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Evening star., 1919-07-27
Seek Office of States Attorney.

George B. AIerrick of Marlboro dis
trict and j. Wilson Ryon of Bowie
district are republican candidates for
the Office of states attorney. Lans-
dale G.. Sasscer of Marlboro district
and Clarence NJ. Roberts of Kent
district. former states attorney. are
opponents in the fight for the demo-
cratic nomination. John NJ. Bowie of
Mitchellsville is candidate for one
of the republican nominations for
county commissioner. and John ID.
EroaduS of SpaldingS district is an
other. l.. L. Gray of Hyattsville dis
trict is a candidate for one of the
democratic nominations. 1t is expected
that there will be other candidates
in the field for ommissionerships.
Evening star., 1919-07-27
r May Restore Phone Rates.

Alderman Joseph c. Powers has
taken steps to compel the restoration
of the telephone rates existing in
this.'city before the increase ordered
by the federal authorities. Mr.. Pow
ers, says that the law returning the
Hnes"carries with it provision which
enables the municipal authorities to
proceed to have the prior rates restored
Armistead c. Gordon of Staunton
for many years chairman of the state
library board, has resigned. Edmund
Pendle ton succeeds him
Evening star., 1919-07-27
PLANS
ANNEX|NG SUBURBS
Addition of Three Villages
Would Increase Population
to $1,000.

| ANNA POLLS. July 26.-Steps to-
ward charging Annapolis by the an
nexation of Eastport. Germantown
and West Annapolis are taking shape
| The accession of these villages would
raise the population of 10000 to more
! than 5000. John j. Levy. mayor. is
+, selecting members of charter COM
| mission.
1;astport the largest suburb. has
3.00O population. 1t is badly in need
of A water supply and a sewerage
system. PASSPORT has organized an
asSocia ton for civic hetterment to CO.
! operate with Annapolis on the terms
of the proposed annexation. 1t is
ella lined that the present water sup
ply is unWholesome.
Commission Studies improvements.
The charter commission of An
napolis viii also take up the ques-
tions of direct municipal control of
the water supply. now handled by
corporation, the consolidation of city
departments to effect economics and
the devising of new sources of reve-
nue..
The state ferry between Annapolis
and Claiborne was not in operation
on Tuesday and Wednesday. the
steamer having been taken to Balti-
more for federal inspection. Service
was resumed Thursday. On Monday
an extra trip day will be started.
mail being carried leaving Annapolis
at in the morning. Mail and
morning papers will thus reach points
on the eastern shore several hours
ahead of former time.
Residents of Washington going to
Ocean City or other points on the
Baltimore. Chesapeake and Atlantic
line and gradually coming to use the
route by way of Annapolis y
Evening star., 1919-07-27
COP. HOPES TO WIN
IN PRINCE GEORGES
Party's Candidates for Of
fiCes at Next Primaries
Numerous.

UPPER MARLBORO. Md. July 20.
That republicans are hoping TO
gain the whip hand in politics IN
Prince Georges county is evident
from the large number of q. q. 4.
candidates that have announced their
intention of seeking nominations for
political office at the forthcoming
primaries. There are two republican
candidates for the nomination for the
office of county treasurer from the
upper section Of the county in the
persons of r. Fulton Gates of Chill
lum district and Herman r.. Burgess
of Hyattsville. Mr.. Gates is Il
former sheriff of the county and
served as chairman of the local draft
board. Mr.. Burgess has served as Il
member of the city council of HyattS
vile.
The only aspirant to announce him
self for the democratic nomination
SO far is George +. McCeney. mayor
OF Laurel. and chairman of the coun-
ty board of education.
George =. Hickey of Mellwood dis
trict. the present register of wills,
is out for denomination on the demo-
cratic ticket. Other aSpirantS for
this nomination are ]. J. Crowley of
Landover. Kent district. and Lorenzo
u. Adds of Clinton. Surratts district
Evening star., 1919-07-27
Rain Hurts Crops.

The wheat and tobacco crops of this
section have suffered severely from
the recent heavy rains.
J!"Naughan Gary has been made
executive assistant to the state tax
board. succeeding the late Judge +.
Z. Montague of Hampton, who died
month ago.
The local home defense league is to
be,.. reorGanized. according to Maj.
William NJ. Myers. director of pubic
safety. The organiza ton was demo-
bilized about two months ago. fol-
lowing the return of troops and the
formation of several military COM
mands.
Evening star., 1919-07-27
S75.OOO Worth Whisky Confcated

Within the year the state prohibi-
tion department has put into the
state treasury more than $4,000 for
conisca ted whisky taken by the off,
GERS" This is s25.000 in excess Of he
cost pf the department for a year. In
addition TO this, sixty automobiles
captured while Transporting liquor
will,,sweil the fund to considerable
extent.
The Dover Baptist Association.
which has been in session near this
cltESeveral days, went on record
strongly favoring retention of the
department of prohibition and rigid
enforcement of the law
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

| 81 suppose l ought to have called
on you before declared Nib, =
but I've been so busy getting The
Holland house properly furnished
with Mama having so many con-
trary ideas which she simply must
see carried oct, and there's been so
much TO see since Herbert's father
passed away land Nib sighed
wonderfully welD-"that l haven't
had the chance to think about any
body. My!-what little house.
And do you live in these three
rooms?
eyes" replied Mary quietly
we live here, the three of us, "a
room apiece!" she laughed, "and
find ourselves quite comfortable
"Well, l declare. l couldn' t
stand it. 1 must have space. Only
yesterday 1 was telling Herbert that
we must tear out the wall on the
north room of the library before the
contractors called the rebuilding
finished and make that room larger.
| can't bear to be cramped. Large
rooms and plenty Of them is my
motto. And what's this?"
"Fhis," replied Mary, wheeling the
carriage with the coarse wooden
wheels over, us Tommy Joshua
Purse, age eight months and fifteen
days"
"My stars! What's the matter
| with him."
With a startled turn Mary bent
over the carriage She inventoried
the contents with puzzled anxiety.
"Why, nothing" she declared.
"But he's so small and so red.
, Goodness gracious! He looks like a
worm!"
/ Gle will recover, l dare say, by
the time he dorns long trousers"
Mercy! l hope SO. It would be
awful to have son in long trousers
looking like q worm. What college
are you planning to send him."
Mibb detected irony and subtle
sarcasm in Mary's reply. Her ques-
ton was a sally in kind. But there
was nothing but deadly seriousness
! in the mothers reply as she said:
eve were thinking of Dartmouth;
my own father graduated from there,
you know
mo; didn't know your father was
college man." said Mibb blankly.
81 always thought of Silent Wheeler
as your father. It's queer your
mother chose to marry him after first
marrying a Dartmouth man.
"She was left with little child,
knowing no business with which to
support herself, without insurance.
All she could do was keep house.
There was no alternative. She &C
cepted Mr.. Wheeler thinking to give
me a home. Poor mother. | wish
she could see my baby!"
This last was somehow the sudden
wistful heart-cry of little girl.
Mibb was uncomfortable. She
leaned over the carriage and poked
Thomas Joshua a couple of times
with stiff forefnger- old ladies
sometimes poke at prospective pot
roasts at the butchers.
"Please-don'tr' cried Mary hur-
ridly. you'll awake him and Eve
Just rocked him to Sleep" But
Thomas Joshua stirred ind stretched
and opened his eyes and his mouth
and great and terrible was his sudder
lamentation. Mary lifted him in hel
arms.
'He must be an awful aggreva
ton at times, bawling like that.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
[DNEYS WEAKENING?
BETTER LOOK OUT!

ment of the Netherlands granted a spe-
cfat charter authorizing It's sale.
The COED housewife of Holland would
almost as soon be without food IS with
out her Real Dutch Drops" as she
quantity calls GOLD MEDAL HARLEM
Gil Capsules. Their use restores
strength and is responsible in q great
measure for the sturdy, robust health
of the Hollanders.
Do not delay. Go to your druggist
and insist on his supplying you with a
box of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
CansuEes. Take them as directed. and
IL YOU are not satisfied with results your
druggist win gladly refund your money.
Look fer the name GOLD MEDAL on
the box and accept no other. In sealed
baxess three sizes.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13


ldney End bladder troubles don't
bpear of themselves. They grow
4 you, slowly but steadily, under"
Sng your health With deadly eer'
y, until you fall victim to in.
pie disease.
kop your troubles while there, Is
Don't wait until little pains be-
3 big aches. Don't tribe with dis
i 10 avoid future suffering begin
kment With GOLD MEDAL Haar-
NOI Capsules, now. Take three or
n every day until you feel that you
Entirely free from pain.
bis weli-known preparation has been
q OF the national remedies Of HOl-
h Tor centuries. In 1896 the govern
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

FOR SALE-Two tenement houses1O
rooms, hot and cold water, bath,
hardwood floors, good barn, hen
house and garage. Price $500. Cal
edonia Real Estate Co. PIG If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13


yer Pays In Her Career" at
hich a Pleasant Time is Not
y ALL"
yen the most realistic story of
ried life drags after a time'i the
rnpt is made to chronicle the
hsand and one situations and
ggles and sacrifices and anticipa-
S and heart-hopes of the days
the months and the years. And
the greatest part of Mary Purses
ry is the last part, we can turn
pages of the files here in great
Rdfuls down through the Eighties
fter a passing reference to one
two situations that stand out in
blight after the new baby came.
Ne didn't see much of Mary after
first yongster arrived. Now and
Ia one of us in the Office would
1t her pushing a rather noisy baby
,iage with wooden wheels and
b tires along the village streets
"a pleasant afternoon, perhaps
+ hg along the Main street windows
pausing to gaze wistfully into
n, working the carriage forward
backward to keep Thomas Josh
Purse from riling up the entire
ness section. We took note of
very plain clothes and how the
YES of her jacket were always
out of fashion. Her hat would
pinned too far back on her head.
rubbers would be sewed neatly
hgh with black thread where the
S had broken through.
ht her face, despite the fine lines
are and labor that were begin
to come and which were indeed
zging her from girl into a
an, was still pretty. And when
he, even strangers, stopped as
old ladies sometimes will OF
less gentlemen carrying canes,
bmment on the size and health
e lusty youngster in the car
there was a pathetic pride
which seemed to defy the town
the world.
& en one day Mibb stood on the
porch when Mary went down
nswer the bell. She was over
sver-dressed, over-masseured.
ELL" said she, the condescension
ii voice not to be MISTAKEN
come to see your baby!
Nv was dressed in cheap
her, her breast was decorated
safety pins, the apron gathered
quick roll at her waist. 1t was
he'd where Thomas Joshua
had five minutes before upset
&n of syrup upon her and she
DO other to wear until morning
Remembered that the parlor cur
were in the wash and the front
looked barren as a small barr
hut them; that the sitting room
strewn with brilliant tops, hope
wrecked trains of cast-iron
and picture blocks which were
when one had an ankle he
Id to turn and make useless fol
elk. Half her weeks dry-wasf
strewn abuot the same room
g she had been sprinkling wher
ell rang. And yet she could not
Mibb entrance. Biting hel
Iary tried to smile and invited
her upstairs.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
TO RENT

TO RENT-Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. Inquire this Of
fee. 213 f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

FOR SALE--A good three year old
registered Jersey bull. A. C. Cheney,
r. F. D. No. 3, 213 f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Dry Spruce shavings.
Skinner Lumber Co. Phone 682.
216 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

WANTED iddle-aged woman as
housekeeper, references reqired. Mrs.
Il. N. Turner, T South street. 210 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

MEN AND WOMEN-Eighteen and
over, are eligible for Government
Clerkship, Railway Mail, Postofice,
Customs, Internal Revenue, Census,
War Risk; 500 month. Hundreds
vacancies. Write for free particulars
Of examinations. J. C. Leonard,
Former Civil Service Examiner),
Equitable Building, Washington.
212-16 pd.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
CLASSIFIED DEPT
WANTED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., middle
age preferred. At the ST. Johnsbury
House. 213 t
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

TO RENT-Very pleasant tenement
for small family in Summerville,
newly papered and painted, electric
lights, bath. A. B. Dow, II Eastern
Avenue. 215 If. a
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

FOR SALE-three puppies, two male
and one female. r. A. Richie,
Greensboro Bend. 213-223.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13
CHAPTER III

b Truman Pays Mary Purse a
8sit in Her Tenement Home-the
irst of Three Visits That She
yer Pays In Her Career" at
3hich Pleasant Time is Not
" ALL"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-13

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Mrs. w. A. Kicker, "a Summer
street. POT t f
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g THE Greater CIory'' "
=By
William Dudley Pelley

% VamOmoun
M love Ih heFh 1hw haHe
admoHen@
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WANTED-Work by Protestant
woman by the day or hour. Inquire
at this office. A. 200 f
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TO RENT-Upper tenement at 90
Cliff street. Five rooms and bath.
SIG until repaired. Address. f. 3.
Nelson. Wheelock
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Continued on page six)
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03

methods were pursued by Burleson
and just what caused paying compan
les under private control to meet with
large deficite under public short
age the Department increased long
distance telephone rates but this Is
said to have had a disappointing eff
ect for the reason that the higher
rates caused the number of calls lu
fall off enormously. II is Steone.-
sons intention also to prevent fur
Their unfair Determinations in salar-
les in the Postofllce department.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
10 CENT "CASCARETS"
FOR LIVER AND BOWELS
Cure Sick Headache, Constipation.
Biiiousness, Sour Stomach, Bad
Breath--Candy Cathartlc.

No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head aches,
how miserable you are from constipa
zion, indigestion, biliousness and slug
gish bowels--you always get relief with
Cascarets. They Immediately cleanse
and regulate the stomach, remove the
sour, fermenting food and foul gases;
take the excess bile from the liver and
carry of the constipated waste matter
and poison from the intestines and
bowels A l0-cent box from your drug
gist win keep your liver and bowels
clean, Stomach sweet and head clear for
months Thew work Will. you sleep.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
WOOD LAUDS CLEVELAND

Washington, Marcn-Gen. Leon
ard Wood, ardent Republican, has
paid tribute to Democratic presid-
ent, Grover Cleveland, who appoint
ed him army surgeon in 1886, and
whom he for many years knew per-
sonally. At the Cleveland memorial
service he said:
I'm the opinion Of Grover Clevc-
land there was no room in America
for those who we're part Americ,il
and part something else. Like Roos
evelt he was hated insincerity. With
him language was intended to convey
ideas and not to confuse the people.
He was not an adept at verbal mess
lagos. He believed in the Monroe doc
trine absolutely and in the last word
of his inaugural address he said the
Igenius of our institutions forebade
any departure from the foreign policy
commendede by our history, tradi-
'tions and prosperity He rejoiced
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
Cong. VIII Compact
The BuT|esOn
Regime

Washington, March-"It will be
our policy to make careful inquiry
into the conduct of the postal service
with view to eliminating wasteful
expenditures and faulty administra-
ton. We shall favor readjustment
of the compensation of the employees
upon an equitable basis and other
wise encourage them and improve
their wording conditions TO the end
that efficiency of the service oc
which there is now universal comp
laint my be raised to the higest pos
sible standard. We shall oppose a
continuance of the present auth
ocratic and despotic control of the
t, telegraph and telephones, and favor
,thlir return to their owners, sub
ject to the regulation OF the people
in the local communities, or of the
Interstate Commission as to inter-
state traffic as prescribed by law"
So said Representative Halvor
Stevenson. Of MINNESOTA, the new
chairman of the House Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, To-
Day Full Of vim and energy. sew
eral inches over six feet in height ano
built in proportion, he is prepa inA
to devote all his strength. in CO.
junction with the other members 81
the committee to cleaning UP ~
Post OFFICE Department as admins
tered by Postmaster General Burles
on. He is particularly anxious th
the telephone and telegraph comp "a
les shall not be used for political pur-
poses which must be paid for by the
taxpayers. The Postal Telegraph
Company formerly had noj annual
income OF sl2,OOO,OOO. Burleson re
duced it to 100000. The Govern
ment guaranteed dividends of both
It and the Western Union and then
increased operating cost to such an
extent that a deficit will have to be
paid by Congress, In view of the
fact that the Post Office Department
liz handling hundreds of millions of
dollars of receipts of both the tele-
phone and telegraph companies, with
out restraint or authority of Congress
1t is likely that during the new sess-
ion to be called before summer, a
thorough inquiry will be Instituted
to determine just what auth0crtiC
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03

the policy OF our sharing in foreign
broils and ambitions on other contin-
ents and repelled their intrusion here
He believed in the national spirit
and was not believer in an unccr-
tain weak decentralization of NOM
ent. lie realized that in democrat
cy there must be a free press, honest
criticism and ptiless publicity, thai
people must have the facts IL thcy
re to act intelligeutly.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
FORGOT WHAT HE NEEDED

From the Republican, Mr.. Gilllad.
Ohio: The editor had an interesting
experience some time ago, when
young gentleman came to this Office
and asked for a copy OF the Morrow
County Republican. He scrutinized
II carefully when copy was handed
to him and then said: Now Enn'SI'
what Is II you are looking for" We
inquired. my wife sent me after
bottle OF Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy and I forgot the name. went
to several stores and the clerks nam.
ed over everything in the line on tis
shelf except Chamberlain's III ny
again and I'll never go home without
Chamberlain Cough Remedy" The
Republican would suggest 10 the pro,
prietors OF stores that they pos. their
clerks and never let them substitute.
Customers lose faith in stores where
substituting is permitted. to say nota-
ing OF the injustice to makers OF
good goods and the disappointment OF
customers. Adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03

clearly set forth questions which are
nom justiciable."
now submit to Mr., Justice Rus
sell that in view of the foregoing ]
was Justified in suggesting TO Mir,
Taft that Colonel Roosevelt's views
in the matter under discussion we're
opposed to his
HENRY A. WISE WOOD.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
Reprinted from the New York Times
March 10, 1919

To the Editor of the New York Times
/ assume that you will accord me
the honor of crossing swords with
Mr.. Justice d. Russell of the Su-
preme Court of Nova Scotia, whose
letter entitled "Roosevelt's Views"
appeared in last Sundays Times.
Justice Russell takes me to task for
suggesting, in what he calls the Eek
animation paper" which submitted
TO Mr.. Taft. that Colonel Roosevelt,
were he alive, would vigorously de-
nounce the Constitution Of the Lea
que OF Nations in the form in which
1t has been presented to us.
In support OF his criticism your
distinguished correspondent quotes
from the less recent writings OF Mr..
Roosevelt certain passages which APP
prove the iuea Oh an interndtlOnai
comitatus to enforce a peace of righ-
teousness upon any offender. great
or small. In this principle ! believe
as heartily as does Mr.. Justice Rus
sell himself. And agree with him
that this principle lie sat the root
of the thought of the Peace Confer
ence, Therefore we are both In ac-
cord with the fundamentals upon
which the Conference is striving to
erect Mr.. Rosevelt's international
comitatus.
It is ohly when we come to the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-04-03
WHAT ROOSEVELT WOULD
HAVE SAID

manner in which the Conferences
committee proposes TO apply the
principle of the comitaus that Jus
tice Russell and / disagree and that
think he and Coonel Roosevelt dis
agree. ! make bold to use this man
ner of speech because we are fortu-
nately in possession of the Roosevelt
view of nearly every Objectionable
feature of the projected Leagues
proposed basic law.
Do We ask what would have been
Mr. Roosevelt's opinion of our agree
ing to insure every national title In
the world and to our becoming an
agent Of the powers in admistratering
the affairs Of foreign peoples, the
, latter replies out of his recent editor
ials in the The Kansas City Star tina,
I'VE ought not undertake the task of
lpolicing Europe. Asia, and northern
Africa" that We should make It per
fectly clear that We do not intend to
take a position Of a meddlesome Mat
lty. The American people do not wish
he says, "to go into an overseas war
unless for great cause and where
the issue is absolutely plain. There
fore. we do not wish to take the re-
,sponsibility of sending our gallant
young men to die in obscure fights
I'm the Balkans or in Central Europe
,.or in war we do not approve Of
Finally, as If to clinch the matter
as part of the last one hundred and
forty words which fell from his de-