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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-10-06
Government Ownership Of Railroads

Government Ownership OF Railroads.
Preparations are being made by
Government agencies for the big rail-
road investigation under the New
lands resolution by a joint sub-com-
mittee of Congress, which will take
the centre of the stage Immediately
after election. The hearings will
begin November 26.
This investigation will go into all
transportation conditions of the
United States relating to interstate
and foreign commerce, and will de-
termine the necessity and trend of
further legislation.
The principal issues that will con-
front the subcommittee are:
Whether there, shall be absolute
Government ownership of the rail
roads as well as of other public utili-
ties, such as telegraph, wireless,
cable, telephone and express COM
panies; or
Whether there shail be continued
Federal regulation, including require
ment of Federal incorporation or
control of incorporation of railroads,
with increased powers given to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Figures that will be placed before
the Congressional JOINT committee
will show that the Government by
owning the roads could afford to re-
duce the freight and passenger rates
SO per cent by economic methods that
would not impair the service.
1t will be shown that the income
from the railroads in one year would
be nearly one-third the cost to the
Govrnment of taking them over.
The Railroads are being valued
now under the Federal act of 1913,
and it is generally estimated that
their value will be between $4,000
100000 and 100000, with
the capital stock placed at $4,000
100000.
The railroads, are essentially pub
lie in their nature, receiving tax
from the people of $3,047,O19,9OS,
collected by the Government itself
BY allowing individuals to collect
this tax, the Government is farming
out the collection of taxes, which in
II ages, has been denounced as
abusive and as imposing on the
public.
The power of the roads, is so great
that it is more enormous than the
Government itself, the roads being
able to make or unmake communl-
ties and individuals.
The opportunity for graft, is
greater in private ownership OF rail-
roads than in Government ownership.
A greater measure of economy
will come with Government owner
ship, it is claimed. The Federal au-
thorities, will eliminate the economic
waste of parallel lines, and the
waste that would be entailed in the
payment of thousands of employees
required to operate the railroads.
One of the principal arguments
against Government ownership is
the claim that it will bring into poll
tics the 1,695,483 employees (as
shown June 80, 1914, and that
the efficiency of the roads when
handled by the Government will be
less than by private hands. In an
swer to this the advocates of Gov
rnment ownership point to the Post
Office system as an instance where
Government control to best.
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Property Transfers.

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Levin L, Shockley, Sarah L. Wit
worth and Elizabeth Shockley. prop
erty on East High street, Elkton.
J. Wilson Squier and Cornelius s.
Abrahams, Receivers, to Benjamin
F. Slater, of Pennsylvania. Wood
lawn Camp Ground of 13A acres in
Seventh district, 5000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-10-06
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-10-06

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Style plus
10

England controls 70 per cent of the worlds
wool Germany leads in the manufacture Of
dye-stufs. The war in Europe has therefore
sent the price of reliable fabrics soaring.
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RISING SUN
MARYLAND.

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24


ADMIT the principle OF military conpeui-
tioh ot Europe we must REJECT an I'M,
portant principle or democracy or fa''
miseiaDly III the competition. Democ-
racies are by their nature uihpie 10
compete successfully with
governed countries In the conduct OF a
W ms the or u Cohsti'ut.on
were well aware and therefore PROVIDED
the machinery whereby, In the event OF
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
DENIES ORNAMENTS
INSURE AGAINST WAR
Francis Nelson. Member of
Parliament, Hits at NUM-
tons Makers.

Francis Nelson. member OF Parlia-
nIeut II single tax advocate, denied
last night in AN address at the Sunday
evening forum OF the Free Synagogue
that preparedness for war was insur-
ancc against war.
That statement is not true" he as
serted. I'm ten years in Great Britain
we spent $4,000. ooO. 600 for that sort of
Insurance. and. strange to say, when
We get through paying the premiums
we found hat We had not yet settled
with the company. for IL this war lasts
until neNt summer we will have paid
out besides the premiums about $12,50O.-
OOO. 600.
When asked by a man in the audience
what would happen II one nation should
| discard armament he said that every
| other nation would follow the example.
Mr.. Nelson was bitter against muni-
tons manufacturers, who. Il" said, had
kept up a campaign of j'ngoism In Eng
land for many years to boom the army
aud navy appropriations.
You can't work a people up in favor
OF an increase in ustiona armauucnts
unless YOU first stir NJ iutcrnatinua
1 hatred" he said. 'Aud the strange
thing is that the armament firms oi
, EUROPE have no International hatreds."
t. prove. this point MIR. Nelson read
the naneS If the directors of an English
, munitions Arm before the war, pointing
out that two lived in Germany aud sew
erdl others in France and other ruun-
tries. He said that il the people would
Only think of what the war means THE
" iping out Of the youth of Europe. the
generations "f poor people who must
grow poorer and poorer. the heads tina
tried To push up above the level Of pov.
erty aud are now crushed down for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
TEN CENTURIES OF LIFE
UNITE IN PEACE PRAYER
Ten Wise Men in Home Of
Daughters Of Jacob Kneel
Long Hours Each Day.

There is a feeling OF great import
ance anon the 200 aged residents of
the Home of the Daughters OF Jacob
at 6 o'clock each morning. for al that
hour the ten wise mcu Of tho home are
bending forward on their feeble knees
10 pray for peace.
There IL Nisseu Ttosenstcin, whose
hands shake and whose head trcmhles.
with his wisdom Of 1o5 years. There
is IIillol iiusherg. who's. beard was gray
come nifty years ago. There is Neudil
Lciner. who il 81 Louis l~,osenbaunt. age
~. and half a dozen others VINO soon
will have lived through a century Of
trouble.
Very solemnly AT : O'Clock every
morning thes" ten old mon march into
their meeting room and hneel Yer,
sulemnly they rise an hour later and
assume their places AT tho council table.
Very solemnly for an hour or So there
after they discuss the moral aspects of
the war. of all war. and very sulcmnly
at the expiration Of that discussion the,
kneel again tn continue their patient
prayer for peace,
II is not on one dHN IN the week
that the ten old men gather to Offer
their feeble help toward peace, II Is
every day. Aud it, is not for one or i've
or three hours tina they kneei in sup
plica,Ion. bu, with little intermission
for every hour through the long hours
between s in the morning and I In the
afternoon.
They have each and every one dedi-
Gated their efforts to peace until, II
need be. the last day of their lives.
They have agreed to he neutral In thor
prayers. and they v agreed. unless
sickness prevents. to pray each DAY be
tween the prescribed hours until peace
Is declared.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
SAYS MILITARISM MEANS
THE END OF DEMOCRACY
President Garfield of Williams College Fears Presi-
dent Would Have to Be a Dictator
Wants Cautious Steps.

Speaking In the forum Of the Mount
Morris Baptist Church, Harlem, as mem.
Der Of the League to Enforce Peace, Pres.
ident Harry II. Garfield OF Williams Col.
lego said yesterday morning that the
United states could not adopt the mill.
ism advocated by any political leaders
and remain a democratic government. liz
said that with militarism 1t would be
necessary to clothe the President OF the
United States with imperial power and
surrender the liberties Of the American
democracy in the preparations for de.
fence.
our army and navy ought to be wei
organized and equipped and economical,
maintained" said Mr.. Garfield. "Bu We
ought not to have q larger military es.
tablishment than Nc need to police oui
country and defend our shores. To base
our building programme upon that OF
other nations Is to put ourselves in the
vicious circle of naval competition anc
to commit ourselves TO n policy dictated
By Europe and absurdly inapplicable
from a political point of view. to oui
needs.
W anne reverse our attitude to.
ward standing armies and . big navies
without at least exciting the suspicion,
OF Europe. 1t viii make little difference
on ground we base our programme
Europe will see in the departure from
our traditional policies a menace tina
will move the nations TO greater militar,
activities. Moreover. we mus, not fai
to consider the effect OF this departure
upon u institutions themselves. II W,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
AERIAL COAST GUARD URGED.
Daniels and Garrison Are Asked to
Help Org sanitation.

The Aero club of America has writ
ten to SECRETARY Daniels and Secretary
Garrison and to the Superintendent Of
the United States Coast and Gcodetic
Survey. asking their cooperation for the
project to establish an aerial coast pa
troll on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
The executive committee OF the Aero
club has also authorized Rear Admiral
Robert Il. Peary. father of the project,
to organize "A committee of army. navy
and militia authorities and a~erpnauticsl
and wireless experts from every part
of the country to assist In carrying out
thu project.
T'he idea is to divide the entire coast
line into sections. each one of which
will have a station equipped with an
aeroplane for patrolling PURPOSES. II
is hoped that patriotic citizens of tn,
coast communities will furnish the
funds to equip the stations, which vii
then be maintained at the expense al
the naval militia. President Wilson has
Endorsed the plan. and already Portland
Me-, has taken steps toward It's rcaliza'
ton by raising $4,000 toward one unit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
LINCOLN, The spy, HAS
COVERED ALL TRACKS
Federal Detectives Seeking
Fugitive Admit They Arc
ON Blind Trail.

The Federal Investigators who have
been hunting for lgnatius T. r. Lincoln.
the German spy. since he escaped from
a deputy marshal a week Il admitted
yesterday that they had struck a blind
trail. They believe, however, that he ~
still in hiding in this city. II II their
opinion tina some trusted friend has
cumstanccs surrounding his escape and
his several communications since h's
escape are being investigated
William NJ. Ofiiey. head OF tho bureau
Of Investigation of tho Department ~
Justice, said yesterday that " Francis
r. johnson. the former deputy marshal
who was dismissed because NJ the lin
rolu escape. had notified the Federal
authorities Immediately after lincoln
got away, the fugitive probably would
have been reCaptured before that md
light. Two hours after the department
Of Justice WAS notified Of tho escape
last Monday Mr.. of'ey traced Lincoln
to two places he had visited on tho
night Of his escape, At one ~ which
places lie got needed funds. The trail
ended there.
/ Every means available has been taken
To find him. On the other hand IL waS
learned yesterday that I.incolns escap"
had been predicted before n happened
I and WAS known to certain persons IN
his city. In this light the fact that
hts getaway" was timed 50 well with
tho publication 81 his book VI "revcls
tiotu-' Is especially interesting TO tn"
Department Of Justice The Federal au-
thoriticS also have taken up III" story
Of Iiucoln's alleged appearance IN a
n.v.n,n,r office with the ATTORNEYS for
that newspaper.
Lincoln IL said tn have q brother and
sister living in New York as well as
, other friends upon whom lie could call
for aid in his present circumstances
There are certain features ~ the Lincoln
ease too which lead tho Federal authori-
ties to believe that Lincoln may have
| been associated With capt Won Fapei,
the recalled German sttache.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
RECORD HITS MOOSE
AS FALSE TO IDEALS
Ex-Lcadcr Of Jersey DcnOunces
Progressive National
Committee.
SEES K FOR JOBS

George l.. Record Of Jersey city. a
leading Progressive during the Wilson
Rooseveit-Taft campaign Of 1912. ~ho
figured prominently in the steps that led
10 the birth Of the Bull Moose party.
says he ''supposes this country has never
witnessed n more cynical and contempt
ible abandonment OF principles by so
called leaders, than that which took
place at the recent meeting OF the Ma
tional Committee Of h Progressive
party in Chicago.
Mr.. Record has a corner all to himself
In the sunday Inquirer. published in
Union Hin, N. j.. and this is a part Of
his article thai appeared yesterday:
They 1.-THE committeeman issued a
declaration Of what they we're pleased n
term Progressive principles. In which the
whole 1912 programme OF social and in
dustrial justice was calmly kicked into
the discard and in lieu thereof the doc
trine of extreme preparedness was clc-
waited to the position OF the cardinal
principle Of the party.
81 do not recall In the political history
of the country anything quite 80 con
temptible AS this performance.
1.-THE time and place Of the convention
was fixed at the same time and place
40 the Republican convention. for the
obvious purpose of enabling Perkins. the
meal ticket and practically sole remnant
of the party. to traffic with the Renuhli-
can old guard for jobs. Anything
would he accepted, from tho nomination
for President on the Republican ticket
down to the nomination OF justice of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24

King Albert of Belgium Is a PATRON Of
the movement. In a letter to tho Count
esS dbultremont. Princess dc I.igne, a
member ~ the Belgian committee. he
said
II have received the letter IN which you
ask me to give my patronage TO the
work, SO praiseworthN. Of the oversees
'Iuh, winch is collecting money in the
United States for the purpos" uf supply
INK tobacco to the Belgian soldiers. II is
very willingly that | accept having my
naine associated with those who are de-
voting themselves "a the we'll being and
comfort OF our brave combatants."
las the smokers OF the Belgian army
number approximately 600. 900" aid
Mr.. Jones yesterday. the supply must
he continuous Under the nerve racking
shell fire. in the anxious moments be-
fore attack. In the long. monotonous
hours of inactivity in the trenches, and
even in hour of greatest pain when
wounded. tobacco IL the soldiers great
solacc and comfort. Recently when the
Belgian army was asked whether II
would rather have more food Of Inn
proved quality from It's Impoverished
Government or tobacco. the unanimous
decision of the army was: Give us
poor food, If you must but let us have
tobacco"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
BOSS OF BRONX zoo
BURDENEDB BY A SKUNK
Curator Ditmars Doesn't Know
What to DO with Animal
lie Borrowed.

p,.a v,ut roul. tame
,.,r4. .,h,L,.,
Spe'1'"c" '" ~" "'''"'' "''
Raymond !" bttmarS, curator or 'he
Bronx Zoo, has one he wants. oh 81
,.a,, n., rt, -.
''" W.
Inc curator ueciu'h some ""' "s'
that his exploits In nature study were In
,,,a,. I,o had aurcr nriu,ed tho
III. . -
rahs-ou'aHS 'n" ""'N'" wv" '"''
from a laiIcehead viper. and hts neigh
bors had once threatened to go To law
,L.,,itJ
u"''sS Nv e"" Wy '''
that he Kept IN MS Stndl"' nut nc hau
never taken = motion picture Of a
u.,,, ,o.. hrod .luuL At clos. range.
' $3.50 =,
Nv" "u''rfN' pau. W "'' '"" "
"su''u !" Il" l"St '"'' ."'- ,t,
Inc "oun husS'cS y, 'n' ~ "u'
not 90 i"'| are u'' az" ""t y
searched Tor e real IlNt.! pussy WIN .
mean disposition " 'dS' '"'"' w.
weeks ago ne h'"rh 'n"' " i"'"''I ~
NalhalIh htd tduGnt ono awe III " '"p'
Up ne went 1" \"lhaN WIN q Sp'''','S
constructed aIIProoi "Sn's'"S "N anu "c
borrowed the shuhk'
sack to ms stud'o M ms nome ~
S'arsddle he TOOK II ne Ie' VI OUT III
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
THREE TORPEDO BOATS
ESCORT FOR CYMRIC
White star Liner Brings S26.-
OOO. OOO to Help Pay Debts
Of the Allies.

Renew ed activity Of German sub
marines off the British coast in the lane
Of liners impeiiei the British Admiralty
TO send out three torpedo boats with the
White star liner Cyinric, IN yesterday
from Liverpool. The liner gave the trio
a parting salute when she WAS 100 miles
at sea. She changed her course IN COM
pliance with warnings given out by wire
less. avoiding by many miles the track
- tho torpedocd White star steamship
Arabic.
The Cynric ran into heavy weather
the nrst half of her trip, ahioh wound
up I'm a hurricane s1usll on Monday
morning that whipped the "omb-rs into
the Yeast that s~nothered the ship from
s'''u to stern, but did no damage except
to the feelings Of sensitive passengers,
con tn. hurricane day the cynIric Gov
cred only e~iEhty-two miles, Among her
passengers we're capt. Philip H. Hub
bard Of the British army, who WAS
wounded IN France and is going to his
hom. in Canada to recuperate: Fred
erick Curtis. HI American aviator. who
has been with the French army II. I J
sheldon williams, artist m war corrc-
spondent for British newspapers. and
Julio 4 Tijcro. a Peruvian diplomat.
Ia the steeragc of the Cy7nric were
three American negroes. Fred Olionry
and scott Warren of New orleans and
Mrs Betty Lewis of Galveston. who
.ailcd with the expedition Of tho African
! who called himself Chief SAINT, and who
declared tina ,hn had CONCESSIONS from
the British Government on the ,iold
| Coast Of Africa to establish a colony al
! American negroes. Chief Sam and his
, party left Galveston In August, 1914. and
got into trouble Immediately after land
ing on the Gold Coast. Mrs. Lewis SAID
that Chief Sam WAS held by tho British
for granddaughter in causing tho deaf
aboar I'd the Curityba Of twelve members
Of tho expedition through bad and In
| sufficient food She and the other
negroes werc sent here by way of Eng
land ar tho expense Of the West African
Poari Of Trade. They were d~isillusionet
about Chief Sam's spiritual and TEN
poral power.
The ,'ylnric brought $cS.hoh 900 II
| American securities to help pay some o'
the debts of tho Allies.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
|PENROSE ENDORSES CALL
IN THE INTEREST OF T. r.
Senator Commends Manifesto Issued by Owen Wister
and Independents for a United Front Against
the Democrats in Presidential Fight.

PHILADELPHIA, lam. GA call on
independent Republicans and on those
who in 1912 followed the standard oil
Col. Roosevelt to participate In the
coming Republican primaries to the end
that the party in tho State and nation
may be united for the battle against the
Democrats in tho Presidential election
was issued Tonight by moro than eighty
Independents and rrogressives Of Phila-
deiphia.
The signers of the call have been
leaders in the cause of political indc
pendence and are prominent In busi-
ness and the professions. Among the
signers were owen Wister. the noyel-
list. a personal friend OF Col. Roosevelt,
who presided over the great Progress
sivc mass meeting in the Metropolitan
Opera House -four years ago.
Other signers of tine call are John &,
Winston. "A publisher. Alba Il. Johnson,
president of Baldwin Locomotive Works
Arthur N. lea, Charles Mcclellan,
Charles +. jenkins. cyrus n. Foss, Jr.,
private secretary to cx-Mayor Blanken-
burg George D.. Porter, ex-,lirectar OF
Public Safety Herbert u. Altman
Charles Y. Try Clarence J.. Harper
W. A. Dobson. Robert ~. Dripps. eA-
Director of Public safety Frederick 5.
Drake. lawyer; Thomas Raeburn White,
lawyer; ex-Judge DINNER Becbcr,
Francis A. Lewis. lawyer, and Or,
James NJ. Andcrs.
There is "A strong belief here that the
Pennsylvania delegation to the liepub-
lican national convention viii be for
Roosevelt.
Having read rhc call. Scnat r Penrose
gave out a statement welcoming the
cooperation or the independents and
former P~rogressives, and repeating his
declaration of 1911. when he opposed
Representative Nare for the M~ayoralty.
lie denounced political contractors who
could choose the officials who gave our
tie contracts and the inspectors who pass
upon the work"
In this portion OF Senator Tenroses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
PRESIDENT AND BRIDE RETURN
Ills Opening speech for Defence
Camua,xn About Ready.

WAsHINGToN. Jan 23,-Presioeht and
Mrs. Wilson returned to washington TO-
night after a two day cruise on the
yacht Mayfiower down the Potomac
River. The Mayfower tied up at the
navy yard here before 10 o'clock, ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Immediately went
to the White House In an automobile.
II Is understood that the President
practically has completed the opening
speech of his national defence campaign
TO open In New York Thursday. lie
took his photographer on the cruise with
the intention of digesting "A mass of
data which had been furnished him by
The War and Navy Departments. much
OF which he included N the tentative
draft OF his speech.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-24
DOCTORS CHECKS QUESTIONED
Former New Yorker and n Woman
Arrested In Waterbury.

WATERBURY, Conn, Ian. 23.-The
police consider as important tho arrest
Of Dr. G. u. Parcant and a Woman who
Is said to he Emma harrington of Proyl-
dence. They &ere taken into custody
last night after they had purchased, the
police say, sealskin coats. diamonds,
typewriters. silks, %satins, watches and
costly leather goods on checks drawn
on the Lincoln Trust Company.
The doctor Is said to he known for
various activities in q York, Brook
lyp. several New Jersey towns and other
places. where lie prac.ised medicine,
one of the witnesses whom the police
have held in connection with the arrest
OF DR.. Pareant is a thirteen-ycar-old
girl OF Providence.