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The Washington times., 1915-12-12

A large class was confirmed at the
o'clock mass OF St. Mary's Catholic
Churcii this morning Ivy the Rieht Rev.
d. j. O'Connell bishop OF Richmond.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

william C.. Soules. E-o has been
missing since November 20. returned 70
his home here yesterday. He stated he
had been Ill at the Walter Reed Hos
pital, Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

William Frank Hawkins has fled a
petition With tho circuit court Of this
county for permission t. change his
name to William Frank Sprague.
Councilman George NJ. Mcfarland is
az 1,I y,a
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

The annual dinner OF the members Of
the Tuesday Euchre Club. ut which the
husbands of the members We're the
guests Of honor, was given Thursdoy
Club. 1t was in charge Of Mrs Robert
4 Peter
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

Mrs. John r. Henderson was the
hostess of the Rockville inquiry Cluo
noon. A paper on Growing Old was
read by Mrs. o. NJ. Linthicum.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

The Rockville Circle of kinS,
Daughters met Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Ada Thompson. Nrs. o. c. Barnes
led devotional exercises. and Miss Isabel
Kingdom gave an account of the recent
state convention in Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1915-12-12

talk on the conditions Of school build
ings over the county.
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eanadan CORPORATION. T. already work
ink into the Passenger business on the
AMERICAN side and - ADVERTISING per-
spnally conducted trips through Geor-
Eisn BAY from Cleveland for s3e 70.
with $50 extra for side trips. Officials
~ American steamship companies say
mat after ths seamens bill goes into
effect, ~ VIII be hard to compets With
the Canadian companies.
The only fi%ourishing merchant ma
rine flying the American dag Is now
found on our great inland seas. and
IL would be a monstrous crime TO
have II superseded by Canadian inter
ests. with its untold depreciation OF
American properties and aecruing ad-
Santages to our B~ritish-ruled neigh
bors. We do not believe that even a
Democratic Congress. although a for
mer body perpetrated the act. will al
low this to happen when the facts are
laid before Il.
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4 OGDEN CASE.

From The Ealrm0rf West Nirririanp
One 81 the most important cases
that has been up in the state Of West
virginia for some time is now in pro
rrcss no Elkins n is the case in
which ~. g. ogden. the leading news.
paper man Boz West virginia. De- ac-
cuscd by the Manufacturer Light 4
Heat company Of having used His
papers to unlusily hammer the Light
a. Heat company
There is q great point a. stake In
The casH.namoly. the freedom OF tho
prose- 10 the Manufacturer Lirht g.
Heat company should be- successful boz
their case AGAINST Nr. OGDEN. 90 would
ert "a precedent which would BE- dan.
lcrouE indeed. Tor 10 would practically
make an opening Tor any biz corpora
ton fO do what ever they wanted
wlfhou' being criticised by the prras
% The state and nation.
VT ogden. according io tho Great
majority of those who have followed
the case. vac altogether within his
constitutional rights when DO wonF
after tho lIrhf company Everything
that Mr. CEdc1 said ftr0uEh his news.
papers ho believed fo D. the truth.
Iud Do thought that tho general uusHc
should Do enlightened on the subject.
Nr OGDEN waa directing and ia efH1
directing b policy OF several of tho
hirEraf new euaucrH tn this state Dc
th' duty ~ Mr. OGDEN as tho head
of these newspaper fo toll his readers
pie opinion 1n public questions of Ir.
i'rcHt The Newspaper Is the great
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House Of Delegates. Various elo-
duent sons OF the State were dispersed
at appropriate intervals through the
program with fine artistic effect. We
have M quarrel with the band that
played Dixie" and "Suwanee River"
a compliment. no doubt. TO our South
N extraction. but Pop Goes the
Weasel would. perhaps. have served
just as well for purposes OF identhca-
tlon.
The impressive feature Of the occa-
sion was when the Orphean Tyre was
struck by the Hon, Clyde Johnson. IA
nous author OF Democratic platform
lyrics. His medley was enthusiastic
ally received. indicating that the d.
vine fires started by Daniel b. Lucas.
waitman Barbe. BILLY" Clemans and
~Ignatius Bremen are not going TO
shoulder ~ Clyde can help IL.
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WEST VIRGINIA DAY.

Notwithstanding the celebration OF
West Virginia Day at the Panama-Pa-
cihe exposition at San francisco had
TO run opposition to two performances
on the grounds by Battling Theodore.
the success Of the former was not At
all impaired BY the counter attraction
Of Roosevelt The dispatches tell Us
that thousands Of West virginians and
former natives visiting the show took
part and there was song. oratory
and poetry 70 entertain the raptured
multitude. Governor Hatfield was
present by proxy IN the person OF
Hon. Vernon Johnson. Speaker OF tho
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LAKE MARINE THREATENED

Practically without a merchant ma
rine. with a signal opportunity OF SCI
curing It's revival. nothing should be
thrown in the way OF such a consum-
nation, such as the seamen's act
passed by the last Congress. the oper-
ations Of which threaten not only 70
wipe out American shipping from the
ocean, but destroy the carrying trade
OF the great lakes. Both contingent
cies are equally d~eplorable. II is en-
c~ouraeing. however. 10 find the ad-
ministration deeply interested in the
matter and engaged In investigating
into what ship owners claim will be
the actual effects OF this law. with a
view to taking measures for its re-
peal when Congress meets in Deem
Der.
Omcials OF steamship companies Cd
Grating on the great lakes denounce
the seamen's act in unqualified terms.
claiming that Il viii have as deadly
effect on the lake trade as Il already
las had on the o-cean-carrying trade
The direct effect on the Great Lakea.
caused BY the bills increase I'm cost
OF operation. they say. will be sure
to drive from the lakes low cost pas
senger package freight steamships.
which because % their present low
cost Of operation and high emcienct.
are able 70 give the shipping and tray
cling public maximum service at mini
mum prices. A Cleveland dispatch
corroborates these statements when
II relates:
The Northern NAVIGATION Company. a
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DRIVING OUT OUR OWN FLAG.

ENNAA NafEAAf = NfNhANa
II Is one thing for a nation TO have
its own flag driven from the seas by
the fortunes OF war. II Is another
thing for a country 20 heap this IN for
tune on its head by its own legisla-
tion. Such misfortune the United
States has brought upon its shipping
interests in the Pacihc by the pas
sage OF the la Toilette Seaman's Dill.
The Robert Dollar Steamship Co. and
the Pacihc Mail Steamship Co. nave
already announced that they will be
compelled to retire from business
when the law becomes operative IN
November next.
At present most sailors In the a
cihc service r Japanese or Chinese.
The language provision OF the Sea
mans bill. which would compel the
employment OF az least IS per cent. OF
Americans. would. in the case OF the
Pacific Mail. moan an additional ex
penditure OF over 100000 a year Tor
wages alone. This and other features
or the act make IL impossible for an
American line Of ships to compe'e in
the Pacific with the subsidized Iapa-
nese lines. Intended by its support.
.ers 10 help American labor. Il Will
drive both American ships and Amer.
a labor from the Pacific.
A remarkable feature Of the meas
ure Is its attempt 10 regulate the
wages and contracts OF sailors upon
foreign ships. Irrespective OF what
his contract may be 70 would give %
a foreign sailor In ar American port
the right TO claim half his wages on
the spot.
But will Japan or any other country
acknowledge the right OF the United
States 10 interfere with the contracts
or their ship owners? Spain. Itaiy.
Austria Hungary. the Netherlands and
Great Britain have already registered
their objections 20 the Seaman's act.
Twenty-onc Of the principal countries
.of the world have been informed by
the United States that 10 intends 10
terminate provisions Of existing treat.
les which conflict with the act n
this r. not agreed 10. % win mean tho
termination In toto Of these treaties.
some Of them ~ many years stanc.
ing. covering I'll the business and
diplomatic relations between this and
other countries.
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THE NATIONS NOTE TO GERMANY
/ Wilson's Words No Those of Ar
But of A People.
BY ALBERT BUSHNELL. HART
FrofessoEO Of Government Harvard University.

The note from the State De-
partment 10 the German govern
ment az Berlin. protesting at the
destruction OF the Americans on
the Lusitania and OF other inva-
sions OF American rights. and sug-
Eesting means by which the Ger
mans may still preserve peace
and friendship with the United
states. l. no ordinary diplomatic
dispatch. II L. known TO BE- he
product OF President wilson's
OWL thought and pen. but even
then IL n not his note. II ~ the
nswer OF the American nation
through its highest representa-
i've. IL Il more than an answer:
II II a cool. searching and I'M
answerable statement OF the case
and its consequences.
No party sentiment goes into
this reply. President Wilson Is
M President OF every Republi-
can. Progressive. Socialist and
Prohibiuonist IN the country, as
well as OF every Democrat lie
speaks the almost unanimous
voice Of a hundred million people.
He represents i've hundred mill
lion neutrals throughout the
world. He IL trying with all his
might TO save for mankind the
great principle that nations have
a right TO be neutral. He insists
that the United States Is entitled
to continue trade and intercourse
with all other nations. whether
neutrals or belligerents.
President Wilson In his clear
and unmistakable English cllnches
one for all the distinction between
shipments in our own vessels and
shipments In the vessels OF Eng
land or any other belligerent
power. The Stars and Stripes IS
the rightful protection for every
American vessel that Is carrying
ordinary wares. including food
stuffs. either to Germany or TO
neutral ports. Neither England
nor Germany has the slightest
right to modest these vessels. ex-
cept by stopping and searching
them, to make sure that they are
what they profess TO be. Drop
ping bombs upon American ships
o a~eroplanes. and torpedoing
them by submarines are intention
ally hostile acts. unless speedy
apology is made for the mistake.
and an indemnity Is promised.
When an American ship Is tor
peodoed In such a way that the
crew and passengers have not
time to escape IL is n fearful addi-
ton to the guilt of such acts: be
AUS Il involves the lives OF abso-
lutely innocent human beings.
non-combatants. neutrals. and
Americans. The note is in the
right key when II declines to ac-
cept the German excuse that such
vessels are destroyed in the so
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There f. ~ reac. for him whose hours
drift by
In reckless pleasure or in rsefI.sa
rest
Who sees no storm cloud rr frr
mountain crest.
And views alone the blue and placid
rfv
when loyal love is left 90 fade end fis
We r1uandcr Natures dearest rIfts
and beet.
Then f0rtIfrds grows feeble ard die
treHacf
And Fails to givs response t7 hon1rs
cry
To MIN who hoId. himself Cor dltya
call
Nor ahirF- fhe truth t1at duty ras
% speak
Who errrr# fo fHte rie r'a.r among
thH u.aE.
Huf furr. rIm fH HIa fasf though
e-aHf rr small.
Who hr.rlH r0f when fhr Darkest .H.f.
rrr fail
To fIw comes peace Chat rfraes
FHfn'F .rrE
-UasHrrt.r star
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AN INEFFECTIVE l. Z

Lieutenant Becker's final statement
shows that the convicted CRATER had
very little in reserve. II falls miser-
ably short OF the aroused expectations
OF his friends. and fails 10 help his
case in any particular. Certainly IL
has failed TO change Governor Whit
mans belief In his guilt. and that is
what II was intended TO do. Much Of
the revelations made would better
have been left unrevealed. They main
ly concern dead men. who are not
competent Witnesses. and who. unfor-
tunately. cannot defend themselves OF
som Of the implied reflections cast
upon their acts while living. OF
course some consideration must be
had for a man defending his life in
the shadow OF the gallows. Despera-
ton always clutches at the smallest
straw.
But the story Is not without it's les
son. II shows the ramifcations OF
crime with New York politics. and
the brutality Of the system" Il also
shows how a comparatively ignorant
man like Tim Sullivan ran dominate
the political fortunes OF the inteIll-
gent and can pile up a fortune through
the shameless slavery of his tools. Il
is a picture OF %nauseating rottenness
and human frailty. long acknowledged
to exist. but never before so hideous.
ly revealed.
That Becker. through weakness and
greed. succumbed TO this domination
and was Intimately associated with
the chief conspirators and degener-
ates is not questioned. nor is II denied
by him. C~rookedness and criminal
u we're never known TO get a man
anywhere. except into trouble. They
have brought Becker to supreme pun.
ishment. face 10 face with the electric
chair. II he has to pay the inevitable
penalty. the greatest regret TO be ex-
pressed Is that so many equally gull
~ escape simply through b,,traying
him that they themselves might elude
what was justly coming TO them. The
lntelligencer Is still impressed with
an u~ndeinable uncertainty about the
~credibility OF such testimony. and
Governor Whitman would under the
circumstances be perfectly justified
in committing Becker's sentence TO
life imprisonment
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called naval zone The hish
seas r the property Of ali ma
tons. including the United Statcs
and TO take the lives OF Amsriczns
NAVIGATING Eucl seas. unless they
are actually resisting the Ger
mans. IL not warfare but murder.
The note further expresses the
nations horror al the destruction
OF more than a hundred Ameri-
can lives on the LusftAnia- The
President simply focuses the calm
common OF the nation by
standing like a rock upon the posi-
o that his countrymen have a
right TO take passage on English
vessels. Why not7 He disposas
once o all OF the sophism that
the United States cannot com
plain because they took their
own risk OF curse they TOOK
the risk that the Lusitanla might
De stopped on the high seas, and
that they might have TO tumble
INTO the boats and lose their bag
gage Not one OF the hundred or
more American victims alloweS
himself TO think so low OF German
humanity and character and sense
sense as to believe that German
naval Officers would m~ercilessly
XIII them-man. woman. child and
baby at the breast, Not a soul on
That ship was engaged in HOSTILE
ties against the German empire.
yet nfteen hundred were sacri-
need. for the alleged reason that
without killing them Il was doubt
ful whether the Germans could
sink the L~usitania and get out
again in safety.
What Is the next step? II de-
Ponds not on the American presi-
dent or the American people, but
on Germany. The future rela-
ions OF the two nations do not de-
pend on what has happened. bad
as II Is. What the Americans
want TO know. and must know. Is
whether these r acts OF German
state policy. whether they are TO
continue. Germany has appealed
TO mankind against the British
domination OF the seas: but never
In the many aggressive acts of
treat Britain has the British row.
eminent taken the ground that Il
a a right TO shoot. smash. or
drown non-combatants and neu-
trails for the offense of sailing on
the worlds high seas in unarmed
vessels. II was a terrible o
sibility TO order the sinking of
the Lusitania. and that RESPONSE
bility goes straight back TO the
German Kaiser. who had the
power 10 prevent IL. II will be a
I'll more fearful responsibility n
the German government glorlhes
this deed and gives no guarantee
that II shall be the last OF a hate
full series.
ALBERT BUSHNELL HART.
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THE LAST WORD

Friendly but nrm' IL said to char
scterise the note which has been dis
patched to Germany. in reply 10 the
evasive answer OF the Berlin govern
menf on the conduct OF her submarine
warfare as II relates to the safety
and rights OF American citizens.
There Il no deviation by this govern
ment from the first stand taken In
holding Germany to a strict account
ability" There IL no recession from
the contention that principles OF in
ternational law Is the only authority
recognized with regard TO the mat
tiers In controversy. and that Germany,
or no other nation. can successfully
maintain the assumptive position Of
evadins that authority At her will and
pleasure. That Is about all that the
United States a do under the dis
tressing and critical circumstances
Our country makes plain the utter fu-
tility OF a further exchange OF notes
on the subject. and that the present
communication Is absolutely the last
word IN the controversy. Happily
there is no Indication that the atti-
tude OF the United States will provoke
a severance OF diplomatic relations
between the two nations. or that Ger
many will do anything in the future
TO exhaust the marvellous patience
the American nation has maintained
In the strained situation.
In these conclusions The I~ntelligen-
Ger believes that President Wilson
has done the best he could. II real
lies the gravely trying position he
has been placed in. and that the best
judgments in this matter must come
from those having the facts and the
best Information in their possession.
Harassed with conflicting suggestions
and opinions. there is great consola-
ton to be drawn from the fact that
he now has an adviser in the State
Department on whom he can lean
with confidence. a qualified diplomat
and a thorough-going American.
Finally. the whole matter Is up to
Germany as to whether she will live
Up 10 her professions OF friendliness.
which she has so emphatically ex-
pressed. Her good faith depends on
the performance OF her ayowals in
her last note. and her observance OF
the right Of Americans TO voyage on
the high seas free from the menace
Of attacks by her submarines.
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Crisp State Notes

west Virginia railroads will nav
axes this year on approximately $4,000 :
wv more property than In 1914 IN.
assessments OF the railroads lust com
piieo by the board OF public works shou
mat the total valuation OF the railroad.
gpeTating in the state Is SIS. 2S7 sa9 nd
asa iaa 90" tOtaI valuation was Siss.-
out In Jackson county. wher. IN.
sImers accustomed themseivss '1e
me use OF a today al frcgusnt infsryto
1870 me state sanctioned the Omen
nh 5n,"e ehirsty desert jewellers have
~ yIon a Eet-drunk-quick scheme maj
: 1tlractlng a great deal OF att.nfto1 -
,rSs a nttle envy and Jealousy. Tbs
p OF them. al leasf
using cream s~eparators a. dlstUGaat
ahtA. and they are said TO be the biis,
me ~ or men In the United states.
Sla.r while q h. being rapidly T]syoiSSIg
M =, gtesm separator. the method be
milk. ''hs butter TAT from
cute a number OF o~rchardists from
Ecrkeley county and Others fTom I'm
eI-un, Morgan and a Few from Frsf-
sffigk county va attended the meeting
~ the I'M q. a. today o. tho UorLrI.
,ouhty horticultural society. tn. r..t
us Sas held Tor the specific purpos. 81
agency, not q stock company % Z r-S
lt -haFinE enterprise. but a dtstfnfftsf,
49, i1tl't eft~auizatiuu The Idea h
- me 9rchardists. fruit on the mar
Aet az the least possible eNp.nse ana ~
~. same time secure the maximum
pIlce Tor tn grower. As Claimed H.
advocates the plan has worked efwig
snly u many other sect0ns-Maruns-
burg Journal.
Chas Whey. Lewis Whey and John
Doe Of 1arksburg. were arrested and
in Piedmont. Thcv bsd vtft 'eatlon
asses three barrels beer. Is quarts
Shi5key hye salons alcohol and IS
from Cumberland 10 C~larksburg
The Baltimore and ohio Railroad has
Ied r. carefully compiled liat of auris
and peach growers boz West VirTi1is
virginia ana Maryland along The Zines
dresses snd the kind ~ fruit az .FsSI
t1n to this names are given on
ltrsest dealers ln apples and peach
'''-nout the country
D. Thompson. Of Martinshurr
."g ft. 'lt,s a al.cov,ry in the yard back
n.aflnf japanese Wlr Berries mo
.naLlIe berry u.s. o. large az u black
until reaching come sIza fb.
rf-i eCi'i by 20 rricEiy husk.
.~llinang"s prggidiur for the
ana sale OF N1Eh.nUu In nve
percent Interest bearirc bonds wsrs
.hsinfffi hF fhr city council lnaf night
het r.rrrsrnt the amounts that would
n.r. sHry o. the ~rorafrurti1r III "a
.r. bali a Ufv table ana = mart.f
mousse Tho documents arc now ir ~.
N. n' ihf ordinance committee. rrf
1r. expected fo br taken .r f4r f-.f
'I'r 70 fh. next meeting ~ council .
.NHr'HafHn Neil
Tho e1rr.rst.re of v-Y-rarfarr. Ma
uf. Irif fnaf evening hg
.H'i. fraternity UHn
.f fNH occasion
GREAT excitement prevails along fra
.I". railroad Ir VrfI.I Inurfr
.n hInE.I0. Walter rIrrraH and rr..
N r I.u others frfIlr In a rUU IHr.
r.Hr fHrfr.. TalIa IsaI uraa Tr.
nr"IH. .ne frHw fhr HIr IrIuu etrl.
\ NNf Grafton '..r GROUND track LEI %,
"' f.mn.eIrI .Hr motorcycle rHUaa
I.s. f.'Hrr ha. added H dog chow
i' H. Iai.. uE."n h.rIrH August Ig
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on can't expect a nation strong and
great 10 hurry things. like any bust.
ness man We're writing letters at.
every DAY. rehukinE kings Tor
tuf pliude and guile. and our cT1sion-
lll D critics cay. are quite distinct
TOT literary style so Grub street
faint % polished dictI0n ku0ur our
proifftf OFT are wordcd we'll. We feel.
in'y VIII compete with Walter pafrr'a
prose and please thc Ghosts Of Add.
ana steele Ee patient. souls.
mere in your distant berth. tho rtoin
tnarIrd but we'll remove each
k'nk ven wind rcd tape oirhf f.mos
around b Garth. AMI dta tho seas
with dark Official int
WALT MASON
Matthew Afamrl
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The months pass By. tho waters.
white with foam. moan c-caseloss
dirges DER the shifting graves OF
babes and women. who. afar from
home. ne On tho soawccd and the
ocean caves Perhaps their Fhafas.
from some FAR shining sphere. are
looking down and waiting Tor tho hour
when this. their country will arise
and SAY. = Euard my people. with nv
might and power Whera'er they TO-.
Tho people % this land. my faRs fhrIr
safeguard and their diadam win
protect them with a ualuart hand.
ard vengeance wrcak ON al who'd boz.
ture them" Be patient shades. In
calmnees watch and waltz We're
WORKING hard. We DO the best We cam
tcopyrieht 1915. ~ O.
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RESUME DIVIDENDS

PHILADELPHIA. July % uIrrc.
tore ni fhD Cambria Steel company d..
ridrd today fo resume raymrnIa of
r1.1 dividends Except Tor tho each
1i-s hursfmnnf OF 7 year ago. tho iasf
Three quarters dividend have boon Ir
'0rlpf bearing five per cent interest
and maturing In two years The
latter course wna decided uron DO.
rHu.a OF disturbed condition. GROWING
out Uf Coo European war
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E WI. SHOOK CO. ::g G:s.s S.?
w Free Treatment

est factor in the moulding of public
opinion that there is. and IL the tree
don OF the press Is TO be cut down
by the power of the corporations. the
newspapers OF the country might Just
as well 40 out of business.
The decision in the ogden case will
be a vital one to the newspapers OF
the state and 10 the citizens OF the
state who look to the newspapers for
Information and help in the solving Of
great public questions.
II is earnestly TO be- hoped that the
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SHARON. Pa. July PA light en-
CINE collided with a caboose on the
Bessemer a Lake Erie railroad her,
to-day. killing instantly Conductor S
L. Foulke. aged IS. Of Erie.