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Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
WORRIED ABOUT JERSEY ROAD
Commission Asks Questions About De.
terioration of State Highways.

commission ASKS Questions About De
terioration of State Highways.
The commission on road legislation
Of New Jersey hns addressed a series
Of questions 20 engineers. contractors.
manufacturers and other individuals
throughout the state requesting thei
opinions upon the best course 10 hc
taken to redeem New Jerseys system
Of roads. which ale said to be rapidly
going to pieces.
"The construction of much needed
new roads is comm" to a standSt..L"
says the commission. The mai te
nance of Old roads even az enormous
expense is not keeping pace with the
daily wear and tear of travel" Then
the commission asks. among other
questions:
Does the fault lie with a tangled
mass OF unintelligible road laws?
Are we struggling hopelessly to ad
minister the road laws in township
country ana state by numerous unde.
fined and varied types of roads organi
cations?
Are we building and maintaining
our roads by unsOund or unbusinessllkC
measures Of finance?
should we limit the traffic on high
ways as to the weight OF vehicles an6
load, and II so what should be the
limit and should we make regulations
as to the width Of tires?"
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20
ADAMS CROSSROADS.

The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Hignutt
was held last Saturday. and interment
made in Bridgeville cemetery. She
was AZ years old and leaves two boys,
IL and years old. Acute indiges-
tiOn was the cause of death.
There will be preaching in Bloom
cry Church next Sunday at D. m,
after Sunday School is over.
Clarence Christopher and wife from
Marcus Hook, Pa, are guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Chat
fms.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20

Any man who wants a hat can find his
style and kind here. We are showing the
largest line this Spring that we have ever
shown. You.can try on dozen different
shapes and select the one that suits you
best
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20

There is one thing we all strive to
dO-Get Results. The one sure way
70 get results and get them quickly
ls 1y uslns the ~CCnt-a-WOrd" column
Of the Chronicle.
Milford chronicle., 1917-04-20

of New York State.
Otis P. Jefferson of New Castle
a Shawnee visitor on Sunday
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
Plain Talks
BY J. ID. BARRY.

There Is q bond between dwellers in the
underworld much closer than the bond
that draws those Of the upper world to-
gether, a bond contradicted by q multi
tude Of insincerities and pretensions and
by forms of politeness that operate as
barriers. For 1t should be borne in mind
that the underworld folk are the recog-
nized outlaws. They differ from those
other outlaws who operate covertly, who
work in the very midst Of respectable
society. who pride themselves on being
respectable and who would consider
themselves insulted if they were told that
they were in any way related to GRIM
inality.
Then, too, what Is perhaps most sig
nificant, the underworld ones are great
adventurers. For them life is justified
Of adventure only. Many of them would
be serviceable members Of society If they
could find scope for their spirit in legiti-
mate ways. In earlier periods some of
them would have been leaders. Born out
Of their time. they are naturally misfits.
And Yet, IN their isolation, there must
be both stimulus and comfort. 1t is true
that they pay dear for what they get,
both in crippling of the Imagination and
In the fearful disasters that overtake
them in nearly all instances. II they were
as much concerned for other persons as
they were for themselves, or IL they could
take sympathetic attitude toward those
they prey on. their activities would be
impossible. But their hostility to So
clety Is constantly fed by the reprisals
that society makes on them.
It would probably astonish US II We
could know how many persons were in
stinotivelys related to the underworld.
They find life tame. They long for ad-
venture. In youth It II only with great
difficulty and with secret rebellion that
they walk IN the narrow ways. Grad
ually habit gets them In control and they
forget. Their rebellion descends into a
mute recognition of the dullness and the
dreariness that can lies In routine Under
the systematization of work there Is q
tremendous blighting Of the joy Of living
In this way. 1t is a danger that must
some day be generally recognized and
guarded against. Creatures of blood can
not be expected to be machines of right
eousness.
In one sense the persons of the under
world are reversions. They bark back to
the time when men lived mainly by
preying on one another in physical ways,
instead Of, as Is done now, making life
a battle Of personal advantage and of
wits. They are the outlying skirmishers.
Though in the end they are bound to
lose through having the social organiza-
ton against them, they nevertheless, in
their activities. fihd play for spirit
that Is profoundly human and that ought
not to be allowed to go to waste In the
world.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
CITY FULL OF SPIES,
PASTOR TELLS 'VETS'
Loyal Citizens in Constant Danger.
Rev. Martin Declares.

''washington. is hlled with German
Spies" said Rev. ID. H. Martin, pastor OF
the Dumbarton NJ. Z. Church. speaking
TO the veterans at the Soldiers Home yes
terday afternoon on Patriotism"
The city Is the center and the hot
bed Of every diabolical plot and scheme
that hell can devise to hurt Ne nation.
he declared. when war is Heclared no
loyal citizen who has dared to stand up
for his country viii be safe. We nusl
stand behind the President. every man
OF us. We must have the biggest army
and navy that money and patriotism can
build. II war is declared, no class OF
men stand more ready to do their part
than the prAc chers and old soldiers.
The paciist element In this country
need a diet of red meat to put red blood
into them and remove the yellow streak "
The pastor paid tribute to the veterans
and urged them to encourage the youth
Of the land to live up to the traditions
of their fathers
Il started over here 10 tell you old
soldiers to get ready to die and go TO
heaven he said. but 1 have changed
my mind and / am going to tell you TO
make up minds to live and fght"
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
Help the Unemployed.

According to report, the Firs,
Separate Battalion of the District
National Guard has been ordered BY
the War Department to hold itseli
in readiness to be called for guard
duty in the District. From this order
it does not look as though the entire
body of the District Guard will be
required for guard duty.
Owing to their long sojourn on the
border there are several hundred
members of the militia who have re.
turned to the District unable to OBJ.
tain work, having forfeited their posi-.
tions to answer the Mexican call.
The citizens and newspapers oi
Washington have endeavored to place
these men wherever possible, but
there are still number of them with.
out work. Since the work of guard.
ing the city will not require the en-.
tire force of Guardsmen, and as i,
will give employment to number oi
them, why not organize a special
battalion from among those who are
out of work, for this special guard
&ty?
1t would be comparatively simple
task to effect such an organization,
and it need not interfere with the
Guardsman's Status with his COM
pany. And there is no doubt thai
those out of employment would well
come chance to earn even the small
salary which would come to them for
guard duty.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
The Work at Home.

The United States is swarming with
spies, aliens, agitators, propagandists,
and antinationalists who have work
to do just now. The government
knows it, and the people ought to
know it.
They constitute menace the exact
proportions OF which cannot be
gauged until the outbreak of war with
Germany. Undoubtedly their power
to harm is overestimated, and while
hysteria and sensationalism should be
avoided, it is we'll not to take any
chances.
1t is for this reason that the Ma
tional Guard, after a brief respite, Is
to be called into service again; that
a home guard" is to be organized
in many States; that precautions for
the protection of bridges, railroads,
arsenals, munition plants, and other
property are being rushed.
1t is too early to talk of the intern
ment of the unnaturalized Germans, a
portion Of them reservists of the
Prussian military machine, now on
American soil. This measure may not
be necessary; let US hope that it is
not. Registration of aliens, however,
should proceed without delay. 1t is
an elementary. measure of defense.
Even had alienism not shown such
astonishing effrontery and boldness
in this country, an unfortunate fact
which has leveled suspicion at mil
lions of innocent German-Americans
whose loyalty is no more to be ques-
toned than that of the native born,
it would still be necessary.
The complacency with which the
United States allowed German plot
tings and outrages on its territory to
proceed in the early stages of the
war has been partially rooted out.
There should be little opportunity and
no shrift for terrorism in the crisis
that is upon the nation. It should be
dealt with in Prussian style. We are
not nation of eavesdroppers, gos-
sip-mongers, or tale-bearers, and the
highest restraint should be shown be-
fore We proceed to condemn anybody.
But the ground should be cut from
under the feet of the spy; his oppor-
tunities should be reduced to zero
through unremitting vigilance; and
the alien who is caught betraying the
land which has afforded him welcome
and hospitality should not be saved
by any sentimentality.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
For the Navy.

The navy is not only the first line
of defense. for the nation It is our
pride and our glory. II is the spear
head of our effectiveness as fight
ing power
All Americans. therefore. should
hasten to see that the Presidents
authorization OF increase Of nayal
personnel to $1,000 be met with
prompt response in the way of re-
cruiting and enlistment. There is nc
valid reason why the 10000 additional
tars needed should not be secured in
months time.
The government requires these mer
for manning the reserve fleet fol
placing our Dreadnoughts on wal
footing so far as their crews are con-
cerned. Many of them, it is wei
known, are undermanned now. There
are number of big ships soon tc
be completed which should be placed
in commission without delay; and as
for the mosquito fleet" the patrol
boats, submarine chasers, and Other
craft for which contracts have been
let, they probably will have to be
manned by the regular navy establish
ment as well as the naval reserve
now available.
Great Britain's navy personne'
totals nearly 100000. 1t will be seer
that the authorized increase to $1,000
men for the United States does moi
advance us very far in naval strength
Nevertheless, it is substantial
Jump" from our present actua'
strength, which is just above the
1000 mark.
There is hardly doubt that The
youth of the country will grasp al
the chance offered them and that the
navy recruiting stations will be flood.
ed with applications far beyond thei,
previous enlistment records.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

1t is fitting that Washington, the
Capital of the nation, should be the
locale of glorious outburst of Amer
lean strength and spirit in the present
crisis, with the black storm-clouds
gathering just ahead of US; fitting that
this nerve center of Americanism
should blaze the way for the rest of
the country in a splendid rally of
patriotic feeling. Nothing more In
spring than a great meeting of citi-
zens under the shadow of the Capitol
dome could be imagined; a meeting
to pledge loyalty to the President.
The Daughters of the American Rev
olution. always in the forefront In
work of this kind, are sponsoring this
rally, and The Washington Herald is
contributing all that II can to the sue
cess Of the event In the way Of diree-
tion and publicity. Let It be q
reeord-breakeIl n
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
AMATEUR RADIO PLANTS
|BANNEDBYGOVERNMENT
High Power Stations Watched by Sc
cret Service Men.

Scores Of amateur radio stations were
dismantled in Washington yesterday In
accordance with an official order said to
have come from the Department OF
Justice.
There are several hundred wireless out
fits In this city, but many of them have
so small transmitting radius that they
can be Of no advantage to spies. Such
stations have not been ordered removed
by the officials.
1t was rumored last night that secret
service men found several so-called anna
teur radio stations in this city which had
enough power to send messages across
the Atlantic Ocean. It was said that
stations had been under surveillance for
some time. because of the alleged hos
tile purposes for which they were being
used.
The owners of such high-powered wire
less instruments are being closely watch
ed, 1t Is said, and In the event Of hostfl-
tiles It Is declared they will be TALON into
custody. Officials last night denied that
arrests had already been made.
Over the entire country hundreds OF
wireless stations have been ordered down
and others have been placed under the
ban Of suspicion and It was said that
they will be seized before an actual out
break of war
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
AN AFFECTToNATE FANNY

At q social gathering the other evening
reference was made to affectionate
families. when Senator BENJAMIN r. Till
man. Of South Carolina, was reminded
Of . happy little incident along that
line.
Some time ago a beautiful girl grad
mated from a fashinable seminary. and
at the conclusion Of the exercises the
head Of the Institution rushed up to the
girls father, who had come to Join
the glad Jubilee.
Il want to congratulate you. Mr..
Jones." said he. Il want to oongratu-
late You on your larse and extrs1r-
dinarily affecticnats family
Ny large and sffectionate family!-'
returned Mr.. Jones, with a puzzled ex-
preston. IT don't get you"
You don't?' happily smiled the head
Of the institution. "well, during the
last term all Of Miss Jones' ten brothers
have called to take her motoring sew
eral times, and your eldest son has taken
her to the theater twice this week."
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
GERMANS, AWAKEN.

Germans, awakeni the path IL clear,
The glorious hour Of triumph near;
The foe that assails the Fatherland
Your might shall strike with Q righteous
hand
world been drenched,
Within your confines your foe Is In
trenched,
Secure In the rear OF your battle line,
Beyond the bounds of the castled Rhine.
Have y. not seen on the worlds high
wall
The letters of fate with their stirring
cali
Germans. ponder their meaning weIlI
Russia has answered the high com
She has knocked the scepter from palsied
hands
And dare you delay on the fatefu morn
When the world Is pointing the finger
Of scorn7N
Germans. awaken, assert your might!
Come out Of the darkness into the light
Throw on the yoke that has made you
Look where the nag of freedom w.vesl
The people are kings of the world today
Kafsers are puppets to cast away.
The peoples foe IL the emperor
Who uses his men as the pawns Of war
Germans. strike at the foe within.
II honor and glory ye choose to wlni
Purge your souls of the ghastIy STAIN
It's q victory with q world to gainl
Charles Keeies In the New Yorh
Times.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
LUMBER HEAD PLEDGES
SUPPORT, OF INDUSTRY

The lumber industry Of America WIN
DO anything in its power to help the
government IN the International crisis.
and that utmost will not be small. /
personally will give my services to this
board II can be used, for any purpose
whatsoever"
This was the announcement to the
Federal Shipping Board by R. H. Down.
man, Of New Orleans. president Of the
National Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
ton Mr.. Downman urged the immediate
expansion Of the wooden shipbuilding in
dustry, because of the speed with which
wooden ships could be turned out to fir
any void caused by submarine activities
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
Today's Events

Address. American InVentors" hy James G. z 1
CaTitOl Hill Lterag Society. cas-; room. PUS
Lbrary. 7:so .. m.
Meeting OF Mid City CitizenS Association, Unit
States Savings Bank Building, FOurteenth Ind
streets northwest, p. m
Dramatic reading and songs by Wilbur John Ca
Nstioual Lbray for the Bird. r7s Il s,rl
northwest. .. m
Meeting Of Junior sutrAee LeaSue. National y
an suffrage Association, les Rhode Island
nue.. so D. m
Afternoon tea in charEe Of suhras. sectio
Twentieth Century Club National Woman }
frsse Association, lSs Rhodc Island Gl-
43op 2.
section. Twentieth Century Club. hone cy
r. W. Stone. ~ MAo1nb street, Cleveland 4 /
5 r. n
Meeting Of West End citiIens' AsspaEtion,
der Hall, 81 Twentieth strer+ northwes. 8
Concert by United States Marine Band orch-
United State Marine Bsrracks 210 r. n.
Meeting Of ColIese Equal sufr1Ee LeGSu-
Rhode Island avenue .. N.
Fortnight bridge party for ladies Of Coiunl
Country Club p. m.
Meeting Of LeEon Of Loyal Women. the 'sI
?. m.
Breaking q ground for repres.ntstire ehu-u
hoee Of MethodiE EpsopSl Church {
go .. m. I
Examination of candidates for cnnnissoz
offc1S' Reserve Corps Fort MyeT, q n |
Special services at Mckinley Memorial On
Fourth and L streets northwSsf ?. N.
Meeting n RRndle Highland CitiBsnS A.
Unitsd States Realty Company officss
AMUSEMENTs.
BelAsro-'So Long Letty." 29 q N.
New NatiouIl-Else Ferr1s0n IN ''Shiri-J
Sis y. m.
Poli's-"In Old Kentucky" tlS . N
keiths-Naudevile, 2lS ard 6l5 p N
GSyety-Buriesaue, 2:l5 and SIS p. %.
Cosmos-Vandevflle, I'm 70 I1 D n
-
Strand-PhotoplHys. II q N. 70 II ?. N.
GArden-PhotoplAys II a. m to u p N
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
THE EXPLANATION

Senator Josiah o. woIcott, OF
ware, contributed this little stor
dinner. the other night. as an
ton that imagination plays q lar
in the life Of every man.
Some time ago Uncle Hiram ar
Ebenezer chanced to meet along
way. and the conversation that
started on war and the high pric
tatoes. and then turned to the 81
personal health.
"As fer me-" said Uncle Hiram.
been feelin' purity fair ter midL
some tiNe. How have you bee
in'?"
Purity poorly. Hiram" was tn,
planning response OF Uncle Ebenez
was feeIin' all right a few DAYS az
jes now I seem to have symptC
rheumatic, lumbegger, dyspepsy.
worm. bronkeetis and some other
I can't recomember the names Of.
'Ye don't mean il. Ebenezer," s
theucally exclaimed Uncle Hiram.
in the thunderation have We been
ter yerseif?"
'Nothin.' Hiram" answered
Ebenezer, nothing 'cept readin'
almanac that the druggist jes sen
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Sne-Do yon really think / married
you for your money? He-well, the way
my money has been going. it looks sus-
picious.-Boston Transcript
Rownder-My dear. It Kas. OF course,
business that detained me till midnight
Mrs. Rowneder-Yes. Rowneder-You
know I wouldn't deceive you. Mrs. Row
neder-Eo. Charlie. you wouldn't deceive
me. no matter what you said.-Chicago
Herald.
Mistress-sarah. saw the bakerman
kiss you today. 1 really shall have to
take the bread In myself in future Sarah
I-Twouldn't be no use, ma'am. He
wouldn't kiss you. cos he promised he'd
never kiss anybody but r1e!-Pearson's
weeNy'
do you believe that time is money!"
Yea" Il thought so. It's about the
only thing you ever spend. d."-Detroit Free
Press.
my cross-examination didn't seem to
worry you very much" said the famous
lawyer after the trial. Have you had
any previous experience7'
Just a little" replied the witness. "I
have six children."-Stanford ChaparraI.
'T want to buy a present Of a book for
a young man."
''Yes. miss. What kind of a book would
you hke?"
We'll. a book for a young man."
We'll, but what kind of young man?'
"Oh. he's tall and has light hair, and he
alwaysI wears black neckties"-London
Saturday Journal
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
By John Kendriek Bangs
GET THE HABIT.

GET THE HABIT.
The chap who spends an hour or more
Each day in footing up the score
OF blessings to be grateful for,
Instead OF looking here and there
For things Of worry and despair
To NIL his heart with gloom and care,
VIII ind the calling Of the roll
Alone will make Joyous toll,
With sunshine streaming in his soul
Copyright. Isl7J
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

The War Department certainly
deems German-Americanism an acute
question, when it considers calling
out the District militia for guard
duty.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

1t seems rather apropos that tn,
city of Charleston, S. c., should pur,
chase a new water works just at the
time when the quart-a-month Law
goes into effect.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Scientists will have quite a time
convincing the people that the in
terror of the earth is hotter than the
exterior.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

The Kaiser is complimenting his
men on their brilliant retreat. If they
will come across with distinguished
surrender the world will at least ex-
tend sympathy.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Henry Ford doubtless will be
pleased to see that the Kaiser is get
ting "the boys out of the trenches"
and into the open.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

woman Should Not Be Clothed
with the Ballot" says a headline,
Some ballots are large enough to
clothe most any one.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

A reader who says he is consider
ing enlisting in the navy asks if the
. women who are enlisting will be COM
pclled to climb masta
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Just ASST prophets have announc-
ed during the last week that they
predicted the fall of the Russian Gar
FIVE years ago.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
HELD AS CAR TAMpERER

Mahnard Miller 41s years old. driver,
12ts Fifth street northwest. was yester-
day arrested in East Capitol street by
Policeman J. T. Owens. OF the Sixth pre-
cinct, charged with violation Of section
s4s OF the District code. It IL alleged
that the man was caught red-handed
placing wires in the underground trolley
slot of the W. r. & E. Co. He was
released on 5000 bail.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Why not use the sufragists for
guard duty in the District? For a
while they served rather well as pick
cts.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

The State newspaper in Columbia,
S. c., wants to know if the milk sup
ply in Russia comes from Moscow.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Coal mine explosions are to be pre-
vented by an application Of rock dust in
the mines, and a machine has been in
vented for the purpose. =.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Jeanne Cat the track meet)-My, but
it's q cold day to be without stockingsi
Horace labsently)-why did you leave
them of?-Purpls Cow.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
New York, Day by Day
BY o. o. MCINTYRE.

Special Correspondent Of The wsshingtm II,
New York. March 25. 1917.
I'm against tipping.
It cuts 60.
into ones income.
But after I'd dined.
With a friend.
Who was looking.
Out the window.
When the waiter arrived.
With the Bad News.
determined.
Not to tip him.
But he stood around.
With an itching palm.
And to get rid Of him.
I gave him a good dip.
On the third race at Havana.
But that didn't satisfy him
And so I put a. dime.
In the plate.
And with a pompous air.
Said: Shoot the works.
And he snatched it away.
And said something.
Under his breath.
That would have started.
A fight.
II he hadn't been so big.
And husky looking.
And got the manager
And he called.
Jules, the waiter.
,,a1A biz, anoI4Ciza
And Jules told me.
OF his tough luck.
Two Of his HmousInes.
Are out of commission.
And he has to ride about
In a nIvver.
And his town house.
Was damaged by fire.
And It had cost him so much.
That two Of his daughters.
At a private school.
Couldn't have diamonds.
For graduating presents.
And I called the manager.
And made him take.
Jules away.
For his sad story.
Made me cry.
On my new white vest
And 1t isn't paid for.
Or ANYTHING
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
LINE o. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.

Tass printing q N original poem. urittnn' tsiJ
Cor fhs waxhfngton Herald
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26
Jottings from Jokers

She-Do you really think I married
YOU for your money? He-weIl, the way
my money has been going, it looks sus-
Decentralization Transcript
The Washington herald., 1917-03-26

Or anything.