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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
EieaseL

TEe2Se!
Only men with blue or gray eyes
are accepted for the tank service,
we have been told. They are said to
make better fighters than the brown
eyed fellows. WEI the wives of brown
eyed men please confirm or deny this?
philadelphia Public Ledger
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
Who Is On the
Lords Side?
By REV. ]. H. RALSTON, D. D.
Secretary OF Correspondence Department.
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-Whoso is on Jehovahs side let
him come unto me.-R. V.
1t is related that at a certain point in
Lincoln's presidential experience, when
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
Skin Troubles That Itch

He who serves his friends is busy
man.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
1t is unlucky to lose $13 on Friday.

An Over-ripe Tomato
and other over vegetables fruits often cause
very serious Bowel Trouble in hot weather. Ghs &c
BABY BOWEL MEDICINE, a safe and sure remedy
for Summer Diarrhoeas. 1t is just as effective for
Adults as for Children.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
Neck STYLES.

NechS round, low and SGT finished
are very frequent.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13

A true scholar never ceases to learn.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1918-09-13
Tie NZaEaz.Ea MgOSuuHO
Groves
TaSEeAeSS chill Tonic

possesses the power to entirely neutraze the mala
rial poison. The Quinine in GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC kills the germ and the Iron enriches the
blood.
You can soon feel the Strengthening. Invigorat-
ing effect of GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. It
is an exceptionally good general Strengthening tonic
for the Child, for the Mother and all the Family.
Pleasant to take. Price 60c.
Perfectly Harmless. Contains No
Nyg-YsnaEca or OTHER Poisonous Drugs.
The sun., 1918-08-26
The Subway Cure.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: As
a taxpayer may l express the opinion
that the subway cure" will not come
from increased fares? The over conges-
ton at the Grand Corral and the hope
less confusion in the crosstown shuttle
train were foreseen and the authori-
ties and the public notified by compe-
tent engineers, when after spending sew
eral hundred thousand dollars on con-
struction of the section from Forty
second street and Lexington avenue to
Broadway and Fourteenth street the
Public Service Commission abandoned
this section and spent millions more to
make the Grand Central connection. The
people OF New York after campa gn
in which every feature of the subway
question was thoroughly discussed voted
for this Lexington avenue route down
Broadway from Fourteenth street
The Commission made the costly err
rOr of disregarding the wishes of the
voters. No one then doubted the motive
of these men of high character. few
now doubt the error OF their Judgment
Correct 1t by carrying out the original
plan. TAXPAYER.
NEW YORK, August "a
The sun., 1918-08-26
LEAKING FAUCETS.
A Nuisance and a Menace House,
holders Should Remedy.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--ST: THE
SUNS attention has been called to an
impending water famine in New York
unless means are taken by the public to
conserve the water supply. This mat
ter should not be passed over lightly and
every means should be taken by those
who have the welfare of the city at
heart. The means are simple.
Let each person conserve In the use
of water and pay particular attention
to dripping faucets. The latter are the
cause of great waste, nut the trouble
can be remedied by anybody with a
wrench. q screwdriver and a washer. No
need Of calling in a plumber or even
calling the tanitor or superintendent.
The only expense Is cent or two
for new washer and the only labor
that of unscrewing the cap on the
faucet. removing the WORKOUT washer.
inserting the new one and then screw
ing back the cap on the faucet. The
time consumed is about two minutes.
When this simple operation has been
completed one feels he has done some
thing to conserve the water besides
obviating the nerve racking sound of
the drip from a faucet on which the
washer had been worn out. word to
the wise Is sufficient CONSERVATION
NEW YORK. August "a.
The sun., 1918-08-26
Baked by a Little Trouble.

For good many months now II
has been possible to send magazine
to our soldiers or sailors merely by
sticking one cent stamp upon Its
cover and mailing 1t without wrap
ping or address. Yet We are told that
there is ii present shortage of maya
zines in the army camps and that the
men are clamoring for more. Which
illustrates afresh an old and familiar
detail OF our quaint human nature.
People will take great trouble for
any person or cause they care about,
but people in general will not readily
bother themselves with n little trou-
BILE. The more important the object
the less worthy of 1t seems, to impul-
slye instinct, the trifiinG service. In
order thus to renal magazine II
IL necessary first to have at hand the
one cent stamp; and then, since mag
azlpes will not go into letter boxes.
The sun., 1918-08-26

It IL necessary to meet the postman
or to take them to the nearest par
eel post box or post once. So the
magazine once read 10 thrown away
or allowed to lie about until 1t 10 de-
stroyed. That is what happens and
what will continue to happen until
the absurd human reason for It IL
recognised.
But with that in mind the way to
get the needed magazines Is very
simple. Let boxes be 90 placed as to
attract attention where crowds col
lect and wherever people get of
trains. Here and there this has al
ready been done. And what Is more
to the point, let house to house col
lection Of magazines be made at in
tervals for this purpose. as the Sal
walton Army. with creditable human
understanding, has done for its own
purposes this long time.
Finally. II our Post once Depart
ment cannot afford to transport mag
azines for this use postage free, then
let some few folk of good will ar
range to take care Of the trihing mat
ter Of the stamping. 1t 10 not that
the general public would hesitate for
a moment over the small cost Of the
stamps, but the general public will
hesitate indefinitely over the small
trouble Of sticking them on.
The sun., 1918-08-26
Privileged, Not PenaIized.

Mr.. GOMPERs, in his recent letter
to Senator THOMAS concerning the
latter's proposed amendment to the
army expansion measure, says:
THE newspapers have repeatedly
published a statement attributed to you
that it Ii your purpose to amend exist
eng law, or introduce a new bill, to
penalize workmen who absent them
selves from their employment In war
plants"
There Is In Mr. GoMPERs's use of
the word ''penalize" in this instance
looseness that Is regrettable. Ger
tnins workmen are exempted from
service in the army solely on the as
sumption that by working In shops IN
stead Of fighting at the front they can
better help TO achieve that on which
all the energy of the United States
Is concentrated. They are not CON
strained TO work. They are only in
duced to do so by their own patriot
iHii anu hSSuiui't VI Nuktb sui
ficlent to enable them to support their
families In EomfOrt. Within the ac-
copied restrictions, every one OF them
IL subject 10 the draft. The draft
Is a selectiye draft. The selections
70 to presumptive efficiency in pro-
noting the common cause.
Owing to more or less specialized
qualifications these wOrkmen have a
privilege not granted to others. They
may refuse to work and thus make
themselves available for draft into
the army. This privilege is theirs.
To characterize them as being "pe-
nalized" should they elect military
rather than civilian service Is to do
them an Injustice. Because refusal
10 work may automatically place n
man In The army Is no fair reason
The sun., 1918-08-26
The Salvage OF Army Waste.

The reason why the betting in
Washington indicates that the war
will be over within year Is because
there are now so many experts on the
job, but there is one job that has
not yet had Its expert, and that Is
the salvage of army waste. If the
Government is to breed up thrifty
citizens throughout the nation 1t must
set the example by establishing a
conservation or salvage commission
which, made up Of experts, will see
that ut least ; per cent. of the cost
Of army supplies comes back to the
Government in cash.
The idea of saving waste is rather
repugnant to an army man. His
business Is not to save but to destroy,
and for years II has been an army
custom to destroy by fire worn out
and disabled articles, such as shoes,
tents, bedding and clothing. That
was the treatment bestowed on much
Of the scrap heap material along the
Mexican border. In the past, thrifty
visitors to environments have been
incensed to see hundreds Of pairs of
half worn shoes burnt in full view
OF the public and to witness the
burning of cords Of perfectly usabls
lumber in order that garbage might
be destroyed. And yet ~ the same
time there was fuel distress all
around.
Conditions are somewhat improved
now, but the matter OF waste conscr.
The sun., 1918-08-26
Our Monstrous Election Code.

EUGENE nj. TRAVIS Is a candidate
for nomination for State Comptroller
on the Republican. ticket. Mr.. IRA
Wis Is the present incumbent Of this
important Office. His petition for a
place on the primary ticket is signed
by approximately 10000 electors Of
the State, the authenticity of their
signatures being regularly attested by
notaries public.
Opposing Mr.. TRAVIS is another
candidate for the nomination, JOHN
KIssEI. Mr.. KIssEL brought an &C.
ton In the Supreme Court to pre-
vent Mr.. TRAvIs's name from going
on the primary ballot, on the ground
that of the 10000 signatures on 1t
less than 700 were those of electors
resident in Albany county, where the
petition was flied with the Secretary
OF State, In that functionarys office,
and that the Acknowledgements should
have been accompanied by an au-
Identification by the several county
clerks of the authority Of the notaries
Of counties other than Albany to take
the acknowledgements
Mr.. KIssEL's contention was up.
held by Justice CRoPsEY Of the Su-
preme Court, and Mr.. TRAVIS was
obliged to take the matter to the
Appellate Division of the Supreme
Court, Second Department, which
has unimously overruled the decision
Of Justice CRoPsEY.
Thus Mr.. TRAyIs's name will 60
on the primary ballot, unless the
Court Of Appeals, which has ar
ranged to sit tomorrow to hear the
case, decides to the contrary. This
IL not expected; indeed, the Court
of Appeals may not get the case ut
oil. But whether 1t does, whether
Mr.. TRATs's name goes on the bal
lot or not, the proceeding has re-
vealed again the cumbersome, over
technical and ridiculous provisions
Of the statutes regulating primaries
and elections under which the vot-
ers of the State of New York con-
duct their politics.
The statute is monstrosity. unin-
teliigible to the average elector, full
OF pitfalls for the honest man in pub
lie life, capable Of rendering first aid
TO every rascal who seeks personal
advancement or private revenge. II
the Judges in the courts cannot
agree on what 1t requires of candi.
dates, candidates cannot be expected
10 fathom its mysteries.
New York State needs as much as
1t needs anything else an honest, in
telligent, straightforward revision of
its election code, and the statesman
who undertakes the task will have
the unqualified support of every SEN
sible man and woman Of every shade
OF political thought.
The sun., 1918-08-26

for classifying him with slackers
and skulkers, and to describe him
as "penalized" certainly carries this
disgraceful stigma.
The amendment of which Mr..
GoMPERs complains would emphasize
the workmans freedom Of choice. 1t
carries with 1t clear definition Of his
distinct prlvllege-the dearly priced
privilege of place in the very van
of the battle front, which American
soldiers during all time have so ca
gerly sought, or the privilege Of re-
naming in an equally honorable post
on the home Lines.
This happens to be time when,
not at all In the rhetorical but in the
very sternest sense of hard actually,
America expects every American to
do his duty. II the American work
man is 'penalised" by the Thomas
amendment In that he Is thereby
forced to a choice between the two
lines Of duty open to him, he is less
penallxed than the man to whom no
such election Is open.
1t Is not proposed In the distribu-
ton of the privileges here that our
gallant soldiers who are fighting shall
be loaded down with an extra burden
through condonement of delinquencies
In civilian servlce at home. That
and that alone L. what the Thomas
amendment means. 1t means work
for your country or fight for 1t. The
only ''penalizlng'' consequences 1t en-
tails fall on no true man, on no true
American. They fall where they should
fall, and that is on the shoulders Of
slackers and skulkers.
1t need hardly be said that Mr..
GoMPERs would not knowingly put
the American workman In either of
these contemplate 1eategories, how
ever his casual carelessness of utter
ance in this instance might suggest
such an inference.
The sun., 1918-08-26
Explaining the new rules separating

Explaining the new rules separating
commercial and passenger traffic on
the highways. the Police Department
says:
The only exceptions to this rule are
vehicles In the performance of duty
from the Fire Department. Police
Department, ambulances. fire patrol
United States mail, military and public
service corporations"
The United States mail vans. being
the most lawless vehicles In town, may
be expected to contribute more than
any other factor to the confusion the
introduction Of the new scheme will
create. Perhaps 1t would be well to
build a special system Of highways
for them to use.
The sun., 1918-08-26
MINIMUM WAGES.
A Disagreement Among Democratic
Women Over Their Platform Plank.

WO"Cu OV6I IIhthOH" IIbuAs
TO THE Eprros or THE SuN-Str: In
the primary contests that are sizzling
through these August days and increas-
ing the temperature due allowance must
be made for some Of the statements OF
the principals. I must. however. in all
kindness, take exception to statement
Of Mrs. Vibbard, candidate for the
Leadership Of the Twenty-second As
sembly District, in which she attributes
ness and the political power to embody
minimum wage plank for women In
the Democratic platform.
As an earnest worker for this law
for many years want to say that the
women who stand preeminent in mini
mum wage legislation in America are
Mrs. Nathan and Mrs Florence Kelly.
Mrs. Kslly's paper on minimum wage
laws read before the Medicinal Con-
ference Of Charities In Cleveland In 1910
contains the whole law and the prophets
so far As arguments In favor of such
legislation are necessary. 1t ranks with
tho work contributed by Pauline and
Josephine Goldmark on behalf of a
shorter working day for women.
Among the peoples representatives at
Albany who had power and used It to
further humane Liquidation no one
stands OUT In holder relief than Alfred
z. Smith. the Democratic candidate for
Governor. A copy OF the minutes Of
the Constitutional Convention, 1915, will
show where Mr.. Smith stood on mini
mum wage legislation. Senator Wag-
ner in 1917 introduced q minimum
wage bill. which was twice read and
sent to the Committee on Labor and In
dustry. The bill never came up for
final reading. although Senator Wagner
did everything that was humanity pos
sible to have 1t reported.
As q member Of the Democratic State
committee and president OF an associa-
| ton organised primarily to work for q
living wage for women I naturally
asked the leaders Of my party to en-
body minimum wage plank in its plat
form. Every woman member OF the
committee made a similar request. Mr..
K. s. Harris, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic State committee. advised that
our appeal be made to the chairman Of
! the platform committee, Senator Wag-
ner, which was done In the form Of a
motion passed at q meeting called for
that special purpose.
But / and the other members Of the
Democratic COMMITTEES would be exceed
ingly egotistical II we believed We were
solely responsible for the inclusion Of
this reform In the party platform. We
simply Endorsed that which Senator
Wagner and Alfred E. Smith, two
of the most influential members of the
party had gone on record as advocating,
and with which Senator Wagner's name
will always be connected in the State
Of New York. The Senator, in particu-
lar. was In the happy position OF the
IriShman who had a Job tearing down
a Protestant church and getting paid
| for II.
In conclusion, the minimum wage
plank in the Democratic platform IL the
elimination of thirty years Of effort on
the part Of band Of devoted social
workers. backed up in later years by
the labor unions. aided BY the power
Of q younger generation OF politicians
with vision. plus the political power Of
| women. SARA McPIKE,
Member Democratic State Committee.
NEW York, August ~.
The sun., 1918-08-26

come with the ham omelet fails to
materialize. remind her and she will
bring them. hot or cold.
Ice cold cantaloupe 20 cents the half
40 cents for whole one. as small as
they grow.
Eat lightly" is the slogan, John D.
Outside Of tips to the walters there's
no news. pS
NEW YORK, August "a.
The sun., 1918-08-26

vstion II usually in the hands Of the
individual quartermaster, who 10 or
dinarily an overworked ofiiclal and
not an expert In waste salvage, One
cantonment gave last year a con-
tract for the disposal of Its garbage,
including stable sweepings. waste pa
per and dead animals, at n return Of
$21, 900. 1t cost the Government be-
tween $500 and $500 a day to gather
up this garbage and deliver 1t to the
contractor, so IL Is easy to see that
this garbage does not pay for itself.
Far from 1t. And yet 1t might. Take
the mere matter Of waste paper.
With q camp of 10000 men, It has
been estimated there accumulates at
least 100. 900 pounds Of paper a week.
This brings about SIS . ton and
should yield thus approximately $3.50
a week. Some paper. such as maya
zine stock, brings about $22 to $25
a ton. Here In paper alone the Gov
eminent might have a source Of In
come.
. Army shoes are resoled but once,
and tho average life Of them is thus
four months. In this time IL is i'm
possible to wear out the uppers. One
camp Quartermaster was seriously
considering an offer of $35 for one
ton of solid rubber, worn out motor
truck tires, but was glad to find from
expert advice that a discarded solid
truck tire is worth 81, and a ton Of
them should bring about $3.50. For
the year ended June 80, 1918, l.
71s,660 pairs Of rubber boots we're
bought for the army at an average
price Of $3.50. Each Of these pairs
when discarded should be worth so
cents at present prices. and SO the
Government should have a 10 per
cent. return. Worn out army cloth
ing could give profitable return to
the Government. From woollen serge
coats, tops for women's shoes could
be cut. and both cotton and woollen
garments have a we'll known use as
shoddy. Old canvas has scrap
value alone Of $50 a ton II of sound
fibre. and half as much IL rotted to
some extent.
Here are tremendous thrift posi-.
bllitles which are being overlooked
because of lack Of expert knowledge
and army prejudice against the
scrap heap business" 1t would be
comforting thought to every tax
payer and an incentive TO every Lib
erty Loan subscriber II q proper sal
wage corps under the Jurisdiction of
the Quartermaster-Ge General should be
organized to handle all camp waste,
irrespective Of from what depart
ment the supplies might originate. II
this were done and competent men
were put on the Job. the Federal Gov
eminent could daily gather up far
more than twelve basketfuls of frag-
ments and save millions Of dollars
6Aring the war.
The sun., 1918-08-26
what the WINNERS BUY.

what" asled Old OMAR, do the
winners buy one-half so precious as
the stun they SELF" Another re-
grettable instance of q good man
with an inquiring turn Of mind born
too early to enjoy the advantages Of
reading the Congregational Record,
which tells all, answers every ques-
ton.
Those winners of the Senate make
no mystery of what they buy with
the wine Of their eloquence, which
they press from the grapes Of knowl-
edge by the barrel--aye, by the hogs.
head, vat, tun. butt! They are vint-
ners of not only much but Of varied
type and character Of wine: spark
ling, some, though the cynics will not
have it so; dry. much, as much good
wine should be; sweet. some, with
the honey of home consumption
phrases; red with the passionate
flowers Of oratory; some white as
frost with chastely cold truth.
What do they buy with these riv-
ers of wine?
Senator SHERMAN, apples. Roundly
he srGl,,ed the Director General Of
Railroads because at Is impossible
to ct barrel of apples from Chi
cago into Washington, since the Gov
ernment took over the railroads, in
condition where they are edible"
But why should winner In WASH
ington buy apples IN Chicago when
former Senator raises apples in
nearby West Virginia? I've seen
the market here filled with apples"
declared Senator SHRMAN. The
market? 1t would not hold the wind
falls of West Virginia, whose hand
picked apples would bulge the Capt.
toll"
Senator WARREN, sausages. II left
on my desk when I came over here"
he hungrily complained in the SEN
ate, IAN inquiry I had II had re-
ceived lot of sausages sent on the
14th of January" Little warrant
for complaint; 1t was only August
when he spoke. But, again, why
sausages from Rhode Island for
Washington? Across the Potomac
there stands Virginia, habitat Of the
only pig whose hams, sides and sau-
sage makings can move true son
of Virginia to maximum heights of
eloQuence. 1t Is easier to learn what
these winners buy than why they
buy where they do.
Senator FLETCHER, refrigerators.
Last summer ordered a refrigere.
tor in New York." he confided to q
sympathetic Senate, land sent my
check in payment for It," 1t had
been shipped and lost, lost again and
found, refused shipment, all through
a year of dreadful drought. Finally
the cruelty parched vintner ordered
his purchase sent by boat, and got 1t
after only years delay. Again the
puzzle. Why order an ice box in
New York, where every one Is needed,
and overlook the discarded thou
sands in Washington, where never
again so long as laws endure shall
be stored. sold, consumed on or off
the premises that whose perfection
requires an ice box!
The Senate winners answer OMAR's
question, but only to create wonder
ment for more.
The sun., 1918-08-26

The bizarre delights Of Coney Island
and the splendid work done by the
Knights Of Columbus In the war ought
to draw everybody to the seaside resort
this week. throughout which all the
energy Of all the lively inhabitants of
the summer city will be devoted to
extracting dollars from the pockets
Of visitors to supply good things for
the men In France. most worthy
cause, an excellent setting for enter
tainment in its behalf. the indorse-
ment OF the President: here is a chance
for everybody to combine patriotism
and pleasure, and do good to others by
a most enjoyable process.
The sun., 1918-08-26

The boys OF IS. all Of whom want
to go to the front, have been the SUBJ
Ject Of much eloquence in the debate
over the new man power bill. but
nobody has had word to say in be-
half Of the stout gentlemen of 40 and
thereabouts whose heaviest exercise
for years has been to eat heartily and
carry we'll developed bay window
about. Alas! the good liver of girth
must exclaim. It's true that nobody
loves a fat man.