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The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
ONE OF WORLDS GREAT MEN
Johnny Appleseed, Responsible for
Many Orchards in W de Range, viii
Not Soon Be Forgotten.

John Chapman'S name occupies an
important place III our American his
tory. for he is known as Johnny APP
pleseed, the Apostle of Apple Grow.
ing" More than hundred years have
passed since :! may Appleseed scat
tered apple seeds throughout II wide
range of territory from Pennsylvania
To the Mississippi country, and in hui
mility, vet his name has been immor-
taliZed, and We of future generations
will be long time forgetting the name
of this great father of the modern
appe-growing industry the Christian
Herald states.
Johnny Appleseed was born in
Springfield. Mass. in the year 17715,
eventful in American history in more
ways than one. About the year 1901
he emigrated from Massachusetts, join
ing those forces starting for the I'M
known western country.
In the territory between Massachu-
sets and Ohio. and us far as Indiana
Mr.. Chapman was familiar figure.
He foresaw the tide of migration go
ing to the West, aad seeing the need of
fruit, devoted his life TO its culture,
Gathering all the apple seeds he COULD
his fftftTs 0tits
make long trips west, planting the
seed and supplying the scattered set
tiers with enough to provide them with
dependable orchards. The result was
thousands of producing apple orchards
throughout this vast territory.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Sounds RaffIind Science.

Mystery Stll attaches to certain ex-
ploSive sounds, heard in various parts
of the world and known TO science as
''brontides." On the coast of Belgium
says Popular Science Monthly, these
sounds seem TO come from the sea,
and are called locally "mistpoeffers."
In the Ganges delta of India similar
sounds are called "Barisal guns"
BrontideS are wen known in some
parts of Italy, where they bear IL great
variety OF names. In Hayti Il sound of
this character is known rs the "gouf
fire." while in parts of Australia it is
called the desert sound" Brontides
mostly take the form of mutlied deIo-
nations, of indefinite direction. Prob
ably they are Of subterranean origin.
Studies of eccentricities in the trans
mission of sound through the atmos-
phere lead to the conclusion that some
of the sounds hitherto reported as
brontides were really due to cannonad-
Ing or blasting.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
SOLDIERS DIE IN WRECK .
Among Victims of Railway Disaster
|, Texas

Houston. TEX. Jan. 15.-Twe've to
seven:es persons were killed ami
nine injured as the result of the d.
railment of the nor1hb un1 Houston
and Texas Central pa senger train
which left this city for Dallas.
Five soldiers, a woman, two girls
and a baby were among the dead. &C
c~rding TO word fem Bremond.
Twn steel coaches. directly behind
tie mail car. were crumpled into
shapeless masses. It was the passen-
gers aboard these who make up the
toll of casualties. Rescuers worked
in the dark with torches, placing the
injured aboard an express car which
started for Waco.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Gas May Help Win War.

Our Illuminating gas plants may win
the war for us, according to the Amer
lean Chemical society. These experts
say that the only way of quickly in
creasing the available supply of toluol
is to extract it from the nations gas.
Toluol is the basis of trinitrotoTuol, the
famous British high explosive I. n. T.
The production in this country Is con-
fined largely to by-product coke ovens
and the entire present output is con-
tracted for However, by quick and
energetic action we can secure an i'm
mense supplementary supply of this
vitality necessary substance by treating
Illuminating gas without affecting the
quality of the gas appreciably.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Fine Examnle for Others,

The manager of an English north
country firm, Joseph Thomson. ]. P,
was one of the few who, in the early
Gays Of RuskIn's social reform
schemes, put Ruskin's ideals into prac-
tice in the organization Of his wooden
manufacturing business, observes
Christian Science Monitor. A definite
minimum wage was fixed for the work
ers, and they were given shares which
carried full voting powers at company
meetings. Both men and women en-
joyed this privilege. Ruskin, on hear
ing of Mr.. Thompson's experiment,
wrote to him expressing deep appreci
alton. II cannot sufficiently thank you"
he said, 'for the completely founda-
tiOnal step which you have taken in
the establishment of just and right re-
Iationships between yourself and your
employees" The experiment gave
most satisfactory results.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Weather CHANGED HIS VIEWS
New EngIander Allowed Blowing Over
OF Church SteepIe by Hurricane to
influence His Wedding Plans.

The recent destruction by fire of
certain ancient New England meeting
house has set the villagers to retelling
an amusing anecdote connected with
its partial demolition nearly a CEN
fury ago, when it lost ITS steeple in
hurricane, says the Youths Compan-
lon.
figures In many tales Of rural New
England; but surely in none of them
does the hero show less impetuosity
than the Amos of this story showed
For ten years he had courted his pa
tent Eliza at last he had proposed,
had been accepted, and the wedding
day was set 1t dawned unpropitious-
~, with bowling gale blowing, which
Increased hourly in violence. At the
appointed hour, nevertheless, the
guests gathered at the home of the
bride and waited for the bridegroom,
but he did not appear.
The storm was truly terrific; indeed,
the meeting house. just across the
common, had already surrendered its
steeple with a tremendous crash. The
bride became hysterical and her broth
ers began to look worried. Ominous
whispers ran about that if the great
elm In front of Amos door had blown
down 1t must surely have crushed in
the whole front of the house; perhaps
Amos was killed or pinned under the
wreck.
At last q party of anxious vOlun-,
teers started forth. in the teeth of the
tempest, to investigate. When they
reached the farm the elm was still
standing, and on the threshold, very
much surprised, stood Amos. He had
supposed that of course the wedding
would be postponed.
"WeN, now, when l woke up twas
pouring guns and pitchforks, so to
speak. and I says to myself, says /,
81 d6u.f know bout fhisi ] dent knnWr
After breakfast twas wuss; and says
to myself: I most know they'll put
It of; most know they Wilt l had
my eye on the meetin' house steeple,
and I could see twas swaying consid-
cradle. 4 know they'd orter put it
or says to myself. bur then, wom-
en- Is so unreasonable maybe they
won't 1 KEEP my eye on the meetin'
house steeple, and says 1: If she goes,
l don't; and If she don't, do
"She swung and she swayed and she
kind Of hung in the wind. and then,
Jest as was gettin' my boots on to
start, over she went! And, says l to
myself: That's a clear showing. if
ever there was one; and here / stay!
Even q woman couldn't say man
oughter stand up agin gale when Il
meetin' house steeple can't. No, sir
says to myself. there amt a mite Of
doubt about it; this weather is onsuit-
able for weddings!"
Nevertheless, he was imperatively
persuaded to come and be married
without waiting for it to clear up.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
AMERICAN SHIP
SINKING AT SEA
FFeighter Texan Reported RAM
med in Collision.
CREW TAKES TO uFEBOATS
Steamship That Picked Up the as o
S" Call is Hurryine to Assistance of
Vessel in Distress

An Atlantic Port, Jan. l5.-Agents
OF the American steamship Texan,
vessel of $4,000 tons, were advised
by naval authorities that she was
sinking at sea.
The location of the ship was not
given.
Reports to shipping circles from
other sources were that the vessel
had been rammed amidships in col
lision with another ship.
1t was said a steamship which pick
ed up the Texans S o S calls was
SURVIVING to her assistance. The crew
OF forty-three men had taken to the
boats. The Texan left recently with
a cargo of nitrates for a French port
Messages from another port said a
steamship which arrived reported that
at four o'clock in the morning she
picked up S o from the Texan. This
said the Texan had been struck amid
ships and was sinking. The last mes
sage from the Texan said: Good
bye: no more"
The messages did not give the loca-
ton of the ship nor did they say how
she was damaged. The Texans wire
less operator reported the starboard
boats had been lowered. He said the
aft boat was lost. An attempt was
being made to lower the forward
boats Oil from the ship ho,d was
poured from the starboard side in al
effort to make the sea conditions bet
ter for launching lifeboats.
The ship which brought word Of the
Texans plight reported trying to get
in touch with the Texan direct. but
had not been able to do so. She pick
ed up message to or from the steam
ship Willamette, saying:
GO to assistance of Texan"
A government radio station picked
up a message later from the William
cite, to an unidentified ship, saying:
"Will you escort me back to -"
The answer was not ineligible.
Naval authorities said they were I'M
able to determine whether the VIII
Jeanette had been in collision with
the Texan or had been damaged by
the same agency that sent the Texan
to the bottom. Nothing more had
been heard from the Texan.
In the absence of definite word,
shipping men hazard a theory that the
Texan may have encountered an ice
berg Efforts were made by govern
ment radio stations to communicate
with ships with which the Texan
might have collided.
The Texan Is commanded by Cap
toned by the government from the
American Hawaiian line, for which
she was built in 1902.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Light Best Suited to Eyes.

Recent Investigations into the kind
of light best suited to the eyes have
important practical significance. The
studies were made from the point of
view of contrast to determine the
ideal contrast between the object
looked at and the surrounding back
ground, 1t was found that the usual
contrast in brightness between objects
out of doors rarely exceeds the ratio
of 1 to 20. The eye can detect con-
trasts as delicate as 9S to 100. In
doors, contrast in light and shadow
often runs as high as 1 to 200, and
dark window frame against a bright
sky presents q contrast of 1 to 10000.
The scale Of contrasts best suited to
the eye lies btween 1 to 20 and to
100.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
YOU CAN'T FIND ANY
DANDRUFF, AND HAIR
STOPS COMING OUT
Save your hair. Make il thick, waNS
glossy and beautiful at once.

Save your hair! Make il thick, warS.
glossy and beautiful at once.
Try as you will, after an applica-
ton of Danderine, you can not find
single trace of dandruff or falling
hair and your scalp will not itch, but
what will please you most, will be
after a few weeks use, when you see
new hair, fine and downy at first
1es-but really new hair-growing
all over the scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull, faded. brittle
and scraggy, just mOisten a cloth
with Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time The effect is I'M
mediate and amaZing-your hair viii
be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance of abundr "re: an in
comparable fustre, softp and luXu-
rance, the beauty an simmer OF
true hair health.
Get a small bottle of knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment. A 25-cent
bottle will double the beauty of your
hair.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Pink Tea Workers Barred.

The head of the canteen depart
ment Of the National League for Wom-
ems Service has requested all pink
tea" members to resign from her di-
vision. II would rather have one de-
peadable woman than one thousand
who can't work because they have an
engagement to play golf or because it
70 their afternoon at home" she re-
marked, according to the Worcester
Post.
Red Cross workers and war work
ers of all types are up against the
old-age problems of organizers-how
70 weed out the Indifferent and ineffi-
Gent worker, the person who enthusi-
astically enrolls under every new
banner, attends few meetings, throws
q monkey-wrench or two into the or
ganfzatfon machinery-and disappears
until a new "cause" or a brighter
banner faunts into view.
Such women are obstacles in the
progress of any cause with which they
zee At to play.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
SAVING Tea for Soldiers.

In England tea has advanced In
price to such an extent and it is ar the
same time so necessary an accessory
of diet In the army that it is consid
cred an act of patriotic economy to
drink cafe au lait for breakfast in
stead of the usual cup of tea, notes L
London correspondent. OF course, any
coffee that is diluted with milk is
cafe au lait, but the term is usually
applied to the beverage as the French
take it for breakfast. That is mix
ture of clear coffee infusion TO which
Is added liberal amount of hot milk.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
PAPE'S DlAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION OR
SOUR, ACID STOMACH
In five minutes! No dyspepsia, heart
burn or any stomach misery.

III hNS w Wy SpSPSiHAS h>etA&
burn or any stomach misery.
Sour, gasSy, upset stomach, lndI-
gestion, heartburn, dyspepsia; when
the food you eat ferments into gases
and upsets you; your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that's
when you realize the wonderful acid
neutralizing power in Pape's Diapep-
sin. 1t makes all such stomach mis-
cry, due to acidity, vanish in five
minutes.
If your stomach is in a continuous
revolt-if you can't get it regulated,
please, for your sake, try Pape's
Diapepsin. It's so needless to have
an acid stomach-make your next
meal a favorite food meal, then take
d little Diapepsin. There will not be
any distress-eat without fear. It's
because Pape's Diapepsin really
does" sweeten out-of-order stomachs
that give it its millions of sales an
nually.
Get a large fifty-cent case OF
Pape's Diapepsin from any drug
store. 1t is the quickest, surest an
tacide and stomach relief known. 1t
acts almost like magic-it is a scien-
tific, harmless and pleasant stomach
preparation which truly belongs in
every home.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Temptinu Natives to Work.

Z Tempting natives of British New
Guinea TO work was process which
was explained during the hearing of
a case in LOndCn recently. A man who
has lived manJ years there said that
ne had solved HTef i1tis B 81
problem in New Guinea. The men
could not be tempted to work for
money, and he hit upon the idea of Of
fering them beads, gaudy cloths, dogs
teeth and musical instruments. To get
these they worked for a twelvemonth
Ind then induced others to do likewise.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
uRGS SINGLE HEAD
FOX MUNITIONS
willard and RaTuCh Disagree
With Baker.
EXPECT ACTION SOON
Secretary of Wars Plea That No Man
is Big Enough to Handle Problem
Makes Them Smile.

Washington. Jan. l5-The admin
iS;ration and its "doilar-a-year" adj
visers reached the parting Of the
ways on the question as TO how best
to handle war purchases.
Daniel Willard, president Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and Ber-
nard \. Baruch. speaking in large
measure for the big business interest
advisory commission Of the uncil OF
national defense. Endorsed the theory
of a single man control OF pu c asses.
That is the germ of the Chambe lai /
bill creating a secretary of munitil MS
Neither Mr. Willard nor Mr.. Ba.
ruch. however, approved the idea Of
a separate minister Of Munitions, bu
insisted that a singlc-man control is
preferential to control by board.
In this they Numerically opposed
the JUDGMENT Of Secretary OF War
Baker. who contends that no such
radical change is necessary.
Mr.. Willard who is chairman OF
the advisory commission, testifying
before the senate military affairs com
mittee. said: "If President Wilson can
give to the president of the war in
dustries board authori v 10 deal with
all questions effectively. the plan
would work.
Said Mr.. Baruch: II believe we
should have a highly centralized agen'
cy under the direct control CT the
president | would prefer an individ
ual. for then the responsibility could
be absolutely fixed"
W. S. Clifford. director of the coun
ell of nationa! defense, will be hear
His thoughts on the matter are said
virtue'ly to parallel those Of Mr.. viii
lard and Mr.. Baruch.
It Is expected after Mr.. Clifford Is
heard the committee will bling out a
favorable report on the Chamberlain
bill
Secretary Baker said on Saturday
that no single man could be found sui
ficiently "omniscient" and "Cmnipo
tent" to carry on the work of buying
all the war supplies.
Senator New called this statement
to the attention of Mr.. Baruch.
Mr.. Baruch smiled systematically.
well, I ask for your views on thai
statement" persisted Senator New.
II differ from him." replied Mr..
Baruch. still smiling, and everybody
else in the room smiled with him.
Secretary Baker also said On Satur
day that Mr.. Willard favored his new
army purchase reorganization plan
Mr.. Willard testified, however, thai
while he contemplated retaining the
army purchase plan suggested by this
secretary, he proposed making this
subservient to a higher commissions
the central control.
- .1boeess- tire feoT ganizatfon1 meet
your approval?" asked Senator Weeks
al favor what has been DONE" saiF
Mr.. Willard. at is an improvement
But it is by no means a perfect ar
rangement"
During his examination Mr.. Willard
said he would give the head OF the
war industries board power to takf
over any activity that was not work
ing we'll and also to make the appoint
ment of the civilian advisers. :
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA FLOUR Firm.
Winter straight, 11010@10.25. City
mills, S11G11.75.
RYE FLOUR = Quiet; per barrel,
s9.7501060.
WHEAT-Steady; No. red. 81 p.
nal
OATS-Firm; No. while. 931a
@94c.
POULTRY-Live, steady; len %
629c; old roosters, 24G25c. Dressed,
steady: choice fowls, gle; old roost-
eFs, 53c.
BUTTER - Firm; fancy ere me,y:
SIC per lb:
EGGS - Firm; selected, ia 73c;
nearby. 65c; western. 65c.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
"CASCARETS" FOR A
COLD, BAD BREATH
OR SICK HEADACHE
Best for liver and bowels, for bill
BUSINESS, sour stomach and cOnsti-
patton.
Get a lO-cent box now.

Get a 10-cent box now.
Furred Tongue, Bad Colds, lndi-
gestion, Sallow Skin and Miserable
Headaches come from a torpid liver
and clogged bowels, which cause
your stomach to become filled with
undigested food, which sours ana
ferments like garbage in a swill bar
rel That's the first step to untold
misery-indigesti foul gases, bad
breath, yellow skin, mental fears, ev-
erything that is horrible and nau-
seating A Cascaret tonight will give
your constipated bowels a thorough
cleansing and straighten you out by
morning. They work while you sleep
"a 10-cent box from your druggist
will keep you feeling good for mon
tbs Millions of men and womsx.
take a Cascaret now and then to
keep their stomach, liver and bowels
regulated, and never know a miser-
able moment Don't forget the chill
dren-their little insides need
good, gentle cleansing, too.-Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
GET SEIZED COAL CHEAP
Operator Says it Should Not Cost
Them More Than $3.50 a Ton.

Huntingdon, Pa, Jan. 15-Citizens
here, finding their coal almost con
sumed and with prospects of suffering
families staring them in the face, mott
fed Fuel Administrator E. NJ. Greene,
of Huntingdon, that the local dealers
had no coal for sale.
Greene Immediately got busy AMI
confscated six large cars of Brca1
Top coal standing on the siding of
Huntingdon and Broad Top railroad,
south of Huntingdon. There was
about $50 tons in all, and most Of it
had been billed to eastern points by
County Commissioner Adam J. Black,
the well-known Broad Top operator.
Black later notified Greene that the
coal should not cost Huntingdon citi-
zens more than $3.50 ton.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Soon Over His Gold

Everyone speaks we'll of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy after having
used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pitts
field. n. Y, has this to say regarding
it: Last winter my little boy. five
years old, was sick with a cold for
two or three weeks. | doctored him
and used various cough medicines,
but nothing did him much good I'M
til | began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. He then improved
rapidly and in a few days was over
his cold. ADV.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
WOMEN IN WAR WORK
1,266,o61 Said to be In Essential EN-
ployment.

ployment.
Washington, Jan. 15.-An estimate
based on surveys Of fifteen states for
the National League of Women's Serv-
ice shows that there were approx
mately 1,266,061 women in TIE United
States engaged in essential indus
trial work.
In munitions factories, the estimate
shows 100000 are employed, as
against $500 in 1910.
College women and others specially
trained are to be modified by the Ia
Dor department as resurve to fill po-
sitions in government offices, replac-
ing men of ability and training, who
have been ordered into the military
service. The work of registration Is
to be handled by the women's commit
tee of the council of national de-
tense.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Dies Near Bedside of Little Son.

Mahanoy City. Jan. 15.-Patrick Me
CURE. thirty-two years old, of Girard
VIE. lost his balance on a colliery
cnlm bank. He plunged down the
slope fifty feet, fractucing his skull
He died at the State hospital at Foun-
'ain Springs. a few cots aw@y from
his son. Edward. eight years old. w'O
: in serious condition firm GU
eh~t wounds inflicted ny boy I'iay
mate.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
BRITISH CASUALTIES JUMP
Total 24,o79 For Week-kiIIed Are III
Officers. STAG Men.

London. Jan. 15-BritiSh casualties
reported during the week ending to-
tailed 24.979 officers and men. divided
a follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
III: men, 5149. Wounded or missing:
Offers, 304: men. 19,409.
These casualties exceed by almost
COCO the total reported in the previous
week, when the fi"ures took an up
ward jump. virtually doubling the
casualties of the preceding week. A
week ago the total was 1S,90S, includ-
ing 1915 officers and men killed, while
the total for the preceding week was
9951
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
KENTUCKY VOTES DRY
Is the Third State to Adopt the Pro-
hibition Amendment.

Lexington. Ky. Jan. 15.-Kentucky
is the third state to ratify the propos-
ed national prohibition amendment.
Both houses of the Kentucky gen.
eral assembly, ratified the prohibition
amendment by the following votes:
Senate, 81 to 6; house, Sc to 10.
Mississippi was the first state to
he second
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Prefers Chamberlain'S

In the course of a conversation
with Chamberlain Medicine Co S
representative today, we had occa-
sion to discuss in a general way the
merits of their different preparati-
ons. At his suggestion l take pleas
ure in expressing my estimation OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. |
have a family of six children and
have used this remedy in my home
for years. | consider it the only
cough remedy on the market, as l
have tried nearly all kinds. Earl
G. Ross, Publisher Hamilton County
Republican-News, Syracuse. Kan
Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-15
Huns Take Statues From Cemeteries.

Washington, Jan. Is. Bronze
statues in Belgian cemeteries have
been taken for war purposes by the
Germans, according TO official des
patches A semi-official estimate of
the economic depredations Of &c mon
invaders in Belgium places the DIM
age at more than eight billion francs
81, 500, 600. 000). of which l, 440, 100000
(s2SS ,0O0OOO) was in cash up to last
August