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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-06-03
HEALTH CRUSADING

The Crusader of Ye Olden Time
came in coat of mail on horseback.
The Health Crusader of today, how
ever, comes in shirt-sleeves and in an
automobile. 1t is in this latter fash
ion that the Maryland Association for
the Prevention and Relief of Tubercu-
losis will teach the people of Maryland
this summer about the causes, dam
gers, and treatment of tuberculosis,
the existing and contemplated accom-
modations in the State for those hav-
ing the disease or predisposed to it,
and methods of preventing it. In
1915. according to the records of the
State Department of Health, 2539 peo-
pie in Maryland We're carried off by
pulmonary and laryngeal tubercu-
losis. Outside of any humanitarian
considerations. the potential economic
worth of these 2539 lives to the State,
had they not been seriously infected,
with the disease, would run up to
many millions of dollars, while if the
progress of their disease could have
been checked in a reasonable time,
large portion of this sum would have
been saved.
A few years ago, the Maryland As
sociation with the cooperation of the
B. & o. Railroad, sent a railroad ex-
hibit coach, accompanied by lecturer,
over a large section of the State This
car was visited by several thousand
people. This was before the automo-
bile came into such general use, espec-
tally for educational purposes. Keep
ing pace with the spirit and needs of
the time, the Association this year
purchased Ford car with a CONNER
cial body, which permits the ready
transportation of exhibit material.
motion picture machine and printed
matter from place to place. The body
of the car is painted two shades of
gray. with chassis and lettering in
red. The double red tuberculosis cross
the symbol of the organized fight
against the disease, appears on each
side of the car.
The field work of the campaign will
be directed by Mr.. Alden Anderson,
the Assistant Executive of the Asso-
citation. Mr.. Anderson and his Boy
Scout helper will demonstrate one of
the main phases OF tuberculosis pre-
vention by sleeping in the open as
they go along; the car will carry a
tent, cots and blankets for this pur-
pose. The county is to be the unit of
Continued on sixth page.)
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Liberty Grove Community Club

On March 16. 1916, Community
Club was organized at Liberty Grove
by Miss Grace Rawlings. the aim of
the club being to benefit the commun-
ity and to bring good entertainment
to the people
Miss Rawlings had arranged with
Miss Pritchett the. State Agent of
Maryland, to give six lectures and de-
monstrations on homc economy. The
first meeting was held at the home of
Mrs. Joseph Gillespie and was pre-
sided over by Miss Hunt, of Washing
ton. The following officers were elect
ed:-President, Miss Rosa Caldwell;
vice-president, Mrs. Joseph Gillespie;
secretary, Mrs. Howard Griest; treas
urer, Mrs. Harry Mcdowell. After
the regular routine of business, Miss
Calkins gave a very interesting talk
and demonstration on kitchen equip
ment. The ladies were given the privi-
lege of showing the arrangement Of
their own kitchens and then Miss Cal
kins pointed out the many ways of
saving steps by Encouragement.
The second meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Clarence Griest April IL.
Miss Calkins being present. gave an
interesting lecture on Good Principals
and Values.
The third meeting was held at the
school house, the subject being Poul-
try Raising. Mr.. George Brown, a
poultry psecialist of Baltimore. gave
lecture on the subject. This meeting
was open to the gentlemen. who show
ed marked interest in the lecture and
the club work in general.
The next meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. S. D. Mccullough, June
6, at 2:30. Miss Calkins, of Washing
ton, will be with us and give demon
stration of Menu Planning and Table
Serving. Visitors welcome.
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Man And Wife Derauged

This community was much shocked
to learn that on Saturday last Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph M, Lodge, residing two
miles below Elkton on the Matsinger
place on tlt* Elk River, had become
violently insane. After having at
tempted apparently to set on fire the
Matsinger house in which they dwelt,
they crossed the Elk river in a boat
with several guns and two dogs to Mr..
Herbert Pauls residence, telling him
they had been burned out. Seeing
their deranged condition Mr.. Paul tele-
phoned to DR.. Mitchell, who accom-
panied by Sheriff Barnes and Bailiff
Potts hurried to the scene. The Lodges
had meanwhile left the Paul home and
gone to the Myers bungalow, on the
river shore, where the officers found
them and brought them to the jail.
After being subjected to an examina-
ton by physicians the couple were
taken by Sheriff Barnes on Monday
morning to the State Hospital at Cam
bridge.
Mr.. Lodge, a son of Richard M.
Lodge. was born and raised at the
Lodge homestead, near Elkton. For
several years he resided in Pennsyl-
vania, where he married his wife. The
couple came back to the Lodge farm
several years ago and have been noted
as quiet, thrifty, capable people. Their
arrangement is very strange case
and very sad one. though it is ru-
mored that Mrs. Lodge had in former
years suffered some mental derange-
ment. 1t is hoped that proper treat
ment at the hospital will restore them.
The ladies of st. Marks Guild will
hold a festival and rummage sale at
the Parish House. in Perryville, We'd
nesdav evening. June 81. Everybody
is cordially invited.
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KILLED AND HURT
IN AUTO CRASH

A dreadful collision of motor cars
took place about o'clock last Sunday
evening at Mt. Pleasant, DEL, wherein
one man was killed and seven other
persons were injured.
The man killed was William J. Shea.
of 1908 West Ninth street, head of the
mems furnishing department of the
James 7. Mullin & Son clothing store,
Wilmington.
The injured were
bruised and suffering much from shock
as result of her husbands death and
her own narrow escape.
Mrs. Charles L. Story, of zoos West
Ninth street. Wilmington, limbs in
jured. bruised about the body and suf-
fering from shock.
George Schafer, son of John K.
Schafer, Wilmington. crushed about
the body and internally injured.
William Keough. of Delaware City,
bruised and cut.
Charles Schaeffer. of Delaware City,
formerly of Chesapeake City, chief
of carpenters for the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal. collar bone broken,
left hand badly cut and bruised about
the body.
Charles Schaeffer, Jr., and Frank
Schaeffer. sons of Charles Schaeffer,
bruised about the head and body.
Charles O'Neal, of Delaware City,
cut on the head and bruised about the
BODY.
Mr.. Shea's car, Studebaker, with
George Schafer as driver, was running
toward Wilmington, the Delaware City
car being on its way to Chesapeake
City. Occupants of each car saw the
other car approaching the crossroads.
but did not realize the danger until
too late.
The Delaware City car, a small
Ford, was swerved to the right up the
State road, along which the Whining
ton car was travelling. but the collision
could not be avoided The Ford car
struck the Studebaker fatty on the
side, at point where Mr.. Shea was
sitting. The heavy crash sent the
Studebaker rolling over until it finally
landed bottom side up, with all the
occupants pinned beneath.
The Ford rebounded from the i'm,
pact and then off at an angle and roll
ed over in the road. 1t also landed
DoOCoiil SluS up. dlIIlOuSH all lCS OcCu-
pants were thrown clear of the wreck
age and We're not seriously injured.
Mr. Schafer was the first to crawl
from under the heavy Studebaker,
despite his serious injuries. He was
followed by Mrs. Story and Mrs. Shea,
and then all three shocked and dazed
as they were, began a search for Mr..
Shea. He was found pinned under the
machine. with a rod puncturing his
back and his head crushed. He was
still breathing, but died in about 20
minutes.
People who gathered on the scene
carried the injured to the home of
Richard Moore. short distance Up
the State road. The dying man was
carried to the porch of store nearby,
where he died a few minutes later.
DR.. Norman Beal and DIR. w. D.
Lewis, of Middletown, cared for the
injured from Wilmington, and Dr.Wal-
ter w. Ellis, of Delaware City, took
care of the men from that town.
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Tome Commencement.

On Sunday morning, at II o'clock,
DR.. Frank H. Havenner. of Westmin-
ster, will preach the commencement
sermon to the graduating class of the
Girls High School, at Tome Memorial
Methodist Episcopal Church. At p.
M. DR.. Percy Foster Hall, of Annap-
oils, will preach the commencement
sermon to the graduating class of the
Tome School for Boys at Memorial
Hall. On Monday. June 5, at 10 a. m.
Boys class day exercises will be held
at Memorial Hall, and at $3.50 D. M,
their commencement exercises will he
held, Judge C. Rose. of Baltimore,
making the address. DR.. T. S. Baker
presenting diplomas. On Friday, June
8. Girls class day exercises at Me-
mortal Hall at 1880 p. m, and COM
mencement exercises at $50 p. m. Ad-
dress of DR.. S. C. Schmucker, of West
Chester Normal School.
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North East.

( Sunday evening, May 2S. Baccalau-
seate sermon by Rev. G. R. Neese, at
he M. E. Church.
Saturday, June 3. Mr.. and Mrs.
iuy Johnson will entertain the High
School in honor of the Senior Class.
Monday, June 5. Glass night. In
addition to the usual exercises, Prof.
S. S. Handy, Head of the Department
of English at st. Johns College. will
give a dramatic recital of "The Ser
want in the House."
Tuesday evening, June 6. Com
imencement. Subject of essays:-
Ill County-A Symposium
,alutatory. .... Education in Cecil County
Harriet l.. Pugh.
Founding of Cecil County and Its First In
habitarts. ............R K. Carter Simpers
"Agrcultu, Interests" Mabel c. Larzelere
Historical Events and Places
Observation-Disclosures. Raymond l.. Mahoncy
1.-THE Industries of Cecil County" Valedictory
......................B Bertha c. Astle
Address. ........ Congressman David J. Lewis
Music by Elliotts Orchestra.
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Hospital Graduates Nurses

The graduation exercises, and the
attendant functions. of the Union Hos
pitfalls Training School for Nurses,
brought quite considerable number
of visitors to Elkton on Wednesday.
The program. as published in last
weeks WHIG, was followed by an
interested audience.
The Third District Auxiliary had
invited the other Auxiliaries of the
county to lunch at the Hospital and the
occasion was greatly enjoyed by
many visitors. The graduated nurses
are Miss Rose Cecilia Suter and Mss
Hannah Rebecca Tyson.
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Will OF Miss Mary B. McIntire

The will of Miss Mary B. -McIntire,
who died on May 10, has been filed in
the Cecil County Orphans Court for
probate. To Miss Sarah R. Strickland
81 900 and the interest on $4,000 for
life; Miss Mary M. Kline, $500; Mrs.
Julia Selby, of Washington, $4,000;
Elkton Presbyterian Church, $500 for
the purchase of Baptismal font;
Michael Keegan. of Odessa, Del, $500;
for a monument. $4,000 is provided.
The rest of her property, both real and
personal, was left to her sister. Mrs.
J. A. j. Creswell, during her life and
at her death it was bequeathed to
Howard d. Terhune. of Hackensack,
N. j. The estate is valued at $25 900.
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Chesapeake City.

q The Commencement of the Chesa-
fpeake City High School will be held
on Monday, June 5, at 7:30 p. M, in
Masonic Hall. The address will be de-
livered by Hon. David j. Lewis. The
lnual banquet of the Alumni Asso-
,3iation will be held on Saturday even
ing at the High School The banquet
will be served by the Bible Class of
I he Presbyterian Church. Immediate
~ after the commencement a dance
gill be held in Masonic Hall. An ad-
4ission of Is cents each will be charg-
to the commencement and the gen
'.femen will be charged so cents each
Cor the dance. Music by Jacobs Or
alestra.
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Racing Autos Collide

Harry Everett, of Millington, and
Robert Wilson of Chestertown. while
racing their autos on the stone road
below Cecilton last Sunday afternoon,
collided and Everett's car was over
turned. Mr.. Everett was iammed
against the steering wheel and in
jured about the chest. A passing car
removed him to the Office of DR.. ]. NJ.
Black, of Cecilton. whence he was
taken later to the Union Hospital. 1T
Elkton. None of the other occupants
of the cars were injured.
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Chautauqua Next Week

The coming week will be Chautau-
qua Week in Elkton, the program
opening on Tuesday, June 6. The tent
will be placed in the Armory lot above
the Pennsylvania Railroad. This years
platform manager is Prof. Frank
'ohn. The usual week of instruction
and entertainment can be anticipated
in the way of lectures, music, ETC.,
etc. Room for everybody and some
thing to please everybody.
l.. Evans Taylor, of Blythedale. has
had handsome monument erected in
Asbury Cemetery.
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High School, on June, l at 2 p. m.
West Nottingham.

The commencement exercises at
West Nottingham Academy will be
held on June 8. The address will be
delivered by Judge Stanton ]. Peele
and Rev. Paul R. Hickock. of Wash
ington, D. c. The annual sermon will
be preached tomorrow Sunday by
the Rev. F. Karl Kaufman.
The graduates this year are Will
liam Basil Reynolds. Philip Albert
Foster, David Lawrence Glackin and
Maude Mearns Reynolds.
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the county on three pieces of stone
road.
Motion prevailed that balance of
money arising from sale of the bonds,
available for gravel roads, be expend-
ed on the Elk Neck gravel road.
Commission authorized sub-com-
mittee to advertise for bids for gravel
ing the road from Trimble's Corner to-
Pennington.
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CeciltOn.

4 Commencement program, George
eddie High School, Monday morning,
June 5. at 10:30 o'clock:
Prayer r,..:....:::......Re Rev. j. M. Mitchell
r.Frolics of Cupid ..................G Grunwald
SalutatorynE Essay, The Parcel Post Library
System" ....... Mary Madeline Rowan
Quartet from "Rgoetto' o'..............V Verdi
Essay, THE Influence of the Panama Canal
Upon World Trade
.................Anna Gertrude Manlove
F'iVenlng star ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wagner
tssay, "Bagdad, the City of the Kaifs''
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Roland Blackway
irp Solo. Observation-Disclosures. M. de PerrIe
b'ess. ss............Dr. Winifred j. Robinson
HNHqulnCalne '.'',.....,., .baDflel Marie
bntation Of Diplomas Supt. Jos. M. McVey
tie from Lucia" "..............D .Donizetti
R-Valedictory. "The Jitney Bus and It's
Future" .......... Mary Virginia Davis
II Solo, Loves Old Sweet Song" .MoIloy
fiction. ..............R Rev. j. M Mitchell
"Auf Wedersehen"
Dau prnurap1 Coarua Riddle
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Calvert.

Z The Commencement exercises of the
Calvert Agricultural High School will
1e held on Sunday, Monday and Tues
lay, in the Friends Meeting House.
The Baccalaureate Sermon will be de-
.livered by Rev. w. A. Matzen, Sunday
evening, June A, at o'clock. The
Glass Night exercises will be Monday
evening. June 5, at o'clock. The
Commencement exercises will be Tues
day morning, June 6, at 10 o'clock.
Program:
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COMMENCEMENT IN
COUNTY SCHOOLS

The public schools of the county
closed yesterday friday. The Com
mencement programs for the High
Schools are as follows:
Elkton.
On Wednesday morning, June 7, at
1880 o'clock, the formal commence
.ment exercises will take place in the
Opera House, the address to the grad
yates being delivered by the Rev. DR..
"A. w. Lightbourne, of Dover. Del. The
Graduating Glass held its Glass Night
Exercises on Thursday evening of this
week. The Baccalaureate Sermon to
the class was delivered at the M. E.
Church last Sunday by the Rev. DR..
ieorge P. Jones.
q The Class Night exercises. held on
Thursday evening in Mechanics Hall,
were largely attended and greatly en-
joyed by all. A new and interesting
4 ,ature of these exercises was the
! 'ay in which the Glass Prophecy was
;otten up. A tableau was shown to
represent each of the graduates in the
I 'ture and was well explained by the
4 'ophetess. The program was as fol-
WIS:
,>ddress of Welcome ..... .Hasson T. Terrell
Y Past, Present and Future of the Class of
"a l916"-in Two Acts.
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BOYS CLUBS TO TOUR


morning. June 3, at 10 a. M, a Path
finding automobile will tour the good
roads from Crisfield to Baltimore, by
way of Elkton. and from Baltimore to
Oakland by way of Frederick and
Cumberland, for the purpose of organ
lzing permanent committees to take
charge of the Home State Tour of The
Maryland Corn and Potato Club Boys.
The main event is scheduled for the
week preceding Maryland Week and
will be a forerunner of that state af-
fair. which will be held as usual Mt
The Fifth Regiment Armory in Balti-
more.
The Pathfnding automobile will be
in charge. of Reuben Brigham, who
has charge of club work and repre-
sents both the federal government and
Maryland Agricultural College and
Henry E. Warner, Director of the
Tour. who will represent The Balti-
more Sun. under the auspices of which
newspaper the tour is to be given by
arrangement with the federal and
state boys club authorities. Mr.. Brig
ham has the county agents thoroughly
organized and each county agent will
represent the Corn Club work in the
territory of his jurisdiction.
For the information of those inter-
ested, preliminary meetings will be
open to the public and in most cases
will be held by authority of the city
and county officials, with whom are
cooperating automobile clubs, COM
mercial organizations, oranges and
bankers.
The pathfinding car will make three
towns a day where possible and the
meetings will be held at 10 a. m. and A
and p. m. daily. Mr. Brigham will
explain the work of the Corn Clubs,
and Mr.. Warner will go into the pur-
pose of the tour and the plan of or
ganization.
The prize winning Corn Club and
Potato Club Boys en- route will boost
Maryland Week exposition and invite
all the people of Maryland to come to
Baltimore. 1t is believed and hoped
that this promotion for Maryland
Week will result in the greatest reun-
ion of state and city people in the his
tory. of Maryland 1t is peculiarly true
of Maryland that everyone in the
country is related to someone in the
city. Later in the season the railroad
companies and the steamboat lines
will be asked to offer special rates for
Maryland Week and to advertise it
widely.
The meetings will oe held as fol-
lows.
June so a. m. Crisfeld.
4 p. m. Pocomoke, Fire
mems Room. City Hall.
8p. m. Snow Hill, Munich
pal Building.
June SO a. m.-Berlin.
8 p. m. Salisbury.
June Go a. m Sharptown, Pyth
ian Hall Auditorium.
4 p. m. Hurlock.
8 p. m. Cambridge.
June 10 a. m. Easton, Hotel Nor
ris.
4p m. Denton Courthouse
8 p. m. Centreville. Court
June so a. m. Chestertown.
a p. m. Cecilton.
8 D. m. Elkton.
June 80 a. m. Havre de Grace,
City Opera House.
Up. m. Belair, Courthouse.
June 12-1O a. m. Ellicott City, Pa
tapsco National Bank.
q p. m. Ridgeville.
8 p. m. Frederick. Y. M.
C. A.
June 1910 a. m. Middletown.
4 p. m. Clear Spring.
8 p. m. Hagerstown.
June 14-10 a. m. Hancock, FirstNs.-
tional Bank.
8 p. m. Cumberland, City
June 15-10 a. m. Frostburg.
a p. m. Granville, Broad
waters Hall.
Sp. m. Oakland.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-11-06
Confident In California.

SAN FRA NCISCO. TAI. Nov. 5.--Tn.
last shots III the 1916 election It;tv" l,r,l
fired in California, ;u.d LEADERS; OF both
PARTIES rested tonight with fun conf.
dcnce Of success IL the polls Tuesday
An unusually heavy .rEi&lrhtion. cVcu
for presidential year. las added 10 thc
interest and The uncertainty "f the cl"r.
tiUu.
Prohibition and tn" rae" between
Governor Hiram w. .nhn%"u. E"iuLl;-
can. and George :. Patton. 'rInurrHI. ful
United States Senator. were tissues n
California that almost uVrrShaGuwru in.
lcrcst in the presidential contest. While
pld-liue Republicans &nu GUV"rnur John.
son and his aides haT" advocated his
election and predicted that Hughes
would carry the sin. ircSid"nt Wilson
has been given StaIWart support by his
own party and his election has been
urged 10y prominent iroEr"@sIvcs. not
ably Rudolph Specifies aud Representa-
tive VIM. Kent.
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nominees are from indianapolis. tn

nominees are from indianapolis. the
Prohibition presidential candidate IS
from the same city. and two United
States Senators are tn be chosen, un-
usual efforts have been mad" by all
parties To get votes. Both President
Wilson and Mrs. hughes spoke in the
state.
Republican State Chairman Will H.
Hays said today:
THE Republicans will carry Indiana
by large plurality. This, because we
have u Reunited party in Indiana. milf
tant, vigorous and confident. with an en-
thuSiaSm amounting 10 religious trrHor
and q determination to win. as Il matter
Of patriotism. which cannot he de-
TERED"
Democratic State Chairman Bernard
Korblcy would not make any statement
concerning the situation. Other leaders
IN his party. however. said they had no
doubt that the Democrats would carry
Indiana for both national and state Of
fees.
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PROCLAMATION.
INSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
A Proclamation by the Governor

/, Henry. =: HIatlicld. Cioyernor Of The
State Of West Virginia, pursuant 10 the
constitution and laws Of said state, an.
nuuncing to the voters OF the State Of
West Virginia that on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November, IN
the year One Thousand Nine hundred
and Sixteen. at the general election held
on that day, there Will be submitted Tor
Ratification or rejection an amendment
to til" constitution Of said state as fol-
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
That Section one Of Article four OF
said Constitution as 1t now IS be altered
and amended so as to read us follows:
State, both male and female. snail be
entitled to vote at all elections held
within the counties in which they respec-
lively reside; hut no person who IS a
minor, or Of unsuund mind. or Il pauprr,
or who is under conviction uI treason.
felony, or bribery i'll an election. or who
has not been resident or the state !vl
one year, and OF the county III which
he or she offers to vote, Tor sixty days
next preceding such offer. shall he per
mittcd to vote while such disability cum
Times; but no person in The military,
naval or nlarlu: service Of the United
States shall be deemed a resident Oi
this State by reason Of being stationed
therein"
The proposed amendment is designated
as "WoInan'S Suffrage Amendment" and
~
election will be printed the following:
Ballot on Constttu tional Woman's
Suffrage Amendment.
Amending Section one of Artlcl" 1Our.
For ratification OF Woman's Suffrage
Amendment.
Against ratification of Wnman's Sut-
fragc Amendment.
Those favoring the ratification Of SAID
amendment will vote "fnr ratification o!
Wuman's Suffrage Amendment. ana
those opposing will vut" Against ratill'
cation Of WumanS Suffrage Aln"nd-
mcnI.
Given under my hand and The Great
Seal OF The State, at the Capitol. this
eighth day uf August In thu year OF
our Lord one Thousand Nine Hundred
and Sixteen, and Of the state the FIFTY
fourth.
Ey the Governor:
HENRY p. HATFIELD.
STUART F. REED.
Secretary of state.
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