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The citizen., 1914-03-20
WHY REDUCE THE NUMBER
OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS

From the public press We notice there
has been presented for the consideration
of the General Assembly of Maryland a
bill having as its single feature the
elimination of two members of the County
Commissioners of Frederick county after
they have served the terms for which
they were elected by the people. This
will leave the board composed of three
Commissioners, which seems to be the
eyentuality desired by those who are
sponsors for the bill
The CITIZEN has not heard any great
demand for the reduction Of the mem
bership of the Board of County Com
missioners and we are not aware that it
was plank in the platform presented to
the people before the election last fall.
And further we have not heard or been
presented with any facts which would 60
to show the need for such restrictive leg
islation.
The great problem of economy is as
mysterious and perplexing as that Of
taxation and we hope sometime to see it
solved to the benefit of the human race,
but we rather question the proprieties
of the proposed Legislation as applied to
this large and populous county and feel
certain that it could not be carried as a
prospect for initiative and referendum,
were that economic measure part of our
public statutes.
Five members of the Board of County
Commissioners, if they do their duty by
the taxpayers Of the county, is not too
many, considering the vast extent of the
territory within their jurisdiction. and
any attempt to reduce the number must
be viewed with suspicion, no matter from
what source it eminates.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Is Baseball to Conquer the world2


Products of American farms and OF
American manufacturers are found in
every corner of the world. Is this coun-
try going TO achieve another conquest OF
the same sort in regard to sport? Are we
going to make our great national game
universal and establish baseball as a per-
manent institution in every civilized ma
tion and in some that can scarcely claim
to be civilized?
The recent triumph of baseball in
England suggests the question. Two Of
our best professional teams have beer
touring the British Isles and their journey
has been a triumphal progress. At one
game in London, according to press re-
ports, the attendance reached the aston
ishing total of so 600; and everywhere the
crowds which have witnessed the con-
tests have worked up into state of ex-
citement quite foreign to the average
British throng of spectators at sporting
event 1t is said that of recent years no
such enthusiasm has characterized the
emotions of the spectators at even the
most important of the cricket matches;
and this fact, it seems, ought to convince
even the most conservative of Britons
that, as sport for the delectation of on
lockers, baseball is superior to the game
which more than any other has assumed
the character of the British national sport.
Charleston News and Courier
The citizen., 1914-03-20
LEGISLATURE.

The Frederick delegation are busily
engaged formulating plans to put through
the economy bills. which are nonpartSan.
Senator Matthias who also favors the
measures has offered the bills in the Sen.
ate and will urge their passage.
A bill providing for the levying OF
taxes, and placing the levy at July I,
taxes becoming due instantly. and inter
est to be charged after September I. II
the taxes are not paid BY February I, /
becomes mandatory on the part of the
treasurer TO advertise the delinquent tax
paver's property for sale.
The second measure provides for re.
duction of the board of county commits
sioners from five mem 0ers TO three. who
are to hold office for two years. Their
salary will be $1,000. Commissioners
Amman and Hotter will be permitted to
serve in 1915. Then there will be no
election until 1917 when three commits
slloners will be elected, one for two years
and one for four years and one for six
years. This means an election every two
years.
The third bill provides for an auditing
commission of three men appointed by
the court They are to receive four dol
lars per day and are 10 audit the. accounts
OF the county commissioners, tax collec-
tor, school board and board of charities
and correction. if there is any. This bill
is similar TO the one which has been in
vogue in Caroline county for about 20
years and has worked we'll
There are two other bills yet to be in
troduced. One provides for changes in
the county treasurer's office and provides
for fixed salary OF about s., COO for the
treasurer. The other bill proves a road
engineer for Frederick. This official is
to receive f., 900 annually
Delegate Brust. Of Frederick county,
introduced in the legislature Tuesday a
bill abolshipg the law which gives a PEN
sion of 81. 400 year 10 judges after they
have reached seventy years OF age. 1t is
understood that this bill is prompted by
the fact that there is some possibility
that the bill to increase the salaries OF
judges will be passed by the legislature.
The famous LeGore Bulge Bill passed
to third reading, the uniavorable report
was knocked out and the bill substituted
for the report.
-Four of the economy bills are favored
by the county delegation and their ac-
ton favorably received by the Legisla-
ture.
The corporate limits OF Frederick city
were extended ten acres, and the bill
signed by the Governor.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Fort McHenry Park to be I'm
proved.

Congress, during the present session,
passed an act giving the Secretary of War
authority to convey to the City of Balti-
more. under certain restrictions, the his
toric Fort McHenry to be preserved as a
national memorial of the Star-Spangled
Banner anthem. The act carries no ap-
preparation, as from Its nature it was
intended merely to give the Secretary of
War, discretionary power to convey it.
This puts rather heavy burden upon
Baltimore CITY, and large delegation
headed by Mayor Preston went to Wash
ington on Monday, March 18th, to ap-
pear before the House Committee and
make known the character of the improve
ments needed and incidentally to ask
for an appropriation of $500, 600 appro-
priation to aid in CARVING them into ef-
feet. The CITY Administration feels that
a memorial hall should be erected by the
general government on the grounds as a
place in which to preserve relics of the
War of 1872 and the attack on Fort Nc
Henry in 1874. The effect of the visit OF
the delegation cannot be readily deter
mined, but it is believed by various men,
bers OF it that Congress will not fail to
make an appropriation fully adequate
for the necessary Improvements.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Mr.. c. E. Cline Purchases the
Etchlson Stock of Furniture.

Mr.. c. E. Cline, the well known furni-
ture dealer, has taken over the entire
stock of furniture and brio a brac from
the Etchson Furniture Company, and he
will conduct the business along the same
lines at the old Etchison stand. Mr.
VIM. H. Griffith will be the manager,
and Mr.. Cline will devote his entire time
as President of the Commercial Bank,
which will occupy the present site of the
c. E. Cline Furniture Company. Mr..
Cline, whose advertisement appears on
our front page in the space formerly oc-
cuped by the announcements of Mr..
Marshall Etchison is one OF our most ac-
tive and ambitious young business men,
and we bespeak for HIM and his several
enterprises the success they deserve.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Various United States Capitals

The capital of the United States has
been located at different times at the fol-
lowing places: At Philadelphia from Sep
tember S. I774, to December, 1875; at
Baltimore from December 10th, 1916, to
March, I777; an Philadelphia, from March
a, I777. to September, I777; at Lancaster'
Pa, rom September ~, I777; to Sep
tember, 80. I777; at York, Pa, from Sep
tember 20, I777, to JULY I77S; at Phia-
dellpha, from Iuly ?: 1775, to June 80,
I7S3;at Princeton, New Jersey. Junes3o,
1888, to November f2o, 1888; Annapolis,
Md, November 26, 1888, to November
80. 1884; Trenton, n J., from November,
1884, TO January, 1855; New York, from
January, II, 1855, to 1890; then the seat
of government was removed to Phila-
delphia, where it renamed until 1900,
since which time it has been in Wash
ington.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
INCREASE OF JUDICIAL SAL.
ARIES.

The bill to increase the salaries of the
Judges of the State has been introduced
in the Senate and passed. This bill
now goes to the House of Delegates,
where it is thought it will not pass.
If the bill is finally passed and becomes
a law, the salary of Chief Judge in
each Judicial Circuit will be 81 500,
and the salary of each Associate Judge
will be s5, 900. This is an increase of
81, ZOO for the Chief Judges who now
get the modest sum of So, 500 The
salary of the Associate Judges will be
increased 81, 400 each, whereas they
now get the trlhing sum Of SO, 600 dol
lars year. We do not discover the
slightest necessity for any increase in
the Judge salaries whatever. The ju-
dicial salaries are already the high
est in the history Of this State,
and every judge now on the bench,
when he accepted the position
knew what the salary was and gladly
accepted it. Not only did they accept it,
but made an active contest to Sc.
cure the nomination, and then spent
large sums of money to be elected, and
there is not one in the whole State that
is heard to complain that the salary is
insufficient, and if there is one Of them
that is willing or intends to resign, we
have not heard his name. The
The citizen., 1914-03-20
The LeGore Bridge and Road
Question is up Again and
Should be Settled One Way
or the Other.

There is now on in the Legislature
quite fight for the passage of the bill
for the appointment of arbitrators to
value the LeGore Bridge and Roads,
which were constructed number of
years ago under an enabling act of the
Legislature, but which has ever since
been bone of contention. There was
another act passed in 1904, which au.
thorized the County Commissioners to
buy or condemn the roads and bridges
So the matter is not new one to the
legislators bv any means. There has
never been an agreement between any
Board of County Commissioners and
Mr.. LeGore. and the present board is on
record as refusing to purchase the bridge
and roads at the price asked by Mr..
LeGore. 1t is said that the cost OF
building the roads and bridges was up.
wards of 500, 600, and that the price
asked of the county is beyond those fig
ures. The majority of the Frederick
county delegation is opposed TO the prop
osition, and so declared in report to
the Legislature recently. Wednesday
night the bill itself was substituted for
the unfavorable report. Mr.. Hall of Balti.
more City, being the spokesman on the
floor. Delegate Wachter. of Frederick
county. was the only one of the local
delegation who favored the bill. Dele
gate Nelson wanted to know the reason
for another bill when the ones prior,
in the opinion of Isaac Lobe Straus, were
sufficient. The proposition in the bill
is that Mr.. LeGore will appoint two ar
hitrators and the County Commissioners
select two, and the four will select one
more. who is to be an engineer, anc
they are to go into the matter and put a
final value on the properties. There
always has been diversity of opinion or
this question. and it really appears tha
something definite should be done
Either Mr.. LeGore is entitled to recover,
as his interests NAV appear. or he i,
not, and there should be no trouble il
coming 10 decision. All kinds of report.
have been circulated In regard to wh,
such an expensive structure was bull
and such fine roads constructed, bu
there also appears to be something to b,
said on his side OF the case. So as far a.
Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee is con
| cerned the matter has been hanging OF
the Countv's back, like the "Old Man o
the Se," and should be shaken OF
promptly, of course with due regard TO
| all interests concerned.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE
SPECIAL MEETING
OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Frederick. Md,
March 16, 1914
The County Commissioners will meet at
their office at the Court House on
MONDAY. MARCH 80, 1914,
at 10 O'Clock A. NJ
and will continue in session three weeks to
hear appeals from assessments, assess new
property, consider pension applications and
for the transaction of general business.
adopted:
FIRST WEEK:
Mar ch 30-General Business.
March 31-Creagerstown and Emmits-
burg Districts
April 1-Hauvers and Woodsboro Dis
tricts.
April 2-Catoctin and Urbana Districts.
April 3-Buckeystown and Middletown
Districts.
April 4-woodville and Linganore Dis
tricts.
SECOND WEEK
April 6-Liberty and New Market Dis
tricts.
April 7-Petersville and Mt. Pleasant
Districts.
April s-Jefferson and Mechanicstown
Districts.
April 9-Jackson and louisville Dis.
tricts.
April 1O-Lewistown and Tuscarora Dis.
tricts
April 11-Burkittsville and Ballenger
Districts.
THIRD WEEK
April 13-Braddock and Walkersyille
Districts.
April 14-Frederick District.
April 15-Frederick District
April 16-Brunswick District.
April II and 1S-Pension DAYS.
TIE attention of all taxables is especially
directed to this notice as no abatement will
be made nor any credit allowed after the
Both day of April, 1914, until the levy of
this year shall have been completed. Per-
sons having erected snew buildings. or
made addition and improvements to their
old buildings, and those acquiring addi-
tional personal property would do we'll to
report the valuation of the same, otherwise
they may be assessed excessively Those
disposing of personal property are earn
estly requested to report the same and
bring their sale books to this ce before
May 1st, if they wished to be released from
taxes on same this year.
JOHN w. HOTTER.
nARMAN l.. GAVER, President.
apr 20-4t Clerk.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Healthy Work on Farms.

That he is willing to secure healthy
and remunerative employment on some
Maryland farm for every able bodied
man in Baltimore, who is out Of job
and who is willing to work even fairly
hard, was the announcement made re-
Gently by John A. Tschantre, Secretary
oil the States Bureau of immigration in
that city. According to the immigration
authorities many city men have already
been given employment on the farms,
where they are well fed and contented.
According to the estimate of the Fed
Grated Charities there are 5000 healthy,
able bodied men in Baltimore who are
out of work, although they are anxious
to secure employment Secretary Tsch-
antre stands ready and pledged to do
what he can for. the men who are tramp
ing the streets in nearly hopeless
search for work.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

you will agree with me in my conclusion
that the initiative and referendum is a
very good thing.
There are only two honest arguments
advanced-and these not openly-to sup
port the arstocratic or Conservative the
ories of government. One is that the
people are too ignorant to attend to their
own affairs; the other that the people
cannot be trusted to deal justly with
property rights.
The aristocratic theory is that the
public is too unintelligent to think for
themselves and must select wise persons
to do their thinking for them. The
Democratic theory is that the people
should think for themselves andt elect
representatives to carry out their wish.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Offer Prizes to Firemen.

The fremen's committee that has
charge in the entertainment Of Cumber-
land Valley Volunteer Firemen's Asso.
citation convention in Chambersburg, July
2o to 81, has announced prizes in the
various contests. This is expected to be
one OF the biggest firemen's meetings in
the history of the association. Fire com.
panies and bands will compete frr prizes
and companies in Hagerstown, Westmin-
ster, Frederick. Winchester, Martins.
burg, York, Harrisburg, Waynesboro.
Cambridge, Port Deposit and other cities
have been invited.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

truth is, We believe, that there is moth
ing in reason that would benefit them
to resign. We think that it is
fact that the salary of Zach
and every judge on the bench in the
State is more than they made year in
and year out in their practice. We
have heard more than one of the Asso-
eiate Judges say when their salaries were
only 81, 500, that it was more than
they made in any one year in their
practice and it is undoubtedly true now,
when the Associate Judges each get $500
year more than when the convention
of 1867 was adopted and the salaries of
our judges are now more than twice the
salaries of the judges of West Virginia,
which is a larger and richer State than
the State of Maryland. We must say
in justice to the judges that they are not
asking for this increase in their salaries.
If they are asking it, they are doing so
under their breath. We do not believe
that any number Of the judges Of this
State or any one of them would have
the courage or the conscience to openly
ask or advocate before the Legislature of
this State the passage of law for this
increase Of salaries at the expense of the
toiling and already overburdened tax
payers OF all the bills that are before
the Legislature for the appropriation of
the peoples money, this is the most un-
justiiable and inexcusable. There is
not the slightest reason in justice or ne
cessity for the incre;se of judicial sala-
res. When the Constitution was
adopted, the salaries of the three judges
of each Judicial Circuit was SO, 100.
1t has been increased twice since then,
until we now pay the three judges in
this Judicial Circuit S13, 600 year. 1t
is now proposed by this bill to in
crease the salaries of the three Judges to
s17, 500. This would make it appear
that justice is becoming rare and dear,
and the people if they sustain this law
must certainly be Of this opinion. But
the people of this State do not and can
not justify this increase of the judges
s,laries: and any man that votes for ii
in the Legislature of Maryland is not
likely to represent this county again in
the Legislature. If this bill should by
any means be passed, and this
additional burden is put upon the tax
payers, it ought to be conclusive warn
ing to the voters of this State to elect
better men to the Legislature if they do
not want to see the taxpayers utterly
feeced.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

Subject to the approval of Parliament,
the city of Birmingham proposes to pur
cllas from the Birmingham & Midland
Motor Omnibus Company some 80 omni-
buses, its garage and plant for SI65, 500.
This purchase will give the city the mon
opoly oil the motor omnibus service with
in its boundaries under the agreement
that while through omniDuses from out
side points may be run by the company
into the city and by the city into the
country. neither is to pick up any but
through passengers within the limits oil
the others activities.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

Human hair grows at the rate of 1895
Of an inch dav.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
Business Changes.

Mr.. Clarence NJ. Malone, the well
known insurance man. has purchased the
jewelry business of H. S. Landis, No. AZ
North Market street Mr. Malone is
most favorably known throughout the
county, in fact all over the State, as an
insurance man and has made many
friends. Cy. as he is lovingly called, is
an athlete of note, he is fine baseball
player and considered the best wing shot
in the State, excepting his father. He
should do an excellent business as his
friends are many.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

Canada has its rural population prob
lem also. Within the last 10 years 64o.-
900 persons have left its farms for towns
and cities.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
chas. II. Baughman c. Francis Baughman
G. III. BAUGHMAN ~ SON.


The price of THE CITIZEN is 81. 90 the
year. strictly in advance. This price has
prevailed since August 3rd, 1894.
Whilst THE CITIZEN is first of all a
political newspaper, and the recognized
organ of the Democratic party in Frederick
County, it also aims to give all the I'M
portant local news and selected miscellan-
eous reading matter of interest to all
members of the family.
Communications on interesting subjects
are always desirable and especially local
news from the county.
Sign name in full for confidence and
write only on one side of paper. Sample
copies gladly sent to any address.
The citizen., 1914-03-20

The origin of sauerkraut is lost in an-
tiquity.
The citizen., 1914-03-20
The Frederick
Trust Company
THIRD AND MARKET STREETS
FREDERICK, MD.
CAPITAL $1,000 600
SURPLUS s25. 600
REPORT OF THE CONDITION

THE FREDERICK TRUST COMPANY
At Frederick, in the State of MARYLAND at
the close of business, March 4, 1914.
RES0URCFe
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The 1915 Buick has all the fundamental Buick
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that has stood the Buick tests of worth In fact the
three chassis, while the same in all essentials as last
year. have been improved where improvement was
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something Immediately. There on the
table are pencil and paper. Or use /
pen whatever ron want. =" II. /.
In few minutes / was waiting fol
the great moment, pencil and paper ii
hand. Ny aged host, leaning back In
his chair, covered his eyes with his
hands and relapsed into an apparently
comatose condition. ...s......
Begins His Revelation.
For ten minutes he remained abso
lutely motionless. Then, 5traighten
ing up like one In a trance, he began
in a low and hollow voice: ~ Z.
This is revelation of events of a
universal character which must short
ly como to pass. Their spiritual out
lines are now before my eyes. i see
floating upon the surface of the sea
of human fate the huge silhouette OF
a nude woman. She is-with her beau.
ty, poise. her smile, her jewels-a su,
per-Venus. Nations rush madly after
her, each of them eager to attract her
specially. But she, like an eternal
conrtesan, flirts with all In her hair
ornaments, of diamonds and rtibies,
is engraved her name, Commercial.
ism As alluring and bewitching as
she seems, much destruction and
agony follow in her wake. Her breath,
reeking of sordid transactions, her
voice of metallic character like gold,
and her look or greed are so much
poison to the nations who fall victims
to her charms.
Three Torches Of corrnotion. T..
And, behold. she has three gigan-
tee arms with three torches of uni.
yersal corruption in her hands The
first torch represents the flame of
war, that the beautiful courtesan car
ries from city to city and country to
country. Patriotism answers with
flashes of honest flame, but the end is
roar of guns and OF muskets
The second torch bears the flame
of bigotry and hypocrisy. II lights the
lamps only in temples and on the al.
tars of sacred institutions. II carries
the seed OF falsity and fanaticism. II
kindles the minds that are still in
cradles and follows them to their
graves.
THE third torch is that of the law,
that dangerous foundation of all unaiI-
thentic traditions, which first does It's
fatal work in the family, then sweeps
the larger world Of literature,
art and craftsmanship.
The great conflagration will start
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