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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-14

the United States government has ap-
pointed committees and commissions to
investigate the matter, and in 1912 the
Progressive party carried a plank in it's
platform for the abolition of the con-
Wet labor system, substituting a sys-
TEN of prison production for gov
ernmental consumption only; and the
application of the prisoners earnings
to the support of their dependent
families
In September, 1916, a commission
was appointed. consisting of the chief
of ordnance of the army, the chief of
ordnance of the navy, the superinten-
dent of prisons of the Department of
Justice and the purchasing agent of the
Postoffice Department, to report on the
question of equipping United States
penitentiaries for manufacturing
articles used by the government. 1t
was pointed out that the government
bought annually large quantities of
textile products, especially in the form
of cotton canvas and duck, as we'll as
great deal of furniture things that,
with the proper equipment, it was
thought, might very we'll be made by
prisoners.
The commission also considered and
rejected the proposition of having the
prisoners manufacture munitions. The
making of munitions requiring the
handling of high explosives presented
obvious dangers, while the non-ex-
plosive type would necessitate such ex-
pensive equipment-equipment similar
to that now found in the navy yards
and private plants filling government
orders-that the cost would mount into
the millions. Moreover. such work re-
quires skilled workmen and professional
men, such as architecs, draughtsmen,
molders. machinists and pattern. makers
all occupations that are not represented
to any great degree in the prisons.
Finally, the commission suggested
that the federal prison at Atlanta, Ca,
be equipped with textile mill and
mailbag factory, and that Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, be provided with
the materials for furniture factory.
The federal prison at Mcneil Island,
Wash, was also investigated, but was
believed by the commission to be too
small for factory equipment. These
three prisons are under the United
States Attorney General. No army or
navy institutions were considered.
The bill before Congress provides for
the textile mill and mailbag factory
for Atlanta, the furniture factory for
Fort Leavenworth, and a paper-pulp
mill for Mcneil Island. These prison
factories will be established and ad-
ministered out of fund provided the
Attorney General. A similar fund is to
be provided the Secretary of the Navy
and the Secretary of War for the equip
ment and maintenance of naval and
army prisons.
Thus the convlcts of the nation will
be put to work doing their share to win
the war. The government will get its
supplies, and the condition of the
prisoner will be pleasant enough to
please even the iprison reformer. AS
for the free working man, he is too &C.
cupied at present to raise any objec-
tons.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-14

The rich man can spend only rela-
lively small sum of money unproduc-
lively or selfshly. The money that 1t is
In his power actually to waste fs ex-
ceedingly limited The bulk Of what
he has must be spent and used for
productive purposes. Just as would be
the case If it were spent by the gov
eminent. with this difference. however,
that, generally speaking, the individual
is more painstaking and discriminating
in the use of his funds and at the same
time holder, more imaginative, enter
prising and constructive than the gov
eminent with its necessarily bureau
cratic and routine regime possibly
could be. Money IN the hands of the
individual is continuously and fever
ishly on the search for opportunities
!. e., for creative and productive use.
In the hands of the government 1t is
dpl " lose d gOOu uSttl OL llS 1FuCll1y-
ing energy and ceaseless striving and
to sink instead into placid and som
nolent repose
There need not be and there should
not be any conflict, between profits
and patriotism. am utterly opposed
to those who would utilize their coun-
try's war as a means TO enrich them
selves. The war proflteer" as the
term is generally understood, is a pub
lie nuisance and an ignomlny. Extor.
tionate profits must not be tolerated,
but, on the other hand, there should be
a reasonably liberal disposition toward
business and a willingness to see 1t
make substantial earnings.
For, taxation presupposes earnings.
Our credit structure is based upon
values, and values are largely deter.
mined by earnings Shrinkage Of
values necessarily affects our capacity
to provide the government with the
sinews of war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-14

Our credit structure Is based upon
values, and values are largely deter,
mined by earnings. Shrinkage OF
values necessarily affects our capacity
to provide the government with the
sinews of war.
The CONSUMPTION of Men.
Reverting now to the subject of the
CONSUMPTION of men, know l speak
the sentiment of all those beyond the
years Of young manhood when / say
that there is not one of US worthy of
the name of a man who would not
willingly go TO fight If the country
needed OF wanted US to fight But the
country does not want or call IT'S en-
tire manhood 10 fight II does not
even call anywhere near IT'S entire
young manhood 1t has called OF In
tends to call IN the immediate future
perhaps % per cent of It's men be-
tween twenty and thirty years of age,
which means probably about per
cent. Of Its total male population Of all
ages. But it has called from incomes,
business profits and other imposts fall
ing principally on the well to DO, ap-
prOXimately ninety per cent Of our
war taxation, not to mention the con-
tributiOns to the Red Cross, the Y. NJ.
C A and other war relief activities.
Let me add in passing that the chill
dren of the we'll to do have been taken
for the war In proportlonateIy greater
numbers than the children of the poor,
because those young men who are
needed at home to support dependents
or to maintain essential war industries
are exempted from the draft
Our Laws Favor Sons of the Poor.
The draft exemption regulations dis
crirninate not, as In former wars, in
favor of the rich mans son, but In
favor Of the poor woman's son.
realize but too we'll that the burden
of the abnormally high cost of living,
caused largely by the war, weighs heav-
lily indeed upon wage earners and still
more upon men and women with mod
crate salaries. yield to no one in my
desire to see everything done that Is
practicable to have that burden light
ened. But excessive taxation on capt.
tai will not accomplish that; on the
contrary, it will tend to intensity the
trouble.
Taxation must be sound and wise
and scientific and cannot be laid In a
haphazard way or on impulse or ac-
cording to considerations of politics,
otherwise the whole country will suffer.
History has shown over and over again
that the laws of economics cannot be
ueheu Will lInpuLIIy anu llldt lne re-
sulting penalty falls upon all sections
and classes.
The question of the individual is not
the one that counts. The question is
not what sacrifices capital should and
would be willing to bear If called upon,
but what taxes it is to the public ad-
vantage to impose.
1 do not say all this to plead for
reduction Of the taxation on wealth or
In order to urge that no additional
taxes be imposed on wealth If need be.
There is no limit to the burden which
in time of stress and strain those
must be willing to bear who can afford
it except only that limit which is i'm
posed by the consideration that taxa
ton must not reach a point where the
business activity of the country be-
World's cresset., 1918-08-29
WAR FINANCE CORPORA
TrON

Short time ago the Bethl chem
Steel Corporation, with the
approvalof the War Finance
Corporation Of the Treas
Department. hGated, a 550,000,000
note issue, As the Betbit he m
company is engaged in ali indus
try directly con triboLing to the
prosecution of the war, the War
Finance Corporation not only
approved the note issue. but
executed contract OF the
purchase at par Of '$20,000.000 of
the notes, under an agree inert
providing for a resale ia the
event that the entire issue oil
$50, 100000 was placed with the
ubIic. Subsequently the Wal
. Finance Corporation reso'd it!
$4,000 900 of notes at above pa
, and therefore at profit.
World's cresset., 1918-08-29
LOANS TO FARMERS

President Wilson has place q
a. the disposal of the Treasury
and Agricultural Departments
s. 900 900 to enable them TO fur
nish lid to wheat growers IN
certain sections al the West Wio
have lost sttNosuccessive crops by
wiGtrr killing and drought. The
Federal land banks will acL a
inaaci,! agents of the Govern
meni 10 make aud collect ihe
loans.
This fund is rot INTENDED u"
i,bn lei to farmers -.w'o Lave
barking collateral Vie &C ion Vi
the War Finance Corp 'ra'i'n in
urging the bank; u tina' c. suc1
farmers and lis promise 10 sup
mort them In such hnarcin!, ii
is believed vii amply provide
for tho :,
Loans from tGis Enud will be
made .o'ihdlvit ua's who have no'
banking collateral and or y
where tits necessary TO enable
q farmer to continue 30 gro"
iooa prJduc.s, The rnonoy"wil
&c auuonced upon the crop 0,
wheat r'substituies gtalus p'an'
ed on the iaud'and 20 lean VII
sc in xoess Of So per acre an'
no applicant linanccd beyond io'
acres. ..s
The use Of the fund vii b
:. uader w. joins con'r"' of tn
! Treasury aEi D.pAftmen'
World's cresset., 1918-08-29

that it was to remain in Love and
Union as Christ said,
IF a man abide no. IN me, be
is cast forth as a branch and Is
withered; and men gather them
and cast them into the tire and
they are burned,
Ii ye abide in me and my
words abide in you We shall ask
what We will and it shall be done
unto yon.
Herein is my Father glurlned
that ye bear much fruit; su shall
ye be my disciples.
AS the Father hath loved me,
so have loved you continue We
in my love. r..
II yo keep my commandments
ye shall abide in my love; even
as l have kept my Fathers com
,mardmcnts, aud abide in bis
Hove.
These things have | spoSer
unto you that my JOY nigh
remain 10 YOU and that your joy
might be full.
n This is my mmand men
d That " love one another as
:, have loved you,
r Greater love hath no man tha
e this that a man Law down his lif
t for his friends.
'k Ye are my friends if We .
'h Whatsoever command You.
x: Hencetorth Cali you n
re servants; for the servant 1no'
"a eth not what his lord doetb; b
ar l have called you friends; for
le things that have heard:Ief Il
I'd Father l have made krogn I'll
CT you:
ID Ye have not chosen ne but
It have chosen you aud o"dain
re you thai ye should go and bri
lis forth fruit aud that your fir
ID should remain; that whatsoev
~ YOU shall ask of the Father
ng my name he may give 1t you,
lis These things I command j
Ter ,h st ye love one another,
ms II the world hate We y
.ht know that it hated me before
nd hated you.
be If ye were of tue world,
IRE world would love his own;
IN because We are not Of the wO
ave but I have chosen you out OF
out world therefore the world hat
Iut YOU. Isl" John Is : 6 tG 19)
all
md CONTINUED 10. Iage A.
nrG
World's cresset., 1918-08-29

Agriculture; as .he machinery
for the work is expected,
The cooperation of local banks
and local associations and indiv'
idualsjs looked for.
World's cresset., 1918-08-29
SERMON TWENTY.
~'Cleation and Formation
And The Jew and the!
Gentle.
And the Sealed Book
0pensd, And the Word
Of Truth Rightly
Divided.
AND THE MYSTERIES OF
THE SACRED ,sULUMN EX
PLArNED.
CONTINUED from page2
divided explains all mysteries
in the,
,SACRED VOTJIMN
CONTINUED from page ?
'SACRED VOLUM.N

in the, :.
SACRED VOLUMN. n
Now this is the last ciause in
our copyright. CREAmoN and 7
FORMATION. Gods intire work,
This we have copyright for
Jew and Gehtiles includes all the
people. They was copyright
edtou US and so was fhe sealed book
opened and the word OF truth righ
tly divided and tie mysteries ex:
planned viii Oh includes the intire
Bible, this was also copyrighted
10 US as you have saw in our
heading. The intention of the
= Author when getting up and
wording this title. was to cover
as much of The works of God
tele on Garth as possible, aud it
was intended to cover his intire
word called the Bible, This
al Cne pieces US upon the found
alton of The apostles, and prop
bets Jesus Christ himself being
the chief corner stone. This
We say without any other
Authority what ever, ordains
Us, with the greatest Of right
: and priviiedges 10 organize and
build upon this Foundation The
Unite d. States never before
sIanted d tbis>rjght to any in
dividual, But truc we have
secured this right Without
ary question. as our copyright
will show, This grants to Us all
the rights: ard unonics and
ordinances belonginglo the word
Of GOD. And places US under
the protection of the CONSTITUTE tior
tf tie United States. AnG
places in our hands the .amt
legality of organizing as had tht
apostles in their day That i:
with VI e-stme pliGcjp'e ant
upCn the same Foundation
And with these facts befor
Us and the AuttCrity given US Il.
cur copyright We nave il
these las, days reorg ,niz?t
"CHRIsT's CHOSEN CHURCH Il
X Love AND UNION Uruu lh
sane principles, as did 'h
apostles, and that it is Cnrist
Church CD ore can dispute.
For Christ said to Peter.
Ard | say ,a,so unto the
That thou art Peter and VI O
,his rock | will ouild my churcl
and the gates of hell shall no
-. prevail against it (Matt 16.-l
Christ says in this declaratk
,Gat it is his Ctsurch. Hence.
=, is Chrisl's Church. Then, t.
ssays again.
"Ye have not chosen 100, but
have chosen you ard oldaint
= YOU, that ye should 80 al
bring firth fruit, and that yo'
- fruit should remain; !ha whs
soever ye s'all aalS of the Fatl.
in my rame be may give il vc
(St, JOAN Is -16)
! Hence IL is Chr;st's Chos
-Churc.. And he prayed ii
their fruit might remain. N
we have before the read
Chrst's Chosen Church a
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
FARM
AN lNAl.Ss
SEPARATE BOAR FROM SOWS
Practice Of Permitting Him to Run
With Herd Is Frowned Upon by
Many Swine Breeders.

The practice of letting the boar run
with the sows is generally frowned
upon by swine breeders. There are
many reasons why the herd does bet
ter If the boar is kept separate. He
worries the rest of the hogs as well as
himself when he is with the herd. The
waste and possible injury to the boar
by too much breeding, If more than
one sow comes in heat at the same
time, is useless and can be avoided
by keeping the boar alone and turning
the sow in to him. This assists in
keeping records. The owner knows
when the SOW was bred. Also know
ing when she is due to farrOw, he can
be prepared for this event. which may
be the cause of saving one or more
pigs. Small litters as we'll as weak
pigs are as often the direct results Of
letting the boar run with the sows as
they are due to a poor brood sow.
And to use a boar whose breeding
powers have been impaired by unwise
herd management is a financial loss
to the owner.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
BEWARE OF GARGET IN EWES
inflammation of Udder Is Common
Trouble at Lambing Time and
Needs Immediate Attention.

Garget, or inflammation Of the ewes
udder, is common trouble at lambing
time, and it should be given immediate
attention. The udders of heavy milking
ewes are likely to become inf1amed and
as result the ewes may have milk fe-
yer. Overfeeding of grain, colds, chills
and lying on wet floors are some of the
causes of this condition. When discov-
cred, the ewes udder should be bathed
with hot water by means of wooden
cloths. After the udder has been dried,
it can be rubbed with turpentine and
lard, or with one-half ounce of lead
acetate dissolved in one quart of wa
ter. The udder should be kept wet with
acetate for half a day. 1t should be
MIXED out thoroughly each time the
application is made. 1t is also advis-
able to give the eve a good dose Of
Epson salts as soon as the trouble is
noticed.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
ALLIES SUFFER FROM
FOOD SHORTAGE

danger point. Soon they will have to
tent the herds have disappeared is
shown by the cutting of the meat ra-
ton of the soldiers at the front. At
the beginning Of the war they were
allowed one pound of meat a day.
Twenty per cent has now been cut
from that ration. Only dire necessity
will countenance reducing the food
allowance of soldiers at the front.
"At the beginning of 1914 Frances
cattle herds comprised Ia, ,7S7,71O head;
sheep 16,131,39O and hogs 7,O35, $50.
BY the end of 1914, after five months
Of war, her cattle were reduced to
12,668,243, her sheep to 14,O3S,36 and
hogs to 5,925,291. Today her cattle
herds are down more than 20 per cent,
while her sheep number no more than
100000 and her hogs 100000.
Seattle feed is short in France and
the cattle are poor and underweight."
National Price Fixing.
Concerning the statement that there
are plenty Of beans and potatoes in
France, Pitney said:
"a scheme of national price fixing is
to be tried now with beans and pota-
toes. Both of these crops are far be-
low the requirements of the country. I
have seen many days when potatoes
could not be bought in Paris"
The statement that there is plenty
of rye and barley in France, which has
been given wide publicity in this coun-
try, is fatty refuted by Pitney, who
said:
1T is not only wheat that is short in
France, but all cereals. According to
official figures, the annual consumption
of barley in France before the war was
approximately 1,25O,OOO tons, Is per
cent of which was imported. Produc-
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
FRENCH WOMEN PAINT GUNS
Sixty Years of Age Working
for the British Army.

Behind the British Lines in France.
Many thousand French women and
girls, ranging in age from fourteen to
we'll past sixty, are employed by the
British army at various kinds of work
behind the lines. One task at which
they excel all other workers is the
painting of camouf1age on guns. They
also make good packers at the various
army storehouses and ordnance dumps,
their deft, active fingers making it
possible for them to do this work with
SO per cent more efficiency and speed
than any other class Of workers.
In many Of the clerical sections Of
the ordnance department they work
side by side with the uniformed Eng
lish girls belonging to the women's
auxiliary army corps. The French
girls have no knowledge of English.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
CIRCUS PEOPLE WILL HELP
Routing Experts to Assist in Railroad
Problems, and Kitchen Experts
Will Give Advice.

New York.-Experts in the booking
and routing of circuses will come to
the aid of the government in it's prob
lem of transportation for the country,
it was learned here, and the efficient
methods of the show business will be
applied directly to the work Of NOV
ing supplies for the United States.
Nor will the circus methods to be
placed on the military roster be con-
fined to the booking of transporta-
ton. The kitchen system of the big
tops will also be transferred to the
army cantonments, and men who have
long travelled with the circuses and es-
tablished the kitchens of the outdoor
organizations will shortly be enlist
ed into the service of the country for
the purpose of standardizing the kitch-
ems at the various army cantonments.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
WOMAN SITS In STORTHING
Miss Sara Christie Takes Place in
Norwegian Parliament as Repre-
sentative of Trondhjem.

Christiania, Norway. - Miss Sara
Christie has taken her seat in the Nor
wegian parliament as a conservative
representative Of the city Of Trond-
hjem. At parliamentary elections in
Norway substitutes for members Of
parliament are always elected at the
same time to take the members place
in case of illness or death, so elections
to fill vacancies never take place. All
members of the storthing are engaged
in special committees to prepare legfs-
lative work or dealing with the govern
ment's proposals before they are SUBJ
mitted to the stOrthing. In this way
Miss Sara Christie, who is now sum-
moned to take the seat Of Professor
Scotland, becomes a member of the de-
fense committee to consider the army
and navy estimates instead of her pre-
decessor.
Miss Christie is director of girls
school in TrOndhjem and has for many
years been a member Of the town coun-
Gil. She is esteemed as a prominent
teacher and a great administrator.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
SHEEP RELISH SWEET CLOVER
Care Must Be Taken to See That Pas
lures Are Not Overstocked-
Yellow Variety Best.

Sheep relish sweet clover and make
rapid gains when pastured on it. Care
must be taken to see that pastures are
not overstocked with sheep as they are
likely to eat the plants so close to the
ground as to kill them. This is es-
pecially true the first year before the
plants have formed crown buds.
Yellow biennial sweet clover prob
ably will not suffer from this cause as
much as the white species, because the
plants make a more spreading growth
and are not likely to be eaten so close
ly to the ground.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
HOME CHEESE IS.
MOST DELICIOUS
Follow Directions Given and See
ifIt Isn't ReIished.
GOOD SUBSTITUTE FOR MEAT
Pound for Pound Cottage Cheese Con-
tains rs Per Cent More Protein
Than Medium-Fat Side of
Beef-Easy to Make.

Given a choice between a nice, juicy
piece Of beef and a dish of cottage
cheese, and the chances are you would
take beef. We are such a meat-loving
people. But pound for pound, cottage
cheese contains 25 per cent more pro-
tein-the bodybuilding substance for
which we eat meat largely-than a
medium-fat side Of beef. And the
cheese costs about half as much. It
has less energy value than beef, but
it is nevertheless capable Of taking
meats place in the diet.
This Cheese Easy to Make.
Because cottage cheese is a most
palatable and nutritious product and
because it can be made easily on a
small scale with little equipment in
eny kitchen and because it is an eco
pomical and convenient means Of util-
izing skim milk-a good food much
neglected-in the human diet, food
and dairy specialists Of the United
States department Of agriculture are
urging it's wider use to save meat.
Haphazard methods used in making
this cheese, together with the lack Of
simple and easily available directions,
probably are responsible, the special
lists say, for the comparatively small
quantities made and used at present.
Uncertainty of results and defects in
the finished products also have been
causes for Encouragement in making.
BY following the directions given here
it is believed a better and more uni
form product may be obtained.
For making the cheese in small
quantities for home use very simple
process and ordinary household equip
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
MUSE THE WATERWAYS
AND WIN THE WAR"

Washington.-"Use the water
ways and win the war!" is the
slogan of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress, which
opened it's fourteenth annual
convention here. The auditorium
of the New National museum
welcomes governors of states
and territories, mayors of cities,
towns and villages and many
prominent representatives of
commerce and business. The
fundamental purpose of the con-
clave, it is announced, is not to
urge appropriations for new pro-
jects, but to plan how the vari-
Gus branches of government may
most effectively cooperate to
use the waterways at this time
of railroad crisis and congestion.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02
RATI0NS FOR YOUNG PORKERS
Concentrates Rich in Muscle and Bone
Making Material Needed for
Thrifty Development.

Weaned pigs need good concentrates
that are rich in muscle and bone-mak-
ing material to insure thrifty devel-
opment Accustom them to their feed
gradually, as overfeeding will readily
produce securing. From 10 to IL days
are essential in getting young pigs ad-
justed to the change, However, they
should be fed lightly at least three
times daily during this time.
The following rations are good for
young pigs: (1) Skim milk and wheat
middlings. (2) One part ground grain
The Benson signal., 1918-02-02

This is photograph of Lieutenant
Colonel Nenadovitch of the Serbian
mission which recently arrived in
Washington to call upon President Will
son and express its gratitude for the
extensive relief work carried on In
stricken Serbia by the United States.
Lieutenant Colonel Nenadovitch, who
is cousin of King Peter, was aide-de-
camp to the Serbian crown prince at
the commencement Of the war, but left
this post to engage in active service at
the front. He was severely wounded in
battle.