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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-08-04

B. b. Davis and wife are in
Jasper visiting relatives and
cooking over the old town
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-08-04
A. T. GU0GSGuh II D.
Corner eth " Jackson 1t
HOME PHONE.
LEGAL BLANKS.

Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim Deed
Chattle Mortgages, Real Estate Mortga
gees, Inventories Suponees, Warrant
Reports etc. for Sale a. the CouRI3R
OFFICE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-08-04

A barn belonging to Val. Won.
darschmidt on he troy road was
8 ruck bv lightning Monday ev-
ening and destroyed together
18th large quantity of hay etc.
partly covered by insurance.
The U r. C. X. of A. are
practicing drilling nightly on the
nublic square preparing for their
drill at the picnic at Dubois next
sunday. The picnic is beng glv'
en- for the benefit of TIE CATHOLIC
church there. The star band or
Jasper will furnish the music.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
WILSON FLEXIBILITY.

We do not see why there should have
been any stir in the senate over the
discovery that President Wilson has
completely reversed himself in the mat
ter of the proposed child labor law
Senator Borah was able to show that
Mr.. Wilson described this leg.sla
ton il his constitutional Govern
ment" as unconstitutional. an "obvi-
ously absurd extravaganza, Carryin.
the congressional power to regulate
pmmerce beyond the utmost bOUu
aries Of reasonable and honest infer
ence" and making it possible, if sus-
tanned, for congress to legislate over
"every particular of the Industrial OF
ganiZation and action Of the country
That, we must confess, has also been
the Evening Posts view. But the
Evening Post and Senator Borah are
old fogies. dating back to the tine
when it was the custom to have fixed
beliefs and principles and stick to
them. The senator has evidently not
read MI Wilson's letter in explaining
his change of front ON the tariff com
mission-that it is only narrow man.
whose mind IS stupidity closed to new
ideas, who does not alter his opinions
BY this test Mr. Wilson is obviously
one of the broadest minded men this
country has ever produced, for he has
changed his mind to date on the iritia-
tive, referendum, recall, woman SUI
frage the tariff commission, tariff for
revenue only, a permanent diplomatic
service beyond politics, the merit sys
TEN in the civil service, the proper
place Of Tammany Hall In the scheme
Of the universe, child labor legislation
preparedness, Bryan. a continental
army-but why continue? 1t is a long
enough list to prove that Mr.. Wilson's
political views are not fossilized by
any fear of inconsistency-New York
Evening Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

the first inspection of the growing crop
of seed potatoes in Garrett and Allegany
counties. Prof. Temple states that he
finds the fields remarkably free of
disease and from mixture with other
varites. They show the effect of good
care. both as to 'rogueing" or cleaning
out of weak or diseased plants. The
fields as q whole are in splendid state
of cultivation and there are few weeds
in spite Of the wet season. The bugs
too have been kept off. All this taken
together makes them show up fine. The
vines look vigorous and thrifty and at
present there is every prospect of a
splendid yield of high quality of seed
If the growers take as much care to
keep their fields free of disease and
mixture until after the next inspection
| as they have up to the present time a
very large percentage of the crop can
be sold as certified seed
Organizing the Growers into an as
soclation with the definite object of
producing and marketing certified seed
only has had much to do with the
present excellent condition in which the
fields were fourd. Also the prizes
offered by the Citizens National Bank
of Frcstburg for the field showing the
fewest diseased plants at the two in
spections has created a friendly rivalry
and competition among the growers.
Only fields of members of the Associa-
ton were inspected and out Of the
thirty or more visited only two or three
failed to pass inspection.
Prof. Temple and County Agent
McGill were much pleased with the
marked improvement in the care Of
the fields in every way over last year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Historical Relic On Exhibition.

Much attention has been attracted
by the unique pair of pants which have
been on display for the past week in the
Hitchins Bros. Company's window.
They are the property of Mrs. Carrie
Coulehan. of Frostburg, and were
worn by Thomas Johnson, Mrs. Ccule-
hans great great grandfather, who
was the first Governor of Maryland
under the State Constitution. Governor
johnson was a resident OF Frederick
He was elected first constitutional gov
ernor OF Maryland on February 10th,
III, During the panic created by
Washington's retreat through New
Jersey, the council of safety IN Mary
land called a special session of the
legislature on the 5th of February, 1777,
and placed Mr.. johnson IN the chair as
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

Governor. On the 21st of March, 1777,
Mr.. Johnson was inaugurated at An
napolis as Governor Of the State; and
at a session of the assembly which met
on the 10Th of June in the same year.
he appeared IN Office as the chief
executive officer of Maryland. "
-Dulany's History of Maryland"
Governor Johnson's brother received
grant of land from George Washing
ton for military services rendered dur
ing the Revolutionary War. and he
selected the land now known as the
johnson Farm" on the National
Pile, four miles west of Frostburg:
Mr.. Thomas Johnson, the present
owner of the farm, is a descendant of
this Mr.. Johnson -Frostburg Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Joseph Swauger of Grantsville.

Joseph Swauger of Grantsville.
Mrs. Howard Ringer is spending a
few days with her mother, Mrs. Griffith,
of Guard, Md.
The old building formerly occupied as
meat shop was torn down this week.
A large number of Cumberland and
Frostburg cars were in Grantsville,
Sunday, as usual.
Miss Vida Gingerich of Westernport
is visiting her parents here.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
For Sale
On The Monthly
Payment Plan
Pay Like Rent

You can buy the room cottage,
equipped with city water, sewer, inside
toilet and gas, on the lot fronting 50
feet on Bartlett St. by 100 fit. deep, on
the monthly payment plan on the same
terms and conditions as thousands
homes are being .ssecured Revery year
through the Building and Loan AS
sociations.
Or the 7-room house, with cellar, gas.
city water, sewer, bath etc on the lot
100 by 100 it, at the corner OF Center
and Bartlett SITS.
If not sold these houses are for rent
on very reasonable terms.
For particulars see
Paul B. Naylor or write to
U. G. Palmer, Verona, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
ADEQUATE NATIONAL
DEFENSE DEMANDED

: We demand adequate national
+ defense; adequate protection on
!. both out western and eastern
+ coasts. We demand thorough
/. ness and efficiency in both arms
+ Of the service. 1t seems to be
!. plain that our regular army IS
+ too small. We are too great a
i country to require of our citizens
!. who are engaged in peaceful vo-
+ cations the sort of military serv-
i. ice to which they are now called.
!. AS well insist that our citizens
+ In this metropolis be summoned
! to put out fires and police the
!. streets. We do not count it in
4. consistent with our liberties, or
!. with our democratic ideals, TO
!. have an adequate police force.
J. With a population of nearly 10O,-
4 100000 we need to be surer of
ourselves than to become alarm
ed at the prospect Of having a
!. regular army which can reason
1. ably protect our border, and per-
+ form such other military service
i. as may be required, in the alb
1. sence Of grave emergency. l
1. believe, fulti;sr, that there should
4. be not only a reasonable increase
i. in the regular army, but that the
!. first citizen reserve subject to
4. call should be enlisted as a fed
!. eral army. and trained under
+ federal authority.-From Mr..
i. Hughes Speech of Acceptance.
!.
j. j. !. 4. = :. = !: !. + + i. = \ X !. p
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
SEED POTATOES INSPECTED
n. A. c. Expert and County Agent
ncGill Find Condion Favorable.

Prof. C. E. Temple, Plant Patholo-
gist from MARYLAND State College of
Agriculture, working in co cooperation
with County Agent John McGilland,
the Western MARYLAND Seed Potato
Growers Association has Just finished
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17
Supper, Lawn Fete and Bazaar.

Will be held by the Guild of St. Mat
thew's Episcopal church of Oakland
Thursday, August 18th, at O'Clock, in
the afternoon on the lawn at the resi-
dence of Mr.. ]. L. Pollock, Second
street. Fancy articles, ice cream and
cake for sale. The supper will be IS
cents. Attractions for the children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

POINTED PEaAG RAPHS FROM
SPEECH OF EtcEPTANCE
or CHARLES {. HUGHES.


: or CHARLES {. HUGHES.
: It is apparent that we are :
: shockingIy unprepared.
: When we contemplate indus
: trial ard commercial conditions,
: we see that we are livn- in q
: fools paradise.
y Not orIy have we a host of
\ resources short of war by which
J. to enforce our just demands,
: but we shall never promote our
: peace by being stronger in
: words than in deeds.
: We are neither deceived ncr
: benumked by abnormal cond-
: ditions. We knost that we are in
: a critical period; perhaps more
: critical than any period since
J. the civil war.
: The administration utterly
: failed to perform its obvious
: duty to secure protection for the
: lives and property of our citi-
: zens. 1t is r T., unworthy to
!. slur those who a. investments
: in Mexico in 60 80 to escape a
: condemnation Vot 1.-THE nonrer-
: Torrance IF thcs3gsty
; -, rrte
: II is only thrt. information
!. al cooperation ING a reason
+ able assurance Ell peace that we
: may hope for the limitation of
: ornaments.
: We have dete gnined to cut
: out, root and br= tch, monopoIis-
/. tic practice < we can do
!. this withoutv~>. ng enterprise
!. or narrowing the scope of le-
+ climate achievement.
: We demand a simple, business
: like budget.
!.
: believe it is only through a
: responsible budget, proposed by
: the executive, that we shall
!. avoid financial waste.
: We have had brave words in
: a series Of notes, but. despite
!. our protests, the lives Of Ameri-
: cans have been destroyed.
:. :. :. =. :. =. :. = :. :. = :. =. :. = =. :.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

We are neither deceived ncr
benumked by abnormal condi-
ditiohs. We krosE that we are in
a critical period. perhaps more
critical than any period since
the civil war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

Not orIy have we a host of
resources short of war by which
70 enforce our just demands,
but we shall never promote our
peace by being stronger in
words than in deeds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

When we contemplate indus
trial ard commercial conditions,
we see that we are IiWn- in
FOOLS paradise.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

It is apparent that we are
shockinsly unprePared.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

We have dete gnined to cut
out, root and br7 tch, monopolis-
tic practice < we can do
this withoutvw>. ng enterprise
or narrowing the scope of Ie-
climate achievement.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-08-17

1t is only thrs information
al cooperation ing a reason
able assurance eli peace that we
may hope for the limitation of
ornaments.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
ANOTHER LEGAL OPINION
DEFINING POKER

The legal status Of poker has been established
lively at least by opinion submitted for the
instruction of police magistrates by district
attorney Of New York. lie holds one Of the mags-
trates did recently in public utterance, poker
when played for recreation and for profit, is not
gambling II is a legitimate gentlemans game not
subject TO legal interference, though the
gentlemen happen win money by it,
such poker he explains, belongs the class
as distinguished from professional poker It is only
the latter that is outlawed although heretofore,
most communities the prohibition has been held to
include classes.
The distinction between the two he makes a simple
mater. In professional illegal poker there is a
percentage Of the winnings reserved for the house
If there is such rake-off. IT is amateur game
This opinion, if generally accepted, would make il
impossible FOR the police authorities anywhere to inter
fere with the private playing o poker n OIL
private houses or hotel rooms. AS a matter Of fact
there has seldom been such interference spite Of
laws wSOse literal enforcement would card games
when played for money. Whatever may be thought of
the OF it. it be said the
torneys opinion accords with the vew-as enter
tanned by the gamblers communities gambling
Is under the ban.
Applied in South Bend, how many the
dctments will stick? And yet is small question
but the guilty among the indicted thought they
gambling at the time-and especially the ones
who
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
GETTING RICH OUT OF WAR.
New York World

Every country at war happens
upon a time sooner or later when
it thinks it is getting rich out of the
struggle.
This was the common state Of
mind in the north particularly during
the last two years Of the civil war.
1t has been the prevalent and even
the stated official view in Germany
almost from the beginning of the
present war.
The English economist, Sir George
Faish. is now giving figures which
Will incline the British mind to the
same impression. With 1000. 900
men taken away from productive In
dustry, he yet calculates that Brit
aims gross annual income has in
creased from 12.OOO.O0O,OOO 10 $15,-
coo, 600. 600 since the war began.
Very likely it has-On paper. 1t
was on paper that we were rich
from the civil war until the bubble
burst some years later. Women and
former unemployed may have large
ly taken the places vacated by Great
| Britain's 100000 soldiers, and
! there has been a speeding up in
working activity all around. There
is also an imitation of the British
currency, as the foreign exchanges
show, in relation TO the American
dollar which is a factor in bringing
| higher nominal wages.
But if from all these causes the
| gross nominal income Of Great Brit
ain is greater than before the war,
the actual net income must be much
smaller and growing smaller all the
! time.
The higher wages are offset by the
! higher prices and cost Of living, ana
/ there is left a general net income
| certainly no greater than before the
war with which 10 meet the govern
ment's rapidly increasing war tax
| levies TO pay interest on the war debt
and in contribution to current war
! expenses. The new British war debt
alone is already taking $500, 900, 0OV
a year out of this net income. II
Will be taking $3.50, 900, 600 if the
war lasts another year-small com
pared with the nations gross in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
WELLNESS VS.. SICKNESS.
portland. Ne. Express D

We shall watch with much inter
est the experiment about TO be un-
0ertaken by the able "editress' OF
the Bar Harbor Record. For the
next few weeks the Record will try
out a theory that constant reference
in speech and writing to sickness
tends TO aggravate the ills 10 which
human flesh is heir. and therefore.
will cOnfine its news 10 the doings OF
people who are we'll or, at least.
Will feature healthfulness instead OF
illness.
II is no longer a cult but plain
common sense that mental attitude
has much TO do with bodily welfare.
Ergo. young man Optimism should
certainly be a much more desirable
chap TO have around than old grouc0
Pessimism. Applied TO ones pri-
vate life there can be no argument
as 10 the wisdom of the Records
logic but considered from a news
standpoint we are not quite so sure.
II Jones goes home feeling blue
and half sick and finds his wife
the same way and a battle OF vitu-
peration follows which results in
Jones knocking his wife down and
getting arrested for that's fod-
der for the newspaper gristmill. But
if Jones goes home glad he is alive,
kinky as a kitten. finds Mrs. Jones
in a similar frame Of mind, en-
braces her affectionately and sits
down to a faultless dinner-who
cares outside of the JOnses?
If CHIMNEY Johnson of the Dunn
prangers breaks a ten-cent bat in
knocking a healthy. joyous home
run over the railroad track. it
probably won't get in the papers,
but If he breaks his leg il may. SO,
too, if Mrs. Gladrags is disgusting
ly healthy this spring it will not
attract much attention, but Il she
happens to contract pneumonia all
her friends Will want the latest bed
side bulletin. 1t is too bad that
II is so, but sickness, sorrow, and
trouble OF one kind or another, seem
10 be directly or indirectly RESPONSE
BILE for the greater part OF the sen
sational news a majority OF people
like to read. If the Record can
make its readers want nothing but
the bright side Of life in their news
paper IT will certainly have achieved
something worth while. So go ahead
with your Mrs. X is robustly we'll
instead Of shockingly sick" scheme
and may it succeed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
GERMAN GAINS IN EAST
AND WEST.
(Bunalo News.


Things 90 we'll with the Germans
on both the eastern and western
front. If dispatches are authentic and
accurate.
The 13-day offensive by the Rus
SLAMS in the eastern theater has re-
suited in a repulse TO the ear =
troops with a loss OF 10000 men
out of 100000, almost unprecedent-
ed in the history Of the war. The
information comes from Berlin and
is therefore probably not without
bias. Allowing thes widest margin
Of distortion, however, it is extreme
ly probable THAI an effective blow
was dealt in obeying the kaiser's
command to eject the foe"
on the western front the six
weeks lighting before Verdun cul-
minated in a mighty attack on the
village Vaux Thursday night, re-
sulting in evacuation of the village
by the French and its occupation
by the Germans
This report is from Paris and
also is PROBABLY not without bias.
Presumably the allies defeat there
is Of greater consequence than the
French admit
Yet. where does it all lead?
The Russian defeat in the east
is but a part Of the general plan
to engage the attention of the Ger
mans from the west and, though
they have driven the MuscOvites
from their newest lines il means
little of military consequence.
At Verdun too, the gain is dis
counted by contemplating what the
Germans must still accomplish be
fore they have really scored on the
military chess board. The taking
Of Vaux is A step. true enough, but
only one in a long journey, every
inch of wsich will be fiercely con-
tested.
The developments of the past
week only strengthen the belief that
the war is not 10 be one of tangible
achievement but rather a war of at
triton and exhaustion and the Won
der grows that the limit hasn't long
since been passed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19

selves how weak and puny are, and how &C.,, Il
would be for France England nothing OF Ger
many, 10 wipe entirely OF the map. else We take
their military style OF preparedness We condemn
the editorial the truth OF f. but for its evident
purpose, viz: TO propagate scare.
We ought be able TO 5ud3ciousy. and pursue a
reasonable preparedness without being driven 20 II by
ghosts. We have sympathy Whatever for those
frenzied preParedsts' who had wait for the Lusi-
ania 10 down-before they could give up their OPP
tmism and pessiTnssts. which IS about what II
amounts 20. good opinion OF the Optimist and the
pessimist that they both fools. The optimist
the doughnut yes and the pessmis sees the hole
but the the optmist the doughnut is be-
cause il IS good 10 eat-whe the pessimst looking at
the hole though still having the best part OF IT, because
OF the nothingness, hardly be congratulated for
scared.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
PANAMA CANAL WORKING AGAIN
AND BETTER THAN EVER

The Panama canal is again, better than ever.
Not only has the quantity debris that slid into
the ditch been removed, but the channel has been
made 800 feet wider the place where the menace
was greatest. Gen. GOethals there is prob
ability OF great slide occurring again, OF
the canal being blocked for considerable period.
The opening brings grateful relief shipping par
tcularly coast-to-coast traffic through
traffic from Pacific ports 10 Europe The three
dozen ships that lay waiting passage cleared
live tonnage, and all the ships that have
for months been making the long trip around
Cape Horn have their sailing time shortened by many
weeks
1t amounts virtually adding of vessels to the
worlds traffic. a time when every available
bottom is needed because the ship famine caused
by the We shall appreciate the canal all the
more. that we have learned what it
and the world.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
THE ZEPPELINs ARE WINNING.
(Reno, New. Gazette.)

(RenO, New. GaZette.)
While the British air authorities
have been arguing in the London
papers that there never could be a
successful raid by a squadron Of
Zeppelins because there were too
many natural obstacles in the way
and Germany could not turn the
airships out quickly enough, the
Zeppelin raids on the eastern cOun-
ties of Great Britain have been in
creasing in frequency and in effect
iveness. Last night one squadron
Of the huge airships even managed
to reach Scotland-what part of
Caledonia has not been indicated in
the dispatches at this writing-and
killed 10 persons, wounding many
others. At the same time, other
squadrons were at work along the
eastern coasts OF England and also
in the southeast.
These attacks are conclusive proof
that Germany now has a vast fleet
of the dirigibles and has had ex-
perience enough in her previous
fCrays to strike Britain in vital
parts II IL tNlutlllr lDOf liAdiL Sutll
progress has been made in over
coming the mechanical obstacles
that the new Zeppelins are capable
OF long voyages and their field Of
operation is not limited as it was
when the inventor first experimental
at Zurich.
In relying on aerOplanes, the
French and British may be right,
but so far they have not been able
to overcome Zeppelins except in one
or two instances and then it has
been brought about by the use Of a
French mOnOplane that is pro-
nounced 10 be a freak. AS the case
stands, whatever the aeroplanes
may achieve in the future. it is the
Zeppelins that at this time are ac-
cOmplishing results.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
IN THE MOVIES.

Things used TO explain matters
and also make a short story go a
long ways:
His old son and wife John.
Is useful only as an ornament.
The haunted house In two parts.
A night out in five reels.
Included in life's little bunch of
puzzlers is the applause at the NOV
ing picture houses. Why not toss
flowers across the screen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19
With Other Editors Than Ours

come before the war. tremendous as
against the net income available for
saving or &C pital from which it must
come.
No way has yet been found by
which a nation can tax itself rich or
become enriched from the costs and
distinctions OF war.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-19

Walt Mason. of repute as a prose
poet. has bought a motor car. and
after learning 20 run il will make
his initial trip through Nemaha
county Kansas. where he used 10
ork for So month and failed 70
win when ne struck for a raise OF
$14 He hopes to create an impress
sion that Will make the one-time en-
ployers sorry that they didn't hang
on 10 him.