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The Washington times., 1917-11-09
POTATO CROP SHORT
IN Us. AND CANADA

Potato experts of Canada and the
United States, comparing notes at the
fourth annual meeting OF the Potato
Association OF America in the New
National Museum auditorium today,
found that the tuber crop both here
and in Canada was much less than
had been anticipated.
While the acreage planted to pota-
toes Is much greater than ever before.
the yield per acre is smaller. Methods
OF starch manufacture, Of drying po-
tatoes and of the use OF culls in en-
silage were all matters discussed to-
day.
Papers were read this morning by
Carl S. Vrooman, Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture: Prof. William Stuart.
F. @. Ashbrook, T. z. Woodward. DR..
II. C. Gore and DR.. L. A. Round. Ad-
dresses by Prof w. T. Macoun, Do
minion Horticulturist of Canada. and
by DR.. c. A. Gavitz, OF the Ontario
Agricultural College. were also fea-
lures Of the morning, although 40,
on the program. Tonight among the
other addresses will be one by Herb
ert q. Hoover
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
.DIPHTHERIA SPREAD
IN z SCHOOLS HERE
WORR|ESOFF|C|ALS

Diptheria today Is threatening two
Washington schools. Nine cases have
appeared at the Toner School, Twen-
ty-fourth and F streets northwest,
and twenty-eigbt cases have devel-
oped at the lexington School, in
lexington.
The epidemic appeared mainly
among the small children In the kim
dergarten at the Toner School. The
frst developed case was discovered
on October Is. Since then nine cases
have appeared, and several OF the
small children are Quarantined at
their homes
Since the discovery of the first
case at the lexington School on Oc-
tober 25, twenty-eight cases have
been recorded. Cultures have been
taken from the throats OF every stu
dent in the school Until the cul-
lures are reported upon, the chill
dren will be required to remain at
home, 1t was said by the Health De-
partment today. .a
Every precautiou is being taken by
the health authorities to prevent the
spread of the disease. Several rooms
at the two schools have been care
fully disinfected-
The Washington times., 1917-11-09

not exist in a world dominated by
German ideals which decree that
might Is right, and that the state is
only another name for power. Ger
many has wflled that every de-
mocracy that has any sel-respect shall
come into the war against her"
Would Restore Holy Land.
After stating that the unspeakable
Turk should be driven from Europe
for all time and the Holy Land re-
stored to Christianity, Mr.. Bestor con-
cluded, II am proud, as an American,
to be an ally Of such a country as
France, which has found her soul in
this war. am also proud to be an
ally OF such a country as England,
who can command the love and de-
votion Of her self-governing colonies
in the manner in which Canada and
Great Britain's other dependencies
have come to the fore with hundreds
of thousands OF volunteers to fight for
the mother country"
DR.. George D. Strayer, OF Columbia
University, spoke on types OF Teach
ing and DR.. Colin A. Scott, OF Holy
oke College, on Education In and
By Community for a Community"
The convention will close this after
aoon.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
40 YEARS. AL|MONY
FLATTENED PURSE,
SAYSALEXANDER

Forty years OF freedom from his
frst wife, for which he has been pay
ing $50 monthly, or q total OF $4,000.
has sorely tried the patience and
fattened the pocketbook of Thomas
H. Alexander, the only octogenarian
member of the Washington Alimony
Club" the victim asserted today.
Now comes the beneficiary Of these
sacrifices with q petition for an In
crease Of alimony.
Alexander, who resides at iii Q
street northwest, filed today an an
swer to the petition OF his divorced
wife. He made q counter plea. asking
that the alimony be reduced. He
claims that his income IL exaggerated
by the former wife.
He denied that he Is q member OF
the firm of Alexander & Dowen'
patent attorneys. His interest in the
firm, he claimA, was sold for $4,000
some time ago. He gave Dowen per-
mission to use his name.
Answering the charge that he
spends his winters in Florida and his
summers in the Adirondacks, he says
he went to the resorts in question
at the advice OF his physician.
Enumerating his sources Of income,
he claims it totals only ss52.ez.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
J. RICE
NAMED ASSISTANT
PROSECUTOR HERE

Frederick J. Rice, an active and
well-known Washington lawyer, to-
day was appointed an assistant prose-
cutor in the United States branch Of
the Police Court by District Attorney
Laskey to succeed John P. McMahon,
appointed Judge of the Municipal
Court
Mr.. Rice has been q lifelong resi-.
dent OF Washington. He was gradu-
ated from Georgetown University in
1910. Georgetown numbers him
among her most distinguished ath-
letes. The next year he was ad-
mittsd to the District Bar Association.
and later became associated with
Alexander H Bell In the practice of
law.
He was appointed legal representa-
tive for the Government in appeal
cases during the draft. Mr.. Rice Is
president Of the Capital Beneficial As
ISOLATION, q member OF the Monday
Evening Club, q director Of the Wash.
fngton Safety First Association, and
q director Of several other organiza-
tionA
Mr.. Rice has bsen active in civic
Affairs, and is serving his second term
as president of the Columbia Heights
Citizens' Association Before his cleo
tion to the presidency, he was active
as chairman OF the public utilities
COMMITTEES OF the association. The
association indorsed Mr.. Rice for he
appointment to the recently vacant
District commissionership. During
bis Administration the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association has Sc
cured nearly 1000 new members.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
PROGRESS OF WAR
THOUGHT IS THEME
BEFORE TEACHERS

Declaring that America got into the
world war because Its Intelligent
class-educatsd men and women-be-
lieved that America could not exist
In a world dominated by the kind of
ideals possessed by the ruling classes
of Germany, Arthur E. Bestor, direc-
tor Of the speaking division Of the
committee on public information,
opened the second and last day ses-
sion of the Teachers Institute at the
Central High School auditorium this
morning.
-Four Stages Of Thought.
"The progress Of thought OF intelli-
gent Americans since August, 1914,
has seen four stages" said Mr.. Bes-
tor. "First, was utter CONSERVATION
that war had come at all, as It was
believed In this country that war had
become obsolete, and that universal
disarmament was not far OF. Second
came the period where We tried to
and in the person OF q single indi-
Vidual the cause OF the war. In the
third period we conceived the war
- q period Of international rivalries
-Russia's desire for Q port on
warmer water, Austria's attempt to
secure q foothold on the Aegian,
Italy's demand for Italia IrredentIa,
Frances insistence for Alsace-Lor-
rGine, England's fear Of losing con-
troll OF the sea, and GermAny's desire
for q place In the sun.
@In the fourth stage we came to
realize more and more that We could
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
CIRCLE COMMUNITY
DEWSES, PLAN TO
CUT COST OF MILK

Members Of the Washington Circle
Community Association are today de-
termIned to reduce the price Of food
In the District. The association was
formed at q meeting held last night
at the Toner School. and persons who
reside In the territory embraced BY
the Toner. Grant, and Weightman
schools are responsible for Its exist
enes.
Milk win be the first product at
tackled. II IL planned to work out q
system whereby the price viii be
brought down to IL cents q quart The
members OF the community will pur-
chase from one dealer, who viii de-
liver from house to house In that sec
tion. thereby eliminating the dupli-
eating OF routes by several dealers.
A plan to eliminate all bookkeeping
will also be worked out. Cash pay
ment to the dealer by q ticket sys-
TEN has been suggested and probably
will be adopted.
The purchase Of milk, through q
central depot, was advocated By DR..
H. z. Jackson. OF the Bureau Of Edu-
cation. BY this method, DR.. Jackson
said, the price OF milk could be cut to
0 cents q quart. Immediately follow
ing the reduction In the price of
milk, other food will be attacked and
attempts will be made to lower the
price. DR.. jackson characterized the
retailing of farm products as serious
and worthy OF immediate considera,
tion.
The officers Of the new organise,
tion are Edward q. Genoe, president;
Miss Mary L Smith, vice president,
and Mrs. John 2. Taylor, secretary
treasurer
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
TO REMEMBER o. C. NURSES.

A large box OF Yulstide gifts viii
be packed tomorrow night to be
shipped to the ten nurses from the
District who are serving in France by
the Federation OF Women's Clubs
Auxiliary Of the American Red Cross.
At a meeting yesterday the announce
ment was made that any one, particu-
larIy relatives and friends, who de-
sire to send remembrances may for
ward them to headquarters. 1920 I
street northwest, not later than 10
o'clock tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
Band Concert

By THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS
HOME BAND. AT STANLEY HALL,
AT $40
JOHN s. n. ZINMERMANN. Director.
MY Country fTis OF Thee
March. ''Our Country First. Won Unschuld
Overture. The Amazon" .Kiessler
Solo for Trombone. BRIGHT Star OF
Hope" .......................... .HRleVy
Musician SEueo
Clarinet ObliKato by Musician Noith.
Selection Princess Pat Herbert
Fox Trot. Some Sunday Morning"
Whiting
Valse Hesitation. 'valse Fascination
Grey
"A Chinese Episode" .Bendix
Finale. ''Hov's Every Little Thing In
LIKE ss.....-----..-.-.-.......- .SuIlDlo
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
COPY OF MASTERPIECE
BY SHOMALZ CONDEMNED

BOSTON. Nov. e.-The destruction Of
a copy Of Herbert shomalz,s painting,
The Return from Calvary" which had
been on display at Worcester, has been
ordered by Federal Judge Doge SUIT
was brought by Louis wolff & Co, Linn
tied, Of London, owners Of the oririnaI.
alleging infringement OF copyright
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
SUSPECTED SOLDIER CLEARED.

NEW YORK. Nov. 9.-The military
tribunal which recently heard the
case OF Samuel o. Livingood. private
attache to the United States aviation
camp at Princeton, n. J., has decided
that he is Innocent of any plot to
poison his comrades with the vial OF
poison which was found upon him
He was aned for having the poison,
but was completely exonerated Of
any other offense, actual or intended.
The Washington times., 1917-11-09
ss, is4 MIGRATE TO CANADA.

WINNIPEG. Canada. Nov. S.-Immi.
grafton into western Canada In theI
frst ten months Of the present year.
has more than doubled the returns for
the same period IN 1915 and more than
tripled the 1915 hgurea A statement
given out by the Department OF I'M
migration shows that 3S.134 persons
have come from the United States up
to October 81 OF this year. In the first
ten months IN 1915, 1880 persons
crossed the line. and in 1915 only s.1S1.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
]. c. PEDDICORD
FORCOURTCLERK
Former Postmaster of Oakland
Enters the Lists for Office.

With the announcement appearing in
today's Republican, Mr.. James G.
Peddicord, for eight years postmaster
in Oakland, enters the fight for the
nomination for Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Garrett county at the Primary
Election to be held in September.
Mr.. Peddicord is a son of the late
Thomas j. Peddicord with whom he
was associated in the practice of law
until he was appointed postmaster
which office he held until the appoint
ment of the present official AS post
master Mr.. Peddicord was efficient and
held good record in the Department.
The candidate states that he intends
to make an aggressive campaign for
the nomination and if successful will
give the office every attention, treating
all with courtesy.
For the past two years he has been
chairman of the Republican County
Committee. He is now engaged IN the
practice of law and also in the insur-
ance business, having associated with
him his son Mr.. Philip 7. Peddicord.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
GORTNER

Chester Hardesty, Misses Elizabeth
Smith, Helena Marquis and Holly Cas-
teel were the guests Of Misses Mabel
and Effie Wamsley Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Smouse and
daughter Sadie Marie spent Sunday in
Accident the guest of Mrs. Smouse's
parents.
Messers. Roy and Ross Lichty, Jacob
Swartzentruber, and Miss Dora Lichty
motored to Grantsvile Sunday.
Sarah Sanders is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs, Lester Dewitt near Bayard
West Va.
Chas. Klllius, N. E. Miller and son
Chester, of Springs, Pa, motored to
this place Sunday. Mr.. Miller filled the
regular appointment in the Union
church. His subject in the morning
was Give God a Chance" and in the
evening, God Seeketh For Man."
There will be church services Sunday
morning by the German Brethren.
Solomon Slabaugh is on the sick
list.
Harvey Gortner spent Sunday in
Cumberland. Md, the guest of his
best girl.
S. w. Slabach. motored to Grantsvile
Thursday, accompanied by Mrs. D. j.
Swartzentruber, Mrs. Simon Swartzen-
truber and son Henry, Misses Susie
Petersheim and Emma Burkholder,
where they visited the Amish Men
monte Orphans Home, bringing with
them little Mabel Miller, age two, whom
Mrs. Swartzentruber has adopted.
Ernest Spoerlein is visiting his grand
father Mr.. John Spoerlein.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
CIRCUIT COURT
HAS ADJOURED
June Term Ended Yesterday AT
ternOOn at A O'clock,

The attention of the Circuit Cort has
been occupied this week by the criminal
docket. Judge Henderson, who was alb
sent in Hagerstown last week, has been
presiding all this week.
Quite a number of cases have been
continued and dismissed, the following
having been tried:
State VS. Porter Junkins; importation
of liquor; tried before the court; verdict
guilty; fined $500 and costs.
State VS. Jacob E. Tasker; sale of liz
uor court trial; plea of guilty; parolled.
State VS. Vim. Puffenberger; plea
guilty sentenced to three years in Mary
land Penitentiary.
State VS. Edw. J. Harvey; forgery
plea guilty; one year in penitentiary.
State VS. Payne Cup; murder; remov-
ed to Allegany county.
State VS. VIM. W. Tasker; importa-
ton of liquor; guilty; s. and costs.
State VS. Lafayette Noel; cruelty tc
animals; not guilty.
State VS. Harvey Hetrick; bastardy
jury trial; jury disagreed
State VS. w. E. Shank; permitting
minors to frequent pool room; guilty
s. and costs
State VS. Geo Magruder; obstructnq
bubble highway; guilty; S. and costs.
State VS. Earle Shartzer; giving ciga-
rettes to minors; not guilty.
State VS. Robert Wolf; same charge;
same verdict.
State VS. VIM. Elmer Male; perjury
plea of guilty confessed; parolled.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
SUFFRAGE SUNBEAMS.
DO YOU KNOW

DO YOU KNOW
That Alabama, opposing equal suf-
frage, has no laws for the protection of
working women and allows children y
years old to be worked 10 and II hours
day; requires only weeks of school
each year, and has in consequence 352,
TO illiterates to boast of.
That Louisiana, opposed to equal
suffrage. spends $500 annually for
protection of fish and game and only
5000 for factory inspection, and this
grudgingly.
That Mississippi, opposed to equal
suffrage, devotes $4,000 to replanting
oyster beds, but refuse to allow one
cent for inspection of factories where
boys of IL years work.
That Indiana, opposed to equal suf-
frage, gives annually $4,000 for better
bees and fruit but votes down a $4,000
appropriation for better babies.
That New Mexico, Missouri and
South Carolina. opposed to equal suf-
frage, name the father sole guardian
of the children and entities him to all
their earnings during minority and to
all damages in event of death and dis
ability.
That Maryland, Georgia, Florida,
Delaware, Virginia and Tennessee, all
opposed to equal suffrage. not only con-
stitutes the father the sole guardian OF
the children but allow him to will them
away from the mother if he so desires.
That every equal suffrage state has q
joint guardianship law and has statutes
protecting the woman in her bearing:
and her property.
That it is IN the equal suffrage states
that the most decisive victories are be.
ing won in the campaign against com.
mercialized vice.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
DISTRICT NO. 2
MAN FOR SHERIFF
James Frazee, Who Made Good
Showing Two Years Ago,
Tries Again.

Mr.. James Frazee, well known
farmer and citizen of District No. 2,
residing few miles out of Frlendsville,
is an announced candidates or the nom
ination on the Republican ticket for
Sheriff, subject to the result of the
primary election.
Mr.. Frazee was a candidate for nom
ination for the same office two years
ago at which time he carried his home
district by safe margin, but failed to
receive sufficient votes in other sections
of the county to become the candidate
at the general election, but that made
no difference to Mr.. Frazee insofar as
his fidelity to the party went, for he
gave every candidate on the ticket at
the general election his loyal support
and brought others who thought they
had been unfairly treated to the same
point Of view, with the result that the
entire Republican ticket was elected
with the old time majorities.
Mr.. Frazee is a farmer and has been
such since his early boyhood; he is a
good citizen; staunch supporter of Re-
publican principles, and asks the sup
port of his party at the polls in Septem-
Der. That he is qualified for the posi-
ton which he seeks is unquestioned,
and should he be nominated and elected
the members of his party and his
friends will find they made no mistake
in supporting him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
EVANSVILLE.

- &@A-%-&zNG@ z@x=-A--S-zL
Daniel Hershberger and Frand Getty,
the two young men who were awarded
the free trip to Baltimore for honors
won at the Oakland meet, left Friday
for that city to take part in the athletic
exercises there. They were accomp-
anied by Misses Angela and Vida Get
ty.
Three recruits from Grantsvile have
enlisted in their country's cause, Fay
and Earle Miller and Harry Gingerich,
having volunteered for service when the
recruiting officers were here Monday
last.
Leora, the little five year old daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hetrick, of
Cove, Md, died at her home on June
8th, of diabetes, after an illness of sew
eral months. She had been brought
home from the Confluence hospital and
died in two more days Interment was
made from the Cove Lutheran church
on Sunday morning.
w. c. Stanton, Misses Ruth Keller
and Beulah Bender have returned from
the Sunday school convention at Law
ansville, Pa, last week, where they
were present as delegates.
Mrs. J. w. Mccullough, of Friends
vile, and her three attractive daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Percy Friend, and Misses
Marie and Claudia Mccullough and son
George, spent Saturday in Grantsvile,
where Mrs Friend was having some
dental work done by.Dr. Keller. While
there Mrs. Mccullough and her capable
chautfer treated a number of ladies to
Joy ride in their new Winton car.
DIR. and Mrs. j. A Carney, Mr.. and
Mrs H. P. Miller, Mrs. C. B. Getty
and Miss Winifred Bong attended the
Lutheran Sunday school convention at
Friedens, Pa, last week, the two lat
ter ladies remaining as delegates dur
ing all the sessions.
The Methodist Sunday school render
ed most pleasing Childrens' Day ser
vice on Sunday evening, consisting of
recitations, music and singing. The
Bender orchestra composed of Miss
Edna, as organst, and Allan, Harry
Raymond and Otto, with violins and
cornet, assisted by their instructor
Prof. U. S. Miller, rendered some very
delightful selections The offering
was for the Board of Education. An adj
dress was made by the pastor.
The second of the series of the Pas
sion Play was given at the Catholic
church on Sunday night.
Mrs. Luther Lininger, of Frostburg,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
Miller.
Miss Fannie Shaw. of Hill Dale farm,
is very seriously ill and her relatives
have all been summoned home the past
week.
Carroll Carr, from New York city. is
a guest at the National Hotel.
Mrs. Thomas Gatewood, of Frost
burg, is spending several months at the
Casselman Hotel.
VIM. Scott and party, from West
Virginia, are domiciled in the Cassel-
man Cabin for the summer.
Misses Ethel and Viola Broadwater,
Hazel Younkin and DR.. o. T. Broad
water were Cumberland visitors Thurs
day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-06-14
Examiners Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed, appointed by the County Commissioners
OF Garrett county, to view the lands
Examiners Commission hereto annexed.
being as follows: Leaving the Painter and
Wilson road at j. w. Junkins' mail box and
running thence west through the lands of
William L. Wilson to intersect the Blaine
and Oakland road near the Beckman Gene
terry, distance of about three fourths of
mile, and examine whether the said new
road should be located will meet on tue
premises on the Goth day of June. 1917, for
such purpose, and to determine whether the
public convenience requires the said loca-
ton of said new road, and If so. to locate the
same and perform their duty in the
premises.
AMOS H. RECKNER.
JAMES y. FTTZWATER.
WILFRED H. CHADDERTON,
Examiners.