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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30

"Trur. women's fashions ar" so I'm
modest - to shock the pure. said j
Fuller Gloom. "rhe summers are also
hotter and the winters colder THIN they
ever were before. Just as usual the
country l. gong hradlung TO the dogs.
Every town IN America has NOR fools
and crooks and goSSli'> N II. in pr lor.
,Ion Ia lis size than any other town In
Amerlcn. The poor nrr always growing
kunrer and the rich growing fntte:
The end of the world is always AT
hand aud probably always will he. In
fact. there is evcrlr StinglN som thing
to no, about. II ven want I" howl
The women have always worn "Xactly
what they pleased III Just the manner
that suited them best. and there never
was and never will he any help for IT,
And I! tllpir diaphhntInS gnrb otfends
you there is no law compelling You to
keep d.ing around until you get
conIel, woman hrtwiXt Yourself and
the sun. confound you !"-kansas City
Star
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
Ecv,i a" artr,s ut Building.

A S;'H ". nc,%vo w"ll'"a reilly cner-
ntnr hus I,lrrn"1 novel hn i,.iUr Her
!t,r Is 10 uiil'n' a et""p huff 40 f.
high. On Ii sc pro,'Hse> 30 erect
series Of apartments runn'n" In stair
step fashion fr.m HE street down TO
tn wn;er NJ San Flunci$cn i'ny.
II T. prupn'pd to hav" each apart
n,"nt ,Gu'pp d with ITS own elevator
en':ulrr, prr."in ant rhf GARDEN
Will, II IA 'a-rWerrd mel n"a elevate.
rrnnrc''n" MI with Ne private what
for fishing rad ht'u W.. plher h'H.
tres projected nr".n sp"cia'ly Ma"ln "
Sru-v nt"r lnti.'n" tank and g'tSN ~
closed and II heated rlayg?nind for
ch llrrn ON the beach S:tnm h"Es.
ha. Wa r luIlHr! garage h'N.ar''.
club and ban rooms are to he provided
Ms matters OF cuurS'. II Z site cnin-
mands fine view 1T the Golden Gnte
and The sea outside. according to the
Prospectus and II is said the apart
nltnt". which will rent ut q prohibitiv,
Cor most of uS) price. are already
unher lease. even before the building
has bccn startcd.--KansnS City Star,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
ATHLETICS FOR
MERCHANT 'C0BS'
Sports of All Kinds Provided for
Men in Training.
BASEBALL IS MOST POPULAR
Basketball, Swimming, Rowing Races
Boxinn @ad Track Contests Are Al
Encouraged as Part Of Training
to Fit Men for Duties at Sea-MilI.
tary Setting Up Exercises Given Un.
der Direction Of Athletic Trainer.

Athletics for merchant sailors were
unheard of until the United States
shipping board began to develop the
country's trade fleets.
Now at the training stations, main
tnined nv the boards recruiting serN'
Ice. where young Americans by the
thousands have been fitted fer serv,
ice in merchant crews, IT is the nc
cepted rule to maintain q full s"h"d
nle of athletic events, for the benefit
of the apprentices in training
These apprentices are all Amor
lean young men, majority Of Nhnm
have played inseball az home. nni al
of whom are interested IN the n,'inn
al game. At the trimming stations oF
the merchant marine, where they
spend their time when ashore. In their
two months period Of training, tho,
find Il fine. bail team or merchant mar,
iners to engage their attention.
The team plays similar teams IN the
army or the navy, and the m"rriitn.
marine boys are given plenty ct op-
portunity to root for their oM serv
Ice.
In addition to baseball, the ner
chant marine apprentices 90 In for
basketball In season, for boxing. track
events and rowing. They are taught
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30

to har lie an oar in an eight-oared life
boat, ana having got, TO the point
whC"e catching crabs is reduced to a
reasonable minimum, they are pitted
in luc,s against the navy.
Athletic Instructor a Soldier.
Furthermore. they are given mill
tary Soup, squad-righting and squad
letting until they get the drill down
pat. They also take the stiffest sort
of caiisthenic drill like veterans.
All this is done to keep the boys At
physically and mentally, while they
are in training for sea service
The shipping boards athletic system
has been developed in the last four
months under Arthur f. Cooley, third
officer OF the training ship Meade, sta
ton nip at the Atlantic base OF the
recruiting service at Boston.
The personality of Third Officer
COot,y, who also has the title of ath.
lett' iircctGr, is in keeping with his
picturesque job. He is Il soldier, with
long and varied career, IL veteran of
the Philippine campaigns, crack shot
with the big guns of the coast artil-
lery, baseball player, a football
player and drill master.
Born in Chattanooga Tenn. IS years
ago, Mr.. Cooley enlisted in the
Amy for the Spanish war. After
serving three years in the Philippines,
fighting in Panay, Cebu and Negroes.
and playing ball in the Manila scrv-
ice league when fighting was not
brisk, Cooley came back to his ma.
tive land and played hall on the Third
United States infantry team in Ken
lucky.
Wins Commission.
Transferred to Governors island,
he next played in the Coast Defense
team of New York.
In 1909 he went into the coast ar
tillery and was stationed at Newport,
r. l., as a plotter in the big gun bat
teries of the coast defense.
The big broil brought Mr.. Cooley
shoulder straps. In 1917 he became
a lieutenant in the army. For two
years he served as assistant provost
marshal at Boston,
January 10, 1919, Mr.. Cooley Joined
the recruiting service Of the United
States shipping board as athletic Off
Ger at the Atlantic base and fourth
officer at the Meade, from which rat
ing he was soon promoted tU third Off.
Ger.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
GUN COTTON BASIS OF SILK
French inventor, After Long Study,
Has Evolved O Truly Wonderful
Artificial Product,

According to Count Hilalre. inventor
duced by vast factories In Switzerland.
Belgium, France. England and the
United States. II has for Its basis moth.
Ing less than gun cotton. One OF III"
grcntest problems he had 10 solve In
pcrsertlng II for everyday use was TO
render IL noneXploSive.
The gun cotton under the chnrd"n.
net process Is first dissolved In mix.
tlre of alcohol and ether and then
spun through fine capillary tubes by
means of hydraulic presses.
Other chemical processes give Y In
cnmhustible and nonexplosive quail.
lies. together with the consistency npd
the transparency OF the finest silk from
Japan or China.
1t took just 80 years of the 80 which
Count Hlaire has completed To per.
frrt his discovery and render II Of act.
nal and practical commercial value,
The illustrious chemist and scientist
has just been elected to the supreme
| NOR of membership In the French
Academy Of Sciences for his discovery
" how to put on" over on the silH'
worms. During the war he had been
decorated by the French minister of
wHr with The Cross of a Chrvnli"r ct
the Legion Of Honor for discoveries
relative to the manufacture Of high ex-
pl"$ircS growing out of his researches
made primarily to render artificial silk
stockings n0neXploSive.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
MADE RECORD DIElNG WAR
Soldiers Proud Of "StErs and Stripes"
Official Organ of American
Troops in France

rae most remarkable p,lh'i,rtinr
norm of IN" war appears 10 have been
'"The Stars and Stripes" As it went
out of business with the final scat
ter!ng of lis staff in .Trne its record is
no" open ~ the public.
The pu''licHti0n was rs is we'll
known. III" official 0rr"n Of the Amer
can eXrcdltinuary forces in France.
and there. is no doubt that it lived up
to lis diwnitv in n handsome mnnnpr Il
Stnq"d with n circulation of 81 0nN
and this was increased to $50 GOn in
less thHn IL year II maintained -
French war orphan fund to which 80
600 Sn!-crS copyrighted onNo n0H
frHncs. and in its lf months IF life the
paper cleared 3 800 600 frames.
There are other "details of itS proc.
ress and IT'S work among which is on.
to the effect that It printed 600 poems
by snlIier% and rejected 2O,G@
1 Tho Editor and Publisher p"ntS ~.
extended r"V;nw If the nri.nrnnIiSh.
: mrnts of ~" paper. ana from il 80
slCnrn thn' It's :taT Mt on. ii,l" or nm.
amrn. Amnnr them w"ro Snr7t NJ
Ihil'r IUn '',n. lSin;tg. So. ,.5'nr n"''
Srr-t. y hcri | Snndir STAFF "ufr"uhn
tor. both CicrC'af4lgrS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
QUEEN CONvOYs SUPPLIES
Marie Of Roumania Gets Three Car
loads From Red Cross
at Paris.

Bucharest, acknowledgement Marie
Of RoumanIa Is assisting In the dis
tribution of a traihoad of American
Red Cross supplies, which she per
sonally conveyed from Paris to Bulk
harest. During her recent visit to
France. the queen made known the
emergency medical needs of the Rou-
manian soldiers and refugees. She OBJ
tanned three carloads of medical and
surgical equipment from the Red
Cross and had these cars attached to
the royal train on her return journey.
Upon arrival here the supplies were
Immediately dispatched to central
points for distribution to the military
hospitals which were in need Other
supplies were set aside for the refu-
gees fleeing from the fighting zone In
R'SSarnhia
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
Az American Solomon.

Th" story Is told Of member Of
the American Red Cross. somewhere
on the Syrian side Of the African con-
tin'ni. who found himself faced with
something Of the same problem the
solution of which earned for Solomon,
in ancient days, the reputation of be-
Ing the wisest Of men. On this occa-
sion the child was that of an A-me-
nian woman. found In the house of
Turk III AleppO, and who the mother
said. had been taken from her when
three years old. The child she claimed
aS hers was little girl Of seven years
and she gave no sign of recognizing
her mother. The American was puz-
zled to know what to do. An idea
struck him. He told the mother to
sing the lullabies with which she had
been used to rock her baby to sleep.
The little girl looked astonlshed and
thoughtful: then she smiled Memory
had awakened, and the Armenian
woman had recovered her child.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
AzC..S TT A. cT:,..C5T.LL
Pes !, r., Rcs chcgr L ~t'e Change
in l.: .nt"ry---i.c:: Tr7Ge in
Sugar ard Teas >.

Thr p.'' ii'n!inn o. the Arc" Is
about -.'.tiEm !ilr nuEl.yr nf int ahi-
tartS havin" clinn.r"d. hui li1.iC H. rhe
last "e:t''lrA. end II anyth ne, H. ing
dm'ni he'd This f:'r' ;S ,r.,i ably due
rl'r" TO v;r.r',s p1iiticni and s.'i.iaf
conditions ll;an to climatic, a"ril,il-
tltrui .Gr ni!!rr "',",l,t!n,iS nf he
iSl"nds In The ra"ly days the i'nrtu-
gucse literally FRA s"ti G. ne on fha
islands and established II !a"-e sugar
trade with Ergland and other r,nn.
tres. Tuh;ccn and fruits were also
prOhuc, d IN Great Gii"nIitirs. hut. Win
he discovery and 'rttlc;ncnt of EwiZ'i
ant ether So nth Auieritan co,lriricS,
Portugal rather disc'n"nged rr"'nc-
ton III the Azores in order 10 aid h"r
colonies IN ~ nth America. With he
s.r-ar ard ,nl'arco ira,l. sn~tchr'l frot,
III m the AZnrtnns BEGAN the cultiva-
ton OF the Vine. and the mnkfhS OF
wint ard other 'iunnrs hecnme one ut
the chef in,.nstries nf the '"'anCS.
The \. nu'atinn consists mainly or
Portuguese. Moorish. and F.Cla:Hli sr'-
tl"r;. vi !, II few negroes ami fair
sprnk:lis of English settlers.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
ST. THOMAS PICKS Up
American Port Aegains Former
Marine Standing.
improvements Slow During the War,
but Ships Are Now Calling
Regularly.

st. Thomas. Virgin ISlands.-ThiS
Americas port is beginning to regain
some Of its former maritime impor-
lance Owing to The war, mprcve
mcnts IN this direction have been slew
since the Virgin islands We're pur-
chased from Denmark, but now, after
considerable agitation by business lnen
of st. Thomas, American steamers are
beginning to call here. This is the
result of representations which have
been made to Washington III behalf Of
the inhabitants OF the islands.
The islanders feel that American
steamship owners, ana especially the
shipping board at Washington, have
heretofore overlooked the facilities of
the harbor of st. Thomas for provid-
Ing coal, fuel oil, and other stores.
While few American steamers have
been calling at st. Thomas for sup
plies, many have called at the ne.Ih-
boring British islands, where facilitie"
are not considered as good as here.
The price of coal is cheaper at ST.
Thomas than ut the British islands.
To bring tniS matter before the shin
ping board and to obtain all the help
possible from the American peOple and
congress, meeting of the inhabitants
of the Virgin island was held here.
Resolutions We're adopted calling the
attention OF tn" shipping board to the
facilities of the port. such as ii pier
5000 feet long with thirty-?LG feet OF
water alongside and all up-tOttatsA all
pliancrs for the qui dispatch of va
stls wanting coal, water, fuel oil anG
other stores.
The resolution WIGS carried to Wash
ingtm by Darwin q. Curry, c0l!Ccto"
OF customs, who laiG ii before the skip
ping board. Mr.. Curry has since re-
turned and reports that that board,
mcnhers of congress, and American
business men have promised to do all
they can for the island.
Another oil depot is being erected
here to meet increased demands. The
people of st. Thomas believe it pos
ScSSeS far better facilities ihHn most
other West India islands. and are de-
termined to make known its avnilahlli.
" as port OF call for supplying
steamers
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
Scientific Management.

at doesn't do to swallow all the
stories you hear about the efficacy of
scientific management. hut | heard one
the other day that | can well believe"
Senator Cummns. the speaker. was
entertaining a luncheon party at Al
lantic City.
$50 your wife refused to marcy you
when YOU first proposed to her? | said
to Brown during a conii,l"ninl cat
one day. Did you keep "n pursuing
her till Shr cOnSented?'
"'N0t much :. Brown replied crnftily.
I went ont and mnde fortune. VIII n
I came back II was she who did the
plIreuin"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
FRANCES HEAVY WAR BILL
Military Expenses and Damages Total
$4,000 oCOOCc.

Frances total war bill will aggre.
gate $3S, COO On0,G00, according to n
Dubois, who recently rendered re.
port to the peace commission.
NJ Dubois said the material damage
done in the invaded departments
amounted to So H67,000000. This
amount, he said, had been verified by
committee of engineers, architects.
manufacturers Nnd agriculturists. He
added that the damage done to agri'
culture was said to aggregate $1,000
100000. The money paid for CONNER
cial enterprises, military expenses ana
for pensions br"u2ht the damages uI
to the huge aggregate total.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
.2es oooooo was allotted to nat,ona,

s263 OO0O0O was allotted to national
headquarters while Sl37.OOO OoO went
to the chanters TO finance Their ac-
.tivities. Expenditures in the twenty
months total,ed S273,O0OOOO divided
as follows: BY national headquarters
IN France. $57 900 900; els awhe"e over
seas, $6+ 600 900: in the United 'es
Sis 600 600: by chapters in the United
States, St3,000000; cost of chapter
produced articles distributed In
France, $50 600 600, elsewhere over
SEAS SO 100000; in the United States.
$4,000 900, making total expenditures
In France, SS2,000,0OO elsewhere over
seas, S72000,OO0; In the United Safes,
$4,000, 900.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
t-arTa oilato.

A tomato ",c,.~hinG over two pounds,
raised by Mrs. l.. Q. Mayer of Kinder
hook, Pa. is attracting considerable
attention, due 70 the early and large
growth. Ii Is the only one ripened on
the stalk, 1t is Of the Stone variety.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
Husband Fled on Wedding Day.

Charging that her husband Frank
her in one day, Mrs. Laura Norton
OF San Francisco, has secured q d.
vorce in the superior court.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-10-30
euards SAVED .1.o5o Persons In Year

Twelve hH1dr"! and fifty persons
were saved from drowning last yeai
by the United States coast guard
service.
Williams news., 1919-08-15
NO U. S. AIRPLANES
 BURNED IN FRANCE

w aSnlngCOn U. C." NO AHl- erican airplanes were burned in bonfire in France or any, where else, General M. M. Pat rick, former Commander of the aviation section of the A. B. F.. told a house. subcommittee which is Investigating aircraft. producton.
 The report of the destruction of million dollars worth of airplanes in France, it was ex. plained, probably had it's origin in the burning of scrapped ma terial near the headquarters of the American Expeditionary Force. After the signing of the Armistice, General Patrick named a board of survey and every airplane in the A. E. F. was carefully inspected. Those that could be of use in the United States were crated and sent home. Those that could not be so disposed of with prop. CT economy, but which could be repaired and used, were sold to the allies. The remainder were salvaged and every part that would bring a penny was sold or saved, Gen. Patrick declar- ed. There was collected large quantity of worthless wooden, parts which were used for fuel or destroyed.
 "That any airplanes were burned up needlessly or waste fully is absolutely incorrect. " General Patrick emphaticallN declared.
 High tribute to the value of the Liberty motor was paid by General Patrick, who said. that in his opinion it was a wonder full motor and probably. the greatest contribution to iavia4i tion during he war. .'' 3s a..'' ..a, s,sH .' Jse Thousands Liberty Motors
 More than fifteen thousand of these motors,were shipped to France. The British and French thought so highly of the Liberty engine that they were very anxious. for the equipment of their, own planes, and con- tracted for several thousand. beforegthe, Armistice was signa' ed.ps 6Fa ss0gsras5 @oF S1assl
 sas:S;i ESQ S& -ssis'
Williams news., 1919-08-15
ALL MUST SUPPORT
 ~ LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Covenant of the League of Nations will create a situa- tion which will at least greatly restrict and lessen the chances of war between nations. Dis putes between individuals are settled by our courts and we as- sume as a matter of course that no one shall turn to physical force. The present war has brought before mankind, more wildly than anything else in history, the folly and waste and crime of war. We see it's ter rible devastation we see it's terrible. sufferings. All civiliz- ed mankind will struggle for years to overcome the burdens of this war. With our advance in education, with our means of disseminating information, we certainly have reached the point where public judgment should support an understand ing between nations that tends to throw up barriers in the path of forces gathering for war.
 That the covenant of the League of Nations itself pre- sents a real constructive meth cd whic h undoubtedly will greatly tend to restrict war must be admitted by all. As such, all should give it help and support. s7sl z.a v
 ANDREW J. PETERS, Mayor of Boston.
Williams news., 1919-08-15
THE MILLIaHMs NEWS
.AXla:,catio,n From Duty:
Asi .ftsratss.--v----- s.i,

os ]. The heat of sumner, though H beea discomfort. to all, others in Maghfng ion, hasfa proved a, co @consenience ence ifo the.Repqhhcan F leadersqof the afzRepre- sentitives. It has. provided
 months recess. from the pain
 and labor of doing nothing them with an excuse for a
 While in their refuges blythe sea or in the mountains far from the torrid halls of con gress-the Republican leaders may contemplate their recent record of "master1y inactivity"
 In two months special sess- ion. which they sought to conn pei Presid ent Wilson, to call for their own partisan purposes. the Republicansgahave passed
 only those bills which t could
 and would have been enacted by the previous Democratic Congress but for the filibuster in the Senate last March. - =. As to the vital legislation which President Wilson rec commended, which the coun- try demanded and which the Republicans promised, they have done worse than nothing. They have not merely failed to act-by bickerings and jealous ies among themselves they have made affirmative action inn possible. Great measures of reconstruction for the adopt ion of which the special session
 was called have either been de- feated or allowed to 90 with out the slightest consideration.
 Legislation for the railroads. the passage of the reclamation act, the reorgahization of the army, the adoption of pro- gram for the development of water power.the establishment of a budget system, the out lining of maritime policy, the abolition of luxury taxes, the safeguarding of. immigration, the protection of American ip' dustries created. by the war, notably the manufacture ofdye stuffs- -all these are in thecat- alogue of Republican omissions.
Williams news., 1919-08-15
Home Grown Fruit

One of the popular fallacieS about the possibilities of the soil and climate about Williams is that in regard to growing fruit. Most people have long held the opinion that no fruit of any value could be grown in this locality. That this is a mis- take has been proven this yea- by the few fruit trees about town. Mrs. James Kennedy has some of the finest early ap- ples ever grown anywhere and she has had cherries, crab ap- ples and apricots, all of fine quality. Pat Roman has few apple trees that are bearing heavily this season, and the fruit is. of good quality. The trees about the old water tower are loaded with fruit, and there are other fruit. trees in the yards about town, all of which are yielding bounteously. Will Hams can raise apples, plums, peaches, apricots and cherries of finest quality. That has been proven. Next spring should witness the planting of fruit trees about Williams.
Williams news., 1919-08-15

Replying to criticisms from Republican members of the in- vestigating committee, General Patrick said America built only the heavier planes at the urgent request of the British and French, who were in a position, to supply all the smaller and faster pursuit planes that were needed. General Patrick also expressed the opinion that the building of planes by the. french was in no manner delay ed by any failure of America to furnish supplies.
 The American Aviation pro- gram had gained great momen- tum at the signing of the Armis- tice and at that time called for 1858 American aero suuadrons. of twenty machines each, to be used with the army of eighty fl fghting divisions General Per shing and the war department planned to have at the front by July, 1919, if the war had con tinued.
 General Patrick dec'ared that the American-built planes used at the front, all equipped with liberty motors were equal to any in the allied or enemy armies. Any delays that may have arisen he declared, were the fault of no one, but were ascribabEe to circumstances which were very similar to those the British and French encountered. There was the best of cooperation between those back home who were
Williams news., 1919-08-15

Marshal Burns placed in con- finen1ent, Tuesday evening, two young men, who claimed to, be from New York and Pennsyl- vania respectively. The mar shal exhibited a wicked looking ,45 colts revolver taken off one of the men, as proof that they either lied about where they came from, otherwise all men who carry the big gats in their bootlegs, do not hail from Ari- zona, or New Mexico, as is com- monly believed in the. effete east.
 One of the men was fined S2O.OO by Judge Button. The other on whom no gun was found, was let off with a warn ing.
Williams news., 1919-08-15
'sJim" Mann won't

t.l ''Jim" Mann won't enlarge
 the steering r committee'' of the House of Representatives, he announces. The Republican maj ority, in that branch of Con gress has found, ,sthe present ,number and persoiiIfel ofsthe committee fully able to furnis more trouble than the
 leaders could settle. eer.r
Williams news., 1919-08-15

' Senator Primrose is again in print ewithsa promise of "secon- omy" in governmental expendi- lures. If the country could only cash Republican promises the national debt would be paid every Saturday night.