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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
DRAGONS TEETH

Congress, following the example Of
the President. has surrendered to the
railway hrotherhoods. The only justi-
tication for the passage of the eight
hour bill is that it will avert the Gala
nifty of a strike. No one prctends that
it could have been passed in any other
circumstances. No one pretends that
il will settle settle the serious econo-
mic issue it raises. Senator Under
wood put the case in a nutshell. Eve
are proceeding by law he said "to
fix wages for 100000 men without
knowledge of the facts" These men
have demanded that wages should be
fixed without such knowledge. They
have refused to wait for investigation
or arbitration. The sole reason for
their demand which they condescend
to give the public is that they want
the money. If they do not get the
money the public may take the conse-
quences. So Congress gives them the
money in order to protect the public
from these consequences. And, in
order that no humiliation may be lack
ing, the principle of arbitration. the
one guarantee of some respect for the
general welfare, is thrown into the
discard.
"Grover Cleveland or Theodore
Roosevelt Mr. Gillett told the House,
would have settled this question
within an hours time" Mr.. Wilson
failed to settle it. The dispute be-
tween the railways and the brother
hoods was obviously one for impartial
mediation. But the President. tempt
ed by his unfortunate habit of phrase
making into the assertion that the
eight-hour day-which was not the
real point-had been sanctioned by
the judgment of society, yielded the
whole contention in advance. Profess
sing his allegiance to arbitration as a
theory. he abandoned it in practice.
Thus he strengthened the determina-
ton of the brotherhoods to force their
program upon the railways and the
country by ordering a strike. Had he
told them in the beginning that they
must not refuse arbitration. that any
attempt to tie up traffic would be re-
sisted with all the power of the Gov
eminent. it may be doubted if even
their arrogance would have been proof
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
EXPLODED.

In submitting to the public the Off
cial record, disproving Mr.. Lewis title
to be called the Father of the Parcel
Post" we have not been interested in
any discussion of the value of the par
and final enactment of the law con-
clusively shows that it had no parti-
san character, whatever. 1t cannot
be raised as a party issue now. Our
sole purpose was to discover whether
or not Mr.. Lewis was entitled to make
political capital for his own candidacy
upon the claim that he was really the
father of the measure. This was the
more worth while because Mr.. Lewis
has no record in Congress so far as we
have been able to discover, aside from
the record which is claimed for him in
the matter of the parcel post. Indeed
whatever other utte"ances he has
made on the floor Of Congress have
been Of such a decided socialistic
character as to have carried no &C
ceptance or influence. Hence he has
come before the electorate Of this
State with a claim to recognition for
his so-called valued" services as the
father of the parcel post. With this
claim exploded (as the record pub
lished elsewhere in this issue does ex-
plode it), where is he as a public SER
want? Politically We understand full
well, of course. that he has the back
ing of the Smith Harrington State
machine to which he definitely allied
himself in the last Gubrnatorial pri-
mary. through which he became the
recipient Of the Senatorial nomination.
But We are not now talking Of his
political alliances. What We want to
know is his record as a public servant
in Congress. Thus far we have been
able to find none Of any Importance.
We have only been able to find a com
plete disproval of his claim to the one
service upon which he makes his
publicity campaign. In other words
his sole claim to recognition is ex-
ploded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09

against such an argument. He did
not do this; he threw the burden on
Congress instead; and we now see both
the executive and the legislative held
up and force dto surrender at discre-
ton by organized labor.
Nor is it at all certain that the peril
with which the country has been
threatened is more than postponed.
There are grave objections to piece
of class legislation of this kind with
which the courts will probably have to
deal. There are complications which
Congress could not even consider in
the time allotted. The brotherhoods
and the President between them have
sown a rich crop Of dragons teeth.
The reaping will be hereafter.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
Marriage Licenses

John H. Roberts, of Wilmington
and Anna Elizabeth Moore, of Elkton
Franklin Taylor Williams, of Colora
and Ella Blanche SINNERS, of Rising
Sun, R. D.
Artisan Smith, of City Point. Va,
and Augusta B. Egee. of Chesapeake
City.
Reuben Creighton, of FishingCreek,
and Florence Dennis. of Elkton.
Howard Kelso McCauley and Elsie
Edna Seminar, both of Principle Fur
mace.
Walter Hines and Florence Mccall.
both of North East.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09

try is to be saddled with bond issue
which will entail not only the payment
of their face value, but long-con-
tinued annual interest charge.
We are at peace. The White House
tells US so. And Vance Mccormick
adds that it is the President who has
"kept US out of war" Yet here we
are issuing $130,0OO,OO0 in bonds.
The dilemma is interesting. Which
horn will the apologists for the adj
ministration take? If we are at
peace, if We have really been "kept
out of war" why are We to have $780,
100000 of bonds to pay for the up
keep of an army in the field? If we
are at war. what becomes of the chief
slogan of the Democratic party?
The Republican party asks the peo-
pie of this country to elect Mr..
Hughes as President upon his record
as Governor of New York State. The
qualities he showed as administrator
of the affairs of that great State are
the qualities most needed in a national
executive for these United States.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
OPENING OF THE
Jacob Tome Institute

The Town Schools of The
Jacob Tome Institute will open
for regular work on
Thursday, September IA
at $50 A. M. Arrearage and
entrance examinations will be
held on same date.
Arrearage and entrance eXaml-
nations for the Hill School will
be held on Monday, September
Is.
THOMAS S. BAKER,
Director.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-09-09
No. 1886
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The National Bank Of Elkton
At Ekton, In the State Maryland
June 80, 1916
RESOURCES

ovedrafs unsecured
Bondsa nc rites al colat for State other de
including
abondss
Subscription to stock OF Federal Reserve Bank
Hsse anti n house Of nsncunbc $500 1899 oS@ C
Net amo@s Gns lom Feie seHSs s - $50 a g g
Net amount due approved
Net amount due from bank. and bankers oia. than nc s 1872 sS ssz
Other checks on a bank
s Gs as ss'ts saeaaf bsni. cent" "s $50
fandw $50
Total.
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in $1,000
Undivided profits
29or3 y
ocheck.
Certificates of deposit due
deposits yierns3da "
demand dposrsIt 3 4 So, 39...... p275s ~ =
payable
0 Maryland countyo Cecls
that
statement the best Of knowledge and belief
B.
A.
ubscr5ed andswor to before met day off July,
1.
Notary
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
A Game Between Friends
By EDWARD A. SIMS

They seemed to think that the game
wa getting too stiff for them. Dick
produced a lot Of bills and insisted on
playing for cash instead of on tab. as
we had been playing thus far. | "a
surprised. but had enough money to
start In with, so l assented. Somehow
the cash on the table seemed more tan
gible than I o US, and. though I
didn't try to win. | didn't try to lose.
The luck continued with me, and Dick
was so anxious to win that whenever
he had a fair hand he would bet very
high. and l was sure to overtop him
by one or W. points. Once he held
three mines to my three tens. Another
time l held a pair Of queens on three
tours. he a pair of kings on three
deuces.
cat 3 o'clock in the morning I had
won all the cash he had brought with
him. He was the worst broken up
man I YER saw. His nerves We're all
on edge.
500 home. Dick I said. and go to
sleep. Tomorrow evening We'll dine
together, and We'll fix this matter up
somehow to your satisfaction. l don't
want your money. and / only wish to
find out how / can return it to you
without trying to lose it to you through
the cards
"'Oh. that's what you have been do
ing-trying to lose:' he said ang1ily.
If you don't a my money l don't
want your generosity
"He was so hot that ! feared he
would strike me. | ~endeavored to
soothe him, but failed.
Generosity he hanged.' he kept on
bitterly. More likely the reason I've
lost SO heavily to you is that you'v.
been manip-
"If ! hadn't been so young | suppose
l might have endured the insult that
was coming. l certainly should have
done so without resentment. for he anC
| We're intimate friends. and it was the
devil speaking through the cards ant
Dick went over
NO sooner had I struck him than
was sorry for what l had done. He
rose and was coming for me like /,
fury when l Slipped out through ;
door behind me and, darling into my
bedroom. locked the door. He follow
e me and after calling me coward ant
other names went downstairs, and
heard the house door close behind him
81 went to bed and tried to sleep. bu'
failed. At e O'Clock | heard the tele
phone bell ring and on answering thu
call was Informed by Dicks mother
that he had shot himself through tn,
heart.
ut turned out that the cash l hat
won from him he had taken from tn
bank where he was employed"
The clergyman stepped to the table
took the cards from it and threw then
into the fire. Not Il hand was raiset
to prevent him.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Makjnu Marbles,

Get half a cupful of pure portland ce-
ment, mix with enough water to make
it the consistency of pliable putty,
pinch out a piece about the size YOU
would like to have a marble, roll it
around in your hand until it is as near
ly spherical as you can get it. lay it
and others you may make out of the
same batch away to harden, says the
Philadelphia Ledger.
In Il week or two they will he like
pieces of stone. Then get a quarter Of
a cupful of sharp sand. called mixing
sand. or fine grouting: put one marble
and the sand in Il nearly round bot
toned cup or glass under Il narrow
stream of water from the spigot, turn
ed Oh hard enough to stir up the sand,
and turn the marble over. If this is al
lowed to run for about an hour and is
repeated several times the surface will
be worn smooth and as perfectly round
as may be.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Warships In Battle.

In the days of wooden war vessels
two frigates. or lin~e-Of-battle ships,
might be dashed together and fire shot
into each others interiors for al in
definite period. When Paul Jones was
summoned to surrender he replied that
he had not yet begun to fight. At a
distance Of eight miles there would not
be much conversation between hostile
commanders, even by signals, and aft
err a vessel is hit there isn't much ques-
ton as to its future. A vessel may be
injured by gunfire and get away, but
if n floating steel fort is hit below the
belt by a torpedo or has its deck
penetrated by u fifteen inch shell
which meets expectations in the
promptness Of its explosions it does not
remain in sight many minutes, and the
crew can't float around on spars until
they are picked up, for there are no
sDarS. In ten minutes the formidable
warship goes under and carries every
body on board.-Philadelphia Record.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Fashions and the Household
INFANTILE PARALYSIS.
An Expert Tells Mothers How to Avoid
and Prevent This Scourge.


The following statement vas issued
recently by DR.. Charles +. Bolduan, d.
rector of the bureau of public health
education Of New York city:
"%Infantile paralysis is caused by q
very small germ, perhaps the smallest
germ known, entering the brain ana
spinal cord of little children. The
germ probably gets in through the nose
or mouth. 1t is important to keep
your children away from those who
have the disease and also away from
the other members of the family in
which the case has developed.
"Thc reason for this is that the germ
is in the nose and throat of the patient
and frequently is carried there by 9TH
ers in the household.
Read the list of addresses where the
disease has occurred and which are
published in the newspapers, and keep
away from the infected houses.
Every mother should keep her chill
dren about her much as Il hen looks
after her little chicks. 1t is dangerous
to let children attend parties and festi-
walls and to take them into crowds
where they may sit alongside of some
person who has the germs in his or her
nose.
"Since the germs are so very small
and may be present on the hands or
the face or soiled handkerchiefs. even
when there is no visible dirt. the ut
most cleanliness is necessary. See that
the hands and the faces of your chill
dren are kept absolutely clean. Soap
aud water, after all, are the greatest
foes of all disease.
Clean up your house. Throw away
all useless rubbish. Take down the
curtains and wash them. Wipe all the
woodwork with a damp cloth"
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
EASY WAY TO CLEAN SILVER
This May Help You to Save Your Ell.
bow Crease,

\ simple way to clean discolored
silver is to put a quarter OF !; pound of
sal soda into Il gallon Of water. Place
this ON the stove and let it come to n
boil. When at boiling heat dip in the
pieces of silver. one by one, taking
each out quickly. Wash in Soapsuds
and dry with a soft. clean cloth This
method takes about olle-uuarter of the
time consumed by polishing.
Silver spoons OF forks may be kept
brightest if they are left for several
hours in strong boraX water. Silver
that is frequently washed With ammo
MIA water will need cleaning less often.
Silver teapots. being seldom in CON
Stalt use. are very likely to become
m"Idy. They can. however, be kept in
perfectly good condition if, after wash
Ing and drying them thoroughly. Il
lump of sugar is placed inside. The
sugar abSorbs the dampneSS.
Silverware should always he kept by
itself and wrapped in tissue paper,
each piece separately.
Silver dress trimmings may be clean
ed by covering with mugnesia and
leaving for two hours.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
No Mans Lands.

There are throughout the world sew
eral parcels of no mans land, delimit-
ed and guaranteed by treaties. One
Of these curious strips Of neutral terri
tory stretches across the isthmuS that
connects the rock of Gibraltar with
Spain. 1t is about half a mile wide.
and British sentries and the Spanish
sentries face one another by day and
by night. year in and year out, from
opposite sides. The territory In be-
tween these two chains Of sentinels
belongs neither to Britain nor to Spain.
Another similar strip OF no mans
land exists in North America between
the United States and Mexico. AL
though only sixty feet wide, 1t is 100
miles in length, extending from Ell
Puso. in Texas, westward to the Pa
citic ocean.
Altogether there are in the world
about fifty OF these neutral zones. vary
ing in width from Il few yards to as
many miles. and the sum total of their
areas would make quite Il respectable
minor state. All the rest OF the land
surface of the globe is. nOminally at
all events. in the possession OF some
power or the other.-Pearson's.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Cherries In jelly Mold.

To one pint of juice strained from
steweu cherries. add enough sugar to
make quite sweet and place over the
fire. let come to Il boil. Dissolve one
tablespoonful of granulatel gelatin in
enough cold water to cover it. pour
this over the hot cherry juice and
strain through c~hepsecloth into a bor-
der mold. Set aside until it hardenS.
then turn it out carefully and fill the
open center with pitteu sweetened
cherries: heap whipped cream over the
top and serve at once.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22

~ bic playing cards for money.
a man in a white cravat and
other clerical indications entered and
said:
MY friends, you're making a great
miStake.'
How do you make that out. parson?'
Drop your game for Il few minutes
and | will tell you"
The players assented, and the clergy
man told the following story:
"Do you see this white necktie? Well.
the reason I'm wearing it is because of
playing for money with a friend. What
occurred turned my attention to using
what gifts l possess to fighting evil.
young fellows from eighteen to
t%wenty-one are apt to play these little
Games With each other to pass the
time. At that age they have to learn
10y experience that since no II of them
less. When they get older they find
it doesn't pay and usually give it up.
"Whcn | was twenty years old l
WAS one of a set Of young fellows who
| played poker in II anothers rooms.
At first none of us was ever out more
than a few dollars at Il sitting. But
our sittinnS grew longer and longer.
There was always some one of the
gang that was loser, and he would i'll
variably oppose breaking up, no maj
ter how late the hour. Not only did
our sittings grow longer, but our
stakes, our winnings, our losings grew
larger.
"On one occasion we came together
at s o'clock in the evening. and at 6 in
the morning we adjourned till ? O'Clock
the same evening. One of the party
Dick Collins, was out $50. He seemed
quite upset over the loss. for he was a
bank clerk on a thousand dollars a
year, and his mother needed most OF
his salary. I was the principal Win.
Il chance to recoup as soon as the day
was done. We played all the next
night, and. though l gave Dick every
chance to get even. my cards ran SC
strong and he bet so high that instead
of winning he lost. At 6 o'clock in the
ultIIlIlA llt oNNtb III dpotl 'r'Do.
II didn't want his money. and ]
didn't wish to spend my nights giving
him a chance to win it back. ! offered
to give back all | had Q This
made him very angry. and he asked
me il | thought him a child to make
such a proposition. SO l consented
that after one nights sleep l would
continue the game. l was getting anX
ious to have him regain what he haC
lost. for he seemed to be very badl!
shaken up. SO | made up my mine
when we came together again to be-
high on my low hands and low on my
high hands.
The next time we sat down to play
the rest Of the party had dropped out
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
PAPER ROPE FOR WEAVING.
A New Occupation For Idle Vacation
lists This Summer.

Railia and recd have long been pop
ular for weaving, but now give way to
the more practical matrrial-paper
ropes. In using this article all neces-
sity of wetting and singeing disap-
pears. 1t is soft and therefore easy ON
the hands. The lengths are greater,
minimizing the need of continual piec-
ing. and the possibilities in colon conn
bination make it far more adaptable.
Dainty blue looms. pink room yellow
or violet rooms may have woven waste
baskets, lamps and even whole desk
and bureau sets OF matching color. 4
soft finish is often preferred, but il
something more durable is desired Il
coat or two of Shrlluc will produce a
hard, glossy finish that will stand any
mount of wear. The Shellac will keep
the basket in shape and Will shed dust.
1t makes NOS difference how intricate
the chosen shape may be. baskets can
be made in curved lines OF straight.
with sharp angles or taperfng lines.
This is because the foundation is Of
wire-easy to bend, yet strong enough
to hold a shape onre formed. Reed
baskets are often uneven when finish
ed. for the material is springy and the
spokes vary in tleXibility.
Even more popular than the baskets
just now are the butterfly rope trays
and the electric lamps. They are beau
tiful in amy home and also make hand
some wedding presents. The Work
once started becomes OF absorbing in
tercSt.
Use clear t%urppntine and Il soft cloth
to clean white enamcled woodwork or
furniture. 1t will remove every spot
without removing one bit of the gloss.
as soap often does.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Conundrums.

What question is it to which You can
not answer anything but yes! What
does yes spell:
When the clock strikes thirteen what
time is it: Time to fix the clock.
When has a man four hands? When
he doubles his fists.
When is a bonnet not a bonnet:
When it becomes a pretty woman.
Why is a tooth when extracted like
something forgotten: 1t is out of the
head.
What is the best way to get fat? Go
to the butcher shop and buy it by the
pound.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
A Place For the Boys and Girls
A GUESSING GAME.

For this contest pass cards ornament
ed with bees and wasps flying about.
with the word "%stings.' Write the fol
lowing questions. of course emitting
the answers:
IA sting that cures fatigue? An
swer: Resting.
pa sting that cures hunger? Feast
ing.
ga sting that tides your room:
busting.
"A sting that cooks your meat:
Roasting.
"a sting that makes you laugh?
Testing.
Ga sting in which foolish people in
dulge? Roasting.
IA sting that browns your bread?
Toasting.
S-A sting that spoils your tools?
Rusting.
ga sting that makes you read a
book through. Interesting.
lO-A sting that tries: Testing.
IA sting that adapts: Adjusting.
IA sting that shopkeeperS dislike?
Trusting.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
About the Fall Suit.

Its line will be more or less optional
though some designs, of course, will
predominant.
Three-quarter, half length and occa'
s1onal hip length coats.
Slightly longer skirts that show tho
fullness pushed toward back.
Louis XIV. vests of Powered silk.
The Moyen age influence.
Coats belted or beltless.
Military collars.
Circular jackets.
Russian bluuses.
Darts.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-09-22
Fla Custard,

Wash a pound of figs and them
with water to cook an hour. add the
juice OF u lemon, a few bits of peel,
which nay be removed after the figs
arc tender. Make cup custards. using
four eggs, a half cupful of sugar, a
quart Of milk and a pinch Of salt. Cook
the custards and on top Of each place
two %Spoonfuls of the fig mixture, cover
with Il merilgue or whipped cream and
serve cold.