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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15
Ask Only for Square Deal.

"Chicago shipbuilders are not slack.
ers. They are willing to work over
time, night time, or any time to help
win the war In the nations shipbuild-
Ing activity. They are willing to
leave it to the government to see that
they finally get square deal"
That was the announcement of w.
Il. Brennan, general organizer for the
International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, Iron Shipbuilders and Help
ers, the members of which returned to
work, after having walked out from
the plants of the Chicago Shipbuild-
ing company in South Chicago. The
men demanded a half holiday on Sat
urday during May, June, July and Au-
gust.
Despite the fact that the workers
are back on the job, they still com.
plain that the yard managers have not
fulfilled their promises regarding over
time and half holidays, as prescribed
by the federal wage adjustment board
about a month ago.
Use of PerishabIe Foods To Be Urged.
WashingtoR.-A campaign to encour-
age more extensive use of perishable
foods throughout the country has been
launched by the Food Administration
through the various state food admins
trations. Varying conditions and ir
regular distribution Of crops, said
letter to the state administrators from
Administrator Hoover, made public,
makes it impracticable to conduct a
national campaign, but the local adj
ministrators are expected to follow 10
cal conditions in urging their communi
ties to use all perishahlas to the full
est extent
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15
Entered at the postoffice at Knox
vile, Tenn, "a second-class matter.
By WILBUR D. NEsBT

me men living are more worthy
be trusted than those who toll up fro
poverty, none less inclined to take or
touch aught which they have not hon
estly earned. Abraham Lincoln.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-06-15

Over in France the kaiser's third
pretentious drive Of the year came to
halt, at least for the time being, at
the Marine, the Ourcq valley and the
Disc. Early In the week several at
tempts to cross the Marine were re-
pulsed with severe losses In these ac-
tons American machine gunners sup
ported by French infantry took a prom
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

| tanned by ordinary freight trains, eth
er IN normal times or under present
conditions.
Transportation Problem Acute.
1t is admitted that the Transporter
tlon facilities Of our country. as we'll
as our transoceanic shipping. under
lie our ability to carry the present war
to q successful conclusion. The war
has. indeed, brought us face to face
with a problem in transportation that
is vital and critical. There is not a
business community from one end Of
the country to the other that is not
dealing with the question. A con-
gestion has arisen that has affected
almost every factory in the United
States and even extended to our homes.
The New York Barge canal offers a
solution to many of our transportation
problems. This waterway-and it may
be called the most important canal in
the United States-has been thrown
open at time when it's usefulness can
be fully appreciated, and when it can
fulfill a mission not dreamed of by
its original projectors. It can easily
carry a total of ten million tons of
freight and this is as much as can be
carried on one-fifth of all the freight
cars on all the rail lines in the United
States. It is equivalent to what could
be carried on Il string of freight cars
which. if placed end to end, would ex-
tend from Denver to New York city,
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Color and Horse Character.

An old cavalry officer says that one
may Judge the constitution and char
acter of a horse from its color. Bright
chestnuts and light bays are high spir-
tied, but nervous and delicate. Dark
chestnuts and glossy blacks are hardy
and good tempered. Rich bays have
great spirit. but are teachable. Dark
and iron grays are hardy and sound.
while light grays are the opposite.
Roans. either strawberry or blue, are
the hardest and best working of all,
even tempered, easiest to train, taking
kindly to everything. Rusty blacks are
distinguished for their pig-headedness.
A horses white stockings" give an
other clew to character A horse with
one white leg is bad one, with two
its temper is uncertain, with three it is
absolutely safe. with four may be
trusted for a while only.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
why Indeed?

II we may judge by the recent and
determined intrusion of spirits into au-
thorship, heaven bids fair to be
stacked with printing presses. One
Of their number, indeed, the Living
Dead Man." whose publishers have un-
hesitatingly revealed (or, might say,
announced) his identity, gives high
praise to ghostly library. well cata-
logued. and containing millions of
books and records. With such re-
sources at their command. with the
universe for inspiration, and the un-
counted dead for readers. why should
spirits force an entrance
into our congested literary world and
compete with the living scribblers who
ask their little day?7Agnes Repplier,
in the Atlantic.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Ends Life In Woods.

Annapolis. being missing from
his home since Saturday last, the body
of Adolf Swager. IS years old, who
with mis- brother, Louis Swagcr, work
a farm in the second district, Il few
miles from Annapolis, was found hang
ing by rope to small tree in q
dense woods some distance from his
house. Discovery of the body was
made by the brother. Louis, after many
inquiries ad a thorough search had
been made about the country side.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Furiouuh Until Peace.

Cumberland. A meeting of tho
Board of Health of Cumberland was
held when Max J. Cotton rendered his
reignation as health officer Of the city
to take up war work. having recently
been commissioned lieutenant in the
Sanitary Corps. Instead of accepting
dered Mr.. Cotton a furlough for the
period of the war. Lieutenant Cotton
left Cumberland for Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca. to enter training During his alb
sence DR.. Thomas w. KCon, president,
assisted by other members of the board
of health, Miss Louise NeiGballa and
Mrs. Cotton, will have charge Of the
city health department.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Huskinq Bee Revival.

Federalsburg.-Ther is to be a re-
vival this autumn Of the old-fasilined
husking bees, in which the farmer and
the fair members of his household and
their friends will be invited to partic-
ipate, and, of course; they will all &C.
cept. The husking bee Is great in
stitution. observed with zest until
comparatively recent years. There Is
a great deal of interest centering about
a corn pile, with a couple dozen willing
helpers. Such gatherings were quite
frequent in some sections of Caroline
county 20 years ago. The social fea-
ture of the event was quite attractive
and the work accomplished was a mat
ter of much moment
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
STATE
CAPITAL
To Get Labor SIackers.

Annapolis.-Anne Arundel county's
branch of the Maryland Council OF De
Tense, headed by Judge Robert Moss, OF
the Circuit Court and State Senator
Frank NJ. Duvall, announced a drastic
plan whereby they are determined to
"get" the labor Stacker, or make him
pay the penalty for the "half-loaf, half
work" policy now in vogue here.
The big manufacturing plants in the
Curtis Bay, and Brooklyn section Of
the county adjacent to Baltimore, as
well as many farmers, have agreed to
cooperate with them in enforcing their
plan. which is to have weekly reports
made by employers, to the council,
upon the number of days each Of their
men has worked and how many days
he should have worked each week.
From this weekly data will be compiled
q list, and when a man shows himself
q chronic absentee for two or three
days each week, his name is to be
given to States Attorney N. H. Green.
for criminal action under the State
Compulsory Work law.
AS another side of the plan, the
committee proposes to spur on the con-
sistent workers by keeping a record of
their activities and publishing from
time to time the names of men who
have made remarkable records and at
the same time to send copy of the list
of all who make good" to the Depart
ment of Labor in Washington, as per-
sons who have specially aided in win
ming the war.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Dr.. Hopkins Needed At Home.

Annapolis.-Dr Walton H. Hopkins,
practicing physician, county health
officer, member of the local draft board
and, as such, the examining physician
of draftees coming before that body, IL
the most disappointed man in Annap.
oils. He was the first physician in
Annapolis to volunteer his services to
the Government for a commission in
the Army Medical Reserve Corps and
he qualified in all the prescribed ex-
aminations. However, he is confronted
with the information that he will not
be accepted because his services as a
member of the draft board are regard
ed as indispensable.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
No Cans For Packers,

Federalsburg.-Ca of Caroline
and adjacent counties are in desperate
need of cans. and unless the cans reach
them Immediately thousands Of baskets
of tomatoes will be lost. Many pack.
ers who handle thousands of baskets
daily are entirely out, and in some in.
stances as high as 10000 baskets arc
in the yards waiting to be put in cans.
Urgent orders have been sent to deal.
ers to hurry cans along. or part OF
the crop will rot.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
700 Gasoline Siackers.

Cumberland. = License numbers of
approximately 700 automobiles that
were out Sunday despite the Govern
ment's request that machines be left
in garages in order to conserve gaso-
line, have been turned over to the
States Attorney by members of the
local police force. The numbers and
owners of the cars are being tabulated
before being forwarded to the Federal
and State automobile authorities. who
are expected to consider each case sep
arately before any action is taken
against the violators of the order.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
To Preach Of Heroes.

Former Governor Goldsborough
chairman of the General Liberty Loar
Committee, met with the laymen's com
mittee, headed by John B. Ramsay
which is making arrangements for the
celebration of Heroes Day, Sunday
September 20.
| 1t is planned to have ministers in
every church in the State preach in
commemoration of the deaths Of Amer.
| lean soldiers in this war, after which
| it is expected that subscriptions will
| be taken for the Liberty Loan, that
finances may be had for the prosecution
of the war-that these dead shall not
have died in vain"
There also was a meeting of the
committee Representing the manufac-
turers and other big employers of labor
composed of Howard Bruce Thomas
A. Cross, w. Frank Roberts, John NJ.
Hood and George NJ. Shriver-which is
working upon plans to have everyone
of the 100000 workmen in Maryland
buy a Liberty Loan bond in the next
campaign.
The publicity committee is going
ahead rapidly with its arrangements
for the monster meeting on Saturday.
September %, when Colonel Roose-
welt will speak here and open the loan
campaign. Elaborate plans are being
made for this meeting, and the indi-
cations now are that it will be one of
the most spectacular and one of the
largest ever held in Baltimore city.
The managers of the campaign are plan
ming to make it an opening gun whose
reverberations will be heard until the
Maryland quota of 100000 or $780,
600, 900 is raised.
A spirit of fine cheer pervades the
men who are directing the preliminar-
ies They believe that the indications
received thus far of the peoples mood
augurs success, no matter how heavy
the load Maryland may be asked to
bear. The action of the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company in deciding to subscribe
$1,O0O,O0O was a splendid boost. Com
Ing after the decision of the city admin
instration to invest $1.C00,O00 Of the
city's funds in the bonds. and after
the promise of 100000 from the
Masons in the State, the Casualty Com
pany's announcement was confidence
builder of the first grade
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Five Win Commissions.

The following Marylanders have been
commissioned in the army:
Robert r. Gassaway. of Bel Camp,
to be Captain Of Engineers.
Edward H. Covell, of Centrevflle, to
be Second Lieutenant of Ordnance.
Samuel Franklin Woodcock, Of Sails.
bury. to be Second Lieutenant in Quar-
termaster's Corps.
Sherman Robert Wantz. Arlington
Station, Baltimore, to be First Lieuten.
ant in the Medical Corps.
Edwin Miles Wheeler. 21c9 West
North avenue. Baltimore. to be First
Lieutenant in the Medical Crops.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Woman Kills Herself.

Cumberland.-Becoming jealous, it is
believed, because her boarder. Richard
Moreland. Western Maryland Rail-
way brakeman, with whom she had be-
come infatuated. threatened to leave
and go elsewhere to live. Mrs. Goldie
Kunkle, agd SO, shot herself with a
% caliber rifle in little back bedroom
of her home here, and fell dead almost
at the feet of her lover, who had re-
moved his coat a few seconds before
and was standing with his back to
her.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
MARYLAND NEWS.
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS
Plans A Bay Ferry.

Cambridge Governor Harrington
who is spending his vacation at hia
residence in this city, said that he 10
negotiating for the establishment or
the Claiborne Ferry from Claiborne to
Annapolis, so as to connect the state
road system of the Eastern Shore with
the state road system Of the Western
Shore. thus making a closer route to
Baltimore and Washington, which was
the object Of the legislature of 1916 In
appropriating $4,000 to the State
Roads Commission.
The Governor believes that the OPP
portunity for the successful operation
is brighter now than ever before. es.
pecially on account of war conditions.
He believes that its usefulness, in fact.
its necessity, is now apparent.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Third Group Schools.

The State Board of Education added
the Third Group. These schools are
at Friendsville, Trappe. Tanneytown.
Girdletree, East Newmarket, Cecilton,
Solomoas. Indian Head, Kitzmiller
Sykesville, Union Bridge and Pooles-
vile. The colored schools at Annap-
oils. Salisbury and Cambridge were
added to the same group.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Selling Money a Business IN China.

Selling Money Business In China.
In China dealing in money is bust
ness, one Of the fourishing industries
Of the country, says World Outlook.
There are shops that deal in nothing
else-money exchange shops. You will
find one in nearly every twisted little
street in every city, often merely little
holes in the wall, where skull-capped
proprietor sits behind brass railing
with little piles of money on each side
of him and swiftly fingers his counting
board. Here you go shopping for
money. just as you go for white fan
mel. suits. eggs, green jade and Can
ton silk-and you bargain just as long
and just as hard in the oblique and
devious ways Of the Orient. A ma
tional currency system there is not.
The coins, like the dialects, change as
you 60 from city to city.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
To Exhibit Farm Products,

EllicOtt City.-At a meeting of the
executive committee of the Howard
County Agricultural Exhibition it was
decided to hold another exhibition this
year, but on a much larger scale, as
the first one, held last year, met with
such success. The exhibits last year
consisted of all kinds of farm, garden
products and canned goods grown and
put up by persons residing in Howard
county, and were divided into twenty
two classes, which will be done again
this year and they will be judged by
experts from the Maryland State Col.
lege. Professor Thomas B. Symons, Of
the Maryland State College, stated
that the State College would donate
800, in helping to pay for the prem
iumS
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Caroline Boy Killed.

fredericksburg. The first Caroline
county boy to die lover there" was
William McKnutt Fleming, Of Colds,
boro, word having been received that
ne was killed in an automobile acct.
dent caused by the explosion of shell.
He entered the service May q, 1917,
and was soon sent to France.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

600 sheep and 100000 cattle made last
year, when it was recognized that the
country's need for beef, mutton. wool
and hides called for the fullest posi-
BILE use of the national forest ranges.
Through conservative handling OF
these ranges for more than ten years
their productiveness has been steadily
rising.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Camp Shelby, Miss. will be remodel
ed and converted from tent camp in
t. environment with permanent quar-
tiers and camp utilities. at a total cost
OF $5.467, 1878.
Brigade Commander,

Brigadier is Of course from COM
mon stock with brigade and means a
brigade's commanding officer. The
source of brigade is the medieval
Latin noun brigada, from the Latin
verb brigade, to contend. Brigand is
an OffShoOt. Do not remind your
brigadier of this; it would be unkind.
also untrue. (Should you run across
The German equivalent Of brigadicr
word is hrigadiere and for brigade.
birgata. v
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Good Manners Tested.

Good Manners Tested.
Bad manners often jar severely on
people who are well hammered. A
boor is not likely to suffer much from
the boorishness of others. A sensi..
tive, well-bred person to whom good
manners are second nature Is so
keenly conscious of lapses in others
that he is liable to suffer from 1t.
And then, when almost intolerable
breaks" are noted, comes IT,, tempta-
ton to show or speak ONES impa-
thence. But the next time or, may be
thus tempted 1t will be well to recall
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

coal tar with mineral petroleum oils
suitable for admiralty use as fuel oil.
This will be awarded to the first COM
petitor submitting successful process
which must be capable of ready and
economical application without undue
absorption Of material and labor.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

the old incident told of sage, that
one day, after the fashion Of the
schools, he was questioned. Master.
what is the test of good mannersr
Wherefore he answered, 1t is being
able to put up pleasantly with bad
.S"-Sunday School Times.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Cattle in Forests.

Cattle in Forests.
To meet the war needs Of the Unit
ed States sheep and cattle will be
prazed on the national forests in In
creased numbers this year. Half a
million more sheep and nearly Il quar-
ter Of a million more cattle will be
taken care of this year than last, &C
cording to the officials Of the forest
service. This will bring the total num-
Der Of stock grazed under permit to
about 100000 sheep, 100000 head
of cattle and 81 900 swine. This in
crease is on top of an increase of 2OO'-
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
HelI-oou

deIl-0o4
Cerberus in ancient Greek story was
the sleepless dog which guarded the
entrance to Hades; the lower or in
fernal regions in which dwelt the
shades of the dead. he is usually rep
resented with three heads, and with
serpents round his neck.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
urues Skip-Stop For Cumberland

Urges SkIp-Stop For CumbcrIan5.
Cumberland.-At the meeting of tho
City Council communication. was
read from the United States Fuel Ad.
ministration urging that the skip-stop
system be put into effect on the local
street railway.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Woman Killed By Auto.

Cumberland-Mrs. Becca Eshelr<an.
aged g. years. wife of Albert Esl. Il.
man, was killed at Everett, havine
been struck by an automobile whiIX
crossing the street as she was retuf
ing from store.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Explained.

Mrs. Flatbush-And in telegraph.ng
a message can they dot the is, do you
suppose?
Mr.. Flatbush-Why, my dear, in
telegraphy the Is are all dots.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
When Il Grew.

"Our children and the neighbors'
children had quarrel yesterday"
did it amount to much?"
"Not until we parents butted into
it."
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Good Money for DAVIS Work.

| Good Money for Days Work.
It is said that boat with five fisher
men went out SEEMING from Orr's island,
Me-. for herring recently and received
$500 for their days work, sharing 500
each.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

Should Stimulate Thinkers.
The British government has decided
to offer a prize of $4,000 for a proc
ess of making a mixture of dehydrated
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14
Great Barge Canal
Of New York, Marvel
Of Engineering, Aids
War Transportation
BY ROBERT n. MOULTON.

-1HE opening for through traf-
~ fic of the Barge canal of New
York. remarkable both for its
picturesqueness and for the
engineering difficulties over
come in construction. which
links the Great Lakes with the
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-09-14

The total value Of all imports into
the United Kingdom during the
first six months of 1918 were S3,173.-
S51,129: Of exports. $1.2O1 .211 .OS6.
For the same period of 1916 the val.
ues were: Imports, $3.50, 7:O.O3S; ex-
ports, $1,176.7 5SO33. The submarine
has not destroyed the commerce of
Great Britain.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-11-01

The Warren district Is entering its fourth week of quarantine from the influenza, all meetings, churches, schools, and entertain ments having been barred for this period of time. This quarantine Is as irksome and as costly to many firms and individuals of the district as 1t Is necessary. It should be raised as soon as possible with safety It should be maintained to the last day need ful with public health and the check of the disease and 1t should be lifted the first day the danger is passed In the east where the disease ragged ten times worse than in the west, the quarantine IS being lifted from city after city by the health authorities as soon as conditions warrant. Fl Paso an nounces an early relief from its restric- tions, and so does Kansas City, both places having had most severe siege of 1t. he Arizona state health authorities announce a probability of the suspension of the guar antine early in next week, and is inclined to leave local conditions to the judgment of local boards and officials. This is as it should be. The crest of the epidemic has been passed in this state and district As soon as possible the restrictions should be suspended Churches, schools, theaters and assembly halls should be opened as soon as possible, for the inconvenience, loss of business and hampering of all kinds of war work as result of the quarantine are matters that must be considered by every board of health. Recent reports on influ- enza conditions in the Warren district indi- cate that the worst is over here, the num- Der of cases, old and new, being very ma terially reduced in the past few days and decreasing steadily the best showing since the epidemic broke out here being made yesterday.