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The Washington times., 1917-01-15

then. perhaps, that's worse. but IT.
right.
Compiling Elaborate Tables.
Because of this, the Naval Observa
tory has prepared, and soon hopes Il
have ready for distribution, q set oi
tables of sunrise and sunset in al
Of the principal cities of the United
States. They are necessarily stated
In local time, which In few instances
Is standard time. But with the table
will 60 q table of allowances to be
made in the various cities between
local ard standard time. That Is
each city will be told how many min
utes to add or subtract, to get the
correct sunrise and sunset figures
according to their timepieces.
The Coast and Geodetic Survey
gives q comprehensive chart by which
the sunrise and sunset in any spot
on the earth can be figured, but Il Is
not readily assimilated by the lay cal.
culator, who has to look up latitude
and longitude figures to make the
proper additions or deductions from
the printed tables. But then these
tables are printed primarily for the
beneht of mariners who know all
about latitude and longitude, declina-
ton Of the sun and logarithms.
There is another feature about the
sunset that may puzzle you. You
may see the sun full in the sky some
time, when, officially, by an accurate
chronometer, 1t has set. Many visi-
tors at Fort Myer have commented
on the fact that the sunset gun ID
fred there, while the sun Is still
streaming down on the parade
ground.
Variation Again Explained.
Science accounts for It easily, how
ever. The scientists figure the sunset
as the time the upper Limb (half) Of
the sun dips into the sea or goes be-
hind the plane, or mean level OF the
earth to an eve fifteen feet above the
sea, or the mean plane or average
level Of the earth.
II you are standing on an emmi.
nence like Fort Myer you are consid-
erably above the plane of the earth,
and you can see the sun when II has
set, on the earth's plane, or down on
the level. Likewise the sun may set
behind a mountain, long before II has
officially set in the valley you may
happen to be in. And II you are on
the mountain, the sun sets much later
than II would otherwise. OF course,
this applies to the sunrise, too, but
not many city folks generally see the
sun rise.
Police Net wove9 Tight.
Automobiles might take heed OF
the fact that tables on sunset at
police headquarters, which are. tele-
phoned each day to precinct forces
throughout the city, are compiled by
the Naval Observatory on the basis
OF standard time, 30 1t will not do
to tell the policeman that his old
table is not running by his watch.
The police table Is, however, per.
petual table-that Is not corrected
each year-and may show some little
variation. as much as one minute at
the maximum, a mighty small loop
hole.
The Washington times., 1917-01-15
QUESTIONS DRY BILL
Or. Wiley Advocates Temperanee
But Not Prohibition.

Or. Wiley Advocates Temperance,
But Not Prohibition.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, Americas
foremost pure food authority, is q
''teetotaler," but he stepped into that
class voluntarily, and not because Of
any stringent liquor legislation
In an address on Temperance" de-
livered at the Fifth Baptist Church,
last night, DR.. Wiley told OF the
harmful influence OF Congress in re-
fusing to listen to the voice OF the
citizens Of the District when local
legislation is before that body.
"If Congress should vote a. II real
ly feels on the matter" he continued,
"there would be no prohibition in
the District. Regard for the citizens
of the District influences the men on
Capitol HiT to very small extent.
Every man should be q teetotaler
of his own free WIN, but II is q ques-
tion Of whether we have q right to
regulate another mans private life"
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Police Net Woven Tight.
TELLS OF BRILLIANT AGE.

Columbus and his contemporaries
were pictured as men whose places in
history are secure. in lecture by
James J.. Walsh; educator, psychol.
ogist, and historian at the National
Theater last night, under the auspices
OF the knights Of Columbus. This
was the first of a series of lectures by
the organization.
There were more great men alive,
doing wonderful things that are
never to be forgotten, during the time
OF Columbus, the speaker said. than
at any other time in the worlds his
tory. He mentioned among these i'm
mortaIsi Copernicus, Raphael, Leon
ardo da vinci, Michael Angelo, Titan,
Fra Angelica, Boticeili, the Bsllinis.
Fra Lippo Lippi,. correggio, and Tin
toretto.
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NEW EASTERN STAR CHATTER.

The conservation Of Unity Chapter,
No. %, Order Of the Eastern Star.
whose petition for q charter was
granted last Thursday, was the bust.
ness Of the session Of the grand chap.
ter at the Scottish Rite Cathedral,
Third and z streets northwest.
The ceremonies were conducted
by Worthy Grand Matron Ida
v. Faber and Grand Patron Ben W.
Murch. Mrs. Emma c. Ocobock, of
Michigan, worthy grand matron of
the general grand chapter, installed
the officers. Miss Maude e. B.
Wright was the soloist. Under the
direction of Charles s. Hyer the
choir gave special music.
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sEA FloHTER REPAIRED.

NORFOLK, Va. Jan. 1k--rhs six-
foot chunk that was torn out OF the
starboard stern of Uncle Sans big
battleship. the Delaware. December 20
II completely repaired today and the
fighter IL ready for the sea again She
was rammed BY the naval tug sono-
ma, whose bow also was badly dam
aged.
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Good sIIase Crops.

The beet and the potato were the
two vegetables that the Germans
worked with on a large scale orIgi-
najIy. Later they took up the drying
of Eeet tops, potato tops, peas, and
grains for the feeding of domestic
cattle.
Drying TO preserve and drying
merely to produce q sense of dryness
are two entirely different things.
The housewife knows this when she
balzes bread too quickly.
The process for drying vegetables
referred to as having been developed
in this country is the work of Wal
dron Williams, WoodFord Brooks and
DR.. T. G. Wiechmann. Mr.. Williams
tells the story of the work OF himself
and his associates.
II never realized how little was
known about the art OF drying until
my attention was attracted TO Il as a
field of commercial effort, he said.
II turned to my fellow alumni at Co
lumbia and hunted high and low In
the technical libraries, but when It
came to practical details none of
these sources of information was of
material aid.
German Patents showed Little.
"The German patents disclosed some
things, but half OF any process patent
is the secret Of application, and the
German drying experts were not tax
ing the public into. their confidence.
Finally we decided to make our own
experiments. and something like two
years ago we hit upon the working
principles Of our method.
Before our plants were working
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Democratic Revenue Bill En-
braces Levy on All "veket"
Above 8 Per Cent.
START DRAFT TOMORROW
Revision Of Inheritance Ia,
With so Per Cent Increase
Is Also Expected.

II you make more than s per cent
! IN business you are likely to meet a
special Government tax on "excess
pronts" at the beginning of the cal.
enoar year 1918. The Forthcoming
democratic revenue bill, according to
reliable information today, Will levy
a tax on such profits. This will be in
aooltion to the income and corporate
Democratic members of the WAYS
ana Means Committee win meet to
narrow 70 start the draft Of the new
,Snue Dill, which must be passed
are to be refilled. After discardinr
numerous suggestions. IL was learned
eooay that the Democratic leaders IN
sne House, after consulting with
secretary McAdoo, have practicalIy
uecioed to draft q bill along the fol.
lowing lines:
Regarded A Excess. ~
A tax Of 5 to 8 per cent on an -ex-
cess PROFITS" and all profits above 8
per cent on the investment are to be
regarded as excess"
Revision Of the inheritance tax.
with an increase OF about so per cent
In existing rates.
Sale of all Panama Canal bonds.
amounting to about 1921 100000.
issuance and sale of 5000. .00O. 900 in
snort-term Treasury notes, maturing
IN sixty TO ninety days, at per cent
interest TO meet Treasury needs for
tne lean months Of the present fiscal
year tAprl to JULY. These notes
PROBABLY VIII be called 'bills OF ex-
deemed.
Shall BE Redeemed.
1t is contemplated that these
Treasury notes shall. be redeemed as
quickly as possible after July 1, when
the annual returns from the income
tax and other internal revenue taxes
will begin to reach the Treasury. II
Ia estimated the Treasury will re-
ceive several hundred million dollars
during the month Of July. During
the months of April, May and June,
1t is said. there will not be suffi-
cient money In the Treasury to pay
current bills, and the shortterm notes
must produce this revenue.
The plan Of the Administration lead
ers Is that the tax on "excess profits"
shall run with the calendar instesd
Of the fiscal year, and This new tax
will not go into effect until January
1, 1918.
Tentative Tax Agreed on.
A tax OF from to 8 per cent on all
excess profits above per cent Is tho
tax tentatively agreed upon by the
Democrats Of the House Committe
who have had under advisement va
rious revenue-raising plans.
The basis OF the new revenue bill
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06
(;l UBBINC TAKES PLACE
 STRIKE TICKETS DAILY

PHILADELPHIA March 3.-Spe- cial deputies are clubbing daily the pickets of the striking sugar refine ry workers. In a melee that follow ed this clubbing striker named Martin Petkus was killed and ten thousand attended the funeral, autos were in the funeral procession and longshoremen, tailors and sailors in this city quit work to attend the funeral in a body. Men in jail have been furnished with a confession to sign and other work CTS have been taken from jail and are secreted somewhere by the pro- secution apparently for the purpose of framing up a case. Some of workers made their escape and re- port having arranged for dicta-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06

full payment of their taxes and they were under assessed at that. It was not up to Polet to say what taxes he should pay.
 Rose asked if they could accept the checks on account. O'Neill said that they could not.
 Wesley stood by the rest of the Council. Ross voiced a similar aspi- ration and pointed out that these men could have sworn as to their being unjustly taxed before the Board of Equalization. They did not do so. M'Allister was for mak- ing a motion to reject the checks, but the Mayor said that that was not necessary, Burgh said that the Polet intimation of throwing in fifty dollars was an insult to the city and community.
 The Council voted an appropria- tion of $500 in favor of the school board on request of the clerk. The mayor stated that he had instructed the clerk to draw salary warrants
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06
CITY COUNCIL. MEETING
 WAS HELD LAST NIGHT

and labor bills as we'll as the $5?5 to the trustees. The council ratified the action of the Mayor.
 The mayor stated that he had a window put in the basement of the fire house and instructed Keliing to do so. He had put in a bill for $17 and he would ask the finance coin- mittee to get an itemized bill from kelling.
 The Mayor stated that some .irue ago MT. Hendricks had deeded sone lots to the city in liquidation of taxes due thereupon. These lots were located near the wireless sta tion. Since then these lots had been sold to w. J. Rowe for $36 and MT. Hendricks believed that he should be credited with that amount. In- asmuch as the lots had been deeded and were the property of the city the claim of MT. Hendricks was not manifest to the city. After some other minor matters had been dis posed of, the council adjourned
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06

/ All the aldermen were present when Mayor Moller called the re- gular meeting to order last night The minutes of the last regular and the historic special meeting were read and after some minor correc- tioDs had been made in the latter, passed muster.
 Communications were read from Messrs Polet and Goggin, each offer ing a round sum in payment in full for their taxes the former $170 and the latter $15O below the properly assessed taxation. Polet threw in fifty dollars ''for good fellowship.
 The report of the city clerk and the city treasurer indicated credit balance of the city to the amount of $S4772.
 Dr. Chace in his monthly report drew attention to the custom of Eskimos probing garbage piles as likely to spread disease.
 M'Allister certified that the fire plant was in first class shape. He reported one fire during the month.
 Poteet was instructed to investi- gate the matter of the truss bridge without further procrastination.
 Under the head of new business Councilman Burgh strenuously pro- tested against accepting any such referred to the good fellowship offer that he didn't want the city accept bribe from Polet or anyone else He said that he would insist upon the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Geo. Marshall, G. R. Jackson
 and w. A. Oliver, your heirs,
 executors, assigns or personal re-
 presentatives:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that I have expended in la bor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars each year of the years 1913, 1914 and 1916 on o K Association, placer mining claim situated on right limit on Hobson creek and recorded ana more fully described in Vol. 194, page 142 of the records of the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District Second Division, Territory of AL aska.
 The above amount has been ex- pended under the provisions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold said claim.
 And you and each of you are further notified that if you fail to contribute your proportion of said expenditure within ninety days after the last publication of this notice, your interest in said claim will be- come the property of the under signed, your co-owner, under sec tion 2324 Revised Statutes of the United States
 JOSEPH SLISCOVICH.
 Co-Owner.
 Date of first publ, Feb, 6, 1917. Date of last publi., May s, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06

five thousand dollars and ticket to Honolulu. This has stirred phone conversation, promising inn up considerable excitement among
 the strikers who believe that some of them are to be railroaded.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06
HINTS ON COMFORT.

To look well you must feel we'll Clothes help you to look well, if they are made to order and fit well, repaired we'll, cleaned we'll and well pressed. Therefore you will feel well.
 M. PASCOFF. Ladies and Gents Tailor does it all
 well.
 All work guaranteed Cor. Lanes Way and Front Street.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06
MAKES CIDER.

A Polet is now engaged in turn ing out Nome made cider of a fine variety and the samples submitted for newspaper anylysis prove that whoever has charge of the press is no novice at the art of making this delectable beverage.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-03-06

Date of first publ, Feb, 6, 1917. Date of last publi., May s, 1917.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-08-17
Seamen Wanted.

While the number of apprentice sea-
men to be enlisted each week from
Maryland has been limited by the Navy
Department, no curtailment has been
placed on musicians and machinists.
A large number of recruits are still
needed in both of these ratings.
Musicians are required only to have
a primary knowledge of band music.
If they can pass the necessary test,
they are given a complete course in
the Navy's school for musicians and
then detailed aboard ship. 1t is the
intention of the Navy Department Of
ficials to recruit the bands of all the
ships in the service to their full
strength.
The pay of Navy musician is good
and the surroundings are pleasant
Promotion in this rating is rapid also,
and the opportunities for travel are
unlimited.
Full particulars of Navy enlist
ments can be obtained from the near
est postmaster: directly from the
Navy Recruiting Station, Calvert and
Lexington Streets, Baltimore, or from
the Navy Recruiting Sub-stations at
Cumberland and Hagerstown.
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VACANT SCHOLARSHIPS IN
CARROLL COUNTY.

One vacant County Scholarship to
Washington College, Chestertown, Md
(Male) This scholarship includes tut
tion only, and is given out by the
Board of Education of Carroll Coun-
ty, on application.
One vacant Senatorial Scholarship
/ (male) to st. Johns College, Anna
| polls, Md, given out by competitive
examination. This examination will
be held in the Westminster High
School August 31st, s a. m, 1917. This
scholarship includes tuition, board
etc.
Two Senatorial Scholarships Gone
male and one female) to Western
Maryland College, Westminster, Md,
civen out by competitive examination
This examination will be held in the
Westminster High School Aug. 31st,
1917, at a. m. These scholarships in
Clude tuition, board, etc.
The Senatorial Scholarship examin-
atiOns will be based upon the College
entrance requirements for the college
for which the candidate is an appli-
cant.
Ten vacant County Scholarships to
Western Maryland College (male and
female), given out by the Board of
Education of Carroll County on appli-
cation. These scholarships include
tuition only.
One County Scholarship to Blue
Ridge College (male or female) given
out by the Board Of Education of Car
roll County on application. This
scholarship includes tuition only.
Aug. 3-3t
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MANCHESTER.

Mr. VIM. Sharrer is building sta
h1n and garage i'm the rear OF his nome.
Last Friday afternoon the framework
Uas being placed. Mr. John +. Leese
was assisting when one of the heavy
+imbers over balanced, catching Mr..
T.nase in its fall. The men rushed TO
his assistance and carried MN NOME;
DIR William Denner was summoned
and found his foot badly mashed. Dr:
Bush. OF hampstead. administered
the chloroform while the toot was
dressed. He is now resting as COM
Portable as could lie expected.
Mr.. A. r. B. Myers. who has been
i'll for 10 months with Bright dis
ease. had a severe attack Of conVul-
sions Wednesday afternoon. lie IS
slightly improved but is seriously
ill.
The members of Emmanuel Lutheran
Church will celebrate a Home coming
Week starting Wednesday evening,
August -. The exercises Will be held
in the church. A well arranged pro
gram will be given, and at the roll
call the name of every member OF the
church will he called. All the members
are requested to be present. The public
is cordially invited to enjoy the even
ing with them.
Mr.. f. w. Gregory has installed
five ton Frck ice machine. This gives
him double capacity for the manu-
featuring of ice and the supply OF ice
cream.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric LaNOtte and
children of Baltimore and Messrs John
and Robert LaMOtte, of Frederick
were guests at the IaMOtte home Sun
day last.
MIR. and Mrs. George Shafrer and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Addison and
children, OF Baltimore, mOtored here
Sunday and spent the day at the home
of Mrs Skaters parents Mr.. and Mrs
VIM H. Shower.
Mrs, I. r. Wells and son, Earl, Of
Gambler. spent the weeks end at the
home of Mrs. Savilla MussGlman, Mrs.
Wells mother.
Mrs. Henry Mack. Of i-utherville,
and DR.. Harry Nas"nhimer, OF 'leve-
land. Ohio, are guests al the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. MaSenhimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. {. Lester RinedOIlar
have returned to their bungalow from
Cincinnati, O., where Mr.. Einedollar
L. teaching He was called here by the
draft for examination.
MIR. narles lively informed us that
he has stalk OF corn that measures
If feet. The corn j. generally report
ed TO he very tall but this is the BAN
ner height so far.
Mr. A. Grouse and daughter are
guests at the home Of Mr.. }. +. Leese.
Miss Cecilia Shower entertained a
few friends Tuesday evening, Those
present We're Mrs. George Shower
Miss {. Shower, Mrs. Ii. :. Mussel-
man. Mrs. Lilly, Mrs. VIM. Shower.
Mrs. May Gettier, Miss Fannie Ross
and Mrs. George Shaffer.
DR.. Harry {. preston. Mr.. Paul
Frankf0rter and a number Of other
OF our soldier boys spent Saturday
night with us, before leaving for their
mobilization camps.
A record breaking crowd OF people
was in town Saturday night. Many Of
them enjoyed the, pictures at the Man
chester Theatre.
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Referring to the Chautauqua con
Quoted by the SwarthmOre Association
i'm his home town, the Hon. Lyman
Twining Tingier, Lieutenant Governor
of the state of Connecticut, wrote in a
personal letter to a Connecticut judge ::
Answering your inquiry regarding
the Chautauqua meeting in Rockville
which closed yesterday, let me say that
the affair was q decided success, so
highly appreciated by our people that
they have already subscribed for more
than 500 tickets for next year and sew
enty-six guarantors have signed. All
who attended were delighted, and next
years meeting gives promise to be
more successful than this one. The
department for children, or Junior
Chautauqua, is one Of the most vaIua-
BILE features Of the affair and deserves
great praise. delighting and instructing
the children, and the adults also, and
should be given a prominent place i'm
these meetings. Do not fail to call the
attention of the people of Putnam and
vicinity to this part of the Chautauqua
work In short, the whole affair was
very successful, and one Of my regrets
is that we did not take it up years
ago"
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UNION MILLS.

Mrs. Joshua Brown and Mrs. Amelia
BowersoX are both convalescing after
an attack of stomach trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Brown and
daughter. Ruth. and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Eiggle motored to Glen Burnie last
Sunday and spent the day with
friends.
Air Harry Humbert, accompanied
his family TO the home of his father,
Geo Humbert, Sr., last Sunday, where
they are spending this week. Mr.. Hum
bert returned to his home in Balti-
more on Sunday evening.
Those who spent the past Sunday
with Chas. E. Nusbaum were Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Fl. Brown and daughters, Alice
and Evelyn, and Bernard Nusbaum.
Geo. Bankert, wife and sons, Alton,
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cra-
ton to Boiling Springs and other
points of interest in Pennsylvania last
Sunday.
Miss Irene Kaufman, of Westmins-
ter, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mon
las Bankert last week. Miss Kaufman
is one of the nurses wrO will go to
France in the near future.
Mrs Esther Brown and daughter,
of Westminster, spent last Sunday
viii relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli BoOse and two
sons, of Hampstead, were guests of
their parents last Sunday.
The bean season has about closed
and tomatoes and corn are expected
to be the order of next week.
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HON. PERCY ALDEN. NJ. =.

Distinguished Member of British Par
Lament to Lecture at Chautau4ua-Is
Descendant of John and Priscilla
Alden of Massachusetts Colony.
Perhaps the most distinguished Wis
itor to come to this city during the
Chautauqua week this year will be
the Hon. Percy Alden. NJ. P, of Lon
don, who will deliver a lecture on the
subject The Future of Europe" Last
fail Director Paul NJ. Pearson Of the
ChaUtauIua Association went abroad
especially % arrange for this lecture
Special permission had to he obtained
from the British government for the
Hon. Percy Alden 10 leave the country
on such Il mission. and this had to be
roatiirMcd early i'll the spring at about
the time America entered the war
Mr.. Alden is one OF th2 deeper think
ers of the British Parliament members
and has been drvut;ng much of his at
tention toward preparation for the Pc
riOd of reconstruction.
1t is interesting to know that he is
in a direct line of descent from John
and Priscilla Alden of the Massachu-
sets colonies and is thus in a way
especially close to american ideals and
traditions. One Of the early descend
ants Of the Aldcns returned to Great
Britain. and the Hon. Percy Alden is
a grandson Of this branch of the fam
lily.