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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
HOG RoU!S EXPRESS MAN
Becomes Peevish at Being Grated VI
and Packed in Car.

Expressing genuine peevlshness
being Grated up and packed in an eN
press car instead OF being housed II
a regulation stock car, large ho
was responsible for much eXcitemel
and more delay when II went Oh
rampage In an express car Short!
after the train had lfft Garretson
S. ID.
SCATTERING Its crate into smither
Gems. the huge pOrker chased express
men to cover in short order. The
train was stopped and passengers and
the train crew together after consid
cradle effort coaXed the curlytailed
grunter back into its badly jammcd
crate.
The train was again started. The
pOrker was quiet for Il short time
and stop number two was made by the
train and the train crew and pasSen-
gers summoned for the second time
when the animal almost wrecked the
crate again. After express matter In
the car had been turned tOpsy-turVy
and the confusion made general, the
restless swine was trapped and forced
to submit to imprisonment during the
remainder of the trip.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
HERBERT HOOVER ASKS MARYLAND
TO ShTE 100000 STARVING
CHILDREN \ EUROPE
He Appeals for Great National Collection" of
$33,oOo,oOO Beginning on Sunday, December 10Th,
to Feed Them Until the Next Harvest Brings
Relief. He knows Maryland will Respond.

Herbert Hoover asks Maryland
to help save $4,000 starving
children in Eastern and Central
Europe. Unless help is given a,
once, he declares. they will die.
In an appeal to representative
men and women OF the State Her
Der Hoover. head OF the Belgian
Relief Commission, Food Com
missioner during the war and
head OF the American Relief Ad-
ministration, asks them to organ
ize the State so that every man,
woman and child in Maryland is
given an opportunity to help save
these children. A total OF $685.
100000 will be required.
His appeal met a ready re-
Spouse here. The very day his
kilograms, which were backed by
the European Relief Council,
which is composed Of the eight
great war relief organizations Of
America, were received, imme-
date steps were taken to start
the machinery in motion to or
ganize Baltimore and each OF the
counties. Great speed was pos
sible owing to the fact that the
various city and county organize
tions, which did such splendid
work during the war, were at
once recalled into service.
Though the appeal was recciv-
ed only three days before going
to press considerable progress
has already been made. 1t is
certain that Maryland will sur
pass her generous-hearted gifts
OF the past to suffering humanity.
Mr.. Iioover's call has brought
into service again men and
women who bore the brunt OF the
home work during the war.
George S. Jackson, who was as,
sociated with him in the Food
Commission and who later spent
year in under him in relief
work in Europe, and William H.
Maltbie, Food Commissioner for
Maryland, were called to the col
ors by the American Relief Ad.
ministration, and Walter B.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
TUBERCULOSIS AMONG NEGROES
THREE TIMES AS GREAT
AS WHITE

Whatever the cause, it is a fact
hat at present the negro death rate
from t"no!c.-iuS.s Is lDout three times
greater in proportion than that of the
White race. We have too long ne.
elected the negro tuberculosis prob
EN-.
At present there Is no sanitorium
"here tuberculosis negro patients
nay NJ sent. appropriation has
>een made, he :. md progress is
ing made b! r Jn,nttce.
Even when this Erov Sit been
made TACT, the negro isis
problem will not hayu b. ii.
IT this will at the utmo.t. care t.
comparatively f~w VINO ma. the dis
ease. The Ireva ntoriIm idea has
,aen demonstrated with the white
children. The same benefits should
Re extended to the colored children.
Much, however, can be done through
organization, education and demon
traton in better ng health among
nc co!ored people, and the Maryland
association Is beginning such activi
ties. The aim Is not only to do things
for the colored people to improve
their health, but to use their potential
forts to help tn mselves.
In stamping olt the disease among
tine co!or d ople the whites are be.
ng protected as well, for it is a fact
hat many Of our colored population
ONE into intimate daily contact with
the white population n th"ir HON,
Iany times the co,ored nurse girl
having active though unknown tuber
culosis, cares for white children, Many
times the colored cook, In like condi
ion. is preparing the food in the sam,
home. Is it not, therefore, matte
If selfproteCtion IS well as a greai
service to those who should have om
lip. to recognize the vital necessit!
If meeting and dealing with the col
pred tuberculosis problem?
Then buy Christmas tuberculosis
Seals literally.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16

10 companies operating steamers north
Of st. Louis, which connected with the
south bound lines at the Missouri port.
New Orleans. was then third city In
the United States.
"For Is years this great white feet,
numbering hundreds of boats, maze
the Mississippi lively all of the l,2oo
miles from New Orleans to st. Louis.
Then, in 1887, came the interstate
commerce act, allowing the railroads
to charge less for a long haul than
short one, provided the competition
was with water transportation. rms
was the beginning of the decline or
the feet, which was destined to all but
pass away In the next 30 years. From
third city I'm the Union, New Orleans
has sunk to seventeenth place, largely
I believe, because of the willful ana
wantOn destruction Of the steamboat
traffic on the l4000 miles of naviga-
bic inland waterways of the Missis-
sippi valley. The barges went first,
because they could not load their 6,OOO-
ton units at the rates they had to
charge, with the railroads undertaking
them. Then the side-wheel steamers
went out, and, last Of all, the stern
wheelers, which can be operated more
cheaply than the side-wheel boats. In
cIdentally. the side-wheelers are gone
forever, but the stern-wheelers. are
coming back rapidly.
Beats Railroads.
"In 1869 and 1870. the total cotton
crop of the United States was 1922
600 bales, of which New Orleans baled
and shipped 100000 bales, or 1875
per cent. Forty years later, In 1910,
when the cotton crop totaled l0,6OO,-
600 bales, or more than three times
the crop of 40 years before, New Or
leans sent out only $4,000 bales. or
90 per cent of the crop. Why? BE,
cause the steamers no longer cruised
the river banks, picking up here bale.
there hundred bales for the New Or
leans presses. But the steamers are
doing II this year, and / Will bring
back from Gpesnville and all along the
river some 1000 bales of cotton, Just
az ! used to pick 1t up when | first
went On the Mississippi 80 years ago.
THE report has been spread that
river transportation died because 1t
was too slow and could not keep rp
with the rapidity Of commerce in this
age. Too slow" and the captains
fine blue eyes glittered with scorn.
an n contest for slOwness the rail-
road freight car has no rival except
yoke of oxen. have seen the records
of historical society In which 1t was
proved that the farmers of Connect
cut transported freight by on team lWi
years ago In less time and at lower
cost than the same amount Of freight
is transported today by train hetWrN
the same Connection; points. The nv
erage distance travelled by freigh
car today is "a miles. The averae'
speed of freight by river is 17o miles
a day. Subtract 'em. That's why the
steamboat Is coming back"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
WILL USE NO MONEY
Big Eastern Concern Plans limo.
walton in Business.
Will Use Checks and Trade Accept.
ances to Make Payments of
All Kinds.

Rochester, N. VA large business
house having headquarters In this city
has undertaken to conduct its affairs
entirely without the use of money.
Instead Of currency, 1t intends to use
checks, trade acceptances and travel
checks to make payments of every
kind, including its pay roll. AS the
concern deals with more than 100000
individual customers, the result of the
experiment will be watched with inter-
est.
The cOmpany's reason for adopting
this method Is given as an effort to
demonstrate a means of ending the
epidemic Of payroll robberies and ITO
show that modern business may be
conducted most efficiently without the
use of small change thus leaving The
nations money where II belongs, in
the banks, to serve as the basis of
credit"
fares. hotel bills and railroad fares
for the company's force of several hun
dred statesmen and other -sundrics ara
to be paid by check.
All petty items, even the one-cent
postage stamp, will be paid henceforth
by check, and mo currency of any
amount or denomination is TO be car
ried- in any form as comapny prop.
erty."
To meet the pay roll Of Its factory,
tile company has offered to employees
either regular pay check or the OPP
ton OF receiving on pay day deposit
slip, showing that his earnings for
the week have been deposited TO his
credit in local bank. This plan is
expected by the house to prove popu-
lar with the thrifty class of employees
and to Increase the volume of bank
deposits. Executive employees who
have no banking account have been ad-
vised to start one at once.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
SENATE DlSPOSES OF "JUNK"
Champagne Cooler Among Antiques
Sold at Auction by Sergeant
at Arms.

Washtngton,-The senate went into
the salvage business by the sale at
auction of accumulated fixtures and
furniture of the senate. dating back
to the days of the Sixty-first con-
greSS.
A lemonade bowl, from which tired
senator's quencheh their thirst In the
cloak room, went for SO; cham
payne cooler, its senatorial function
not specified. brought ST. A sofa and
five big leather chairs we're knocked
down for SEQ Two of these chairs
formerly adorned the marble room. An
iceboX. formerly regular attendant
at finance committee deliberations,
went for s0ng.
An electric TinahOut. once the prop
erty of the late Senator Eikins of
West Virginia, and which had stood
for years in the senate garage,
brought $500. Altogether the SER
geant at arms collected $1,000.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16

Brooks, who did such great WORK
for the Red Cross responded to
its call. William H. Morriss was
summoned by. the Y. NJ. c. A..
Mrs. George S. Jackson by the
Y. w. c. A. and William S. Au.
men by the Knights Of Column.
bus; Julius Levy and Jacob
Epstein answered to the appeal
OF the Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee. Robert Garrett and
DR.. L. w. McCreary got into
harness for the Federal Council
OF Churches and Richard l.. Cary,
who has but recently returned
from relief work for German
babies, responded as the rep,
resentative Of the American
Friends Service Commission.
These men were appointed by the
eight organizations which COM
pose the European Relief Coun-
Gil to serve as the nucleus OF the
Maryland State Committee.
AT their first meeting a call went
to the leaders and workers in the
eight organizations in Baltimore
and each OF the counties to at
once mobilize for service, The
response was prompt and prac-
ticaHy unanimous.
Plans have been launched for
a great National Collection" to
begin on Sunday, December 10Th,
and to continue throughout the
holidays. The time in Maryland
is short, but it is believed that the
urgency OF the need will speed
things up enough to enable the
Churches to do their part on next
Sunday. 1t is realized that cry
to save suffering children is par
ticularly appropriate at the
Christmas season and that any
delay might hurt the fund. AS
Mr.. Hoover points oIt, this APP
peal admits no delay. The money
must begin coming in at once or
the children will die.
Frederick G. Boyce, Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Co.. has been
appointed treasurer for Maryland.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
POLICE CANNOT FIND HOME
Housing Shcrtsge Forces Action by
Village Council In New Jersey
Community.

Essex Falls. N. 1.-THE police force
of this village has threatened to resign
unlesss he can find real livable
house" in which to make his home
when Off duty.
Samuel Mullins Is his name. He is
chief of police, sergeant and patrol
man. Ey day he is expected to protect
the village from stray cows and by
night from proving robbers, hut IN
his spare time he has no satisfactory
home, because of the housing shortage.
The borough council intends to adopt
a resolution providing for the erection
of two houses. Then the city fathers
will double the present size of the po.
lice force.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16


Dundeary bird 1t not for isolation and loneliness but for
fellowship
another, "ALL HANDS AROUND" with nobody left
think of the which the Christmas originated
understand the
to be the occasion Of deep rejoicing and muf0rm gadness
Beyond festival had birth North
boea where the battle cold
darkness the light
and warmth began return should themselves loose
Of paroxysm Of joy.
southwark for there the the meant life
which perish
had Christ Badu Bdur the
who taking pity destroyed the
saved death We we'll blame the
H. Arst their religion largely of material typ-the
worship of the for Badu than the ideaized
the theologian
for OPTIMISM All is WELL Let not
be troubled Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof In reality
might confidence glad
not weeping and wailng"
Away guchiness and greed all doubt and dpair This
WILL Of and gadne
everywhere orthodox" and in order
If you do a during
have the full noble self and
worths and bavest sentiment assert itself the full
be unconfned! Again be said GALL is WELL The Sun
the Frost King the anarchists not
Constitution United
that nuguaed by veneaed Washington; spite Of the
lettering the condition of mankind will
life shall have
Old Death who awaits the end the little earthly
all that contrary to friend
north Atlantic need not be
reminded the uplifting and influence of the gulf stream
fairly
the rigid feelings let themselves loose singing
and aoun socay and enjoyment and the world
to refashioned for the better.
will and good cheer
confidence gadness 1t the gulf stream Of life
and comrad and mpartg all the glad of security and
victory
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
PLIGHT OF REFUGEE
CHILDREN TERRIBLE

one hundred thousand Russian refl
gees In P"lnni ahsOlutrl, destitute
according 10 0iliciml estimates. The
maturity "f ii'i are women and chill
dreh. The condition OF the latter par.
fieu'arly is pitiful and they viii he
among the b-hcii"iaries from the
~''"' "''oo f'ih" being raised by the
European Relic, Council. composed IF
eight lead ny American rel ag.nc... IS
for joint appeal In bel alf. OF the
millions OF little EurOpeuas who ,.n
look only 10 America for the food.
Clothing AM medical care that will
make 1t possiLl> tor them to survive
the winter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
Candy Eases Hummer.

Bellefonta;ne, O.-Locked in a box
car at Buffalo and not released for
more than 2f hours, Paul Harris ar
rived in Bellefontaine Tuesday. He
pleaded extenuatlon for having
broken into box Of candy in the
car. ut was all I had to eat" he
told Mayor Bowel, who fined him $40
and costs for larceny.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
For Causes BLINDNESS.

Wabash. Ind.-Mrs. George NJ. Rice
of Liberty Mills is temporarily blind.
ed as the result Of stepping on nail.
The wound was not serious, but fear
of blood poisoning caused the blood
vessels in both Mrs. Rice's eyes to
burst according to physicians. She
has taken to Fort Wayne hospita,
for treatment in an effort to restore
her eyesight.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
Fish Smiles When It Is
Caught Fourth Time

Reading. pa.--Four fishermen
from this city returned from Il
trip to creek near Aberdeen.
Lebanon county, with Il string Of
10 fine fish and a brand new va
riety OF fish story. Harry =.
Smith. Edward J. Dpins!nger.
Frederick s. Fox and Richard
Bayley were In the party. hut
Smith had only one of the fish.
Smiths big story developed when
he caught four small fish in sue
ression al one spot in the stream.
They were so small he threw
them back. The first and second
seemed very much alike, and the
ri was like unto twin to the
The fourth wore an eX-
resembling smile when
Smith pulled him out. and now
Smith asserts he caught the
same runt four times In success
sion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
Girls Good Machinists,
Says Bureau Director

MISUNDERSTANDING In ma
chine shops where light parts
are made Is advocated for girls
by Mary Anderson. director Of
women's bureau Of the United
States Department of Labor. "As
a result Of the war;" says the re-
port, women have gained new
position In industry not to be re-
lipquished. The fact that WON
en- render as good service In ma
chine shops as in clothing fac
tories makes It a public respon-
sibility to offer girls training in
these new occupations"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
By REV. THOMAS u. GREGORY

iR1STMAS both in it's ritual and in it's sentiment is
old Humanity itself. AS far back you can go we
find something very like the Yuetidc festival
OF rejoicing attended by somewhat boisterousy joyful
celebration. -.
About Christmas there is nothing that even approx
mates sectarianism any kind Of mental social
rowness ttleness Its spirit is broad humanity,
and all Of whatever creed geographical status
invited to, and entitled to. take part in its glad
festivities.
Very pitiful is the human being who in the midst of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-12-16
RIVER PACKETS
COMING BACK
TIE Day Returns for the mlssIs-
sippi Steamboat.
ATTRACTED BY LOWER Rates.

Steamboats,, Packets and Motorboats
Are Getting More Passengers ard
Freiaht Traffic Than They Have Had
In 50 Years-.175 Miles = Day Wa
ter Average Against "a Miles a Day
Freight Car Averaoe-some Ren'i'
nlscences.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21
u. S. NEEDSNEW
TAXLAW SAYS
N. Y. BANKER

Washington, d. C. Dec. 2i.-Busi-
ness OF the country is demanding and
must have revision OF the tax laws
II it is TO continue a healthy growth,
otto III Kahn, New YORK BANKER
told the house ways and means COM
mittee today. he denounced economic
aspects Of the treaty OF Neraatilea,
and declared for continuation OF IN
come surtaNes-
The excess profit tax must go"
Mr.. Kahn said
Mr.. Kahn explained, was a social and
economic necessity, but he warned
against excessive levies on higher in
comes on the ground that they did
not produce the maximum OF revenue
for which they were designed Ho
also said he opposed any exemption
under income tax provisions.
Chairman Fordney stated that he
and other members Of the committee
were in favor Of some kind OF a
sales tax as one OF the means Of
raising the four billions OF revenue
needed annually by the government.
Mr. kahn blamed "the present fl
nancial turmoil" for the predicament
in which the farmers find themselves.
He said their condition was not due %
financial delation because There has
not been any financial deflauon so
FAR"
Tazation. according TO Mr.. kahn.
was one OF the factors bringing about
a collapse I'm the market lie de-
clared &c was necessary that we re-
trace our steps and reestablish
saner and fairer system Of taxation
without any undue tenderness TO
capital"
Asked regarding recent proposals
to tax bank deposits. the witness
said such a step would be almost
calamitous" in its effect
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21

COTTON AREA
DISCONTINUED

Cleanup work being done in Fl Paso
county BY the federal Horticultural
board I'm an effort to eradicate the
pink boil worm has been discontinued
because Of the prohihltive cost Of the
work. 81 was learned Tuesday sidney
D. Smith. federal horticultural agent
here. said that il would cost about
SIS an acre TO clean up infested dis
tricts and that. with virtually the
whole lower valley infested the cost
would be too great TO permit con-
tinuance Of the work at this time
Unless the state Of Texas declares
il Paso county noncott0n growing
district. the federal horticultural
board may quarantine the entire state
Of Texas. according 10 a telegram re-
ceiVed by The Herald Tuesday from
washington II the entire state were
uuarantiued- it would mean no cotton
shipments could De made 10 domestic
markets from anywhere In the state
Mr. smith said he had heard nothing
OF such an alternative. II. C. stewart
manager Of the county farm bureau,
also said he had not heard OF any such
plan on the part OF the federal hortl-
cultural board
Assistant secretary OF agriculture
Davis is holding conferences with Of
ficials Of the state department in an
effort 10 devise a plan for handling
cotton shipments 70 Germany WASH
iuEton dispatches said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21
Schooner Captured But
Christmas Cargo" Gone

Seattle. Wash. Dec. 21.-Prohihition
enforcement officers today were at
tempting to locate a Christmas
cargo" OF several hundred cases Of
whisky. believed to have been landed
from a Canadian fishing schooner.
The schooner was captured and the
crew detained.
Two members OF the crew confessed,
prohibition director Donald A. Nc
Donald. announced today, TO landing
the whisky at Golden Gardens. Pre-
viously, they are said 70 have de-
clared, uniformed men posing as Off
GERS, overhauled the schooner and
exacted $1,000 and so cases Of liquor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21
COMPANY
GETS OIL LAND
NNEW MEXICO

Roswell. n. 81. Dee 21.-The IA
tfonaI Exploration company has pur-
chased the oil and gas lease on
3Iqs677 acres Of public land IN the
counties Of Chaves. De Baca. Lincoln
and Eddy. The leases are LOT ~
7-ears M Is cents an acre. or a total
81 s4790.52. The National company
was the only bidder for the lease
This clears up all the state land
that is TO be leased for oil and gas
DEVELOPMENT work. The purchaser IS
REQUIRED TO begin drilling within Is
months with a rig capable OF going
to a depth Of 5000. feet, and pay 70
the state one-eighth royalty OF all
oil and gas produced
II is the opinion OF many who have
closely followed operations here that
the National Exploration company
mas been delaying operations until
the last Of the 10 year leases were
perfected.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21
Rebaration Conference
To adjourn Thursday

Brussels, Belgium Dec 2L-lBy the
Associated Press PRO gress made
since the beginning OF the second fl
nauciaI conference has encouraged al
lied delegates 20 believe that when
the conference adjourns on Thursday
for Christmas, minor differences be-
tween them and the Germans viii
have disappeared
Both sides continue to be concilia-
tory, and the fact that the conference
viii reconvene on January 10, is con-
sidered as a hopeful augury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-21
30 YEAR RECORD
GIVING ELSE To
SICK BABIES

EltT years ago a able physician
perfected a prescription for the dis
orders OF babies bowels and stom-
achs, especially those disorders aris-
ing from teerhing- his remedy was
named Teethina-
Since the Introduction OF Teethiua
thousands Of mothers have blessed
It for its healing efficacy and for
the great relief e brings TO teeth
ing or fretful babies
sold by druggists or we VIII send
a full package postpaid for 81 cents.
Instructive booklet for mothers,
Baby" gladly sent FREE TO any
address. 1offett Laboratories, Co
lumbus, Ga--Adv-