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The commonwealth., 1915-08-21

gave a very successful carnival
on Wednesday OF last week.
The Rev. J. c. McEaddy, of
Cumberland, Nd, was in the city
last week the guest OF Rev. John
G. Martin.
Rev. ]. O. Custis, the evangel-
ist Of the Baltimore Conference,
is to preach at Payne Church next
Sunday evening.
Ground has been broken for the
erection of six modern houses, on
Kelly avenue, Mount Washing
ton.
Cards OF thanks" are not
news. All such cost five cents for
each line The news we publish
free, advertisements are not free.
Miss Sarah r. Jackson, of 618
N. Caroline St., has returned
from a most delightful visit to
her sister, Mrs. Chas. B. Spriggs,
Of Kent County, Maryland
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthews Neney
are visiting in Tidewater, Va.
Mrs. Carrie Jones and sister are
On two weeks visit to Virginia,
Mrs. Mary L. Stewart is visiting
in Richmond, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Pinn re-
Gently enjoyed a delightful trip
to the country.
Rev DR.. E. w. Scott, President
Of the Methodist Protestant Con-
ference, conducted very success
ful rally at Lutherville Church on
last Sunday.
There is now one |Hill" less,
since Miss Estella B., daughter
Of Rev. DR.. d. G. Hill, was united
in holy wedlock to Rev. John B.
St. Felix Isaac, by Bishop Cop
pin, at the summer residence Of
the brides parents, Petersville,
Nd, on the Goth Of last July.
Mrs. Lizzie Blake, Of 5O7 Hoff-
man street, a prominent member
Of the Household Of Ruth, will
leave tomorrow for Alexandria,
Va, to be present at Field Day"
Of the Patriarchie Regiment Of
Odd Fellows. From thence Mrs.
Blake will go to Warrenton, Va,
for a few days, and finally will
spend some time at Cape May.
Payne Memorial Church has re-
Gently fitted up its new parson~
age, 1912 N. Calhoun street. Rev.
] G. Martin is the much beloved
pastor of this church. The
Understanding and reception
occurs August 25.
The Bible vacation school con-
Quoted at St. Andrews, Mount
Washington by Mrs. Estella Hall,
Mrs. Susan F. Williams, and
Miss Ada NJ. Wright. has closed
after a most successful session.
Sewing, drawing and chair-can-
ing were included in the branches
taught.
Little Emma Macbeth.
The commonwealth., 1915-08-21

WEALTH:
On October %, 1910, the late
Hon. Judge Thomas Morris. OF
the Maryland United States Cir
cult Court, handed down an
elaborate opinion, which abro-
gated the Maryland Grandfather
Dlsfranchising Law" and rem
dered them null and void, on the
ground that such disfranchi5ino
schemes were in direct conflict
with the 18th Amendment of the
United States Constitution, which
is the Supreme Law of the land.
The defeated litigants appealed
from this decision of the learned
and distinguished jurist, and the
subject of political Grandfather
ISM was brought legally before
the United States Supreme Court,
which upheld and sustained Judge
Morris of Maryland, jointly with
the Oklahoma case, that political
"Grandfatherism' was unconsti-
tutional. This far-reaching and
important decision was handed
down by the United States Su-
preme Court, June p, 1915.
Thus, by the trenchant pen of
that 1lluStr1Ous Judge. Our whole
country was healed from the
"Grandfather's' chronic cancer.
which was extremely odious in
the nOstrils, revulsive to the mind
and repellant to the sight of all
fair-minded and decent suffra-
gists. For when the highest Fed
eral Tribunal of America handed
down its decision, which sus
tanned Judge Morris's opinion,
then the strong lettering chain of
political "Grandfatherism' was
snapped asunder into links. Hur-
rah for the great Maryland Judge!
Long may his NAME and MEM
DRY last
Like Lincoln's Emancipation
Proclamation, which did not only
liberate 100000 colored people
from the thraldom of slavery, but
also prevented 35,000,000 white
slave holders from continuing in
their heinOus iniquity of traffic in
human flesh and blood, so Judge
Morris's legal opinion. set right,
not only those upon whom the
clever schemes of "Grandfather-
ism were practised, but. also
those who shrewdly operated the
fraud games, for said Dante, the
renown thinker, Slavery is the
sum of all evils. And the great
est wrong which it inAicts upon
a people is not upon the slaves.
but UPON THE SLAVE-
HOLDERS"
In appreciation, therefore, for
the inestimab1e services the Hon
Judge Thomas John Morris has
rendered the colored race, in the
restoration of their political
rights, and the Republican party
in it's numerical gains, also the
"despoilers' from continuing in
their perverted course, it seems to
me fitting and appropriate that
the NAME and MEMORY of
Judge Morris should be perpetu-
ated. Erect for him suitable
memorial, that others might emit
late his example and uplift all
'classes of American citizens re-
gardless Of creed, color or posi-
ton.
The commonwealth., 1915-08-21
Society.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. P. w. Wortham, of 634
George street, and Mrs. !. w.
Woodhouse, Of 537 FRESHMAN
street, are spending some time in
Atlantic City.
Mrs. Harriet A. Hilliard, the
Old Town merchant, is erecting
very commodious store and
dwelling at the corner Of Orleans
and Spring streets.
The uniformed rank Of Pyth-
ians will attend divine service at
Waters Church, on Sunday aft
ernoon, August 10Th, where the
annual sermon will be delivered.
Mr.. Charles ], Harris, pianist
Of Boston, has been in the city,
visiting Miss Matte F. White, Of
434 w. Biddle street.
Miss Helen Fisher, Of the CON-
MONWEALTH office, is visiting her
sister Mrs. Read, Of Princess
Anne. Md.
Mrs. ]. w. Young, Of 0O3 Madi-
son avenue, and Mrs. Mary Hon
or, Of 342 w. Biddle street, are
visiting Cape May, Stone Harbor,
Wildwood and Atlantic City, n. 7,
Mrs. Hattie Dayton, Of Essex
County, Va, passed through the
city this week enroute to Atlantic
City. Her husband there met
with a serious accident.
Rev and Mrs F. L. Wheaton,
Of Macon, Ga, were in the city
last week the guest Of Rev. and
Mrs. \. I. Gaines. They were
enroutc to Boston to attend the
Business League. Before going
to Boston they will spend a few
days in Philadelphia and New
York.
Rev. G. Fl. Murray, Of Cations
vile, and Rev. a. L. Gaines. spent
a few days last week in Philadel-
phia.
Rev. R. f. Ford, pastor A, NJ.
E. Church, HagerstoWn, was in
Baltimore last week, guest at
Waters A. NJ. E. parsonage.
Rev. DR.. w. A. Credit, Of
Philadelphia, has been spending
some time in the city with friends
and relatives.
Mr. John H. Hampton is spend
ing some time in and near Bridge
port, Conn
Mr.. Arthur L. Macbeth, the off
cial photographer Of the Lincoln
Jubilee Exposition, conducted in
Chicago, left for that city during
the present week.
The Observer, monthly maya
zine, for August is out, and it is
rich in good reading matter in
all its departments. It's monthly
publication is a decided acQuisi-
ton to Our literature.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Fowman,
and Miss Bertie L. Valentine, or
ganist Of St. James Church. left
this week for Montgomery Coun-
ty, where they will spend the re-
naming portion Of the month Of
August
Mrs. Eliza Queen, Of northwest
Baltimore, has returned to the
city from her country place.
Miss Ella r. Brown has return
ed to the city after a pleasing So
journ at Earl Height, Md.
Mrs. TIi1da Evans has returned
to the city from Clear Springs,
Md, where she has been visiting
her parents.
The Stewardess Of Roland Park
The commonwealth., 1915-08-21
AND
THE LATE JUDGE
MORRIS.
AND

To the Editor Of the COMMON
WEALTH:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-13
COLORADO COUPLE IS
NOW HAPPY

In a little town in Colorado there
has happened near" miracle. A
man cured his wife Of running vari-
cose ulcer and they are the happiest
couple In the state. Four boxes of
Aliens Ulcerine Salve did it. Name
and address on application).
Aliens Ulcerine Salve is one of the
Oldest remedies in America and since
1869 has been known as the only salve
powerful enough to reach chronic ul-
GERS and old sores of long standing.
Because 1t is so powerful 1t often heals
burns and scalds without scar in a
remarkably short time.
Aliens Ulcerine Salve heals from
the bottom up and draws out the poi
sons. II applied on new cuts and
sores It heals in one-third the time
that common salves and liniments
take. At all druggists. BY mail, 55c,
book free. j, P. Allen Medicine com.
,pany. Dept. B44, ST. Paul. MINI.
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ROSE HILL PEOPLE
HEAR FROM GIFTS

Rose Hm. April 1o.-The Junior Ep-
vorth league Of Rose Hill. under the
leadership OF their leader Mrs. H. 9.
Millice. prepared small box Tor tne
Christmas ship, putting In their nttle
rifts- a letter OF sympathy and CHRIST
mas greetings. They have received an
acknowledgements Of them. The f1rst
was from Secretary 81 State Bryan, at
Washington, in which he said:
"The department OF state taxes
pleasure in forwarding to you caro-
Of thanks from the Countess Iza'
wife OF the Hungarian prime minister.
for your kindness in sending Christmas
presents to the children OF Hungary
The greetings from the countess
were:
"Best thanks from the Hungarian
children for your kind Christmas pres
ents. We have made many little ones
happy with them. God bless you,
(sirned) Christmas 1914. Countess
Tiza"
Besides being signed in her own
handwriting, the Acknowledgement
contained a picture of the Budapest
royal palace and the BUDAPEST parlia-
ment. Also picture of Francis Joseph
King OF Hungary and Emperor OF
Austria with Archiduke Francis JOS
#eph Otto, son Of the crown prince. The
national coat Of arms was on the
package.
Greetings were received by the lead.
er, Mrs. Millice, and Gail Sarvis and
Blanch Douglas.
These are highly priced by their re-
cepients. It is hoped to hear further
from the package, as there was letter
in each package.
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CONVENTION TO
open NEXT week
DISTRICT SESSION or CHRISTIAN
CHURCH At WARRINGTON
APRIL II TO IS.

Washington, April 1O.-The district
convention to be held next week at
the local Christian church will be an
event Of more than passing import
ance. There will be in attendance
about $50 delegates. The district COM
prises the southeastern one-fourth OF
the state. The program will begin Mon
day evening and continue through
Thursday evening. On Wednesday
banquet will be served Ut $3.50
o'clock at the Commercial club gym
nasium. This will be one of the not
able events OF the season in WASH
ington.
Az speakers Of the evening the COM
mittee has the promise Of Attorney
General Cosson who will have for his
subject When Iowa Goes Dry" Prof.
7. r. Douglass Of the state college q
Ames will talk on the community
church and the relation and influence
OF the church on the community wel-
fare, how 1t effects agriculture and
other interests.
President Hill NJ. Bell Of Drake uni
versity will be one OF the speakers
and the subject of his address will DO
National Watch Care" Senator Ken-
yon has also been engaged TO be one
of the speakers, but he has since writ
ten that he has law suit which may
interfere and prevent his keeping his
appointment, otherwise he will 10
here.
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IOWA OUT IN FRONT.

When the people OF iowa come 10
fully realize the immense advantages
which would accrue to them from the
intensive cultivation of their soil cor
responding to that necessary in Cali
fornia for any profitable use of the
land in agriculture or fruit raising, ana
also come to understand that such cut
ture would not only increase the pro-
duction Of grain and stock, which can.
net possibly glut the worlds markets,
but would also enable them to compete
with any country In the raising OF
apples and many small fruits which
require only care and skill, they will
be better content to keep their farms
and expend their opulence Of return ir
tours to California, rather than to sell
them even at the large prices which
they now command and remove to
California with no better prospect
than ,meager living on an investment
OF capital which In Iowa would make
practicable life Of comparative lux
ury.-Hon. Emlin McClain of Iowa
City, an Iowan who lived for thirty
years in California.
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FORMER SINGER is
HAILED INTO COURT

Keokuk, April 10.--Harold Crosby
erstwhile sweet singer in moving pic
ture theaters, was arraigned in the su
pertor court on an information charg'
ing him with cheating by false pre-.
lenses. Crosby, 1t IL claimed, forged
An order on Henry Sanders Of the
Grand hotel for lodgin, signing the
name of Tony Sansone Of the Colonial
theater, where he had at one time
been employed. The particular order
there Is said to be four Of them, on
which the information 10 based was
presented on April 8. When offered
to Sansone for payment he pronounced
them to be spurious and forgertes.
Crosby waived preliminary cxamina.
ton and was held to the grand jury
In the sum of $500 bond, which he was
unable to furnish.
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GAME LAW CHANGES.

Changes proposed in the game laws
Of the state will interest good many
persons Some of them embodied in
committee bills just introduced, are:
Completely closed season for certain
game birds until October 1, 1917, in
stead Of October OF this year. and to
include Hungarian partridges and
other Imported game birds Trapping
season to commence December / not
November 1. sLengthen the game fish
that must be thrown back from six to
eight inches, except as to trout ten
inches and pickerel twelve inches.
The game warden to approve plans
for all fishways. To stop the "resi-
dent alien" from getting a gun license
for 81 and make him pay SO the same
as nonresident. To cut out the
words with gum from the hunting
clause SO that one must have gun
license for hunting without q gun. Re
duce; the number Of prairie chickens
that may be taken on any one day to
eight and fifteen quails and not more
than twenty-five of all. kinds in one
day: also making 1t prima facie a VIC
lation of the law to have possession
Of as many as sixteen prairie chickens
at one time, instead OF twenty-five as
now
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FIND DISREGARD ON
LINES OF CITY LOTS

Iowa Falls, April 1O.-Engineers,
contractors, bank officials and proper
ty owners were busy figuring and
measuring when workmen were ready
to commence work on the new State
National bank building. In locating
the lot lines, it was found that many
irregularities prevailed and that the
banks neighbors were over on the
bank property. This investigation
also developed the fact that all the
buildings in the block were of the
property lines and that the buildings
on the corners ! encroached on the
streets several inches. AS permanent
improvements have been made that
precludes everybody moving over to
their proper places, the matter will be
compromised and adjusted SO that the
bank will get its proper width and yet
leave the neighbors in the rest Of the
block undisturbed.
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CROWD ATTENDS
DEMONSTRATION
AMEs EXPERT GIVES SPRAYING
AND PRUNING LECTURE
NEAR SELMA.

Selma, April 10.-A large crowd OF
interested farmers attended the
spraying, pruning, grating and bud
ding demonstration given Friday al
ternoon In the orchard Of G. b. Van
Buskirk. two miles west OF Selma, Dy
Prof. r. 8. Herrick and his assistant
OF Ames.
Men were there from the immediate
vicinity, Eldon, Highland Center ana
Agency. Prot Herrick gave splen-
did address in the orchard ON the a ~.
ject matter OF the demonstration. Ine
noticeable thing about the wnole 81.
fair was the large number OF farmers
who are enthusiastic over sprsyins
and by them the address AND, Demon
stration were we'll received.
The Van Buskirk orchard contain.
twenty acres and is considered one OF
the best in this portion Of the state'
Z st wear less than two-thirds Of 9
crop was received and $500 bushels
were gathered from the trees. TINS
wear every indication points 70
bumper crop. Prof. Herrick MAXIM!
this prediction after he had inspected
the buds on the trees. The orcnaro
is always sprayed three times during
the season. The frst time is Just az
the first peep Of color Is showing y
the opening OF the bud, the sscv ~
when about ninety per cent Oh ~
blossoms has fallen and again Wnen
the little apples are formed.
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Are you reading the newest serial
story, Nothing But the Truth" that
is now appearing in The Courier? 1t
started last Saturday and is proving
a most interesting and enjoyable
novel. II you haven't started it, just
pick 1t up from today's installment,
bearing in mind that the hero, raised
in the lap of luxury, finds himself
broke" and in the trying position of
having to tell nothing but the truth for
three weeks in order to win the
stake that will put him on a firm IN
s.ncial footing again.
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Iowa State News
sHIGH FINANCIER"
IS UNDER ARREST

Ames, April 10.-H. H. Durham,
baseball pitcher, painter, lecturer and
doctor" who pulled OF stunt in high
finance In Arhes last fall and disap-
peared between two days, has been ar
rested In Utica. N. y. where he was
posing as United States inspector
Of schools.
A telegram received Thursday by
Cashier I. o. HAsbrouck Of the Amss
National bank, bore the information
that he had been arrested under the
name Of "Dr. Harrison HI. Durham"
Durham worked in Ames for sever.
al months ~ pointer in the employ
Of Il. T. Koser. While here he posed
a. an ex.bsseball pitcher and told
wonderful tales Of his feats In cham
pionship games. After he had been
here long enough to create confidence
In the minds of several business men
he passed several checks against an
account in the Ames National bank, he
did not have and left for new fields.
The Iowa Bankers association in
connection with Burns and Pinkerton
detectives have been hot on his trail.
It is not known at this time whether
he will be brought back to Ames or
must flrst answer to some charges In
the east.
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SIRE LossEs.

It is hard to realize the enormity Of
the damage done by preventable fires
In the United States each year. A
great percentage Of all Ares might be
prevented by more care. The number
Of fires that are not due to careless
ness, negligence or incendiarism, are
very, very few compared with the ones
that might easily have been prevented.
"A Chicago statistician recently told
the Indiana State Fire Prevention es-
sociation at it's convention, that the
fire loss in the United States is
$500 each minute; that the cost to
each man, woman and child per year
u S.. that 1000 dwellings burn every
week: there is loss of $3;200,OOO in
homes each week; twelve churches
burn each week, and a like number Of
school houses while fifteen deaths
and fifty serious injuries result each
day from fires throughout the country
These figures are appalling, espec-
tally when one stops to think that
practically all this loss of property and
7 uman life could be prevented by
sticter observance of common sense
rules Of safety.
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tives who have believed that Poca.
hOntas Center Is big enough.
A NEW VIEWPOINT.

The state legislature has presented
a striking illustration of how a propo-
sition can be looked at from two diff.
ferent viewpoints. Just recently the
general assembly decisively dismissed
from consideration q proposal from
the governor and a special committee
to reduce the membership of the
house and the senate in the interest
of eficiency and economy. The legis.
lators secuted the idea that more or
better legislation could be gained by
reducing the number of men In the
general assembly.
Now with the session drawing near
a close and piles of unfinished bust
ness ahead, the two houses Of the leg.
islature have in effect reduced their
combined membership to fourteen
men-the two sitting committees" OF
the house and the senate. In the
hands of these two sitting commit.
tees, rests responsibility for practi.
cally all legislation that is introduc.
ed or otherwise acted on until the
close OF the session and ordinary mem
bers of the two bodies have merely
the privilege Of saying FAYE" or may
when the bills come up.
The assembly has found that in the
interests of legislation, some method
had to be followed to take matters
out Of the hands of the many and put
them in the hands Of q few.
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SONS GIVE FATHER
MASONIC WORK

West Union, April Something
unique in Masonic work and history
was scheduled to occur In La Harpe,
ILL.,, last week, when five sons Of u
candidate for third degree honors con-
ferred the work on their father. The
candidate was Ed Belknap, and the
sons, R. H., of West Union, Art Of
Strawberry Point. Clark OF Cedar Rap
ids, Ruel and Allan Of La Harpe. Mr.
Delknap, ST., took the first degrees
in Masonry some years ago, his i've
sons completing their instruction be-
fore their father, who was surprised
when he found "the boys" occupying
the I'VE principal chairs and prepared
to do the work necessary to complete
the degree to raise Mr.. Belknap, Sr..s
to the sublime degree OF a Master
Mason. M
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RoTHENsTEIN FUNERAL.

Bloomfield, April 10.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Kiefer Rothenstein was born in
Friedelsheim, Germany, June g. 1910
and passed away at her home near
Bloomfield April 8, 1915, aged "a
years, 10 months and 5 days. She
and her husband were married In
Germany and came to Davis county
in early life. She was the mother Of
seven children, two sons and ive
daughters, all OF whom, except one
son, with the husband survive her
The funeral was held at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. Schnorr, in
Bloomfield today at II O'clock. Inter
ment in the I. o. O. F. cemetery.
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VOTERS IN FAVOR
OF CONSOLIDATION

Oskaloosa. April 1O.-A proposition
to establish consolidated school dis
trict, comprising the present districts
Of Farmersvil1e, Summit, Mud Valley,
and Barr, in Madison and Adams
townships, was voted upon at a special
election this week and carried by an
overwhelming majority. Only three
votes were cast agaiEst the proposition
while 5S voted in favor of 1t. The dis
tricts Of Farmersville and Summit are
located In the eastern part of Madison
township, while Mud Valley and Barr
are on the western line Of Adams town
ship.
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EIGHT CAR LOADS
OF GOLD SENT EAST

Council Bluffs. April 1o-Eight car
loads Of gold bullion passed through
Council Bluffs late today enroute to
New York city. It came from the Pa
cific coast.
4 The railroad detectives fairly swarm-
ed about the train while 1t was passing
over the fifteen miles OF track between
South Omaha and Council Bluffs yard
limits. The shipment was billed as silk.
1t was delivered to the Rock Island
railroad here by. the Union Pacific.
Earl Hall, special agent. accompanied
the train through Iowa.
About four weeks ago so-called
special train load Of silk was sent east
through here.
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SECTION MAN HELD
INVOLVING WRECK

Mason City, April l0-Ross B. John.
land, has been arrested by railroad de
tectives in connection with the derail-
ment OF Rock Island passenger train
Friday night. Detectives claim John
son has confessed to opening the
switch. Mrs. johnson threatened to
take her life because Of her husbands
arrest. During the past month five
trains have been derailed and detectives
have been working on the case. No rea :
son is yet given for Iohnsons alleged
act.
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II The waterway problem is being
Thoroughly investigated In Illinois,
where the legislature is to be asked
- 1annronriate nearly four million dol
lars for furnishing CONNECTING IA M
between Lake Michigan ana me Mls-
sissippi. Many Of the states .nrous .l,
out the middle west are raining M.o
the band wagon on the matter OF PRO.
yiding waterways to meet the new
competition developing from the ~.
vantage the Panama canal mas gwen
to the sea coasts.