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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16

George. Major, belonging to the b.
hernia Battalion of Militia in Cecil
County.
September 9, ITS. The Council is
sued commissions to David Crane,
Captain; Samuel Bullock, 1st Lieut.;
Henry Teulock, I'd Lieut.; John Will
liams, Ensign of the 18th Battalion of
Militia of Kent County. Also to Will
liam Knock, Captain; William Little,
1st Lieut.; Daniel Tres. Massey, I'd
Lieut., and Stephen Mires, Ensign of
the 9th Battalion of Militia of Kent
County.
Also to Stephen Hyland, Colonel;
Elihu Hall, Lieut.-Col; Baruch Will
liams. Major; Robert Cother, 1st Lieu
tenant; William Corbet, I'd Lieut..
George Rea. Ensign of Captain Sam
uel Miller's Company, John Patterson,
1st Lieut.; John Anderson, I'd lieut..
Jacob Death. Ensign of Capt. Robert
Porter's Company; James era (w)-
ford, Ensign of Capt. William Ewing's
Company; William Veazey, Captain in
room of Stephen Hyland; William
Mauldin. 1st Lieut., and Robert Hart,
I'd Lieut., belonging to the 30th or
Susquehanna Battalion of Cecil county
Militia. Also ii Abraham Cazier. Cap
tain: Thomas Price. LIST Lieut.; ia
cob Lum. I'd Lieut.; Harmon Arrants.
Ensign, BELONGING to the I'd or Elk
Battalion of Militia in Cecil County.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
WE LEAVE 1T TO YOU

Charles B. Finley, Jr., Republican
candidate for States Attorney, needs
no word of endorsement from the
WING. Born in this county, educated
in its public schools before going to
college and law SCHOOL,, for several
years principal of the Elkton High
School, identified with the county's
business and civic affairs. trusted
counsellor at-law for many of our peo-
pie, Mr.. Finley is too well known to
gain anything by being mentioned in
these columns. We. however, want to
be counted among the number of those
who believe Mr.. Finley is admirably
equipped for a iudicious. effective and
economical administration of the
States Attorneys office. 1t is an office
which plays a most important part in
the county's life and affairs. 1t needs
not only the best man, but the best
that is in man, for its proper and
successful conduct. 1t that be so, we
leave it to the intelligence of the
WHIG'S large circle of readers to de-
eide whether Charles B. Finley, Jr. or
Henry L. Constable should be the next
States Attorney for this county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
A POOR EXCUSE AND WON'T GO

Apropos of Mr.. Harrington's state
ment that after briefly calling atten-
ton to the condition of the State
Treasury III his annual repor tot sew
eral hundred pages, as Comptroller, he
did not know what the Legislature of
1914 was doing in the matter of max
ing appropriations, until after the
damage had been done and deficit of
million and half dollars had been
created, will it not appear to the
thoughtful and intelligent voters and
taxpayers of the State as very singu-
lar and exceedingly unusual that the
States financial officer himself should
matters that "he did not know" par
ticularly in view of the fact that he
had foreseen the danger of overdraw-
ing the funds Of the State, and more
especially when it would have been so
easy for him to find QUITO keep
himself fully advised as the work of
the Finance and Ways and Means
Committee progressed and the bills
were presented and passed by the Leg
islature?
Mr.. Harrington has been in politics
for long time. and he had been the
States fiscal officer for several years.
He was thoroughly familiar with the
methods of procedure in the Legisla-
ture; he knew how appropriations are
made and he knew that numerous bills
carrying large appropriations are of
ten introduced and passed before the
general appropriation bills-made up
and passed by the General Assembly,
usually between midnight and or A
o'clock a. M, preceding the last night
of the sessions, he tells us-are acted
upon. Is it not expecting too much of
the voters of this State to ask them to
believe that the State Comptroller,
with his advance knowledge of the fin
ancial situation, is in no way RESPONSE
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16

BILE for the deficit of a million and a
half dollars, in all these circum-
stances?
Mr.. Harrington spent much time at
Annapolis during the 1914 session of
the Legislature and was conspicuous
in the councils of his party and in the
caucuses and conferences of the Demo-
cratic leaders and politicians. He took
a lively interest in very many bills
that were presented for the legisla-
lures action and his influence was
frequently apparent for and against
certain legislation. he certainly kept
we'll posted on other matters ana other
measures, and yet he would have US
accept offhand his explanation that he
didn't know" when it came to spend
ing million and half dollars more
than the Treasury of the State had to
spend. Why so fully advised and so
active and alert in connection with
certain of the Legislatures doings,
and so little informed and so indiffer-
ent in the matter of the huge appro-
priations. which affected his own Of
fee?
81 called attention to the condition
of the Treasury in my report" re-
peats Mr.. Harrington, and, says there
his responsibility ceased.
Mr.. Harrington has been the Comp
troller of the Treasury and is now the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
He is making desperate efforts to re-
lieve himself of the responsibility for
the raid upon the States finances; but
it is all too apparent that his warn
ings to the Legislature were made in
such low whispers, ard his failure to
do his full duty to prevent the deficit
is so fragrant, that the voters have
very properly concluded that they will
take no more chances; that the prom
ises of the Democratic machine are
not justified by its past record, and
therefore, they will vote for "busi-
ness Administration of the States
Affairs by Business Men,. and elect
the Republican candidates.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
THE WAY TO RESULTS

Elwood Balderston, John Harlem
slime, Andrew Reynolds-that is the
list which the Republicans present to
the people of this county as their can
didates for the House of Delegates. If
any slightest breath of adverse criti-
cism has been, or can be, uttered
against them, We have not heard it.
Men of clean personal lives, of recti-
tude of purpose, of intelligent citizen
ship. why shouldn't they represent this
county in the EeXt Legislature In
deed, why wouldn't it be much better
that they should be our representatives.
in the light of the fact that the Cover
nor himself will be a Republican. We
think it is generally conceded that Mr..
Weller will be elected. With a Repub-
lican governor and Republican Sen
ator from this county, wouldn't it be
much better to have Republican, mem
bers of the House? In other words,
wouldn't We get better results by such
a situation? We think the people of
this county understand pretty well
that in the last Legislature. one of our
Democratic members of the House
from this county, working sin cahoots"
with the old Democratic machine.
caused all the trouble we experienced
after we had thought that by general
conferences of our fellow-courtians,
we had paved the way for harmonious
and helpful results, as to local affairs.
Is it wise to repeat that experience?
Do we want. forever. to suffer from
the playing of "small politics.? Aren't
we, as a county, entitled to legisla-
tive representation that will work for
the best things, in harmonious and
brood mipdad Snirito
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
Real Estate Transfers

Ida Lort and Franklin w, Lort, her
husband, to Charles Shippers, 2 acre
property near Singerly, 5000.
Margaret R. Hartman, Of New Jer-
sey, to Antonio Manceritz and wife, "a
acre property in Third district, $500.
Edward Deibert and wife and Irwin
II. Deibert to The f. Deibert and Co.,
property at Elk Landing in Elkton,
$1,000
Walter w. Woodall and wife to An
drew J Woodall, interest in 1913 acre
property in Third district, $500 and
other considerations.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
TOO VALUABLE TO LOSE

Mr.. Charles L. Peacock is the Re-
publican candidate for Clerk of the
Court, simply because everybody
without respect to party recognizes
that his six years Of service as Deputy
Clerk have proven conclusively that
he is by all odds the man best fitted to
handle that highly responsible office
Mr.. Peacock's devotion to his work
and the promptness and intelligence
with which he has handled that work
have made him recognized as model
officer Mr.. Peacock is too conscien-
tious in his attention to his official
duties to neglect the same for cam
paign purposes; which together with
his recent bereavement in the loss of
his mother) will prevent him seeing
the voters as widely as he would
doubtle- like to do. But the voters
will overlook that fact, when they
think of the value to the county, of
having so capable and Industrious an
officer as Mr.. Peacock in charge of
the Clerks office. The fact is that
everybody who has to deal with the
Clerks office comedies that he is too
valuable a public officer to 10
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
Interesting Cecil History
North East, Oct.

North East, Oct. Y, 1913.
Hon. Frank E. Williams,
Dear Sir:-I send herewith regis
ter of the officers of Cecil County
Militia commissioned in 1778-79. The
list does not contain those appointed
in other years to the militia, nor those
officers from Cecil serving in the Con-
tinental Army. 1t will however fur
Eish a starting point for many of our
citizens who may wish to secure men,
bership in the great Patriotic Socie-
ties of the country. The expense Of
membership is very moderate while it
is pleasant and valuable. The names
are taken from official records in the
Maryland Archives. Vol. p.
Very truly yours,
ISAAC Fl FORD
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16

Mr.. William Z. Taylor, of the First
District. Republican candidate for
Sheriff, is making splendid progress
with his campaign. Taking nothing
for granted, Mr.. Taylor is carrying
his candidacy directly to the people
by personal canvass and we hear
nothing but good reports of the i'm
preston he is making wherever he
goes
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
THE BASIS OF CHOICE

1t cannot be denied that the Repub-
licans of this county are very fortu-
nate in the candidates they are enabl-
ed to present for long and short term
County Commissioners.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16

Messrs. Thomas S. Miller, Tullard
Buckworth and Luther j. Richards
have offered themselves as Republi-
can candidates for Judges of the Or
phans' Court. While the remunera-
ton is small, the office is one of dig
nity and Importance; and we are glad
to be able to preesnt such candidates.
We hope to have the pleasure of con
graduating the county on their cleo
tiOn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
THE EFFICIENCY TEST

nN,SOf course, we want to see Thomas
b6. Miller elected Register of Wills. SO,
eve believe, do the honorable gentle
men who opposed him in the primary.
1t was perfectly proper primary
contest, in which none of the opposing
candidates did anything regrettable.
1t resulted in a majority of the Re-
publican voters naming Mr.. Miller as
their candidate. once again, for Regis
ter of Wills. With only the kindest
feelings for his opponents, that major
ity of Republican voters named Mr..
Miller on his record. At least such is
our Interpretation Of the result. Mr..
Craycroft and Mr.. Owens were both
clean, capable men. Nothing could be
said against them. Mr.. Miller simply
had the advantage of his splendid rec
ord in office, and his wide acquain-
tanceship in the county. Under such
circumstances. why shouldn't we and
everybody else who appreciates eff
cient service, want to see him re-elect-
ed? These are days when We are de-
handing efficiency tests in public office
as elsewhere. Apply that test to Mr.,
Miller and let him be Judged thereby.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16

The announcement that J. Edward
Crothers and Philip NJ. Groves would
be the Republican candidates for
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer,
respectively, was a very gratifying
announcement to those of us who want
to see only good men and true" on
the ticket which We are asked to sup
port Nobody, certainly, can question
the high standing, as well as the per-
sonal popularity of ED" Crothers and
"Phil" Groves. They are the kind of
men We like to see standing for our
important county offices.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
BIRTH OF A NATION
COMING TO PORTLAND

The worlds greatest moving picture,
for sight Of which hundreds of thou.
sands Of persons in eastern cities have
paid as high as 81 head, is to have a
showing in Portland next week.
1t is The Birth of a Nation" made
by ID. W. Griffith, the 100000 pro-
ducer, and it is to be exhibited at the
Heilig Theatre.
THE Birth of a Nation, started out
to be dramatization of Thomas Dix.
on's The Clansman," but it soon out.
grew the original story. 1t worked
backward from MIR. Dixon's romance of
the reconstruction and included the Civil
war in an attempt to show that this
country was not really born until it had
proved its unity by hideous time of
bloodshed and rebuilding.
The film cost half million dollars to
make. employed thousands of men and
horses for its action and hundreds of
acres of its settings. The principal
players are stars whom Mr.. Griffith
himself found. developed and taught
the art of photoplay acting by his own
standards. Mae Marsh, Henry B.
Walthall, Robert Harron and Lillian
Gish are in the number.
The Birth of Nation has had more
magazine and newspaper publicly than
any other one picture ever made. The
June number of Everybodys and Life
are among the periodicals devoting
space to it.
1t is declared nothing previously done
in moving pictures anywhere near ap-
proaches the massiveness and pictorial
value of The Birth of Nation.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
.OCTOGENARIAN EN-
JOYS LOCAL SCENERY

Although he is 50 years of age, the
oldest of family of IL children, there
is perhaps no man IN Oregon today
over so who is more agile and who en-
Joys exercise more than does |. w.
Dabney. of Canyon City. Colo, who is
here spending a portion of the summer
with the family of his brother, o. P.
Dabney. Mr.. Dabney, a veteran of
the Civil war, was with Sherman on
his march to the sea.
81 have Travelled extensively over
the United States, says the octogen-
arian, 'bu ] have never seen any com
munity that | like any better than
Oregon. This weather here, with its
snap gives me the vigor of youth.
While here Mr. Dabney has made
frequent excursions on foot into the
neighboring hills.
The parents of |. W. Dabney, Henry
and Maria Dabney, resided in Valen-
tine county, Ind, where the IL chill
dren were born. Seven of the large
family still survive. six sons and a
daughter. They are: Thomas L. Dab
ney, of Long Beach, Calf, aged Ga
years; o. P. Dabney, of Hood River,
aged IS; DR.. f. X. Dabney, of Los An.
geles, aged So; r. T. Dabney, of Port
land, aged 81; Joseph Dabney, of Los
Angeles, aged So; |. W. Dabney, OF
Canyon City. Colo, aged 81, and Mrs.
Ellen Holiday, of Livingstone, Mont,
aged rs.
For a number of years it has beer
the custom of the family to hold an an
nual reunion. Last winter all of them
met in Long Beach, Calf.
1--WE have not made our plans for the
coming year," says 0. p. Dabney,
"but we all contemplate gathering al
one of our homes or some centrally
located place for our regular reunion. "
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
DIRECT ROUTE FROM
YAKIMA PROPOSED

The people of White Salmon and
Glenwood, Wash. are endeavoring to
get a more direct wagon route from
North Yakima TO the Columbia river.
At the present time il is necessary to
travel by Glenwood Goldendsle, Bick-
Teton and Mabton to reach the fruit
district from the mid Columbia region.
However. a road passes through the
Yakima Indian reservation and ends
just north of the Klickitat river, about
eight miles east of Mount Adams.
The terminus of the road from Glen
wood is but about three miles from
that passing through the reservation.
The following party Of men spent
Sunday inspecting the region between
the two roads. endeavoring to deter
mine If a road may be constructed with
small expense across the intervening
mountain district: II. d. Coe, J. S.
Prawl, Harry Devoe, Robert Parrott,
Perda STACK, and E. M. Self. of Glen
wood q. A. Reed, A. X. Hayes, II. A..
Shepler. C. P. Hutchins and C. c..
Hutchins, of White Salmon, and w. F.
Wahrer, of Hood River.
"The proposed road can be easily
constructed" says Mr.. Wahrer, land
the Washington good roads men will
begin campaign for its early compile
tI0n
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
New Cloud Cap Inn Road Proposed

Editor of the Glacier: have been
much interested in the resolutions
passed by the Pomona grange which
met at Parkdsle on August IL, and es-
pecially in regard to the Cloud Cap Inn
road
My understanding is that this road
was built and maintained by private
capital and that permit for its con-
struction was obtained from the state
| before forest reservation was created.
Such being the case, it seems to me
perfectly proper that toll should be
charged to assist the owners in meeting
the necessary expenses of maintaining
the road.
Every spring the debris of winter
storms must be removed, cross bitches
closed and other needful work done, and
in the fall cross bitches must be re-
made.so that the rains and melting
SHOWS do not destroy the road.
Barlow road is. partially at least,
maintained by tolls: pedestrians even
being required to pay rs cents each be-
fore reaching Government camp.
am sure we all will agree that our
grand old Mount Hood is our greatest
| dLtI dNhlOiIy DuL WHdL has ttlt CUutltH
ever done to popularize it? We have
made our apples world famous by ad-
vertising, but how many dollars have
we ever spent in advertising our won
derful mountain or constructing a road
to it?
All the advertising and the means Of
reaching the mountain have been pro-
vided by private capital. The manager
of the Inn runs an advertisement in
leading daily papers of Portland, pri-
vate. capital. The proprietor of Mount
Hood Lodge also advertises, private
capital; and the Mount Hood Railway
has run excursions to the mountain,
giving very attractive round trip rates,
| also private capital. Through these
efforts tourists from all parts of the
United States have visited sour noun
! tain.
Now, may | make suggestion? We
all know that team at an expense of
about $3.50 per month is kept at the
Inn to convey guests to and from the
Inn auto, which does not attempt to
ascend the last two miles of the route,
which is steep, and owing to the con-
tour of the mountain cannot be relo-
Gated on better grade. have excel
lent authority for making the state
ment that grade not exceeding nine
per cent can be located on the east
slope of the mountain by which Cloud
Cap Inn and Eliot glacier can be
reached by auto. This road would con-
meet with the proposed loop highway
around the mountain and would be
omparatively inexpensive to build and
maintain. 1t would be entirely feasi-
BILE and free. 1t would also be open to
travel for larger portion of the year
than the Inn road, since it would be To-
Gated where the sun and wind would
melt the snow early in the season.
So | would suggest that committee
be appointed by the grange to invest-
gate such route and that report be
submitted and a petition prepared to
present to the forestry department re-
questing the privilege of constructing
road. Constant Reader.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
HOOD RIVER HOG
SALES INCREASE

The sale Of live porkers in Hood
River was formerly a novelty. This
summer numerous sales Of herds Of
swine have been made to local meat
market men and TO the Consolidated
Mercantile Co. The largest purchase
price. amounting to almost 81 900, to
any individual was paid by II. c. Ritz
to Howard Pealer, Mr.. Pealer last
week selling TO Mr.. Ritz herd of l02
large shoats. Mr.. Ritz will fatten the
swine on mill feed.
81 have kept them on pasture. |
bought 20 head and raised the others
from my own litters, says Mr.. Pealer.
The cost Of raising the hogs was
practically nothing.
The hogs were hauled from the Peal
er place to Mr.. Ritz Oak Grove place
in four big four-horse wagon loads.
Several wagonlosds of swine were
shipped from here to Portland last
week.
The first live hogs ever TO have been
shipped from here to Portland by orch
ardists were delivered last week to the
Union Meat Co. by A. j. Graft, who
had charge of the swine.
1t had been expected that the hogs
would be delivered to the local packing
company. However, it was found i'm
possible at the last moment to care for
the porkers locally, and out of necessi-
ty MIR. Graf, who has had former ex-
perience in livestock business, was ap-
pointed to accompany the hogs to the
Portland Union Stock Yards.
Those owning portions of the ship
ment we're: Graft Bros, F. E. Bat
tey, w. E. Sherman. F. W. Buff and
Mrs. Geo. W. SimOns.
81 was treated with the greatest of
courtesy by the officials of the meat
company, as well as the stock yards
people," says Mr.. Graft "The ship
ment netted the owners the aggregate
sum of S605. They sold from $3.50 to
ST. so per hundred, the latter figure be-
ing the top of the market for the day.
The hogs were sold on their merit.
There was no Jumping, and even the
small lots were classified.
81 got every dollars worth, | think,
out of our hogs that they were worth. !"
Mr.. Graft has formed connections
with Portland markets. and will in the
future be prepared to handle hogs for
local orchardists, who. find that they
are not able to dispose of them to the
local markets.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-08-26
BILLY SUNDAY
PLAYS WINNING BALL

The presence of the noted evangelist,
Billy Sunday, who played his old posi-.
tion, center field, where he was making
reputation at the time of his conver-
sion, was the inspiration for the team
of Hood River ministers who defeated
the bankers in an interesting and
unique baseball game on Columbia field
last Thursday afternoon by score of
43 to 10. The thermometer was regis
tering "a degrees in the shade, and
truly il was a battle of perspiration.
Rev. W. p. Kirk was temporarily over
come by the heat, and several of the
members of the bankers team were
apparently affected.
The spectators, ana a fair sized
crowd had braved the warm suns rays,
rooted for ministers and bankers in
turn, all the while drowning their
handkerchiefs in profuse beads of per-
spiration. Palm leaf fans were waited
vigorously. Attorney Hazlett was
again the arbiter of points OF doubt for
the clergymen and pillars of finance. A
joshing rotten" often greeted his de-
cisions.
Rev. Sunday clearly demonstrated
that he has not forgotten the days with
the White Sox. He knocked out the
first hit and made the trst score for
the ministers. A fly never escaped
him. The prettiest slide ever seen in
Hood River was made by him, although
he was tagged as he plunged for the
home plate by W. F. Wahrer, catcher
for the team of bankers. With diff
Guilty stopping a hot grounder, Lau-
| renee Hershner, who played the headi-
est game of any of the bankers, plugged
the ball in home, stopping Billy Sun
| days score.
Jim Rimmer performed some inter.
estiDg gymnastic stunts on the field.
Banker Wahrer, used to short hours,
was ready to close the game about the
sixth inning. Calling for lunch, he de-
posted his mask and protector beside
the players benches and it was neces
sary to hold directors meeting, al
which it was decided that the minister;
would be allowed to run up few more
scores.
TIE ministers team was: A. Whor
low, c; W. p. Kirk, p: H. A. Mac Don
aid, lb; p. o. Bonebrake, 2b; Morris
Goodrich, 3b: W. B. Young. SIS; Johr
Samuel, If; Billy Sunday. cf, and A. S
| Donat, rf.
The bankers who played were: W
+. Wahrer, C; l.. Hershner, and X. W
Sinclair, alternately and lb; Harolc
Hershner, 2b; Ed Winter, 3b; jim
Rimmer, SIS : Pete Schroeders, If; Har
vey Jones, CT, and Floyd Arnold, rf.