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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12
STREET CAR MEN AND COMPANIES AGREE
BOTH MAKING CONCESSIONS, BUT EMPLOYEES
WIN GREATER PART OF THEIR DEMANDS
Increases Wages well Better Working Conditions Are
Granted = Arbitration Not Now Necessary Temporary
Deadlock Over Settlement of Future Grievances

tied between the companies and the
grievance committee are to be submit
ted to the public utilities commission.
Newman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12
Chairman Crisp's Ruling.

appeared to him. and then ruled the
Borland rider to outer darkness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12
British Communication.

British Communication.
quarters in France reads:
I'VE exploded three mines east of
Vermelles with satisfactory results.
The artillery on both sides has been
active about Albert, Hulluch and
Ypres."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-12
WEATHER.

Warmer today Tomorrow partly
cloudy and warmer: gentle winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at p.m.: Highest. 80. at pm.
yesterday; lowest. %, at am. today.
Full report on page 8
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
GET SOMETHING BETTER.

Some of our Democratic friends are
continually appealing for Mr.. Lewis
election to the U. S. Senate on the
ground of his being a self made
man." That is pretty cheap sort of
an appeal at any time or under any
circumstances. 1t is a peculiarly in
effective appeal in our American life;
because IN this land of ours the "se!f-
made" man is no exception, he is the
rule. Most of our successful men have
had to fight their way up from more
or less adverse conditions. 1t is of
course very creditable to Mr.. Lewis to
have made the most of himself and of
his limited opportunities. But he is
not thereby any exceptional man, any
unusual phenomenon. Tens of thous-
ands of our fellow Americans have
been. and are. doing the same thing.
If no other or better argument than
that can be found for Mr.. Lewis elec-
ton. then it will take more than the
Smith-Harrington machine to put him
across.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
Calls Lewis To Account

In a speech in Garrett county last
Wednesday night DR.. Joseph Irwin
France, Republican candidate for the
u. S. Senate, scored the impractical
theories of Mr.. Lewis. his onnonent, in
the following words:
My distinguished opponent. the
candidate of the Democratic party for
the United States Senate, is an un
practical theorist and his government
tai theories are utterly unsound. They
are theories which have been publicly
condemned by the leading statesmen
in his own party. His theories are out
of harmony with the great principles
his own party, and they are repug-
nant to all men who are loyal to the
American system of government.
ale advocates turning over our
great business enterprises to the Gov
eminent. This would result in giant
government monopolies and it would
put an army of men and women upon
the public payroll. If these govern
ment monopolies should be conducted
as inefficiently as is the rest of our
public business, enormous annual de-
ticits would result. Taxes would in
crease and the power of the political
machines would be unlimited with
such vast amount of patronage at
their disposal. | would fear for the
future of my country if | did not feel
confident that our people will reject all
such impractical and unAmerican
schemes.
"This is no time for governmental
experiments by socialistic theorists.
Already We face new and grave prob
lens, national and international. This
is no time to send to the Senate of the
United States men whose purposes are
to transfer new and unnecessary bur
dens and responsibilities to our Gov
eminent. We must not put the Gov
eminent into business, but we must
rather put business methods into the
Government. We cannot become pre-
pared to meet our growing obligations
before We become efficient in the per-
Torrance of our present governmental
functions"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
Town Schools Of Port Deposit

The town schools of the Jacob Tome
Institute began the fall term Thurs
day, Sept. IA, under the supervision Of
Mr.. John E. Edwards, Assistant Direc-
tor of the Tome Schoc-.
The faculty has been strengthened
by the addition of the following in
structors:
Miss Hazel Hale, S. B.. Simmons
College. She taught in the High
School of Portland, Connecticut.
Miss Helen Fox, Tome. 1909. Kee
Mar, 1911; A. B., Temple University,
1913; Graduate work in French and
Latin, University of Pennsylvania,
1913-1915. Has taught in Palmyra,
New Jersey, and in Miss Twins
School, Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Sturtz, Frostburg State
Normal School. 1916.
Miss Myra Bill. Baltimore State
Normal School. 1910. She taught in
Public Schools of Maryland.
The present enrolment of the lower
school is as follows:
kindergarten. Miss Lille Pugh, tea
cher, IA.
First Grade, Miss Mildred Wright,
teacher, Is.
Second Grade. Miss Myra Bill, tea
cher, 27.
Third Grade. Miss Grace Brosius,
teacher, 26.
Fourth Grade, Miss Dorothy Ives,
teacher, 26.
Fifth Grade, Miss Matte Carska-
don, teacher, %.
Sixth Grade, Miss Edith Geesey,
teacher. p.
Seventh and Eighth Grades. Miss
Anna Sturtz and Miss Eva Palmer, 80
The work in these grades is being
done by department plan.
The enrolment of the High School
is: Freshmen. IS; Sophomore, II;
Junior, 10; Senior, a.
The High School faculty consists of:
Miss Elizabeth Jones, English and
History Miss Hazel Hale, Mathemat-
les and Science. Miss Helen Fox,
Latin and French. Miss Ida Green,
Commercial.
The departments of Domestic
Science, Art, Physical Training and
4hhlIudl lldlillilS are uuuci '!e super
vision Of Miss Helen Farnham, Miss
Elaenor Coleman, Mrs. H. D. Bard,
and Mr.. W. c. Aldrich. respectively.
Additional members of the faculty
are Miss Adeline Coulson, Librarian,
Miss Cornelia Abrahams, Pianist, and
Miss Emma Gather, Clerk.
The Agora, the students organiza-
ton comprising the High School and
the Seventh and Eighth Grades, meets
every Friday afternoon at 2:3O The
program consists of debates, essays,
current topics, recitations and music,
and every member is expected to take
part some time during the year. The
officers 70, the current month are
Mary Bones, President; Jean Hag-
erty, Vice-President, and Marion Hop
kins. Secretary.
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present-Davis, Magraw, Mckinney
and Pippin, Treasurer A. Victor Davis
and Bailiff Potts. Minutes of October
A read and approved.
Treasurer reported
Receipts ..........S flS4l9
Disbursements .... 3752.75
The following bills were ordered to
be paid:-Cadmus Price. S15.50; Will
liam Hughes STOP, George Walker
SLABS, VIM R. Gilpin SIS, William Nc
Dowell STAB, James Short $5.37. John
McCool 1894, Bedford Noakes $6.Ss,
William R. Gilpin So, Harry Garner
SLABS.
Report of committee on new heating
arrangements for Council Hall. Re-
port progress and continued.
A communication from property
holders on West side of North street
(extended) was received and on mo-
tion was laid on the table.
Adjourned.
H. w. PIPPIN, Secretary.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
in the grip of some of the most rapa-
cinllc trusts in the world

in the grip of some of the most rapa-
cious trusts in the world.
when an effort was made to get
the Government to prosecute them for
violating the antitrust law the De-
partment of Justice could not find
sufficient evidence, although the Sec
rotary of the Interior, the Bureau Of
Mines, and the Federal Trade Com
mission investigated the subject and
reported there was no natural or eco
nomic cause for the increase in prices
and it must be.due to monopolization.
THE latest product of Democratic
legislation and policy. the binder
Irvine trust-the Commission del Mer-
cado de Henequin Reguladora of Yu-
catan-controls absolutely the worlds
sisal supply out of which binder twinc
is made. This trust was organized by
the military governor of Yucatan and
was approved by CalTanZa. 1t was
financed in the United States with
approval of the State Department.
Norman Lind whose father, John
Lind, was sent as President Wilson's
personal representative to Mexico is
its American representative. This
trust mas sittduN doubled lne price OF
binder twiDe. In the state of Mime
sofa alone it has raised the price from
3 II cents to 7 cents and refuses to
quote prices for next season lower
than 10 cents. Minnesota farmers use
approximately 100000 pounds of
Irvine annually, and this means an
extra tax of at least 10 cents an acre
or more than a million dollars on the
farmers of this one State This money
wrung from American farmers. will
not 20 to the poems of Yucatan in in
creased WAGES. but to CaranZa. Il
will help him buy more arms and am
with which to murder Ameri-
cans"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
THE THANkLESS MAINE FARM
Frs

Secretary McAdco went to Maine to
give information regarding the benefit
to farmers through the Administra-
tons rural credit law. He left Maine
with information that the farmers in
that region are in greater need of
shor. credits than of long loans. A
better title system to make loans cas-
Ter at current rates was another neces-
sity in Maine, the Secretary was told.
Secretary McAdoo had nothing 20
offer on those heads, and suffered the
humiliation of hearing that the tour
of the country during the campaign
was open to the construction of politi-
cal rather than financial motive.
1t is likely that the Maine farmers
are better judges of their own inter
ests than of the needs of the Western
farmers. The Western press now
carries advertisements offering 20
year loans at 6 per cent, upon pay
ment also of 3 per cent. upon account
of principal. Thus 1920 would pay
both interest and principal at matur-
ity on $4,000 loan. The annual pay
ments fall from 1920 in the first year
to Sl06 in the last year, and the privi-
lege is given of anticipating payments
on the principal and thus reducing the
interest account. The money is of
fered by an insurance company, which
allows no commission or brokerage of
any sort, and there are no require
ments OF investment. or guarantee Of
other borrowers, as in the Govern
ment's scheme.
1t is nice question whether the in
surance company's plan or the Gov
ernment's would be more favored by
borrowers. If the farmers show de
cided preference for the Government
scheme there will be corresponding
displacement of capital through the
competition of tax funds with private
capital. Farm loans total about three
billions, and the supply of funds just
now is larger than the supply of
mortgages. The farmers are flush
with their extraordinary prosperity,
and there is class of investors seek
ing securities which will be unaffected
by the changes to follow the ending
of the war Into the market thus nice
" adjusted there come millions of
Government funds, with exemption
from taxation. and offering to farmers
privileges not offered to equally de-
serving borrowers. For example,
more farmers own their homes than
city dwellers, but no aid is offered to
the latter. 1t is an interesting expert
ment, and the Secretary is likely TO
have other like experiences before he
completes his swing around the circle.
New York Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
wHATHAs KEPT US OUT OF WAR

But the President has not kept US
out of war with foreign nations. They
have kept out of war with Us for most
excellent reasons of their own. Mr.
Wilson invited trouble when he handed
the Austrian Ambassador his pass,
ports, but the Austrian Emperor re-
fused to take up the gage of battle. II
was he. not the President, who averted
hostilities by disregarding what at
another time would have been consid-
cred sufficient excuse, if not, indeed,
the positive necessity of a nation
proud CROUCH to fight. And it is not
the President who has kept us out of
war with Germany. 1t is the Kaiser.
Wilson's notes have been tlucul-
ent enough to make for war over and
over again, but Germany has averted
conflict at each psychological moment
out of consideration OF ner own wei
fare, not as a consequence of any of
the many things the President has
written.-North American Review.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
WHY DAVE LEWIS SHOULD NOT
BE ELECTED TO THE SENATE

The Democratic Advocate last week
said that Little Davie" is going to be
elected and his socialstic "ideas are
going to become laws" To have him
elected to the Senate will be quite I'M
fortunate enough but to have a Demo
cratic paper state his election assures
the passage of laws embodying his
socialistic propaganda is the strong
est argument yet offered for his de-
feat. There is no doubt if the voters
Of Maryland believe his election would
mean this, thousands of the stanchest
Democrats in the State would refuse
to vote for him for however much they
admire him. for they know socialism
spells ruin and is not far removed
from anarchy.-Westminster Times.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
No. 1886
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
The National Bank of .Elkton

At EIktou in the State Maryland of business
September H. 1916
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
AN ISSUE THAT DOES NOT PAR
AMOUNT

The President has found para
mount issue He has not formally
proclaimed it as such. after the man
ner of Mr.. Bryan, with imperialism"
in 1900; but the cuckoo clocks of the
Democratic party are so faithfully
taking up the sound that we cannot
be mistaken about it.
Peace or War is the issue which Mr.
Wilson offers. He has maintained
peace, he declares; and he is equally
positive that Mr.. Hughes will put US
into war.
The President has maintained inter
mittent peace at the price of the nat
IONS prestige, and it has not been
such very good kind of peace, either
1t has rot prevented US from losing
more lives in military action than we
spent in the war with Spain-and
even today We are maintaining armed
forces of the United States in Mexico,
Nicaragua. Hayti. Santo Domingo and
China
As an historian the President should
know that whenever a President has
taken firm course for the protection
of American rights, either national or
as belonging to citizen, that Presi-
dent has maintained the peace quite
as effectively as Mr.. Wilson has and
with great deal more of satisfaction
to the country.
When Washington sent Minister
Genet back to France because of his
obnoxious intrigues in this country,
there was no war as consequence.
When the powers of Europe mediat-
ed extensive colonization in Central
and South America and Monroe sent
to Congress the message containing
the famous Doctrine, there was no
war.
When Jackson hanged two English
men who had intermeddled in affairs
relating to the Indians in this country,
there was no war.
Cleveland's vigorous Venezuelan
message produced no war.
Roosevelt sent our fleet around the
world-incidentally showing it in Jap
anese waters-but there was no war.
On the other hand Madison, who
was pacitiSt, found himself confront
ed with the War of 1912 and Polk,
who was likewise a peace man, had to
carry on the war with Mexico.
Mr.. Hughes. in his speech of ac-
ceptance and in addresses made dur
ing his western trip has declared that
there is not drop of militaristic
blood in his veins. and he told the Ten
nessee hecklers that he would protect
American rights. There will be no
war under his administration. nor will
we be brought near to war. We shall
have peace with honor; not peace at
any price. The nations of the world
will know, indeed, they know now,
that Hughes means what he says, that
he does not put pen to paper for the
mere purpose of making pretty
phrases.
The Presidents paramount issue is
one that does not paramount.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
HEDGING.

In one of his recent campaign
speeches President Wilson very bitter
ly denounced those who as he put il,
"revived scctionalism" and his cuckoos
have been echoing and re-echoing the
words. But who has revived or at
tempted to revive any sectional feel
ing. What Mr.. Wilson refers to is
the charge that his Administration
has turned the control of the Govern
ment over almost completely to South
ern office holders. has allotted its an-
preparations by vast preponderance
to Southern localities, and has in its
new Tariff Law Disseminated most
outrageously in favor of Southern
products. All three of these charges
are thoroughly suhStantiated by the
facts, so that if anybody has "revived
sectionalism" President Wilson and
his Democratic Administration has
done the reviving. Note, please, that
of the - important committees in the
House of Representatives the chair
manship of 81 are held by Democrats
of Southern States.
When they went to adjusting tariff
rates they let in free such articles rs
wheat. corn, fish. dairy products, etc,
all chiefly raised in the North. But
they We're careful to "protect" cotton,
rice. peanuts, oranges, etc.-all South
ern products. And these instances Of
tariff discrimination might be indefi-
nitely extended.
But the most disgusting exhibition
of this sectionalism on the part of this
Administration can be found in list Of
appropriations. recently published in
the Wing. showing how the public
money had been squandered on South
ern creeks that have no water, on
Southern towns that contain few peo-
pie. etc. etc
What the Southern members did for
every village in the South, the Public
Buildings Bill will show What it did
for every creek and every rivulet in
the South the Rivers and Harbors Bill
will show. The nitrate plant" which
the Senate forced into the Army Bill
over Republican protests in the House
and in the Senate showed how South
ern members took care of their own.
And so the list might be extended.
Southern members are in control of
Congress and President Wilson has
complacently signed every bill drawn
to favor the South That is the record
of the Administration on which Mr..
Wilson stands as his platform for re-
election.
But to cite the official record of
Mr.. Wilson and his Congress is ac-
cording to Mr.. Wilson ''the depth of
anti-patriotic feeling"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
NOT AN ATTRACTIVE EXHIBI-
TIO\.

We have before US personal letter
from Hon David j Lewis, in which
amongst other things he says: "You
know perhaps of my work in the crea-
ton of the Parcel Post" etc. etc.
Well We don't know of mis- work in
the creation of the parcel post-nei-
Their does he, neither does anybody
else. 1t was created before he was
ever in Congress and we have shown
from the official records of Congress
that he had nothing to do with its
"creation"
Now. here is the point:-We care
nothing (for the purpose of this dis
cussion) about the merits or dement's
Of the parcel post. But we DO care
10 ask for the public's estimate of a
man who will make any such claim
as Mr.. Lewis makes, with the official
record dead against him. We have
always recognized that Mr.. Lewis was
a man of very limited intellectually,
but We always credited him with en-
tire sincerity "accordin' to his lights;
until We We're led to look up his record
as to the one issue upon which he
claims distinction. That record ut.
terly discredits his claim. Some of
his friends have been frank enough to
recognize the fact and cease talking
about his parcel post record. Even
the Baltimore Sun owned up that Mr..
Lewis had not "fathered" it. But Mr..
Lewis himself continues to trade on II
with what seems to us amazing eff
frontery and with what we cannot
help regarding as reprehensible in
sincerity.
1t is not an attractive exhibition Of
himself on the part of man seeking
the high honor of election to the
United States Senate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
NOT PLEASANT READING.

We are in possession of personal
letter from Hon. David j. Lewis to a
Western Maryland constituent in
which he enters at length upon his
"close touch with the Pension Bureau
at Washington" and the fact that his
"ofiice is open practically all the year
upon pension matters" He expresses
his anxiety to get blanks and instruc-
tons to widows of Civil War soldiers
married before June 27, 1905" mote
the date) "to remarked widows again
widowed" etc. etc.
The letter cannot fail to give some
thing of a shock to those who believe
the pension" business of our Govern
ment has been scandalously abused 1t
likewise cannot fail to exhibit Mr..
Lewis is a very unenviable hght-at
least it so affects US.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
HOW SINCERE ARE THEY?

"The Democratic party promised
economy and gave us extravaganza. It
promised lower cost of living but it
has gone up and is still going up. 1t
promised to curb monopoly but the
Democrats have pulled the &c eth out
of the antitrust law by + Clayton
act to such an extent that se are now,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
Elkton Town Council

Elkton, Md. October IS, 1916.
Town Council met in regular session
at s p. M. with President w. H.
Mackall in the chair. Councilmen
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-21
AUCTIONEER
Farm at Private Sale

Farm of los Acres. in good condition.
good houses--one frame with IL rooms, other
Brick, with rooms; barn and other outbuild-
ings situated one mile west of Providence
Mill, very fine situation.
JOHN T. DEWITT,
2Ssept-2mo. New London Pa.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
MAY BAR OUT PERSIAN GIRL.
Has Travelled Many Thousands O
Miles TO Join Sister In virginia.

! Lynchhurg Va. Aug 11.--Unless
the immigration authorities at Ellis
/ Island. New York city. can be in
duced 10 change their minds. Miss
Blandina Mooshy. a Persian girl Of
eighteen years. who Is OF the nobility
OF her native country. will be sent
back 20 the Old World during the
coming week. In, order to join her
sister, Miss Varsenic 'Mooshy, an alum
nus Of Holllns College, the young lady
was compelled 10 travel through Rus
STA and over the Siberian railway, on
which long trip she contracted an eye
trouble. which caused her ito be de-
tanned at Ellis Island. Since her de-
tentfon friends here OF the young
teacher had interested themselves in
the case OF the younger sister.
It is understood that some appeals
have been made to high officials in
Washington in the hope of preventing
the young lady's forced return to
Persia
Miss Mooshy. who graduated some
time ago from Hollins. liz to teach
school at Tusculum. Tenn. during the
coming sessiofi. but at present she is
a guest In the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter b. Ryan In Riyermont She
has number of friends in lynch
burg. some OF whom knew her az a
schoolmate, and these had been able
TO SECURE not little influential sup
port in her effort to have her sister
admitted at New York city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-12
SOUTHSIDE.


william Bryant, coiorsd. was fnsd
$40 yesterday by Magistrate J. n
Bowen, of the Granite Magisterial
Court. for permitting his automopiit
to be run faster than 10 allowed BY
law. The negro claimed that the ma.
chine was taken by two boys without
his knowledge, and that he knew moth
ing about the alleged speeding. II
was pointed out TO him. however. that
as the owner of the machine he WA
responsible. and he paid the nne.
On charge OF stealing S2s, Will
liam Randolph colored, was Jester
day fined SIS. The man was arrested
by Constable Flynn.
Charged with Tresspass.
A continuance was granted yesterday
In the case of Marvin Sims. an elderly
negro, charged with trespassing on the
premises of sol West Twenty-fourth
Street. until Monday. Sims claims that
he was employed by Wiley J. Wyatt.
a railway conductor, to look after the
property in his absence.
Death of Infant Girl.
Evelyn ID. Davis. Infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Davis. died Thurs
day night In the home Of its parents,
440 Bellevue Avenue. Forest Hill. Ths
body was sent to Cleveland. N. c., last
night at 11:15 o'clock for burial at
that place.