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Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Hy OI ndllOnal Fairgrounds Is
the Rocky Mountain National
park of Colorado. 1t is the thir-
teenth in number and the fourth
IN size, embracing 100000 acres. After
long controversy and hard-fought
battle as to the proper boundaries,
congress has passed a bill and Presi-
dent Wilson has signed it, creating
the park The state of Colorado re-
1oices and the people of the United
States, who know anything about the
glory of western mountain peak and
valley, rejoice. For all time this beau
tiful, lofty region is dedicated to the
people, says James Hamilton Byrd in
Grit.
1t is full time that Colorado, truly
the mountain state of America, should
be distinguished with a great national
park. There are more than a hundred
mountain peaks in this great back
bone of the United States which are
above $4,000 feet in height, while in
all the other states combined there
are less than a score of mountains of
such commanding attitudes, so that it
is altogether fitting that the portion
Of the great continental divide which
traverses Colorado. and where the
raindrops from the descending storm
find their way, part of them to the
Atlantic and part of them to the Pa
cific, should be set aside as a national
playground.
The campaign that has been waged
during the past FIVE or six years to
obtain the creation of this park was
in the hands of Representative E. w.
Taylor Of Denver.
Mr.. Taylor's speech on the floor of
the house in favor of the Rocky Noun
tain National park would lead one to
believe that for beauty, grandeur and
absolutely unrivaled magnihcence
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

ables in large quantities, especially
spinach; white fieshed fish. cakes
made of buckwheat, from which the
cellulose has been removed. macaroni.
spaghetti, butter, small quantities of
rye and graham bread, potatoes (fried
or in the form Of salad. oyster plant,
caulifower, salads, apples cooked or
raw, strawberries, cranberries, buckle
berries, oranges and most fruits.
The same authority forbids the fol-
lowing: Sugar, meat, meat soups. lem
tils. peas and beans Except the soy
beanl, most of the cereals. white
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
HONEYMOON Cake.

How many Strawberries should 1
use?" asked the young wife Of her
mother as she began making her first
shortcake for the only man in the
world.
Put in as few as you like the first
year." said the experienced woman.
He's too much in love now to notice
the difference. After you've been mar
ried a year you'll have to use q lot Of
them"
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
WHAT DIABETIcS SHOULD EAT
Famous Specialist Gives a Safe Diet
for Persons With Tendency to
That Disease.

Many folk ask what is a safe diet
for a person suffering from a tendency
to diabetes. DR.. Arnold Lorand Of
Carlsbad, a famous specialist in dia-
betes and author Of a book on the sub
ject. says that the following foods may
be eaten; Milk rice eggs. green vege-
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
(TO BE CONTINUED,
Huouenot Relics.

Henry M. Lester, president OF the
Huguenot association of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y, is ha' ing the estate of
Miss Eliza Moulton dug up in a search
for the foundation of the first Hugue-
not church, which the women of the
Huguenot settlement there helped to
build in 1888.
Under the chancel, history says, the
bodies of three pastors of the church
were buried. There is also a tradi-
ton that some of the residents of
the town buried money and plate un-
der the church during the Revolution
ary war and that 1t was never recov-
cred. The property faces Huguenot
street.
The old church, because of its
shape, was called the "Stone Jug"
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bread. candy. beer and other alcoholic
drinks.
II some sweetening be desired in
coffee and tea saccharin may be used.
but it should be remembered that this
Is more than six hundred times as
sweet as sugar, SO a very minute
quantity of it is enough.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
Fruit From Tasmania.

1t has been estimated that 100000
cases of fruit will be available for ex-
port from Tasmania this season. Early
shipments have recently arrived in
England.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Ostrich eggs are being successfully
hatched in an incubator by a German
breeder.
Paraguay is the home of giant
wasp so terrible that most native
forest hunters fear it more than they
do snakes. centipedes or spiders.
The University Of Pennsylvania
Amazon Expedition ls now exploding
the frontiers Of Brazil. Peru and Bqf
livia. The expedition expects
spend six months in that region.
French military estimates 81
that about $4,000, ,OOO-horsepoweT
developed in the exposition
charge from one Of the biggest q
now In use.
Three dollars a pound was I e.
Of tea when 1t was arst introe
England.
SNS
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
Velocity Of MIr.lss. w.u..

Wireless telegraph waves are pro
PEELED along the surface Of the earth
with a velocity slightly less than 1856.
900 miles an hour.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

A blight has got into fruit trees in
the Boyds section that has killed half
the fruit which promised this year to
be the largest for years.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The Washington County Commits
uioners voted to deposit the county's
money at the Hagerstown City Saw
ings Bank, which offered to pay 25s
per cent. interest on the deposits. All
of the other banks OF the city bid 2h
per cent. Last year the county re-
ceived per cent. interest on its de-
posits. The taxes to be collected for
1915, 1t is estimated, will amount to
$3.50, 900.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The new $500 Methodist parson-
age at Ciarksburg has been completed
and Is now occupied by its pastor,
Rev. Thomas S. Davis.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The sum of $1,OO1. 40 was cleared at
the bazar held recently for the benefit
of the Riverview Cemetery, Williams
port, by the Endowment Association.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The Washington County Commits
sioners have appointed George w.
Markell as constable for Pen-Mar.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS.

J. w. Month, Of Hagerstown, was ap-
pointed superintendent OF Antietam
Battlefield.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19
STATE
JUDoE MoTTER 30.
Frederick countian Had Wide Ae-
quaintance In state.

Frederick countian Had Wide Ae-
quaintanoe In state.
Frederick. Judge John G. Motter,
70 years old. died Saturday morning
from the effects Of paralysis after
long illness. For nearly 10 days he
was in a state OF coma. only his physi-
clan, nurses and members Of bis fam
lily being admitted to his room.
He was stricken on the street on
election day, 1918. and for weeks was
not expected to recover. Later he
rallied, and with impaired speech and
unsteady step was able to go about
with an attendant. He continued for
a time to improve and was able to
come to the Courthouse, where he
spent an hour or two each day. the
weather permitting, conversing with
attorneys and old friends. About two
months ago he began to weaken.
Frederick.-The funeral Of Judge
John G. Motter took place from the
Methodist Episcopal Church Monday
afternoon. A large concourse Of
friends and members OF various organ
izations, with which he was afiliated,
attended. From noon until Las P. NJ,
the body lay in state in the church.
and was viewed by hundreds of per
sons from all walks of life. The serv-
ices were in charge Of Lynch Lodge Of
Masons. The pastor, Rev. Dr. 2. H.
Lamar. was the officiating clergyman,
who was assisted by Rev. A. ]. Gill, a
former pastor. Rev. Mr.. Gill delivered
a beautiful eulogy, referring to Judge
Motter's hndheartedness and Hber-
ality. He was ever ready to lend a
helping hand to those in need or dis
tress. and freely gave to movements
for the public veal. Prof. George Ed
ward Smith. former mayor of Freder-
iek. and Mrs. Elinor Markey Hughes
sang solos.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

New Post offiees in China.
China last year opened 992 new post
oflces.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

vention and elected the following off,
GERS for the year: President, A. G..
Kelch, Of Raspeburg; senior vice-presi-
dent, David Dehan, member Of the Bal
timore Veteran Fire Department.; sec
retary. William Weatley, of Westmins-
ter: treasurer, Edward Stevenson, Of
Homecoming: trustee for five years, w.
H. A. Hamilton, of Hagerstown.
Montgomery county is to have a new
general tax assessment. By direction
Of the State Tax Commission, the COun-
ty Commissioners have made provision
to meet the expense, which is estimated
at about $4,000, and 1t is understood
the work will be started within the
present year and under the direction
Of the State Tax Commission. AS a
result Of the work. 1t is believed the
taxable basis Of the county will be
very largely increased. The last gen.
eral assessment was Ave years ago.
Believed to have become suddenly in
sane Daniel White. young man liv-
ing at Shamrock, near Parsonsburg,
secured a dOuble-barreled gun and shot
J. B. Fink dead, afterward killing him
self. AS Fink, in company with a
young boy named Holloway, was cross
ing the field Of White the latter sud
denly rose from a ditch in which he
was concealed and flred one barrel into
Fink. White then reloaded the gun
and, putting the barrel in his mouth,
pulled the trigger, shattering his head.
The residence of Jacob Hudson, just
outside the city limits Of Salisbury,
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
about $4,000.
Walton COulbourn. a young farmer,
Of near fredericksburg, was injured seri-
ously while using a drag, to which he
was driving three horses. In making
q turn at the end Of the row the horses
became entangled with the drag. Mr..
Coulbourn, in attempting to extricate
them, fell and was caught between
them. He received a severe blow on
the chest and is in a critical condition.
The postofice at Willards was broken
open and robbed Of $500 in stamps and
money, which was left there for safe
keeping by private parties. Handy A.
Adkins, the postmaster. says that the
combination of the safe was blown OF.
Government detectives are at work on
the case, but the robbers left no clues.
DR.. George A. Kohler, Smithsburg.
nled a suit In the Circuit Court In Ha-
gerstOwn against the Hagerstown
Mayor anu Council for professional
services rendered and medicines fur
uished smallpox patients in this city.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The Washington County School Board
has awarded the following free scholar
ships: Miss Isabel Beckenbaugh, OF
Hallway, and Miss Inez E. Alexander
of Boonsboro, to the Maryland State
Normal School.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

The contractors have started laying
rails for the new Williamsport, Nessle
and Martinsburg Railroad, which will
connect with the Western Maryland at
Charlton. The road as far as the
Hedgeville grade is expected to be
ready for traffic by June rs. In a few
days track laying will reach the
uuarries of the Pittsburgh Limestone
Company.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Lanham Grange, Patrons Of Hus'
bandry, at a recent meeting passed
resolution favoring the election of DR..
H. ]. Patterson as permanent presi-
dent of Maryland Agricultural College
and director of the experiment station.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Thousands Of people from Maryland
and Pennsylvania were present Satur-
day at the exercises attending the un-
yelling Of the monument at the birth
place of Francis Scott Key, near Keys
Vile, Carroll county.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Charles S. Dove, Of MiddlebrOOke,
Montgomery county, received Is lashes
In the Rockville jailyard for wife-beat-
ing.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

DR.. George A. Kohler, Smithsburg.
fled a suit in the Circuit Court In Ha-
gerstOwn against the Hagerstown
Mayor anu Council for professional
services rendered and medicines fur
uished smallpox patients In this city.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Mrs. Frank Newton, wife OF the
superintendent Of the Maryland House
Of Correction, was seriously injured in
an automobile accident.
Middletown transcript., 1915-06-19

Postmaster C. w. Jefferson, Of Fed
Oralsburg, has been notified by the
Postoffce Department that beginning
July l his salary will be increased from
s., 800 to 1900.
Evening journal., 1915-02-13
The Railroads Beginning To Gel Justice
(From the New York Tribune)

portation rates of competition by way
of the Panama route.
I'm yesterdays order the commission
took the Supreme Courts hint and
made fairly liberal concessions in the
way of permitting determinations in
through rates. These determinations
cannot but benefit the country as n
whole. The East and the Middle West
will get cheaper rail transportation
to the Pacific, the manufacturers and
producers of the Mississippi Valley
will be relieved of a handicap against
them and in favor of the Atlantic Coast
created by the opening of the Panama
Canal. and the railroads Will be. en-
abled TO retain a good deal of through
transcontinental business which 9TH
erwiso they would lose. The inter-
mountain States will be only negative.
ly injured. They could not get any
benefit out of a retention of the higher
through rates to the coast. although
everybody else might suffer from them.
The rational consideration now
given TO the railroads is one of the
brightest promises of industrial read
justment. II the carriers can reestab-
lish their credit and earning power
the problem of winning back pros
perity will be amazingly simpliied.
Evening journal., 1915-02-13
An IMPRESSIVE AND PLEASING cEREMONY.

VXTlIH impressive ceremony the cornorsones of the
w Municipal and County Building at Tenth
and King laid yesterday afternoon In view
OF the Importance of the event il not surprising that
large crowd assembled from all sections OF the State
to participate in such important public function.
Tho people of Wilmington have felt years the need
OF a City Hail. something architecturally monu-
mental and at the time large enough TO house
properly and contralzc the several departments of
our city government For long time the people
o Now Castle county have realized that the old
House at Tenth aud Market streets has outliyed its
usefulness and that something better should be pro-
vdcd for the OF courts and county officers
Therefore the people from both the metropolitan and
Tho rural districts turned out in force yesterday to
participate in the second formal step toward the rcaii-
zation OF their hopes for civic benttng such
community the FIRST having been the breaking ground
after the site had lecn cleared
We congratulate tho building commissioners the
architects and The upon success that
thus FAR has attended their work We felclisie Chief
Justice pcnnewil Chancellor Curtis. Mayor Howell
and the others who played important parts in the
formal ceremonies upon the admirable way in which
they performed their several pleasing functions.
The people are eager that the buildings shall be
completed. dedicated and put IN service. They may
rely upon the energetic commission in charge OF the
work have Il prosecuted with the utmost possible
vgor with that aim in view
Evening journal., 1915-02-13
MR. TAFT'S LATEST
SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY

From the New York Tribune.
Mr.. Taft. in letter 10 Professor
Edmund Won Mach. Of Harvard, has
exposed the essential treachery under
lying the proposal that the United
States forbid the export of arms and
ammunition to belligerents. Professor
Won Mach. under the impression that
eN-President Taft would succumb to
false pacifcism in his plea. had asked
him TO write a letter favoring the pas
sage Of Senator Hitchcock's bill, a let
ter TO be read at a neutrality meet
in" Mr., Taft wrote
] think that to interdict the supply
Of ammunition and arms from this
country TO the belligercnts in the war
would be to adopt a policy that would
seriously interfere with our own well
fare should we ever be drawn into
war against our will by the unjust
invasion of some power which was
fully prepared. and who would always
find us unprepared such a policy as
that you indicate would mean thai
the power which is armed oap-a-pie
would always have at a disadvantage
those countries that are moi in such a
state of preparation.
Could anything more deftly disclose
the anti-American nature of a cam
paign TO range peace lovers on the side
OF miiitarism? u is needless 20 say
the neutrality meeting" did not hear
| his letter.
Evening journal., 1915-02-13

When there is a financial storm
brewing it is always TO the bankers
at the hfAncial centres that the coun-
try turns for leadership and action.
The way in which last years panic
was weathered is practical proof
enough of the soundhess of metro
politan banking institutions and the
integrity with which they are man
aged Taking business in the whole,
it is on big business that the heaviest
burdens fall in a time of strain like
the present. and big business is the
country's mainstay and reliance when
it comes to initiative and effort which
minimize depression and overcome IL.
This IS why there is such slow
recovery today from the paralysis of
business confidence. II is precisely
the point of economic support which
has been weakened by political attack,
for the target of political activity in
recent years. especially in the last
two years. has been the big bank
ers and the big business men of the
land An excellent illustration of how
not 70 inspire confidence is being
currently Afforded by the Comptroller
of the Currency.
Just lately Comptroller Williams has
broken out anew with fresh ondeavors
of reformatory zeal. apparently limit
ed solely TO the management of bank
ing affairs i'm the large cities, partic-
ularly in New York. In his campaign
he has disturbed the sleeping dogs
of transactions of a decade or so ole
which ended ia losses that have beer
written of. His purpose Is 10 compe
the men who were directors at thl
time of these transactions TO maxi
the losses good. ON the. ground tina
/ the business in question was ultrI
vires and i'm violation of the nationa
banking law.
Now. II is not pretended that M
mistakes have been made by larg
banks Neither is the conduct O
Ranking business contrary to the las
/ TO be defended. But why single out eX
ceptional and almost forgotten trans
/ actions al the principal banking elite
in a Treasury crusade against ultr
wires dealings by national bankers?
What arc called the country bank
in the national banking system con
Evening journal., 1915-02-13
TN0 TIMELY NOTES.

A POPULAR note is struck by President Wilson in
his warning TO Germany that German yes
sells in ileir operation within the socaed "war zone
recently proclaimed by the Imperial Government must
not desSoy American ships imporil the lives Of
American passengers and crews That the only pa
triotic and sensible answer TO make to the German
proclamation We feel it will have an effect in
Berlin and that instructions will be the German
laval commanders to be exceedingly careful not TO
destroy American lives property within the so-caled
zonc.
The hote TO Great Britain bearing upon the use Of
the American dag by British ships also is timely II
should be respected by the British Government
That government may have jurisdiction in the mat
This country desires TO keep Of the European
struggle In return for that feeling of goodwill the
belligcront nations should do nothing that will have
a tendency to drag us into the struggle There must
be destructive work against by Germany and
there must be no unwarranod and mischevous use
of flag by Great Britain any other nation That
flag stands for national dignity and neutrality That
dignity and neutrality must be respected by everyone
There should be Of the American flag by any
nation further than that universally recognized be-
ing right and proper.
Evening journal., 1915-02-13

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's new and saner attitude toward
the railroads was emphasized yester-
day in the sotcallod intermountain
rates" decision The transcontinental
roads have to face the problem of all
water route competition through the
Panama Canal, and they have been
anxious to get official support for the
practice of making lower through
rates to the Pacific Coast from points
east of the Mississippi river without
having TO lower correspondingly rates
10 interior mountain points.
The concessions they asked for some
years ago were refused by the Inter
state Commerce Commission on the
ground that they we're in conflict with
the "long and short haul" provisions
Of the interstate commerce act The
commission created a zone system
through which rates were TO be equal
lied The Commerce Court suspended
that action. but on appeal to the Su-
preme Court the commissions power
to create zones was confirmed. The
Supreme Court held, however that
the commission. in interpreting the
"long and short haul clause, could
exercise discretion in making allow
ance for the effects on through trans
Evening journal., 1915-02-13
Further Relief for the Railroads
(Frcm the New York SUM-

Public opinion is clearly obtaining
for the hitherto hard pressed railroads
an increasing measure Of relief from
Tie oxacting and Gripping restrictions
of an excessive downward regulation
of transportation charges The Inter
state Commerce Commission ruling
handed down yesterday in the so-call-
cd ln:ernfcUntain cases and ostab-
fishing new freight rare5 is a second
big step forward into a realnew free
dom for the common carriers from
the expressions which we're threaten
inc 10 bring about financial and busi-
ness disaster
Political heather will rage. and try
to make the people imagine a vain
thing Relentless radicals have not
ceased to howl about the ruling rem
dered in the Eastern rate case last
December. which has given so much
public satisfaction Il is becoming
more manifest. however. that the rail.
roads are dealing with an altered In
tersiate Commerce Commission, one
which has a conception of respOn-
sihility commensurate with its appre-
citation of power The determination
OF the lntermountain cases comes TO
the same conclusion as the outcome Oi
the Eastern rate case Both allow the
right OF the railroads TO an adjust
ment Of rates which enables them to
meet business conditions.
There Is much in the lntermOuntain
cases which is altogether too tech
nical for discussion here II sufficos
10 say that the 1910 amendment 10 the
Interstate Commerce act gave the In
torstate Commerce Commission au-
ihOrity TO fix railroad rates, whereas
they had before had only the power
TO review rates fixed by the roads.
Exercising the new regulating auth.
Ority thus declared. the Interstate
Commerce Commission. i'm 1911 pro
ceeded to upset a vast structure O
rates involving what are known as
long and short haul charges. In prac.
ticc the railroads fixed a haul from
New York to Reno. New, for example
a higher rate than from New York e
San Francisco. The basis for this
practice. which made generally higher
rates to intermediate than TO through
points was actual or potential ocear
competition
In seeking to destroy the practic'
the Interstate Commerce Commission
as constituted in 1911 did not altogeth
or destroy the disparities between in
intermediate and through rates. Wha
il did do was to order changes whicl
amounted TO sweeping reductions il
the whole structure, and II prescribe.
for the railroads a Encouragement o
charges in accordance with a fantas
tic division Of the country into arbi
trary longitudinal zones, so that rate
i'm one zone were fixed in terms o
percentages of rates in another zone
On an appeal from the railroads thu
Commerce Court, now defunct, denie,
the power of the Interstate Commerc'
Commission to fiX blanket rates, bu
the Supreme Court in June last yea