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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
THE MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE

A Bill, introduced in the Senate by
Senator Campbell provides for an ad-
ditional appropriation of $225,0 900 for
improvements at the new State Nor
NAL School, The last Legislature ap-
propriated 100000 for this school.
Two new Road Loan Bills are before
the Legislature; one introduced in the
House calling for six millions for the
next two years and one introduced by
President Price, in th2 Senate, calling
for seven millions.
A Bill is before this General Assem-
bly,, which compels railroad companies
to grant signalman, toWerman, gate
man, liveryman, agent, train despatch
er, telegraph or telephone operator in
a railroad signal tower or public rail-
road station to receive or transmit a
telegraph message or train order for
the movement of trains and who works
eight hours or more in any twenty
four each and every day continuously,
must have and shall be allowed at
least two days of "a hours each, in
each and every calendar month.
Statewide primary elections in the
late spring instead of early fall are
advocated by Senator Beck, of Kent.
The latter has introduced a bill pro
yiding for the change. Senator Beck
says the hottest election fights are
now the primaries and that ample
time should be allowed defeated candi-
dates and their friends to cool off be-
fore the general elections. The Beck
bill provides that the primaries shall
be held on date agreed on by the
heads of the governing bodies of the
States political parties, but that the
date shall not be later than the second
Tuesday in June at any time. In presi
dental years, however, the primaries
must be held on the first Monday in
May. The present election law pro-
vides for primaries during the early
part of September.
A Bill has been introduced in the
Senate abolishing the law requiring
voters leaving the State to file de-
claraton of their intent to return and
of voters coming into the State to file
a year in advance, with the Clerk of
the Court, declaration of their intent
to become voters. In introducing the
Bill Senator Maloy declared that it
had "outlived its usefulness" What
he meant was that the Democrats find
themselves losing as heavily by the
law as do the Republicans, and its
usefulness" was intended to cut down
the Republican vote. When it fails to
do that, the Democrats are ready to
repeal ii.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
To Purchase c. & o. Canal

Appropriations aggregating $43,-
100000 for waterway Improvement
projects all over the country are pro-
vided in the rivers and harbors bill,
completed Wednesday and to be re-
ported to the House within week.
This total is less by about $5,000,O00
than that Of last years measure. 1t
is larger than was contemplated at
the outset Of this session of Congress,
however, as y result Of appeals from
various sections urging the CONNER
cial growth Of the country and the vi
tal necessity of the projects. The bill
is featured by an appropriation of
&7,00O,OO0 for the improvement of the
Mississippi river up as far as Rock
Island, and one of $l3, 100000 for the
Greater New York Harbor project. 1t
would provide for the immediate pur-
chase Of the Chesapeake & Delaware
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
Found Dead On Road

Mr.. John Krastel, Sr., of Chesa-
peake City, was found dead on the
road near that town yesterday (Fri-
day. morning, at about II o'clock. His
body was discovered bv some men who
saw his team in Chesapeake City with
out a driver. They found him with
his head crushed, and it is supposed
that his horses became frightened and
threw him from the wagon, the wheels
going over his head. He had been
hauling wood from the Spear farm
into Chesapeake City. Mr.. Krastel
was eighty years of age.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
Rising Suns News

Miss Evelyn Cameron visited her
aunt, Mrs. Helen Mackey, in Newark,
Del, during previous week
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli 7. Reynolds were
recent visitors in Baltimore.
Mr.. Ream Whitehurst, of Baltimore,
spent last Sunday at the home Of Mr..
William Clifford
The Five Hundred Club was pleas
antly entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
William G. West, Sylmar, last Tues
day night, with about fifty people
present.
Mrs. John w. Barnes spent a por-
tion of the week in Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens visited
her sister, Mrs. Charles Reisler, near
Calvert this week.
The Sewing Circle met with Miss
Ada Reynolds last Saturday after
noon with twelve members present.
Messrs. Taylor Biles and Norris
Reynolds, of Swarthmore Prepara-
tory School, spent last Saturday and
Sunday with their parents.
The Y. =. B. was entertained last
Saturday night by Misses Lucy B.
Gillespie and Mary Taylor, at the lat
ter's home. After very good program
the guests enjoyed themselves social
ly. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. Jerome BrumGeld was a visitor
in Baltimore last Saturday.
Mrs. Josephine Jenkins has been
visiting Mrs. Samuel Brickley,
The w. c. r. U. met with Mrs.
Charles S. Pyle on Thursday after
noon, at ? o'clock. Mrs Francis Will
lard was the topic discussed.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court of Cecil county
met in regular session on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week. Present.
Hon. Richard B. Merritt, Chief Judge;
Hon. NJ. S. Scntman and Hon. Thomas
s. Miller, Associate Judges.
Sundry claims against the estates Of
deceased persons were examined ard
p&Ssed.
Bonds Approved Bond of Wilmer
l.. BouchelIe and Henry e. Boucnejie,
executors Of Wilmer C. Bouchelle;
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
COUNTY BOARDS

The School Commissioners met in
regular session on Tuesday. Present,
Messrs. Falls and Harvey.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved, and num-
Der of bills were examined, approved
and ordered to be paid.
The appointment Of Miss Elsie Gui-
beson as teacher at No. II, Fifth, was
confirmed.
The quarterly reports of teachers
were examined.
The Board ordered that in future no
school should be closed except by or
der of the Board, the Superintendent,
or the Board of Health.
The Board adjourned to meet in
special session at the call of the Presi-
dent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
Port Deposit

roft deposit
Mr.. F. E. Barrett entertained the
Ushers' Union at his home Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Clara NJ Knight spent Sunday
in Denton with Mrs. H. A. G. Wester-
field.
Mr.. Philip Becker and Miss Helen
Becker, of Baltimore, spent several
days last week with Mrs. William
Becker.
Miss Helen Holm, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday at her home.
Mr.. Thomas Moss and Miss Glenna
Burlin went to Philadelphia last Sat
urday to see "Within the Law"
Mr.. John McClenahan spent the
past week with his mother, Mrs. John
McClenahan, in Larchmont, N. Y.
Mrs. Allen Kirk and Mrs. Robert B.
Bond, of Rising Sun, spent Tuesday
with Mrs Walter Buck.
Miss Smith, Baltimore, spent Sum
day with Miss Marguerite Kidd
Mrs. Laura Rice, Bridgeton, N. j.,
and Mrs. Hafington, Philadelphia,
spent the week end with Mrs. w. P.
Chick.
Mrs. John Beaven and Mrs. Clinton
Thompson were Philadelphia visitors
this week.
Mr.. William Winchester spent Tues
day in Baltimores
Mrs. John Holm entertained the
Home Missionary Society at her home
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Helen Martin died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Melville Arthur,
early Sunday morning, after a long,
lingering illness. Funeral services
We're held Tuesday afternoon at 3
o'clock, with intefment at Hopewell
Cemetery. She is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. NJ. Arthur, and several SIS
ters and brothers.
Mr.. Penny, of York, Pa, spent Sun
| day with Mrs. j. I. G. Hopkins.
DR.. Clarence l. Benson and Miss
| Margery Krauss were married at the
home Of the bride in Philadelphia, on
/ Wednesday afternoon, at o'clock,
February II. The happy couple will
make their home in Port Deposit on
| DR.. and Mrs. G. II. Richards and Miss
| Cornelia Abrahams attended the we'd
ding.
| in Baltimore last Friday.
/ WI. Il. bGlloOil, DdllllHOlc, SDSllU
| Sunday with DR.. E. S. Boyle.
Mrs. jerome Conway, of Baltimore,
spent several days this week with Mrs.
Samuel Reynolds.
Miss Mary C. Buck spent several
days last week with friends in Balti
more.
Messrs. William Winchester and
| Hugh Falls spent Tuesday in Balti-
more.
Misses Mary and Alice Miller enter
tanned the K. K. Society at their home
! Tuesday evening.
DR.. and Mrs. II. o. Reik, of Balti-
more, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
o. P. Hagerty.
Mr.. David K. Armstrong visited
Elkton friends last Saturday.
| Mr.. Cecil Peoples, of Philadelphia,
spent over Saturday with Mrs. Mary
| Lamm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry McMullen, of
Wilmington, spent Wednesday with
Mrs. George Jones.
The annual church supper will be
held in Nsebitt Hall, Tusday evening,
| Feb. "a, at o'clock, under the aus
pices of the Epworth League. Supper
"a cents; ice cream, and cake extra.
Please bear this in mind, and come
out, as it is for very worthy cause.
The chimney on the house occupied
! by Mr.. Howard Shank was on fire on
Wednesday morning. Quite an eX-
| citement before it was put out.
| Miss Evalyn Stebbings entertained
! scme of her friends at her home on
! Thursday afternoon in honor of her
! birthday.
Mrs. Mary Clapp and Miss Lucy
CIapp left tuesday on an extended
/ trip throughout the West as far as
| California.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
Mrs. Helen A. Martin.

Mrs. Helen Abrahams Martin, wild
ow of the late Charles Dana Martin
and daughter of the late Joseph w.
Abrahams, who was merchant and
one of the early settlers of Port De-
posit, died Sunday morning at her
home in that town. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. j. Melville Ar
thur, wife of the head of the Natural
Science Department of Tome Institute
and three brothers, C. S., M. F. and
John B. Abrahams.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14
DEATHS OF THE WEEK
Miss Martha V. Sturgeon.

Miss Martha V. Sturgeon, formerly
of North East, and sister of the late
Samuel A. Sturgeon, died Wednesday
of last week at the Presbyterian Hos
pital, aged So years. Services were
held last Saturday in North East M.
e. Church, and interment was made
in the adjoining cemetery.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-02-14

Donald Logan, Of Leslie, recently
underwent a successful operation for
appendicitis, at the German Hospital,
Philadelphia.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

The M. E. Ladies Aid society will
meet with Mrs. Ned Wieman mex
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Good
rich will assist in entertaining.
Martin Larson, travelling elect
rician for the Omaha road, was here
the first of the week from St. Pau
to lay out route for the electric
line to he coal dock to cross the
Omaha tracks.
Martin Juhl of Ashland transacted
business in the city Tuesday.
Martin Westley left the first Of
the week for Eau Claire and other
points.
The electric wires to the North
western Fuel docks over which the
juice will be carried for running the
dynamos at the docks, will be put
up inst as soon as the new material
arrives. The electric power will
be- ready for use by the opening of
spring.
Mrs. Jade Manning left during
the week for Michigan where she
expects to visit with relatives for a
short time.
Mrs. Axelberg and Mrs. T. G.
Oscar will entertain a number OF
friends at the Oscar residence
tonight.
Marvin Calder returned home
from the st. Joseph hospital at
Ashland today where he was
operated on for appendicitis some
time ago..
Mrs. Charles Anderson has been
visiting at Virginia, MINI. during
the past week.
w. E. Bennett has returned from
Detroit and VAUDEVILLE Canada
where he has been visiting for some
time, While away he has been
receiving treatment for his eyes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26
How Little it Costs

How little it costs, if we give tia thought
To make happy some heart each days
Just one kind word or tender smile,
we go on our daily way.
Perchance look will suffice to clear
The cloud from neighbersface,
And the press of hand in sympathy
sorrowful tear efface.
One walks in sunlight, another goes
All YEARLY in the shade;
One treads path that is fair and smooth.
Another must pray for aid
DER ways that are rough with stumbling
stones, .
Where the tired feet go slow.
Ones sees with eyes which are glad and
bright,
Another's with tears o'erfow.
we pass each other as days go by,
But we seldom have time to heed
We who are filled with cur own content
SHOW much our neighbors may need.
Can't we stop to give'jast a kindly smile2
Or tender word or SO?
Or only glance of sympathy
Which might to some sad heart go9
And kindle therein glow of trust,
And dry the falling, tears.
And help sweetfaithNto revive.again
In the place of grief and fears?
1t costs so littlel 1 wonder why
We give it so little thought
A smile-kind words-a glance-a touchl
What magic with them is wrought.
Selected
Notes picked up in the filing room by A. p
Fraser. q
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

Quite mum ,~'i ,ham The city
went over to Ashl nd No~dav eve0-
ing to attend the dancing party
by the Ashland fereph, me Girls.
The trip was mad rs curry all and
those attend ~ report Il most
pleasant time.
Joe Ha,v !, and Jack Legacy were
here Su d y from The clnps near
Saxon where t|iev 4"e cooking this
winter.
Jobn O. I}odin, who has the
agency fur The r. gal and Pa mer-
Martin cars, has number of local
Poop e interested and number of
sales are likely to be made in the
near future. Mr.. Bodin has new
car which is on display in the Brick
building on Bayfield, street.
William B rms was up from the
Starr camps near Odanah the first
OF the week.
ALI. Olson was here from
Minneapolis for few days during
the past week visiting with relatives
and friends.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

If the present soft weather con
tiDues for any length Of tim it VII
come pretty hard for tpe loggers
operating in this section as many vi
them have a larg part Of their
winters cut to haul in before the
spring break up. During the past
month the weather has been ideal
for hauling but a few weeks more
cold weather is needed before the
work will be completed. The cut in
the woods has been heavy this
season and all of the mills on the
bay will have a full run next
season.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
Abraham Lincoln, while he was
engaged in that terrible struggle
against human slavery, gave utter
ance to those noble words: "With
malice toward none, with charity
for all, with firmness 10 the right,
as God gives us tossee the right. !"
Those words of our martyred
President have since become a
motto to all men who stand loyal for
the cause of right. ta#
The liquor business is dead wrong
to begin with, just as slavery was
wrong. Figures and dollars have
entered into the arguments for
both the uphoiders of slavery and
the supporters of the liquor bust
ness. But figures and dollars are
strictly out OF place when they are
employed tc the destruction OF
human souls. The liquor business
is dead wrong. Anyfbusiness that
can take child from it's mothers
arms and lap and bosom and turn
it's face toward helf9and destruction
and sorrow, should1not be permitted
to exist. Any business whose SER
vice is slavery and tyrrany, any
business that has proven at the bars
of our courts to be guilty. of almost
every crime upon the catalog Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26
OPINIONS OF: OTHERS

The articles contained in this column are
just.what the heading Implies Opinions of
others" and thesviews expressed therein do
not necessarily coincide with ours. Under
this heading, we welcome the discussion of
public questions but in no case will communi-
cations, in which pers Qualities are INDUCED
in, be printed. Articles should be written
on one side of the sheet and be made as short
as possible Any views that we may have on
public questions will be discussed in another
part of this paper.JEditor
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26
Blankets & quilts at Hansens

Blankets & quilts at Hal sens'
Mrs. Marion was called away the
first Of the week owing to the
serious iltness of an aunt.
0. A. Lamoreaux left this after
noon on a business tripto Chicago.
Fine, dry hardwood for sale by
George F. Morgan. z
A dancing party was given at the
Garden Hall on Tuesday evening by
Manager Anil ScantIand which was
largely attended. Refreshments
were served during the evening by
Mr.. Scantland and those attending
report most en- oyable time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

No true work since the world be
gan was ever asted, so no true life
since the world began has ever
failed. The object for which we
strive tells the story of our lives.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

Jake Segal was here from Superior
for few days the first of the week
visiting with friends and relatives.
Robert Shroth has returned from
the west where he has been for
some time.
Mrs. l. w. Mark and Mrs. G. A.
Shoresman ENTERTAINED about thirty
five of their friends at party given
at the Mark residence Tuesday
afternoon. A very pleasant after
noon was spent.
Mrs. Oscar Thorson and daughter
Lois are in the city visiting with
relatives and friends.
Real spr;nglike weather the past
two days.
The Starr camp outfit passed
through this city Sunday on the
way to Squaw Bay where the
balance Of the winter will be put in.
There is every indication that
business will be brisk in the city
the coming season.
Herman Kiuge has accepted a
position as engineer at the Kenfeld
& Lamoreaux mill.
Mrs. Carrie Froseth entertained
a number of friends at ner residence
on Bayfield, street Monday after
noon.
A number of people from this
city went over to Ashland on Mon
day evening to hear the lecture on
'Shakespear's Tragedy of Great
ness" by Bishop Quale of the
Methodist church. The lecture was
one of the best that haa been heard
at Ashland in some time.
Mrs. Anil Scantland and Mrs.
Rose Jensen and daughter Lorain
visited with friends and relatives at
Iron wood, Mich. during the past
week.
liver Anderson OF Duluth was
called here Monday evening owing
to the serious illness of his wife.
President M. ]. Fenenga of
Northland college, Ashland, preach
ed at the Congregational church in
this city last Sunday morning.
Rev. o. w. Smith, the new
pastor of the Congregational church
in this city. will arrive here with
his family about March 18th from
Durand.
Miss Anna F'instad of Odanah
visited with friends and relatives liz
the city over Sunday.
Enock Rocks tad has resigned his
position at the Ungrodt hard ware
store.
The people of Ashland are greatly
excited over. the action of the Wis
consin railroad commission in
raising the water rates at Ashland
nearly 20 per cent.
Tom Guinness, an old resident of
this city, died at the cumberland
house last Saturday evening fol-
lowing thcee weeks illness with
pneumonia. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon and interment
was in the city cemetary.. Rev.
Christensen having charge of the
services.
A case was tried in Munich pal
Court in this city last Saturday be-
fore Acting Judge G Gorge F. Nor
gan, it being a case wherein one of
the professors in the Bayfield, Public
>chooIs was charged with assault
and battery upon one of the young
men students OF the school. The
evidence tended to show that the
professor had struck the boy on the
side of the eye with his fist. cutting
quite cash. Aft l. hearing the
evidence on both sides Judge Nor
gan found the gentleman. guilty of
the charge and imposed fine of
81. 90 and costs. 1t is said that the
case will be appealed.
Elmer Ramstead returned home
the latter part of last week from the
Ea. where he has been for some
time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26

crimes; Any business that can
take human life and make out of
that life q monster, and transform
that life into tragedy, ought to be
put out of business.
"But it is figures we must have y,
! say the supporters of license
"All right, we. will give them fig
.ures then. We will say another
word about Rockford, Illinois.
Another word from Rockford s
mayor, w. w. Bennett. 1--WE have
seven banks in my home city. On
January 1st. 1913, the total deposits
of all the banks in the city of Rock
ford were 100000 more than on
January 1st, 1912, when the city
was wei. OF this amount. 1884, 900
was in savings. and of this amount
of savings, $4,000 was az increase
in the Swedish American National
Bank alone, a comparatively new
bank, located mile distance from
the business center of the city
, where the other banks are situated,
in what is known as the great
furniture factory of our city. Ever
since the city went dry the bank
clearings on each succeeding month
have been greater than on any
corresponding month when the city
had saloons. The monthly reports
on post office receipts show a steady
increase, and further, the spercen
tage of increases have been greater
than in any other city ia the State
of Illinois"
But. it might be objected.
Rockford and Washburn are so
unlike that they cannot compare.
We want mething local.. We
allow that Rockford and Washburn
are very much different. as we have
spent some time personally in each
city. It has already been said that
Washburn by going dry will be able
to make up for the license amount
by saving in various ways. We
submit the ''local figures. Fol
lowing are the municipal court
records of the past fiscal year for
Bayfield, and Washburn.
Bayfield,
Violating game laws a
Obtaining money under false
pretense
Insanity z
Lar ceny l
Destroying property 2
Gambling 8
Non-support of family l
Vagrancy 2
Selling liquor to Indians 2
| Assault 10
Vile and abusive language 9
Keeping saloon open on Sunday /
Drunk and disorderly "
ll5
Washburn
Selling liquor to minors 4
Drunkenness and non-support l
| Assault cases while 0rulk 3
Drunk and disorderly conduct Z
Complaint by wives for drunkenness 3
| All other criminal cases such as
larceny, robbery, violation Of
game laws. etc. IL
30
| Out OF the 115 cases in the Bay
field court, 81 are directly caused by
liquor. Out of the 30 cases Of the
Wash burn court. 18 were caused by
liquor. Some of these cases were
carried to the Circuit Court, which
costs the county at least $4,000 a
day. The records show in the Cir
cult Court Clerk S office that ninety
! per cent of the cases are caused
directly or indirectly by liquor.
These are figures and figures enough
TO dry out every wet vote IN Wash
burn. if they will be guided by
figures ii. l. Goodrich.
essSeessessssseeccessssSs
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-02-26
For Sale-Hogs

Weaned pigs, fat shoats and fat
hogs for butchering.-Realty Bond
Company.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-08
five AMERICAN
NEWSPAPER men
HELD BY GERMANS
Are Under Detention at AK
la Chapelle Because They
Have Been With the Ger
man Troops.

New York, Sept. s.-The Associated
Press is in receipt of advices under
date of Sept. 2 that five American
newspaper correspondents are under
detention by the German military au-
thorities at AK la Chapelle. They are
Roger Lewis, of the Associated Press !;
Irwin S. Cobb, of the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger; John T. McCutcheon and
James ODonnell Bennett Of the Chi
cago Tribune, and Harry Hanson, of
the Chicago Daily News.
The men are not in confinement and
are being well treated. They are, how
ever, under close surveillance and are
not permitted to leave the city or to
send news because they have been
with the German troops. The cores
pondents were placed under detention
Aug. 26 and were taken to AK la Cha
pelle.