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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
Business in the East

Business conditions in New York have been improving fast since early in the fall," said s. J. Warburton of New York city.
 There has been very marked improve ment since the first week in January. A casual observer would think that New York was about as busy today as it was in the most prosperous times before the panic of 1907. Of course we have not reached the prosperity record that we ex- pect later on. Complete recovery is hard. ly to be expected before the next harvest but the situation is so much better than it has been that optimism is the rule ir business circles.
 "The south. understand, is getting ove, the hard jolt it had when the bottom dropped out of the cotton market. and l believe that before many months this whole section will be in the prosperity procession. I understand that business in New Orleans is better today than 1, has been at any time in the past three years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
Friendship is constant in all other things save in the offices and affairs or love. Much Ado About Nothlne.

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, I enter life in world alreaiy ha1f finished. I rejoice in the tools, the processes, the facts, the achieve mcnts. standing ready to my hand. Help me to use them humbiy ant with thanksgiving, as the gifts or God. And call me to the things yet uudone, to the work of world thnf is only half finished. In Christ's name, Amen.-H. NJ. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
BEFORE THE DAWN

By Walter Willisson stephen. It seems that never more the blesse day
 Will come, and all the laggard houI
 go by. And make the dead world wan an
 weitdly gray In that strange light beneath tf
 leaden sky. Oh sleep, whore absence marks again The weary eyes. whence slumber holt
 aloof When hour on hour one hears the VII ter rain And the wstling wind men msrchiu
 on the roof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
A Good Sign

'l was glad to read in The Age-Herald' s Decatur special that the Louisville and Nashville shops, employing 12OO men, would be operated six days a week begin- ming February 1,' said a business man.
 The shops have been running only three days a week. A day will be added this week, but when next month comes De- catur will be at the height of prosperity. The Louisville and Nashville's announce ment is a good sign of business improve ment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

peace council which must follow the wa and which may materially alter the polit cal map of the world It is not to Gres Britain's interest that her Oriental all shall grow too powerful
 The rumors that Russia would not adverse to material assistance from th Japanese must be very disconcerting Great Britain. The Manchurian railwa affords a means of moving vast Japanes armies into the eastern theatre of tn European war and stranger things hay happened than that the Russians an Japanese who only a few years ago wer engaged in a death struggle for supremac Ion the eastern coast of Asia, should found fighting side by side before th snows of winter melt away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

The prohibitionists in the state legis- lature had such huge and well-oiled steam roller that the "wets" were flat tened out before they knew what was happening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

MT. Taft says that loveless marriages are no longer necessary, and the woman who is independent can refuse a scrub of the masculine gender. Still the woman, who was independent in spirit, if not in purse, could always do that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

G. Bernard Shaw is coming to New who succeed in blowing their own horns loud enough to attract public attention drift to New York sooner or later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

An automobile fender that wouldn't break a bone if a pedestrian were struck when the car was going 40 miles an hour would fill a long-felt want
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

The new governor of Ala bama hasn't any hair to speak of, but that is no reflection on his ability. Cole Blease of South Carolina has plenty of hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

Spain is running behind in her accounts, although maintaining neutrality has not been very expensive for that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18
IF VENICE WERE FORWARDED

safe and sane celebration of ground hog day is always assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

Terre Haute Is a well advertised town just now, but it is not getting the sort of publicity that is really worth while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

policy had not been seriously cha, lenged. Berchtold, replying on the fin ioity or the anti-German powers and O the vigorous support of Germany he, self, did not clearly foresee the dis aster.
 Yet 1t cannot be believed that an statesman familiar with European con ditfons could have been altogether blin to the danger. Berchtold must hay understood the risk before he aeceptet He merely miscalculated the chances.
 Hungarians as well as Austrians gay Berchtold their loyal support At tn beginning of the war there was no lac of harmony between the two halves c the dual monarchy. Of late, howeve the Hungarians have become not onl dissatisfied but also deeply resentfu The Austrian armies have, accordin to the Hungarian claims, been used al most wholly as secondary units in tn German campaign, leaving Hungary in adequately protected and open to in vasion by both Russians and Servian|
 Rumors of Hungarian secession ar itO6 CthCl dIy, III Del hour of need, could not better herse1 by severing the Austrian connection But the Magyar protests have, appaI ently, been strong enough to cause tn downfall of the minister. That his sud cessor is to be Hungarian seems to in dicate that his resignation is directl due to Hungarian influence.
 Count Berchtold has guided the dud monarchy little less than three year} and has shown himself an astute anI able statesman of the ultra moderl school. But history will remember liq tie or nothing of his earlier achievd ments in diplomacy. Count LeopoH Berchtold, Baron Von und gu Ungall schutz, will be bracketed for posterit| as the man who started the greatest q wars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

II wheat continues to aviate every wheat grower in the country will be in- vesting in a private yacht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

The seven hills of Rome, justly famed In history, came very near being scram- bled by the recent earthquake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

Prudent Persons are already beginning to accumulate store of wet goods'' in preparation for the coming "drouth'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

Governor Brewer of Mississippi received noted stage beauty at the executive mansion and his name was dragged into her divorce suit. One cannot be too care full where beautiful stage ladies are con- cerned, although Governor Brewers in nocence was soon established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

An ultlmatum more or less doesn' amount to much in Italy just now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

A small boy with the measles is happy compared to state suffering from a long -eared legislature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-18

Indiana's wet wave of 1913 cost the stat, VI, ,ooo,ooo. This was real water. however undiluted with alcohol.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09
The Legislative Contest

The fight for and against Anti-Saloon legislation
is getting warm at Springfield During the last week
the blind tiger amendment was introduced in senate
also bill for the repeal of the present local option
law This that local option repeal bills have
been introduced and to repeal the Suffrage law
In both the house and senate all Anti-Saoon measures
have been introduced Those in the house have reach
ed third reading and ready for final roll call The
senate committee promises hearing the coming week.
when it is hoped that the county option and other
Anti-Saloon measures will be reported out for con-
sideration
Have you written your Senator and Representa-
tives If not make to write them right away ask
ing them to vote for these measures
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09
THE AMERICAN ISSUE
April 9, 1915

practically all of the Republicans who have lined up with
the avowed saloon crowd Most of the dry Democrats
Hubbard-Huston folowing-voted for the resolution.
The Anti-Saloon League made fight for
against this constitutional convention resolution We
were willing to let the people of the say what
they wanted, and, if they desire change of the pres
ent basic law, will risk it being changed in such
way that will not take away the peoples right rid
themselves of the saloon.
The liquor interests bringing the day
OF their death by such tactics they being against al
most every forward movement 1t will not be long
until they will fail to have minority to oppose
advance legislation. They said oppose this con-
sttutional convention resolution because of the fear
that equal suffrage the repeal of minority representa-
ton and statewide Prohibition may be written into
the constitution.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09
Inconsistency of the Liquor Advocates

During the discussion in Congress OF the Hobson
resolution, the liquor leaders, Mr. Mann Mr. Under
wood, ct al argued with assumed sincerity that the
resolution anagonstc to the basic theory of
government in that if enacted into law it would de-
stroy States Rights.
No real statesman would have advanced such
claim and is impossible to believe that men so we'll
read in the theory of government as Mr. Mann and
Mr. Underwood really believed what they were saying
Jpn this subject The truth is, state laws and the
principle of state rights sacred many of our peo
pie, are both outraged by the present liquor laws
Recently one Kirmeyer, ousted from Kansas as
liquor seller, crossed the river into Missouri and con-
tinued the delivery of beer into the Prohibition state
and his right to do upheld by the Supreme
Court.
And SO the liquor interests continue to outrage
the rights of the states and to foist upon them policy
to which their people bitterly opposed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09
Wet Interests Afraid of Constitutional Convention

The big liquor interests showed their hand in the
defeat of the constitutional convention resolution last
week 1t required two-thirds vote. A minority of
So votes were enough to defeat it. The resolution re-
ceived % votes, lacking only 10 of enough to pass.
An article in the Chicago Tribune says:
Organized saloon nerestschey the retail liquor Dealers
the saoonkeepers for what happened to-
day. Also
AS general proposition the resolution was supported by
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09

The statement that beer drinkers do not drink
beer for its alcohol but for its food value and to
quench thirst, leads writer in the New York Sun to
conclude that if beer were unattainabe they would
take to bread and water
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09

asters
All of address
The American 1ssue-Ilinois Edition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1915-04-09
King Whisky

King Whisky
you my health and wealth,
My time and talent too
My youthful love, and all | had
| gave, King Whisky all to you.
You gave to red
sunken eye blue;
When all my strength and money went
King Whisky said, "Im through"
I. c. Buxton NJ. D., Representative of
18th District, Decatur, ILL.,
There seems to be considerable difference of
opinion as to whether the moon is wet or dry-
Kankakee Gazette.
If it be deemed advisable" King George offers
to climb on the water wagon.
Eight to five his wife put him up to it-B L. T.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
Shoot By Rising SUN Gun Club

The New Rising Sun Gun Club held
its first shoot on Wednesday, and it was a
success in every particular. The attend
ance was large and despite the high wind
and difficult targets good scores were
made. Duyckinck and White were high
guns, each scoring 100 breaks out of a
possible r35. The winners in the mer-
chandise event were: Anderson. box OF
cigars donated by Eli T. Reynolds
White. box cigars donated by T. B. Nc
Vey; Clayton, gold chain. donated by
Alice & Shepherd: McCush, gold chain.
donated by M. Ely & Son; Richards. box
shells. donated by Haines & Kirk; Clifford,
box cigars. donated by C. T. Snyder
Greenwood. pocket knife. donated by
Scott Wilson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
Orphans Court.

The following bonds were approved and
accounts passed at the session of the
Orphans Court last, week:
Bonds Approved. Bond OF Luther j.
Richards, administrator of Elizabeth R.
Lincoln; bond of Ann Eliza Evans. execu-
trx of Alexander Evans; bond of Henry
H. McFadden, administrator of Esther
McFadden.
Accounts Passed Second account of
John F. Mohrlein. executor of Casper
Mohrein; second account of William S.
Tildon. executor of Solomon E Tildon ;
first income account of Alderman B Sent
man executor and trustee under the will
of Eli S Sentman
Court adjourned to meet in regular ses-
sion on April I3 next
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
Joseph n. Brown.

Joseph Rogers Brown died Friday at
his home near Zion, aged 70 years. He
had been sufferer from heart trouble for
months past. The deceased was the son
of Montillon and Anna Taylor Brown,
born and lived all his life in Cecil County,
where he engaged in farming. He is sur
vived by his wife and the following
children: J. T. Brown of Carbondale,
Colorado; Randall Brown of Blue Ball;
Harry and Louisa Brown at home.
Edmund H. Brown of New London.
Mrs Myra H. Walters of Swarthmore and
Mrs. Emmeline H. Lynch. of Barnsley.
are brother and sisters of the deceased.
He was a member OF the Society of
Friends. The funeral was held on
Wednesday, with services in the Brick
Meeting House and interment in Rose.
bank cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
School Commissioners.

The School Commissioners met in
regular session March 9, Present. Messrs.
Falls, Harvey and Jenness.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved, and sundry claims
were examined, approved and ordered to
be paid.
The Board decided to hold Rally Day
on Wednesday, May IL.
The Treasurer was instructed to make
mid-term payment to the teachers on
March I6.
The Board visited the new Fingerboard
schoolbouse. No 2. First. just completed
by James A. Smith & Sons at cost Of
$o7o 4S. and accepted the building. The
school reopened on Monday, March IS,
with Miss ISABEL Galbraith as principal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
Property Transfers.

/, Charles w. Shippers to George
W. Cosden, interest in farm of 239
acres at North East, $540O.
/ John Lambert and wife to Ed.
ward o. Walton, 81 acre farm near
Iron Hill, $500.
Frank r. Scott and other heirs
of the late David Scott to Eva 8.
Frazer, residence property on Main
street, Elkton, $268S.89
John s. Byers and William s.
Byers and wife to John Blair. 200
acre farm in Back Creek Neck.
$4,000.
Henry Q. Rose and wife to Geo.
rye NJ. Davis, 1l6 acres in Fifth
district, $255O.
Rachel L. Foster to Maynard G.
Foster, property in Ninth district,
81 and other considerations.
Oliver Jones and wife to Bessie
Scott Evans, property on Elk
River, $3.50.
Richard OFT to Clement e.
Mackie, 10 acre property in Fourth
district, $4,000.
Elmer E. Jones and wife, to
New York, to William G. Jones.
interest in properties in Cecil
County, $3.50.
Bayard G. Black to the Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company, lot of land in
Fifth district, 1926.
Sarah Catharine Brickley to Will
liam M. Pogue, 2 lots of land at
Rising Sun, 5000.
James j. Hanna and wife to
Israel T. Reynolds, l acre pooperty
in Eight district, $3.50.
Margaret j. Streeper and Amos
J. Streeper, her husband, to Frank
Springer, OF Delaware, "Walker'
farm of lis acres in Fourth district,
$1,000.
Luther Ragan and wife to James
Gross, Jr., property in Eighth dis
trict, $3.50 and other considerations.
George A. Thompson to Frank
j. Wright and wife, farm in Upper
Elk Neck, 30 and other considera-
tions.
Richard G. Underwood and
others to Emily E. Moore, lot Of
land at North East, 1920.
William ii. Mackall and wife to
Florence M. Foreacre, property IL
miles west of Elkton, $4OO.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
WOODLAWN.

The Girls Embroidery Club will meet with
Mrs. G. w. Poist. this Friday afternoon.
Miss Eva Tyson, of Philada.. spent several
days at her home here this week.
Mrs. Annie Campbell and Miss Emily, Of
Cherry Hill, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Frlst on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur SINNERS moved into
his fathers house, which is known as the
James Barnes property. this week.
Mrs. Belle Stecker. of Philada., is visiting
her niece, Mrs G. E. Tyson.
Miss Susanna Brown and Mr.. George G.
Gevry. of Rising Sun, were married at Hope
well M. E. Parsonage by Rev. G. N. Jones on
Thursday afternoon, March II.
Mrs. Mary First, widow of the late Edward
First, died at the home Of her daugher, Mrs.
g. Tyson, of Woodlawn, early Sunday
morning, aged, 81. after short illness. She
spent most of her life in Port Deposit, but for
the past year had been with her daughter.
She was very active but quiet and unassum-
ing in her manner.
Beside her daughter she left four sons,
Edward, Oscar, and Oliver, OF Port deposit.
and j. Creswell First, of Woodlawn, several
grand children and great grand children; also
one sister, Mrs. Belle Stecker, Of Philada.
Funeral services were held Tuesday after
noon, with interment in Hopewell cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
CIRCUIT COURT.
Baltimore Murder Case On Trlal
At EIkton.

| The Circuit Court reconvened at Elkton
on Monday. after an adjournment of one
week, with Judges Constable, Adkins and
Hopper, presiding to hear the case Of
Walter p. Cadogan. of Baltimore, charged
with murder, removed to Cecil county
from the Criminal Court of Baltimore
city. 1t was discovered that the prisoner
was not in the custody of the sheriff of
Cecil county
An examination of the record in the
case showed that the prisoner, was con-
fined in the Baltimore Jail, and was to be
delivered to the sheriff of Cecil county on
the order OF the Cecil county court The
supposition was that Cadogan would be
delivered by the Baltimore city authori-
ties.
Sheriff John A. Morgan. of Elkton, was
supplied with the necessary papers and
left for Baltimore to secure the prisoner.
This caused a delay in opening the case
and it was nearly 4 O'Clock when the
prisoner was brought into the court and
pleaded not guilty. The,rest of the after
noon and evening was taken up in secur-
ing jury.
Following the challenging of number
of jurors. the following panel was select.
ed: Robert B. Ford (toreman). William
A Reeder. Charles M. Kitchens. Samuel
McKeown, Frank S. Clayton, John w.
Hasson, E. Kurtz Taylor, R. B. Marshall.
William H. Holm. Addison Atkinson.
Reuben Havelow and William H. Brown.
Cadogan is represented by formsrsAt.
torney- General Isaac Lobe Straus, of Bal
timore, former State Senator Omar D.
Crothers OF Elkton. Henry L. Constable,
states attorney for Cecil county, is assist
ing Lindsay c. Spencer and Horton S.
Smith, assistant states attorneys for Bal
timore city in prosecuting the case.
Cadogan. who was freight conductor
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, shot
his wife, Elizabeth Cadogan. at their
home, 1890 West Pratt street Baltimore
on the evening of July I3. last.
After the shooting he went to New
York, where four days later he surrender
ed to the police and was returned to Bal
timore. When his. case was called in
February his attorney had the case re-
moved to the Cecil county court for trial
After the reading of the indictment. the
accused pleaded not guilty to the first
count in the indictment. charging him
with murder and his counsel filed de-
murrer to the second count, charging
murder without fixing in any way the
manner in which the crime was com.
mitted. The court sustained the de-
murrer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
TO SPREAD OIL ON STATE
ROADS.
Over A Million OF Gallons VIII Be
REQUIRED

The State Roads Commission is prepar-
ing to spread crude oil on state improved
roads. The total mileage to be covered
is ATS. For this work it is estimated that
1878, 900 gallons Of oil will be required.
Contracts for hauling stone chips to be
used in the oiling process already have
been awarded and the work is now under
way. In this connection the commission
states:
We are now busily engaged in hauling
out stone chips in the various counties of
the state for oilng purposes, This work
was advertised to be done by contract for
the first time this year. and we know of
no other state having pursued this method
for doing this work before On January
IS bids were opened for the hauling out
Of stone chips 10 the nine counties on the
Eastern Shore and in Montgomery How
ard and Carroll counties on the Western
Shore, amounting to approximately 49,
900 tons. We received total of ia bids
for this work from a. separate contractors.
A contract for the nine counties on the
Eastern Shore andfor Carroll and Howard
counties on the Western Shore was
awarded to the Clark-Hayward Company,
they being the lowest bidder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
Mrs. Mary Anne Graham.

Mrs. Mary Anne Graham died March
o. at her home near Liberty Grove from
the inhrmities of age. being 90 years old.
She was the daughter of Thomas and
Elizabeth Caldwell. and was one of ten
children. all of whom lived to ripe old
age. The deceased was highly respected
by all who knew her The widow OF
James Graham, she died in the same
mouse to which she came as a bride
seventy years ego.
One daughter, Miss Sarah Rebecca
Graham. survives A second daughter,
Anne. died twenty years ago. One
brother also survives. Geo. w. Caldwell.
OF Rowlandville There were eighteen
nephews and nieces of Two generations at
the funeral which was held on March II.
She was buried at Harmony Chapel ceme-
terry. where her husband, father and
mother lie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
WANT ROADS IMPROVED.
Delegations Urge Commissioners
To Repair Roads.


At the regular meeting of the County
Commissioners last week several delega-
tons from different Districts were in at
tendance in the interest of road improve
ment
A delegation from the Fifth. Sixth and
Ninth districts, headed by Omar D Croth-
ers. James T. Armour, T. Ernest Brickley
and Robert Trimble, appeared before the
Board asking that the road from Bay
View to Pennington be repaired with
stone bottom and gravel top.
A delegation from the Sixth district,
headed by Samuel Tyson. A. L. Duyck-
inck, W. M. Pogue, ]. M. Sterrett and /.
Wayne Reynolds. asked that the road
from Rising Sun north to the Pennsyi-
vania line be improved.
The delegation appointed by the Grand
Jury headed by L. T. R. Ward. urged
upon the Commissioners the necessity for
retiring room, with toilet facilities. for
the use of women compelled to attend
Court
A delegation urged upon the Commis-
sioners the need for night watchman at
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing
at Singerly station.
Thomas D. Davis. of Childs, was ap.
pointed standard keeper.
Joseph Short was appointed Constable
tor the First district.