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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.

We denounce the profiigate waste of
the money Wrung from the people by
oppressive taxation through the Law
ish appropriation of recent Republi-
can congresses. which have kept taxes
high and reduced the purchasing
power of the peoples toll We de-
mand return to that simplicity and
economy which BELTS a Democratic
government. and a reduction in the
number Of useless offices, the salaries
of which drain the substance of the
people.-Democratic National Plat
form, 1912.
Here We have the promise. What
has been the performance?
The SiXty-fourth congress has al
ready spent or pledged the spending
Of 81 000,000,00O.
It has voted away the peoples
money at the rate of $S,OOO,OO0 a day
for each of the 245 days of its recent
session, Sunday and holidays included
1t has created 10000 new offices.
many Of them useless and most of
them frankly spoils placed outside of
the merit system.
It has distributed pork" with an
unstinting hand public buildings,
river and harbor improvements and
the like.
1t has ordered nitrate plant and
an armour plant. and the purchase of
merchant ships to compete with pir-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14
POLITICAL JOTTINGS-

The Progressive State Committee of
Maryland has endorsed Hughes. In
1922 the combined Republican and
Progressive vote in Maryland was
bigger than Wilson's. Figure it out.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14
THE JOKER s HOUR LAW
Increasing The Cost OF Living

A. B. Garretson, President of the
Order of Railway Conductors, said. at
the conference with the Senate Com
mittee. "The charge that has been
made that it was impossible to put IN
a true eight-hour day on q railway is
correct. | tcannot be done."
w. G. Lee, President of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. when ask
ed by member of the Senate Com
timtee whether the mis-named eight
hour law would in any way limit the
hours of labor, replied, "Oh, it can
mott
Yet to mislead the Public, this has
teen called an eight-hour law
The truth is interesting.
The four Railroad Brotherhoods are
composed of men who are among the
most highly paid workers in the world
yet whose work is much lighter than
that of most workmen, both in time
and character of labor.
Some of them work but six and a
half hours day and are so we'll paid
that they take one day out of three as
a holiday. Some especially favored
ones make over $4,000 a year at work
the ordinary mechanic would consider
easy as compared with his own.
Two engineers each made more in
| two weeks than their superior officer
received a month. Often two days
pay is earned by days work that
any laborer would consider half loaf
ing.
The men are paid by the trip and
hours are merely considered in calcu-
lating extras and overtime.
If wreck or storm delays train
so that a man is kept on duty over
| ten hours. he is paid for overtime, and
some of the oldest employees, who are
given choice of runs. choose the long
est runs on which there is most chance
of overtime pay.
If man completes his run in four
, hours, he gets full days pay. If
{ called on for extras he would get a
! second days pay. Suppose a freight
crew were asked to take a couple of
cars to mill siding before taking
( their regular train out. they would
get an extra days pay though the ex-
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14

vate ownership.
What the deficit produced by such
reckless spending is to be is an adj
ministration secret, closely guarded
till after election. We shall then be
informed of how many bonds must be
sold by the treasury 20 balance its
accounts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14
Enrolment By States At Tome

Figures for the enrolment at Tome
School, Port Deposit, by States this
year and last are here compared:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-10-14
Mo- 1886
REPORT or THE CONDITION
The National Bank of Elkton
At Eikton. In the State Of MsIsnd business
September IL, 1916
No. 1886
RESOURCES

oveIdrats
$1,000 90
Bonds and securities pledged de
than S Sosds(n including sockj owned ~
Stocks e T' fas s Fss1 ss;. f bank stock $3.50 s
Value Of unenc 1900
x sss o GSs !S ssf T sas h s sSs.
Net amount due from approved r
Net sin other reserve
oor III %SS
Other checks banks the
Coin and certificates IS
Redemption
Total s1,s6smo
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in
Spans dna
Less current expenses interest and taxes paid
sSS
cn6ees n sss7ss
deposits yternssd
deposits Ims35 80 IS qss9 10 '
roal...
State of ccils
above statement to the best knowledge
B. ",
THOMAS
A MENDENHALL
TO September 1916
L
NotaryPu
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
Pollyanna Tonight.

A treat is in store for the public to-
night when, under the auspices Of
the local w. c. T. u, Miss Novella
Ramsey, gifted reader, will present
'Pollyanaa, the Glad Girl" Miss
Ramsey Is graduate of the School of
Expression of Vanderbilt University
and gives these readings in an inter
esting and artistic manner. 1t is not
necessary to say anything of Polly
anna" for this charming book by
Eleanor Porter has brought gladness
and good cheer to thousands of read
ers everywhere.
In addition to ''Pollyanna" a musi-
cal program by local talent will also
be rendered. Everybody come to
the Christian church this evening at
8 o'clock and enjoy happy hour. A
small admission fee of 10 cents for
children and Is cents for adults will
be charged to defray expenses.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
BETHEL ASSO.
AT ALLENSVILLE
Meets Today With Messen.
gers From 40 Baptist
Churches.

The Bethel Association meeting
postponed from last week will be held
at AllensviIle Baptist church today
and tomorrow.
There are 40 churches in the asso-
citation, including most of the church
es in Christian county, all of which
will send delegates.
Rev. H. E. Gabby is moderator and
the office of clerk is vacant.
The First Baptist church will send
as messengers C. E. Woodruff, G. c.
Hoffman and D. d. McMath. Alter
mates, F. P. Renshaw and S. P.
White.
Other messengers by reason of be-
ing officers are Rev. C. NJ. Thomp-
son, Bailey Waller, H. H. Abernathy,
w. T. Tandy, Chas. M. Meacham, M.
C. Forbes and w. S. Peterson.
The second church will send its
pastor Rev. w. R~6oodman and
three delegates.
Perhaps little exaggeration mixed
with your talk would make it more
interesting.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
PURELY PERSONAL

DR.. T. w. Blakey and Mrs. Blakey
have returned from visit of several
months TO California.
Cooper Weaks and Wesley Dalton,
who made regulations as motorcycle
racers in the Pennyroyal Fair last
year, have gone to Owensboro to en-
ter with their Harley Davidsons in the
motorcycle races in the Davis County
Fair. They will race two days.
Joseph P. Thomas, who underwent
an operation to remove tonsils at the
Jennie Stuart Memorial Hospital last
week, is back at home and is doing
nicely.
Miss Elva Hooser has returned
from a trip to New York.
George Lackey left yesterday for
Springfield, Mass, where he will at
tend the meeting of the agents of the
Massachusetts, Life Insurance Co.
Mrs. William B. Anderson is in
GAINESVILLE.
Prof. Livingston Mccartney, SUI
perintendent of schools for Hannibal,
Mo-, spent the weekend here and
left for his home yesterday. This
was his second visit here in IA years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
PRESIDENT TO
TOUR COUNTRY
e ,
Woodrow Wilson Will Make
Speaking Trips Through
States.

Washington, Aug. 13.-President
Wilson practically has decided to
make speaking trip across the con-
tinent. No details of the tour have
been arranged, but it was understood
that his intinerary will be worked out
within the next few weeks.
The presidents advisers have been
urging him to make a number of
speeches, but he has been WITHHOLD
ing decision until the work of con-
gress had progressed further.
1t was known definitely today, how
ever, that if present plans were car
ried out, the president would 90 to
the Pacific coast.
One of the suggestions for the pro-
posed trip is for the president to re-
view some of the troops on the bor-
der, but no decision has been reach
ed.
Invitations from cities in all parts
of the country are before the presi-
dent, but none will be accepted until
they have been gone over carefully by
Vance Mccormick. chairman of the
democratic national committee, and
other democratic leaders.
The possibility that congress may
remain in session after September |
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

is preventing the president from max.
ing any definite campaign plans. He
wants to make no long trips from
Washington until after adjournment,
although he has accepted an invitation
for a brief visit to St. Louis Septem'
Der 20.
The president will do much cam
paigning at his summer home at Long
Branch, N. j., where he will receive
delegations.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
PROBE INTO
PAPER SHORTAGE
Experts Lean to Belief Pres
enl Condition Temporary
Says Houston.

Washington, Aug. l4.-Secretary
Houston, in letter to President Will
sog made public, tells of investiga-
tons made by the forest service into
A., the print paper shortage, and declares
the experts of the service ARE inclin-
ed to believe that the present condi-
ton may be temporary" He says
detailed study of sulphite pulp manu-
featuring processes is now well adj
vanced and is being pushed as rapid
ly as the available resources permit.
81 have been informed" writes the
secretary, "that before the war East
ern markets, which are the principal
paper markets of the country, were
fully supplied by American mills and
! the imports from several foreign
countries. Prices as result were So
low as to offer little inducements to
new mills in the West, where our
great timber reserves are located. 1t
is probable that conditions after the
war may be very similar to those
which existed before. These factors
have direct bearing upon the sug-
.gestion regarding the construction
and the operation Of Government
plants.
II The forest service has offered for
sale at various times large amounts of
/, timber on the national forests in log
ging chances favorable for pulp oper-
atoms. These areas are located main
ly in the Pacific Northwest and in
Alaska, and offer combinations suita-
BILE and cheap timber, with large
quantities of easily developed water
power. Up to the present time it has
not been possible to make such sales.
The chief difficulty has been that the
Western market has been fully sup
piled, and, in fact, mill capacity prob
ably has been in excess of market de-
mand.
| western mills, with the advantage
of cheap power and cheap timber,
seemed to be unable to enter Eastern
and Middle Western markets, and the
only opportunity for successful enter
prise seemed TO be-the more or less
uncertain possibility of being able to
develop fereign and chiefly Oriental
markets. These areas undoubtedly
will be placed under contract as soon
as economic conditions permit their
development. They are offered I'M
der terms designed to encourage the
development of the pulp and paper
industry.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
PRINCE ALBERT
the national JOY smoke
the national JOY smoke

has flavor different is delightful You never ia
And that isn't strange, either.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Impure blood runs you down
makes you an easy victim for disease
For pure blood and sound dig stion
--BurdocS Blood BItters. At all
drug stores. Pnc4 S1.G0.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Buy Prince Albert every
where tobacco is sold in
toppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
fins, Zoe; handsome pound
and haif-pound tin hun,i-
dors-ond-fhat corking fine
pound crystal glass hun,i-
dor toith sponge-moisfener
top that Keeps the tobacco
in such clever frim-aitDaysi
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
MRS. 7. M. JONES
Falls at Her Home and Is
Painfully Hurt.

Mrs. T. M. Jones, while moving
about in the dining room at her home
at dinner time Sunday, slipped on the
floor and fell with such force that she
fractured her hip bone. She is con-
sidered to be doing nicely, although
her Injuries are very painful.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

On the revere side
Of this tidy rcd tin
yoa viii read: Pro
eess Patented July
10Th. 1907" which
has made three men
smoke pipes where
one smoked bsfofsi
ts3 :.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

For regular action of the bowels;
easy, natural movements, relief of
C nstpation, try D ans Regulets.
25c at all stores. Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Political candidates ways get
what is coming to them sooner or
later.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

Don't expect anyone to give you a
medal for being a meddler.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15
GREEN CORN

WANTED TO BUY-Two acres of
green corn to feed mules on.
C. H. LAYNE.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

If one man in a thousand pays any
attention to what you say you are in
luck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-15

The females of the species do a lot
of figuring about their figurers.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
HAS IS MANY LIVES
As PR0VERB|AL CAT
THIS GIRL Just CAN'T SUCCEED
IN PUTTING AN END TO HER
LIFE.
Three Times During the Past Few
Days She Has Been Prevented
From Self-De-
structlUn.

OKLAHOMA CITY, December IA
breaking away from the lure OF
liquor and drugs and escaping from a
supposed abductor a Lonely Girl"
of Oklahoma City, who has twice at
tempted suicide in the past few days,
was found late last night hugging
the rails on the Santa Fe railroad
track where flyer was due to pass
within very few minutes.
The lonely girl,'' Mrs. Frank
Maxwell, had quarreled with her
husband, who is in Dallas hospital.
Saturday she appeared at police head
quarters seeking the writer of an adj
vertisement asking for a good little
sweetheart, marriage desired" The
police sent her home, where she swal-
lowed poison. Hospital attendants
revived her and now they have her on
their hands again.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
.BONiR LAW
ANSWERS NOTE
MEMBER PARLIAMENT PRAC-
TICAiIX REPLIES no GER
MkNN'S PEACE OFFER.
TERMS INDICATED
In Address la the House of Commons
He Declares There Must BE
Adequate Reparation
For Past.

LONDON. Dec. 14.--Andrew Bo-
mar Law today made practical an
swer TO the German peace proposals
by quoting farmer statement made
by ex-premier Asquith when last the
house of commons voted on the bill
of credits.
There must be adequate repara-
tion for the past and adequate Sc
curity for the future" Bonar Law
prefaeed this statement that the
peace proposal had not yet been re-
ceived and until il Is received the
ministers of the new government
will not discuss it, Tie also asked
that the members of the house OF
commons not discuss the peace pro-
posals until the full text had been
placed before them.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
GAMbRElL REPLIES To
STATEMENT Of FUNSTON
DECLARES THAT GENERALS
IDEAS OF REvINAIS IS
TOO NARROW.
Says IL L. u Question Whether Fun
ston Is. Capable of Determining
the Spiritual Needs of
the Men.

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 1i.-'tGen-
eral Funstons idea of revivals is too
narrow" said DR. Gambreli, seere-
tary of the Texas Baptist General
Conference. in the Baptist Standard
today in furthering the argument
that has arisen through Funston's
refusal TO ellow revival meetings In
she soldier camps along the border.
''If preaching the gospel ia the
camps by reputable ministers is cal
culated to cause riot, the case calls
for a great deal OF preaching and
finer military discipline. II may be
grave question as to whether or
not General Funston is competent to
officially determine the spiritual
needs OF his soldiers. He is a dis
tinguished general, but | have per-
sonally known great generals who
drank. swore and did other things
for which they would have been
turned out of an orderly church,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
CALF BONES BURIED
FOR THOSE OF Man
MAN DEFRACDS INSURANCE
COMPANIES OUT $4,000 AND
IL UNDER ARREST.
j. A, Morgan Was Given Up as Dead
Following burning of His Ranch
House--ilones Found I'm
the Ruins.

PLAiNVIEW, Texas, December IA.
-. A. Morgan is under arrest here
because he burned to death last
month. The trouble with Morgan,
officials said, is that he wouldn't
stay dead
Morgan" was buried by his lodge
and took out SIS, 600 life insurance
With two companies. On the night
of November 6 his ranch house burn
ed and he was reported to have been
killed by the explosion of a can OF
gasoline which he tried to save. A
quantity Of bones was found in the
ruins.
Morgan" was buried by his lodge
which made up purse of $500 for
his widow and the insurance com
panies came across with the coin.
Morgan was seen in Sweetwater
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
UNITED STATES CARRIES
OUT GERMAN WISHES

arrest was made at the Williams ho-
tel. The officers also took in charge
TWO moulds used for making tho
money One mould was for the maxi
ing OF half dollars and the other for
making dollars. The half dollars are
OF the date 1903 and the dollars
are for the year 1882. A number Of
'he spurious coins were taken in
charge by the officers. They are ex-
eellent counterfeits of good old u.
s. A. money.
Hoffman occupied the same room
IN which two suicides have occurred
and in With Red" Kelley, who Is
now serving a term of 1876 years in
state prison, made his last stand and
shot two policemen some few months
ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
LANCASTER GIRL LOSES
IREssES WHILE She SLEEPS
THE HAIR OF MISS SYBIL GLASS
COCK CLIPPED CLOSE TO HER
HEAD WHILE SLEPT.

LA.s---s ar. Texas. December ID.
Miss sybil Glasscook, aged 20,
daughter OF w. G Glasscock of Lam
caster. awoke today and found that
her hair had been cut off while she
slept during the night.
She had done up her hair in a
single plat which was cut off with a
sharp instrument close To her head.
The pillow on which she lay had al
so been cut
Miss Glassoock retired about nine
o'clock last night. She was in a
room alone. Her father and little
brother slept on the first floor
Nothing was known of the incident
until this morning when she came
down stairs Historically calling heI
father. An investigation was made
but no door was found to be un-
locked.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
PROCLAMATION

To better safeguard the health of the people of
the City of Waxahache it is deemed advisable have
General Cleanup Day. which the citizens will unite
in effort improve the sanitary condition throughout
the entire City therefore Mayor hereby designate
Friday December Is, as Cleanup Day. and urge the
people Of the town to cooperate in the movement to pre-
vent further spread of disease In much as germs
urk in trash and filth behooves each and every cti
zen to make careful inspection of his her premises
and remove all accumulated trash. On Friday, Decem-
Der 18TH the City Teams and Forces will be placed at
the disposal of the various committees haul off such
trash as is placed in the alleys sshh
E. B. PRINCE, Mayor.
In regard to the above who are interested in
the betterment of sanitary conditions urge you to
operate with the city health department in cleaning up
our city. Such conditions must be corrected immedia-
tely to prevent further spread of disease.
A S5 90 prize will be offered for the colored boy
in Freedman town collecting the largest pile of trash in
that section
Also any white boy reporting to the chairman of
the district in which he lives the worse civic condition
will be given prize of Sl.5O.
Signed by Committees from
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BAY VIEW CLUB
u d. c.
SHAKESPEARE CLUB
MUSIC CLUB.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
REPORT ON COTTON USED
IN [HE UNITED SGAIES
TOTAL CONSUMPTION FOR THE
MONTH NOVEMBER AMOUNT
ED TO 5SI 1892 BALES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Cotton
consumed in the United States dur
ing the month of November, exclu-
siye of linters, amounted to 1884,
0S2 bales, compared with 514,743
bales in November last year. accord
ing to- census bureau announce
ment today.
OF this amount. 333,o3S bales
we're consumed in cotton growing
states, against 295,47O bales in No
yember, 1915.
Linters consumed during the
month amounted to 64,991 bales
against s2,169 bales in 1915.
Cotton held in consuming estab'
lishments on November 80, 1916
amounted to 2,191,799 bales
against 1,612,641 bales ON November
so. 1915.
Cotton imported during the
month amounted to 1S,lSs bales,
equivalent to 500 pound bales
AGAINST 21,16S in 1915.
Cotton exports, including linterF
amounted TO 759,5s9 ~~-Hing beies
against 524,392 bales las c-r.
Cotton spindles active during No
vember S2.753.9S7. against ST.
4SS,723 last year,
Linters held in consuming estab-
ments November 80, 1886 bales
bales, against SO. 80 in 1918.
Linters held in public storage
and at congresses 12S,S7s bales
against 116,7S7 bales last year
Linters exported secs bales, agains
12,725 in bales.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
Robbed Linz Brothers.

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 14.--James
Williams, aged 10, reported as hav-
ing given himself up 20 Chicago po-
lice, escaped from prison gang near
to two years for the robbery of Linz
Brothers jewelry store of $17,500.
Williams threw a BRICK through a
plate glass window in broad daylight
and seized a solitary diamond val
ued at $4,000 and lavalier valued
at $500.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14
A TEXAS FUGITIVE
HELD At CH|CAG0
JAMES WILLIAMS GIVES IP TO
POLICE AND SAYS HE Is
WANTED IN TEXAS.
Escaped from Penitentiary After Be-
ing Sentenced to Two Years
For Jeweiry Robbery
in Dallas.

CHICAGO, Dec. Thames VII.
liams, under arrest here, today de.
MED that he is wanted at Huntsville
Texas, where he is said to have es-
capped from prison road gang two
year ago.
Williams, cold and hungry and
some thirsty, wandered into a police
station yesterday and told the police
he was fugitive from justice, and
that he wished to go back and finish
his sentence for jewelry robbery at
Dallas. The Texas authorities noti-
1t is not known whether he will
fight extradition.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-14

LONDON, Dec. fl.--Gcrmany's
peace proposals were due to facts
which interned neutral corresponds
ents have learned hut which they
have not been allowed to send out.
Indicating that during the last few
weeks there have been serious In
tcrnal disscnsions. growing out OF
food shortage, and reign of terror;
moreover. the relations are grcatly
strained between German and Aus
trian states and also Turkey.
The Turkish government has also
learned that the British empire will,
during the year 1917, put forth an
effort equaliing at least tlaat Of Ger
many In 1914 and from the point Of
view of guns and shells three times
that OF Germany in any period Of the
war.
The proposals were received here
with contempt. We are gratiflcd
that the American sense Of hunsor
and justice have seen through this
bluff. France, Russia, Italy and lit
tie Belgium are as firm as the Ply
mouth Rock.