordered $4,000
tons from the Illinois Steel Company.
Another railroad order just placed
was by the Illinois Southern railroad
with the Haskell & Barker Car Com
pany for 600 cars. This is one of the
largest car orders in months.
That the railroads will now come
into the market and that these orders
are significant is the belief in financial
circles. Railroads should buy be-
tween 100000 and 100000 tons
rails, about 10000 cars and 5000 To-
comotives a year for requirements
alone.
An iron manufacturer estimated
that 100000 tons of pig iron, with a
value of more than $6,000,000, has
been sold in the last two weeks.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
U. S. WILL SUPPLY
BULLETS FOR EUROPE

ALTON, ILL.,, Dec 15.-Orders for
approximately $4,0OOOOO worth of bull
lets for Europe have been received at
the Western Cartridge Company's
plant, and the plant has started work
ing night and day to fill them. Presi-
dent F. w. Olin of the company said
that the ultimate destination of the
shipments is not known to them. The
orders have been placed by New York
brokers and are reshipped by them.
The 3O-30 caliber long steel jacketed
bullets, the seven millimetre cartridges
and the 43 caliber lead bullets, non
jacketed, make up the bulk of the or
ders.
Almost every nationality is repre-
sented in the factory. The workers
are paid for piece work. The rivalry
has become so keen and fights so fire.
quent that President Oiln was COM
PEELED to announce he would discharge
any employe who took part in war
argument during working hours.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
$1o,0oo,00o TAX
LEVY ON ANTWERP

LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Germans
have imposed war tax of $10,00O,OO0
upon the city of Antwerp and as
guarantee of payment have made
hostages of the entire commune coun-
Gil, according to Belgian citizen who
has arrived at Breda, Holland, from
that city. AS a further guarantee of
payment the authorities have forbid
den any court to take Judgment
against a German, it is stated
Two million dollars of the impost
upon the city has been paid and the
remainder is to be paid at the rate of
half a million daily, according to the
informant. There was no mention of
a war tax in the terms of surrender.
The distress among the inhabitants
of Antwerp is now becoming acute.
The poorer classes are facing abso-
lutte starvation, the city's entire stock
of wheat having been requisitioned by
the German authorities.
Requisitions cost the city $4,000 a
day and include pince nez for the off,
GERS and false teeth for the soldiers.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
How to Mail Xmas Parcels

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-American
gold instead of the usual Christmas
presents is being sent to Europe this
year. Hundreds CT residents of this
country who are related to citizens of
warning nations in Europe are sending
them presents of money. The parcel
post this year will probably receive
it's greatest test and a great increase
in the postal business will follow as a
result. In sending gifts by parcel post
the postmaster has the following. to
say:
Don't try to economic in postage
by using flimsy wrappings. The office
will reject all parcels insecurely
wrapped and protected. Mail your par
eel early. Mark Not to be opened
until Christmas Write address leg
IDLY. Insure all packages, as this is
the only method of tracing package;
it costs only cents for. "a parcel valued
at $25 and under and only 10 cents for
$780,"
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
GOOD ROADS BOOST LAND
Value, SAYS U. S. REPORT
INCREASE IN VALUE VARIES in
DIFFERENT LOCALITIES
In Some Places as High as 28.8 Per
Cent Increase Is Shown After
New Highways Have
Been Built

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The fol
lowing cases showing the relation be-
tween improved roads and adjacent
land values are cited by the specialists
of the Office of public roads in the
United States department of agricul-
ture bulletin No. 1856:
Manatee county, Florida, built sixty
four miles of macadam and shell road.
From 1911 to 1912 land on the road
increased in value $40 per acre, and
land a mile away from the road
showed an increase of $40 per acre.
Spotsylvania county, Virginia, i'm
proved fOrty-one miles of road, and
land which formerly sold on an aver
age of $2474 changed hands within
three years at an average of S44.74
per acre.
In Dinwiddie county, Virginia, where
125 miles of road were built, land be-
tween five and ten miles from Peters
burg advanced on an average from
$1525 to $50 an acre in about fifteen
instances, while land ten miles from
town increased on an average, in six
teen cases, 1852 an acre.
In Franklin county, New York,
where 124 miles of road were built,
eight pieces of land selected at ran
dom showed an increase of 28.8 per
cent after the improved roads were
built, while in Lee county, Virginia,
which built eighty-four miles of road,
land similarly advanced 25 per cent.
The road building specialties of the
department of agriculture have the
following to say about the benefit of a
well-constructed highway to property
owners whose property is not directly
on the road to be improved.
In planning the highway system or
the main market roads, it will be
found necessary to omit many roads
the improvement of which is greatly
desired by abutting landowners. The
fact that such property holders must
pay tax for the bond issue is only
an apparent injustice, for if the high
way system is well planned the entire
county will feel the benefits of the
improvement. AS rule, main market
roads reach the majority of producing
areas, and when they are improved all
land values tend to increase.
The primary object of the county
highway bond issue is to build county
market roads and not to improve city
streets, although a high percentage OF
the assessed valuation may be city
property. 1t is now known that the ex
penditure of city taxes on country
roads is a sound principle, and that it
is one of the best features of state aid
for highways.
The Parker post., 1914-12-19
GRAND PRIZE DATE
is MOVED FORWARD

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-There
will be no two weeks between the Van
derbilt Cup and the Grand Prix auto
mobile races that are scheduled as
Panama-Pacific international Expos1-
ton attractions. At meeting of the
racing committee of the exposition it
was decided to set forward the date OF
the Grand Prix race to Saturday, Feb
ruary 27, instead of March 6. This will
make this international event take
place five days after the Vanderbilt
Cup contest, which is set for Monday,
February %.
The reason for the change is that
many of the racing drivers who have
signifed their intention of entering the
races protested that the time between
the original dates was too long and
would prevent them from competing
in other races about the country.