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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Potato Wart In u. S.
Growers Should Report Dis
ease At Once.

Inc potato Wart dlseaSe, one OI Ine
most serious enemies of the potato
growing industry, has recently been
found in the United States. In Eu
rope it has been known for some time
and has caused increasing losses in
the crops in Edgland and Ireland
Probably the disease was introduced
to this country by infected seed brot
from Europe. Importation of pota-
toes is now prohibited and other
measures have been taken toward the
eradication of this pest. In Pennsyl-
vana a strict quarantine has been
imposed on the infected area making
it illegal to sell suspected potatoes.
A campaign of publicity and investi
CATION has been undertaken by the
Plant Disease Survey, a branch of the
ID, D,partment of Agriculture, the pur-
pose of which is to make possible the
determination, or at least control, of
the potato wart by determining the
extent of prevalence of the disease
and by calling the attention of public
to its serious nature. In this CON
nection Mr.. A, c. Martin, an en-
ployee OF the Department, is making
survey in Maryland and spent a
few days this week in Frederick with
County Agent Hauver Eighteen
counties in the state have been visited
and thus far no indication of the dis
ease has been noted.
Affected potatoes have rough, ir
regular, spongy outgrowth which u.s.
ually starts at the eyes, but may even
tually cover the entire tuber. These
so-called Warts are light brown at
first, but later become black, and de-
cay with age. They are produced by
the action of parasitic fungus. The
disease does not affect the vines above
ground, materially, 50 it is not easy
to detect before harvest time.
After infection has appeared, it is
difficult to eradicate since the disease
can exist for many years in the soil.
An ounce of prevention in the form
of investigation is worth several
pounds of cure. There is no known
remedy for the disease in the form of
a treatment, and since it is hard to
get rid of when acquired, it is impor-
tant to ascertain the places where it
exists and prevent the invasion of
new territory. 1t is quite possible
that the disease is present in localities
where it has not been reported, since
mparatively few have heard about
it, and are aware of its dangerous
character.
In Pennsylvania it was found first
in city gardens but it has been creep
ing into sections where potatoes are
raised commercially.
1t is the duty of every grower,
farmer or gardner, to be on
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
OLDEST PRACTICING DENTIST
New York Man Has Passed Ninetieth
Birthday and Still Works.


Birthday and Still Works.
DR.. Charles Elmendorff, said to be
the oldest practicing dentist in Amer
lea, celebrated his ninetieth birthday
at his home In Penn Yam, N. Y.
Doctor Elmendorff is the son of the
late DR.. James Elmendorff, one of the
first dentists to open an office In
western New York. When nineteen
years old Charles entered the office
and worked continuously at dentistry
Practically all Of these 70 years have
been passed at Penn Van. When Doc
tor Elmendorff began working the art
Of filling teeth was unknown. All he
did for years was to extract teeth
that could not be pulled at home by
the use of string. Later, however
when the science of treating teeth ad.
vanced, he was called upon to learn
and employ new methods.
The aged dentist is In excellent
health and can be found in his Office
every day.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
In MemOriam,

In sad but loving remembrance of my
dear husband and loving father Mr.. Fred
erick N. Wilhide, who departed this life
I ne year ago August Z, 1918.
Gone but not forgotten"
just twelve short months have passed away,
Just twelve short months since that fatal day.
The husband and father we loved so dearly
Lay cold in death before our eyes.
There are lots who bears fathers name,
But few who filled the place
Not so with our dear father
How much we miss his loving face
We cannot understand why we must part
From those we love so dear
But God, who doeth all things well
Will some time. make it clear.
BY his loving family.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC.

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC.
Required by the Act of August "a, 1912,
of the Catoctin Clarion, published weekly
at Thurmont, Md, for April l, 1919.
Editor-Chas. C. Waters. Thurmont,
Maryland.
Business Manager-James H. Firor,
Thurmont, Md.
Owners-The Clarion Publishing Com
pany, Thurmont, Md.
Stockholders:
Chas. c. Waters, Chas. M. Mackley,
James T. Waesche, Samuel B. Bennett,
M. Luther Creager, James H. Firor, l..
S. Birely, Peter N. Hammaker, all of
Thurmont, Md; VIM. l. Renner, Rocky
Ridge. Md, Mrs. Mamie Brown and Mrs.
Margaret Armacost. Colonial Place, Conn
Ave-, Norfolk, Va, Horace D. Rot1zer,
35th and Rodman Sts.. N. w., Washing
ton, d. c.; John S. Waters, 832 N. Carey
St., Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Jas. K. Waters
Greencastle, Pa.
Known Bondholders, ETC., none.
JAMES H. FIROR, Bus. Mgr.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 7th day of August, 1919.
Frank r. Martin, N. P.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Mourning Cast Aside.

Relatives Of Mrs. R. P. Baker OF
Paris, Tex, the other day put away
their mourning while making arrange
ments for her funeral. Following Q
report from Stratford Okla, that she
was dead there, another message came
saying Mrs. Baker suddenly came tc
life" Physicians had pronounced hel
dead, but later discovered she was
breathing. 1t is now believed she will
recover.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
To Improve Your Digestion.

"For years my digestion was so poor
that could only eat the lightest foods.
| tried everything | heard of to get re-
lief, but not until about year ago when
| saw Chamberlain Tablets advertised
and got a bottle of them did / find the
right treatment. Since taking them my
digestion is fine. Mrs. Blanche Bow
ers, Indiana, Pa.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
SDoiled Her Pleasure

Husband--Have you had pleasant
afternoon?
Wife-No; Mrs. Wilkinson and Mrs.
Jenkinson came togethe' and left to-
gether. I had lot of things about
Mrs. Wilkinson I wanted to tell Mrs.
Jenkinson, and had a lot of things
to tell Mrs. Wilkinson, but, of course,
when they were both together it was
no use
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Commissions to Be Given $4,000 Men

Fifty thousand properly accredited
graduates of the reserve officers train
ing corps will be appointed to the off,
GERS reserve corps Of the army "in the
lowest grade authorized by law in that
arm for which graduates have received
special training" according to an an
nouncement by the war department.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Public Sale.

On August 23rd, Lewis P. McKissick
will offer at public sale his farm of rs
acres. improved with good substantial
buildings and situated in Eyler's Valley.
See bills.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Taking Vacation.

DR.. E. B. Seton will close his office
in Hagerstown for week of August 10th
TO 18th, and with Mrs. Seton and daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth, will motor through
the State of Penn sylvania.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Festival.

The Mite Society of the U. B. Church
will hold festival on the parsonage law
Altamont Ave-, on Saturday evening
August l6. Everybody invited.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Spending Easy Money.
High Living Makes High Cost
OF Living.

OllC answer w WIG ulSl CoSV Vi NV
ing problem is that people are hold
ing their money too cheaply. Thou
sands of Americans who were never
more than a dozen PAGES from the
breadline are today owners of Liberty
Bonds or some other form of securi ties
and they have never learned the les
sons which Ben Franklin sought to
teach growing nation. Some of the
people are spending their Liberty
Bonds. Their savings in there Sc
curities represent money that came
comparatively easy, that is to say,
the holdings were accumulated in
small weekly or monthly payments
money that was hardly missed from
the pay envelope.
The people are spending as furious
ly as they fought and worked in war
times. They are on spending jag,"
so to speak, not onl y in this country
where the fruits of victory seem to
MAKE spending necessary part of
the peace program, but in the rest OF
the world, not even emitting the
! countries of the Entente. The mon
ey of the times is apparently very
cheap, it seems to come easily and to
go easily, but this condition can't
last indefinitely.
When spenders are free and easy
prices go up with equal ease. Those
who hold their easy" money too
chcaply make hard buying for those
who must part sparingly with their
limited funds and by the same token,
those who demand luxuries without
accounting the cost may expect to
pay more for necessaries. The trouble
is not so much the high cost of living
butsth cost of high living.
Someone remarked very sagely that
if all the wealth of the rich were eq-
ually distributed among those who
have little or nothing, the rich would
soon have it back again and the other
class would be in the same position
as before the division was made. This
is the natural consequence because
the rich, or the great proportion of
that class, learned to accumulate
wealth by habits of saving and would
no doubt recognize the necessity of
saving more quickly than the class
that had never been accustomed to it.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07

the watch for the disease and to re-
port all suspected cases Immediately.
Reports may be- made to Mr.. p. A.
Hauvcr, County Agent, Frederick,
Md, or to Prof. C f. Temple, State
College. College Park, Md, or to the
Plant Disease Survey, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington,
ID. &.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Satisfactory Situation

"And do you think the patient will
recover?" asked the Ordinary Doctor.
Maybe not" said the Consulting Spe-
cialist, lingering his bill, ''but If the
patient doesn't recover. at least I will"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
Property For Sale.

Wishing to dispose of the hone prop
erty of the late VIM. Damuth situated
near Thurmont, same is off cred at private
sale until further notice. Property is
improved with a good dwelling house,
stable and all outbuildings There is p
variety of fine fruit and well of ex-
cellent water on the premises. There
are between two and three acres of land
all i'm first class condition.
For further information inquire of
GEO. j. DAMUrH
june 26 If Thurmont, Md.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-08-07
DEATHS.

Obituaries, poetry and resolutions,
charged for at the rate of five cents per
line. The regular death notices publish
ed free.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
The New West Point

General March c1rsply epitomized the
need of a new regime at West Point
when he told the graduation class:
"The old order Of army life in the
United States has passed." The gradu-
ates of to-day, he pointed out, must enter
upon career "dianietrically different
from that of few short years ago."
The class Of '19 is to sail at once for
France to study the battlefelds, the mod
ern methods of supply and transporta-
tion and the general mechanics of up-to-
date warfare. This innovation con-
trasts strikingly with the fate of the
graduates Of decade or two ago, sent
to rusticate at tiny posts in this country
or in the dependencies, on the theory that
they were already finished soldiers.
The West Point course has been cut
from four years to three. 1t will
continue to furnish general instruction
and discipline. But the idea has been
abandoned forever that such instruction
and rudimentary training are the MAX
ings Of a real officer. His student DAYS
will not end in the academy. From it
he will be transferred to the graduate
schools at the army centres or in the
environments and concentration camps.
War has become specialized to an
extraordinary degree. To master any
speciality is life work West Point
will be the primary school hereafter for
officers. But they will extend and COM
pete their education in the university of
actual experience
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
Machine Guns
Clear a Square

They did not sing long, however. From
half a dozen side streets there suddenly
made their appearance as many automo-
bes carrying machine guns. Then came
military trucks packed with soldiers.
Finally there came troop of cavalry. The
armored automobiles took up their posi-
tions. The machine guns put in work
ing order and the command was given for
the crowd to disperse. Following the COM
mand the company Of cavalry spread out
over the width of the street and slowly
began to advance upon the crowd Of unem-
ployed The crowd fell back. In fifteen
minutes the square was cleared and the
barefocted men and women scattered into
the side streets
About 1000 men, it was reliably esti-
mated, were arrested In Warsaw and the
vicinity soon after the entry of the Pade-
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
Gossiips

1t took William Allen White to teach
us that women's gossip is the backbone
Of democracy and the personal column;
it has taken Mrs. Elenia Ivonia to re-
mind us that gossip is also the first aid
TO the Police Department.
Too often mschievous, frequently
working great injustice, nevertheless the
gossip Of the neghbors is the first fac
tor in community life, as it would be
unnecessary to remind the dwclcr in
the small town.
1t is only in the large city that af-
fairs grow too unwieldy for feminine
control and the Police Department takes
the place Of the sewing circle
Yet where the police fell down on
their job when a dearly loved infant
disappeared from it's pcrambulator in
front Of department store it was
feminine gossip that came again into it's
own and solved the problem. Just be-
cause Mrs. Ivonia could not understand
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13

how dark haired Italian woman could
have fair, blond baby, suspicion at
tached itself to the stranger in the
block. Suspicion fed on repetition. One
can hear the tongues clacking as the
iceman ratified by. Then along came an
addition to the group-some one who re-
membered newspaper story about the
"white baby" belonging to a Finnish
couple which had been kidnapped. That
was all there was to it-except that
now, thanks to Mrs. Ivonias busy
tongue, the baby is restored and two
persons are held in $4,000 bail in the
Harlem iail.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13

The commission stopped IN such cities as
Kovno, Grodno, Suwalki. Everywhere the
people showed plainly enough their need
of food, and they asked for it from the
commission. But when the subject of trans
portation came up-how the food was to
be shipped into these cities of the interior
from Danzig-the people in the towns
pleaded in one voice: Send it any way az
all, but not through Poland"
The American Food Commission was
forced to partake of dinners, and even
breakfasts, given in its honor by the CRATE
full citizens of these cities, and to listen
to speeches and translations of these
speeches. Not a speech but that con-
tanned plea to be spared Polish occupa-
ton. Not a speech but that contained
a recital of horrors charged to Polish SOL
diers.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
The Anarchizing Business

The material rewards of the dynamit-
ing profession do not seem bad. The
physical risks of the business are great,
but the bomber, as long as he remains,
seems to have no right to complain of
economic submorgence.
These deductions flow from what is
known of the man who exploded the
Palmer house and himself with it, His
clothes were of excellent quality and
new. His shoes were Of sound leather,
and attached were rubber heels that give
the springy step of youth. There was a
laundry ticket, attesting no debarment
from the delights Of personal cleanli-
ness.
Traced to New York, it is found that
the necktie that decorated the bomber's
throat cost $1.30; that he asked the
haberdasher for the best in his shop.
The cobber who added luxury to his
footgear says his pockets jingled. Not
misery and want gave birth to the deed
The man, as sketched by his possessions
shared the material pleasures Of hated
America. One can see dapper figure
taking train for Washington with
death-dcaling bundle.
Anarchists seldom work They are
hat passers They have passion for
collections. The vocation is a tollcss
one, yet gainful. It's followers not often
regarding their business seriously, pet
their pleasure by rantng. But along
comes a chap with an inward urge to
make his deeds square with his words.
He acts, and the brotherhood finds pick
ups few. The industry is injured.
Some day lodge Of anarchists may ar
rive with humor enough to condemn the
actionist as an enemy to his class.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
Common, Masses
Looking ahead

And then | sought former Prime Minister
Daszynski, who is the leader of the Polish
Socialist Party, known as the P S. P He
dramatized the struggle in the Diet for
thus:
"What you see here is struggle between
reason and prejudice. The parties of the
Right are unreasonable. They live in the
atm osphere of the eighteenth century. They
are prejudiced against the people, The
masses are a mob to them, to be disposed
of any way at all. The world shaking
events which have taken place all over
Europe have not made our nobility more
tractable. On the contrary, it has made
them peevish. They have set their teeth
against letting in the light of the twen-
tieth century into Poland. You have the
paradox in Poland Of the common masses
looking ahead. and the educated nobility
looking backward, clinging to the romantic
medievalsm which has been smashed everv-
where outside Of Poland"
travelled through a part of the terri
tory held by Polands army of occupation
White Russia, Lithuania, Volhynia-in
March with commission Of the American
Relief Administration which vent to in
vestigate the food situation in Lithuania.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
Charges against
Polish Military

Soon afterward American food was COM
ing through to kovno, but it was coming
by way of Libau and Memel-not via War
saw and Poland, although that would have
been the most direct route
One of the most frequent complaints
against the Polish military made by the
peoples in the occupied territories was the
seemingly purposed attempt on the part
of the Polish soldiers to destroy the edu-
cational system of the country they occu-
pied. Upon entering a city, it was said,
they invariably chose the school building.
and especially the high school (gymna-
sium) to turn into barrack The Polish
soldiers, it was charged, not only broke up
the furniture in such schools, but even
burned the textbooks
The council of ministers of the White
Russian government, which is temporarily
located at Grodno, presented a memoran-
dun to the peace conference in Paris ask
ing the Allied governments to put a check
"to the atrocities committed by the Polish
soldiers and government in occupied White
Russian territory" The memorandum af-
ter citing the oppression of the country by
the Polish troops, attributes this to q con-
certed policy on the part of the Polish
clergy, which, it says, is anxious to destroy
White Russian education and language. so
as to get the White Russian people, which
number more than 5000 900, to join the
Catholic Church. The " hite Russians at
present are Greek Catholics. The portion
of the document protesting against the
"atrocities" upon the peasantry practised
by the Polish soldiers says, in part:
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
Labor's 8 Good Sense
Wrom The Phtlndelnhin RcooraA

WT0# TIC 7'H11ddephid Rccord)
The labor convention at Atlantic Civ
that overwhelmingly voted down n roso,u-
ton asking for clemcncy for Eugene "
Dcps gave pretty convincing dcmonstra-
ton OF the slight hold socialistic doctrines
nave on the average American working
man. Under President Gompcrs the Fed
Grafton Of Labor has become a bulwark Of
conservatism against the anarchistc ideas
OF such criminals as those who INDUCED In
bomb throwing last week Tho American
worker is at once too prosperous and too
intelligent to be easily deceived by the
sophistrics of Bolshcvism. Their fai,,'re
In Russia was hardly necessary to con-
vince him that they could not be applied
in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
White Russian
erritory Sought

Polish imperalists are plainly stretch
ing out their hands after White Russian
territory. The Polish army is
constantly strengthening its positions in
White Russia. The Polish government has
established in its War Department an es-
peclal military department of Lithuania
and White Russia, which began operations
on December 81, 1918. At first the Poles
occupied Wilma, but when their troops were
driven out of the city they went into the
White Russian provinces and there are
squatting upon the population, robbnc tho
peasantry, requisitioning things withou.
paying for them, taking away from the
peasantry all eatabes, taking awav horses.
clothing and shoes. In addition to these rob
berries, they lay financial contributions upon
the peasantry. They break UP every form Of
sef-government which exists in these viz
lagos by threatening the members Of the
peasant councils and arresting them with
out provocation The White Russian govern
ment is flooded with complaints from these
people in the provinces against the bandit
ism of the Polish legionaries jthe Published
documents containing these complaints are
herewith inclosed). These complaints had
been submitted to the Polish government
through It's diplomatic agent in charge
here But the only answer that the Polish
government made to them was TO commend
the leaders of these Polish bands as the
brave defenders of the Eastern frontiers of
Poland.'"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-13
TTALF an hour after the music and
LAUGHTER had died down in the fash

TTALF an hour after the music and
laughter had died down in the fash
ionable cafes Of Warsaw's main
street, the Novy SWAT, there suddenly
came the tramp of soldiers marching
moment later the troops marched In from
a side street, their bayonets gistening in
the light of the electric lamps.
"a strange parade remarked the
American officer who accompanied me, "a
parade at midnight-and without music"
We stopped on the sidewalk to watch. 1t
was not q parade. The soldiers were a
military guard, surrounding a hundred OF
more prisoners, who were being marched
in pairs. The prisoners were young and
middle-aged men. There we're eight or
ten women. About half were dressed like
workingmen the others were of the intel
lectual and artistic type.
Az the end Of the procession came two
droshkes (cabs). A middle aged man, with
flowing beard and the long hair of a
professor or poet, sat in one of them.
He was pale and evidently too sick to walk.
Another droshke was occupied by two
women, who were likewise extremely pale,
but who sat with heads erect.