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Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27

The man who can bite of more than
he is able to chew has an ideal mouth
for pie.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27

The Chinese alphabet consists of
c14 letters.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
IRISH WILL APPEAL 20 woRLc

Request Lord Mayor To Explain Con-
scription Situation To Wilson.
Dublin. The Irish Nationalist
were arranging to state their objec-
tons to CONSUMPTION to the world. A
Mansion House conference here de.
cfded to take this action. The confer
ence also requested the Lord Mayor
to go to Washington to explain the
situation to President Wilson.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
THESE BILLS NOW LAWS.
Racing TO Stay At Pimlico.


a. follows:
Chapter 81, 8. B. 11S-Amending
Cecil county law relating to the cleo
ton of County Commissioners.
Chapter 70, s. B. Exchanging the
name of the Buckingham Industrial
School of Frederick county.
Chapter II, S. B. 261-Providing for
the indexing Of the Land records of
Somerset county.
Chapter Ill, H. B. 36O-Repealing
certain law relating to Washington
County Commissioners.
Chapter 1T. H. B. 2O2-Amending
game laws Of Dorchester county.
Chapter 126. S. B. 172-Naming
Robert Grain and Harry R. Bowling
4 roads commissioner for Charles
county.
Chapter 131, s. B. Changing
the time for annual election of direc-
tors of Union Trust Company, Balti-
more
Chapter 1875, S. B. 34-Amending the
ents.
Chapter 1873, S. B. 236-Providing
that the state superintendent of edu-
cation shall be graduate of stand
ard college.
Chapter 1873, S. B. 223-Repealing
and re-enacting Caroline county law
relating to examination by certified
accountants Of the books of the COun-
ty School Board and other officials.
Chapter 100, 8. B. 160-Providing
that sheriff of Charles county shall be
allowed so cents day for keeping
prisoners in his custody.
Chapter POI, S. B. 164-Providing
that beginning with 1919 and there
after no real estate held for future
use by any hospital or asylum, not
conducted for profit, shall be subject
to taxation.
Chapter 2O2, S. 3. 385-lncreasing
the pay Of the clerks in the Office of
more.
Chapter 2O7, S. 3. 25U-Amending
charter of Ellicott City.
Chapter POI, S. B. 95-Authorizing
construction of Defense Highway be-
tween Washington and Annapolis.
Chapter 242, S. B. 531-Appropriat-
ing $500 to State Tax Commission
to defray certain costs connected with
recent general reassessn;ent.
Chapter 22A, H. 3. 154-McIntosh
Bill placing State Roads Commission
employees under civil service
Chapter 25O, S. B. 309-Increasing
salaries of Orphans Court appraisers
of Baltimore city.
Chapter 253, S. 3. 554-Authorizing
inieXing Of certain Queen Anne's
county records.
Chapter 256, S. 3. 512-Placing
sheriff of Montgomery county on sal
ary basis.
Chapter $50, S. B. sS1-Providins
for the election Of vestries of Chevy
parishes in Montgomery county.
Chase. Norwood and Christ CHURCH
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
NO RESPECT FOR SWISS.

Neutrality Violated 58e Times Up To
End OF Last January.
Geneva, Switzerland.-The neutral
ity of Switzerland had been violated
$50 times up to the end of January.
according to an official announcement.
IN AIS Instances aviators were re-
sponsible. Switzerland has received
little satisfaction for the protests
made.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
Changed.

+ Changed.
"E1e used to be a pacifist."
"NOw?"
"NOw he admits that the Huns have
made 1t indecent for q man not to
fight"
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
Don't hurt a bit! Drop q little
freez0ne on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting. then you lift
It right out. Yes, magic!


A tiny bottle Of freezone costs but q
few cents at any drug store, but Is
sufficient to remove every hard corn,
soft corn, or corn between the toes,
and the callouses, without soreness or
irritation
Freezone Is the sensational discov.
cry Of Cincinnati genius. It is won
derful.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27
ANNAPOLIS NEWS

/? ANNAPOLIS NEWS;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Racing 70 Stay At PimIico.
Annapolis
After signing 70 bills here Governor
Harrington indicated that he will sigI
this week the bill permitting racing
1t the old Pimlico track, which will
be added to Baltimore by the Annexa
ton Act.
mo bill has been passed by the leg
Sslature," said Governor Harrington
TO abolish gambling at the racetracke
In Baltimore county. If should veto
the bill permitting racing to stay as
usual at Pimlico, I should not there.
by decrease racing in the county OF
annex. should only drive the track
further from the city (meaning to
Tinlonium). A veto Of the Pimlico
bill would not, therefore, decrease
horse racing in the netghborhood near
Baltimore"
Governor Harrington signed "a bills.
8ixty-four yet await his signature.
Many of the bills have received pocket
vet0es because Of the failure of the
Governor to act upon them within six
days after their presentation to him.
President Campbell, Of the Senate;
Senator Frick. and former Senator
Mal0y called upon the Governor and
strongly urged him to sign the bill
which provides all the expenses of
the clerks of court, register of wills,
sheriff and states attorney of Balti
more city shall be paid out of the
fees collected by all of the state
officers if sufficient for the purpose;
that if the amount collected is more
than sufficient, the excess to 60 to
the state; chat if the amount col
lected is not sufficient the deficiency
will be made up by Baltimore city.
While not announcing what action
he will take later on the bill, he
indicated his opposition to it when
he said that he had included the
fees in question in the states income
when he prepared the Budget" He
added that if Baltimore city is per.
mitted to retain these fees al! the
counties will ask the same privilege.
Among the more important meas
ures signed were:
Permitting railroad companies to
condemn Land 100 feet on either side
of existing tracks. The object of this
act is to enable the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to lay four tracks,
on Philadelphia. Baltimore and Wash
ington line in it's plan to have four
track road between Philadelphia and
Washington.
Permitting the several subsidiary
lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company in Maryland to be merged
into the main company.
Mr. Bryant's bill requiring law stu
dents to present high-school certifi
Gates preliminary to their taking up
the study of law.
Mr.. McIntosh's bill for application
of merit system to State Road Com
mission.
Designating the Black.eyed Susan
as the official flower of Maryland.
Among the bills laid over for fu-
ture action are:
Combining the work hours of women
to six days each week, with an ex-
ception of six weeks during the can
ming season.
The budget bill and the coal weights
and measures bill for Allegany county. |
THESE BILLS NOW LAWS.
Governor Harrington signed 70 bills |
a. follows:
rhantor Ct g X 112-Amondin9
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27

salaries of Baltimore county stenog-
raphers.
Chapter 465, H. B. 49-Givine
garages a lien on automobile in Wash.
ington county.
Chapter All, H. B. 87-Increasing
salaries of judges Of Orphans Court
Of Baltimore City from 80 to $13 a day.
Chapter 472, H. B. 36-Authorizing
Police Board to pension Luther Welsh,
of Baltimore
Chapter A73, H. B. 16O-Providing
for deposit of school funds in counties
at interest.
Chapter 474, H. B. 342-Reducing
the license fee on notaries from $25
to IS.
Chapter ATT, H. B. Embarrassing
salary of clerk to grand jury in Balti-
more county.
Chapter 493. H. E. 2O3 Amending
raw relating to real estate brokers
in Baltimore city
Chapter 4S7, H. B. 251-Requiring
payment of five per cent. of taxes
collected by County Commissioners OF
Dorchester county in Hur.ock to be
repaid to said town for roads.
Chapter 496, H. B. 09-Authorizing
additional bond issue by Montgomery
county.
Chapter 179, S. B. 38-Prohibiting
taking or willful destruction of trees
on another's property
Chapter $50, S. B. 173-Authorizins
Mayor and City Council of Cumberland
10 pay for fire hose.
Chapter 497, H. B., 362-State-wide
dog law.
Middletown transcript., 1918-04-27

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New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Fat Saving

To the Editor of The Tribune. =.
Sir: Would it be advantageous "
government if the City of New iorA :.
it seven hundred tons Of fats MON"
This could easily be done. AZ
am a very parsimonious and s',s mi
patriotic housewife. yet in spite " ., nj
double efforts to serve my family anu a''..,I,
country / find that there are oceSs'v.;i. III.
fats that must go into the garbags. ..
fats that if used in the prepara..o' A..
other foods would simply mean ": ;,v .!
struction Of them. In an average ian .s.os
five this will amount to one OF p''-
two pints a month. ,,;r,s
Why not ask New York's houses.rryy WIN
to save such fats. rendering oe. seuld
morsel that is unfit for food! .N.sS ~ by
be kept in discarded tin cans, coi's q S.ed
the children and delivered by them = !. tefp
depots, with just sufficient paymehs. ~ !, ,hcl,
the children's interest alive and ensD''
to buy more war savings stamps. .Asnes
This will give many Of us the one = tls
we will have to get our shoulders
load. Hooeh
New York. April 1s. 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
The Demon Discussed

Last year the people of the United
States consumed over two billions OF
gallons of alcoholic beverages and
liquors. This in spite Of the fact that
nearly 66 per cent of the population of
the country is now living under state or
local prohibition laws.
The total amount drunk by the aver
age American last year was, according
to the Internal Revenue reports, five
times as much per head as our grand
fathers drank in the days before the
Civil War.
This was the important fact brought
out in the interesting discussion Of ma
tion-wde prohibition in yesterdays
Tribune.
No part of the United States has ever
known what real prohbition-the COM
plete suppression of alcohol-has meant.
No nation in the world has ever
known it.
What effect would complete suppress
sion have?
Our contributors continue the discus
sion this morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
Air Manners

Prophets are SO busy NOWADAYS paint
ing the future wonders of air travel
that they almost entirely overlook the
lighter possibilities Of our coming life
IN the sky "A moments consideration,
however, discloses some fascinating DOS
slbllitles once the airplane becomes as
common as a Ford
An English wag has already blazed
the way He is the gentleman with an
outlandlsh sense of humor who recently
incurred the wrath of "The London
Acceptance with "a dsgraceful exhibi-
ton IN an alrplane. con SATURDAY."
writes the outraged editor of this Jour
nal, IAN incident took place which the
authorities would be very we'll advised
10 investigates; and severe measures
should be taken against those RESPONSE
pie Tor It's preparation. Somewhere
ABOUT J 80 p. m a small and apparently
somewhat antiquatcd singlc-seater BIZ
plane was flown over the West End of
London and subjected to a performance
"hlch would have meritcd censurc had
IL occurred before bank holiday mob at
civilian aerodrome. SO far as one was
able to judge, the exhibition was intend
ed to give the greatest possible publicity
TO service wedding at st. Jamcs's
Church, Piccadily"
Setting aside any question of good
taste and "the unwarrantablc 1850 of &,
service machine, service petrol and ser
vice wages" the iratc editor thus further
details his Indictment:
The irresponsible person who plotcd
the acropianc continued to fly in small
circles round the church for something
in the nature Of thirty minutes ut an
altitude varying between 800 and 500
fcet. HIS flying was mono Of the best,
some Of the turns being exceptionally
slovcny in their execution, but what made
tho performance little less than criminal
was that his engine. an elderly rotary.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
The Law Of Dog Fights
From Lam Notcs)


Judge Wanamaker, of the Ohio Supreme
Court, remarked in Jackson agt. Berger, 90
Ohio St. 147, that "too many judges know
as men what they refuse to know as
Judges" The observation Of the learned
Judge seems to us to be particularly an
plicable to the following amusing dsclaim-
or by the court in Wiley agt Slater, 90
Barb. On. " sos: "This is the first time
| have been called upon to administer the
law in the case of a pure dog fight or a
fight in which the dogs, instead OF the
owners, were the principal actors | have
had occasion to preside upon the trial Of
actions for assaults and batteries origi-
mating in affrays in which the masters of
dogs have borne conspicuous part and
acquitted themselves in a manner which
might we'll have aroused the envy of their
canine dependents. The branch of the
law, therefore, applicable to direct CON
flicts and collisions between dog and dog
is entirely new to me, and this case opens
up to me an entire new field Of investiga-
tion. am constrained to admit total ir-
norance of the code duello among dogs, or
what constitutes just cause of offence
and justifcs n resort to the ultima ratio
regcm, resort to arms, or rather to teeth,
for redress; whether jealousy is just
cause of war, what different degrees
and kinds of insult or slight, or what vio-
laton Of the rules"of etiquette cntitlc tho
prompt and appropriate satisfaction +
know not and am glad to know that no
nice question upon the conduct of the con-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

the requirements and abilities which the
superintendents must have or fail shame
fully in office.'
Mr. Metcalfe endeavors to explain
away the remarkable showing made in
The Tribune's poll of the leading educa-
tors of the country last Sunday, which
made clear that the two men between
whom the board was said to be divided
are not widely known to the country, not
recognized as educators of high calibre
or of preeminent position.
1t is pointedly remarked that the
names of those who responded to The
Tribunes poll were only printed in a
small number of cases. These express
sions of opinion were given to The
Tribune, for the most part, in confidence.
But we can see no reason why the COM
plete list should not be published, in
order that the new board may judge of
the competence and standing of the par
Elephants.
Requests were sent to two hundred
tions they occupy in important posts or
by their prominence in the educational
world, seemed to us best qualified to
Judge. To date seventy-siX have re-
piled, and the full list is printed in an
other column, together with complete
digest of the individual expressions
toward each of the different candidates
who were suggested.
Mr. Walker quotes Mr. William H.
Allen, Director of the Institute for Pub
lie Service, as declaring that: "The Trib-
une poll shows how little prepared for
self-determination our school world Isl
and how little deserving attention were
the so-called leading educators,' over
half of whom declared they had never
heard Of William L. Ettnger"
We think the Board Of Education will
itself decide whether the opinion of Mr..
William H. Allen is of more weight
than the heads of the larger part of all
the large school systems of the whole
United States.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

filct on the part Of the principal actors
arises III this case. 1t is not claimed, upon
either side. that the struggle was not in
all respects doglike and fair. Indeed, I
was not aware before that it was claimed
that any law, human or divine, moral or
ceremonial, common or statute, undertook
to regulate and control these matters. but
supposed that this was one of the few
privileges which this class Of animals still
retained in the domesticated state; that
1T was ono of their reserved rights, not
surrendered when they entered into and
became part of the domestic institution,
to settle and avengc, in their own way,
all individual wrongs and insults, without
regard to what Blackstone or any other
Jurlst might write, speak or think of the
rights of persons or right of things
have been firm believer with the poet in
the instructive, if not semi i-dvinc, right of
dogs to fight; and with him would say,
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them SO;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For It's their nature, too"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
What's In 1t?

President Smith of the Board of AL
dermen, who appears to be out of SYM
pathy with Mayor Hylan's attitude
toward the Health Department, is
quoted as saying he wants "to see what
the hell's in all this, anyway"
These things are in it:
A Civil Service Commission "investi-
eating" what is matter for consider
alton by the city's legal department, if
by anybody.
Allegations of graft against some
minor employees, being probed by the
District Attorney, as they should be-
A Health Department disorganized,
work hampered. Dr. Amster, it's head,
says so.
A public amazed at an assault threat
ening the existence of the organization
of the best Health Department in the
country, and angry because that assault
has already endangered the city through
its effect on the work Of the department.
What other elements in the situation
there may be the public does not know,
any more than Mr.. Smith. But when it
finds a Mayor refusing to confer with a
committee representing big, trustworthy
and disinterested civic and professional
organizations it naturally reasons that
there is something in it which will not
stand the light of day.
Above all things else in it the public's
health, the public's safety, are con-
cerned Against the preservation Of
New York's freedom from epidemic dis
ease and low death rate neither politics
nor pelf should stand. 1t is to be hoped
Mr.. Smith will discover exactly and
completely what is in this raid.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
The Way Out of the MIDDLE

A German subject walked into the
Office of the United States Marshal for
the District of Columbia couple of
days ago and asked to be interned. He
actually pleaded for internment as a
personal favor.
Why did he do this? Simply because
he had found life made miserable for him
in places where he had been employed.
He was everywhere put on the suspect
list by his fellow employees. He was
threatened with violence. 1t didn't help
him any to say that he was Swiss and
not German.
This man has sensed the situation here
better than the government has sensed
it. He knows that he ought to be in
an internment camp. He claims only
what is due him under the usages of
war when he urges the government to
intern him.
The extraordinary lenity of the De-
partment of Justice in dealing with
enemy aliens has stirred up a spirit of
mob violence. Mr.. Norman H. White. of
the military intelligence section of the
War Department, with headquarters in
this city, told the Senate Military Af-
fairs Committee the other day: s'You
are going to have more tarring and
feathering and lynching" Judge John +.
McGee, chairman of the Minnesota Pub
lie Safety Commission, testified: "The
Department of Justice has been a phast-
ly failure in Minnesota" He added that
unless more vigorous measures were
taken Ku Klux Klan would spring up
thousand times stronger than the night
riders of Reconstruction.
MIR. White also said: "The steps taken
thus far for the regulation of enemv
activities are hardly worthy of notice.
Twenty thousand of these (enemv)
aliens are at large to-day in New York
City"
No additional legislation is required
to intern enemy aliens Their status
makes them liable to internment. Thew
are also entitled to it as a matter Of
protection. The least the government
can do in it's own interest and theirs
is to put them where they can cause
no military damage and will at the Same
time be safe from mob violence.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22
First at the Front

ENEROUS, clever and confident,
~ Hearts undnuntcd and heads unbcnt.
In khaki clad, on the road they went.
Comcly and tall with shining eyes,
Americas wealth. her strong young lives.
A star in her crown for each, one that dies!
Singing along the road by me-
Pcrchance each one to his Calvary,
Perchnncc cross each shouldcred gun.
And a martyrs crown for cnch we'll loved
son,
! do not know, but think sec
AT length in men divinity
E. v. THATCHER.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

Liberty bond will buy 100 bushels of
wheat.
That is to say, in terms of wheat, the
Liberty bond will have doubled in value!
AS with wheat, so with commodities
in general. When prices fall, as, of
course they will, the buying power and,
therefore, the value of Liberty bonds,
will rise 1t may much more than
double
Yet people have to be exhorted to buy
Liberty bonds
What they don't buy they will rue,
and not for patriotic reasons.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-22

besides misfiring from time to time. on
more than one occasion stopped dead for
several seconds when the machine was
within a few hundred feet of crowded
thoroughfares and when the pilo. was
absolutely out of reach Of clear land
ing ground. No mentally balanced per-
would care to cross the city on duty
at such an altitude as that at which this
flight was made, but in view of the pure
ly festive nature of the event the whole
display was quite unwarrantable and
such to cause every one in the vicinity
who understands fving the gravest alarm,
not for the safety of the aviator, of
course, who could we'll be spared, but
for the good name of the Air Force.
On second thought, however, one Is
inclined to admit that the aerial wedding
guest acted in a restrained if not un-
imaginative and unoriginal manner.
Suppose, for example, lie had used his
skill born of bombing German cities to
drop old shoes upon the wedding party,
or let loose ton or so of rice and con-
fetti.
A great vista of possibilities unfolds.
Imagine the glee of some wag causing a
leak in the petrol tank of the air limou-
sine in which the Newlyweds of the fut-
ure will set out on their honeymoon.
Consider, in a very different area, the
case of the inebriated gentleman return
ing home.
Verify, the possibilities suggested by
our London friend appear without end.
He has opened Pandora's box of hu-
man weaknesses.