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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
ON MOTOR TOUR

Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Williar of Balti-
more spent very pleasant time in Mr..
Williar's home town last week, visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Williar, and his sister Mrs. E. d. Cree
ger. While here they motored to An
tietam returning by way of Shep-
herdstown and Harper's Ferry. An
other day was spent in York, Pa, Wis
iting the children of the late Geo.
Damuth, formerly of Thurmont. On
Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Cree
ger and her daughter, Miss Margaret,
and her granddaughter, Miss Louise
Gall, they drove to Luray Caves, Va,
making the 260 miles in Ia hours driv-
ing time. Forty miles of the way is
extremely bad driving, ten of them be-
ing steep mountain roads in very bad
condition, ten of them old pike with
holes five to ten inches deep and the
other twenty rocky dirt road. The
road over the mountain will be in good
condition next summer as they are
now building good one.
The wonderful caves of Luray amply
repaid them for the long drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williar returned to
Baltimore Sunday night taking with
them Miss Mildred Williar who came
up to spend Sunday with her grand
parents. All were delighted with
their visit among the home folks in
the old home town.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
NO OPEN SEASON
ON WOOD DUCKS

The close season on wood ducks,
which has been in effect since 1918
under the provisions of the migratory
bird treaty act, will continue during
the hunting season this fall, according
to the Bureau of Biological Survey of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture. These birds may not be
killed anywhere in the United States.
The wood duck, or summer duck as it
is commonly known in-many localities,
is one of the most beautiful of native
game birds, and breeds practically
throughout the United States. For
merly it was threatened with eXtinc-
ton, but under the protection afforded
by the migratory bird treaty act dur
ing the past few years its numbers are
now beginning to show an increase.
Elder ducks and swans are also pro-
tected throughout the year.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
LOST SIX COWS

Last week Mr.. Charles P. Snurr of
Graceham cleaned out his silo-took
he old ensilage out and fed some to
his cattle and threw the remainder
into field in which the cattle were
pasturing. Next day six of his cows
were dead and number of others Sc
liously i'll. Drs. Zinkham, of Thur
mont and Martin of Emmitsburg, who
were called, said the ensilage caused
ptomain poisoning. The cows were of
the Holstein breed, and Mr.. Snurr says
they were good ones. Farmers hav-
ing silos on their premises should re-
member this lest they suffer loss in
the same manner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

The greatest event of the year in
the field of religious education in
Maryland will take place in Baltimore
October 18, 10 and 20, when the SOth
annual convention of the Maryland
Sunday School Association viii be held
with it's headquarters in the First
Methodist Episcopal Church and radi-
ating therefrom to four other churches
The largest number of Sunday School
workers ever assembled in Maryland
will be in attendance. The conven-
ton last year was the largest to date,
with 1349 enrolled delegates. More
than 1000 are expected this year. The
convention will occupy four other
churches beside First Church. SEES
sions will be held at Associate Con-
gregational Church, st. Michael and
All Angels Protestant Episcopal, st.
Marks Lutheran Church and st.
Johns Methodist Protestant Church.
The program will include more than
60 speakers from various States-New
York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware and the District of
Columbia. The speakers will include
Sunday School specialists, statesmen,
clergymen, educators and business
men.
Wednesday evening, October 1S, a
great pageant entitled "The Lamp"
will be presented in the Associate Con-
gregational Church. One hundred
and eighty people will participate.
Thursday evening two great simulta-
neous sessions will be held with re-
versed program.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
A Pronounced Success

The uniform success that has attend
ed the use of Chamberlain's Collie and
Diarrhoea Remedy in the relief and
cure of bowel complaints, both for
children and adults, has brought it
into almost universal use, so that it is
practically without rival and as ev-
eryone who has used it knows, it is
without an equal. Adv.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
LARGE TOMATO GROWTH

Mr.. Alonzo Stull of this place has in
his yard tomato vine of immense
growth and prolific production. 1t is
volunteer" which came out of the
ground within few inches of the cor
ner of the shed at the rear Of his res
idence. The plant separated into
two main branches which Mr.. Stull
trained to different sides of the build
ing. At present the longer branch is
more than twelve feet long. The en-
tire vine has produced fifty-eight to-
matoes, none less thon three inches in
diameter.
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AUTUMN FLOWERS

The flowers of autumn rival those
of spring in beauty and brightness
Many people think the fall-lowers
cosmos, aster, chrysanthemum, dahlia
and others the most beautiful of the
year, and perhaps not few the dahlia
as their favorite flower. All lovers OF
the beautiful will be both delighted
and instructed by the exhibition OF
dahlias to be given at Auburn Farm
Catoctin Furnace, Thursday, October
5, afternoon and evening.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28

Have you heard the old legend OF
he lad who chased the rainbow many
weary mile over hill and dale and
never found it? If you will go rain
bow-chasing on October 5, you will
have better luck and you won't have
far to go. You will find it at the
Dahlia Show at Auburn Farm, Catoc-
tin Furnace.
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SUPPER

The Ladies Aid Society of Gracehanl
will serve supper to those who wish it
on Saturday, October 81. Supper
will be ready at o'clock, at the home
of Mrs. Adam Zentz, and you can get
it at any time during the evening
And you can have apple pie and ice
cream for dessert, too.
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HE LIKES THURMONT

Mr.. J. Frost, who for number OF
years has been a regular visitor to
this. place, arrived here on Tuesday
He is still the same old joker as OF
yore. He says he likes Thurmont pref,
ty we'll, so he thought he would just
drop in on us to see if we are pre-,
pared for winter. He doesn't expect
to make a very long stay on this tril
but will come again later in the fall.
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Why Eddiss Whiri OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Why Eddies Whiri countsr-cIockWiss.
A correspondent writes to Scientific
American asking II II Is true that all
whirlwinds. tornadOes, cyclones. ty-
phoons movements Of air). mael'
stroms, water leaving washbOwl, or
bathtub movements Of water), unless
artlHcially interfered with. revolve
cOntra.clockwise. II so, what causes
this revolving always In that direction?
The answer is: 1.-THE rotary mo-
lions which you describe are caused
by the earth's rotation on Its axis.
They are cOunter.clOckwise In the
northern, and clOckwise In the south.
ern hemisphere"
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Citadel Of Quebec.

Quebec citadel Is a strong fortinca-
ton covering 40 acres Of ground. and
in it's present form It dates from 1873
The more modern fortifcations were
constructed In $4,000, substantially
on the lines Of the French works OF
1920. The citadel has been garri-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-09-28
NURSING CARBUNCLE

For the past two weeks DR.. e. C.
Kefauver of this place has been suffer-
ing from the effects of carbuncle on
his neck. Last Sunday he went to
Frederick City Hospital and under
went an operation. Latest reports
are that his condition is improving.
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NOTICE

The regular monthly meeting of the
7ranklinville Community Club will be
,eld in the school house Tuesday even
1g, October 8, at 1880 o'clock. A de-
'ghtful program is being prepared
Everyone is cordially invited to attend
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A Saoe's Limitations.

did you ever study the Darwinian
theory2
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum; II
can't see how 1t would help me In my
business. He offers no suggestions
that would assist me in fiattering the
self-esteem of my auditors. Darwin
was smart man, but no, politician"
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RAsERALL ON SATURDAY

The Thurmont Baseball Team will
have as an opponent on the local field
this Saturday afternoon the strong
Taneytown Team. The game will be-
gin at 800 o'clock and good one is
expected. Other games will likely be
arranged for future dates.
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IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION

IN GRATEFUL RECUGNTT1UN
To the good friends whose many
kindnesses to my wife helped to make
life pleasant for her, and whose SYM
pathetic help to me and my family in
a great sorrow is most sincerely appre-
ciated, l wish to express many thanks
in behalf of myself and family.
H. C. ANDERS
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DIR. FAHRN Ely
DIAGNOSTICIAN

Specialist In chronic diseases.
I make study and treatment
of any kind of disease the fam
lily Doctor is not curing. Tell
me your trouble and I'll tell
you what is your disease and
what can be done for it. I'll
send blank and specimen case.
Give me your name.
HA0ERsToWN, MD. .
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Entered at Thurmont POstoffice
as Second Class Matter.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1922
, 1922-08-09
DEMAND FOR UNIFORM SIGNALS

way crossings with railroads If train
Is approaching, in fixed signals and
in the hands of traffic officers, at
street intersections, at the ends of
streets, and possibly to Indicate ex-
cavations in streets.
2. Yellow for tail lights Of automo-
biles, possibly excavations IN streets
and for calling policemen, or for any
other purpose where caution is re-
quired; possibly at busy street inter
sections to indicate that the traffic
lights will be changed from red to
green or from green to red.
3. Green lights for fire escapes, for
proceed Mt street intersections ana
other purposes to indicate the way is
clear.
In presenting these recommended
lions on behalf Of the signal section
A. II. Rudd, chief signal engineer of
the Pennsylvania system, said:
1.-THE railroads are particularly in
terested in eliminating the use of the
red light for various purposes other
than that of indicating danger or stop
unless qualified by a more favorable
, 1922-08-09
Americans Have Quit Going to
Spain to Rescue Wealthy
Imprisoned Princesses.
GERMANS ARE NOW VICTIMS
impostors Who Market Adventures to
credulous Investors Give Their
Pr~incesses Names Of Famous
Women Long Dead.

Granada, Spain.-Americans have
quit coming to Spain In search of the
beautiful and wealthy princesses i'm
prisoned in a dark, damp tower by q
greedy uncle who is anxious to annex
her fortune.
The historic old Spanish swindle APP
parently has gone out of fashion in
the United States, but 1t is still in
vogue in other parts of the world.
Germany has recently supplied quite
a crop of kind-hearted gentlemen who
advanced money for the release of the
dark-eyed Spanish beauty who was
suffering In a rat-infested cell and
slowly dying on a diet of bread and
water while the bats lowered about
her head and added to the terrors of
her solitary confinement.
Beauties In Granada.
Granada has always been a popular
center for the men who have con-
tributed to the relief of imprisoned
beauties. Washington Irving and
scores of lesser writer's have credited
Granada with having more beautiful
ONE than any other city in the
world.
The legend of the Rose of the AL
hambra and the stories of the three
beautiful princesses Zayda, Zorayda
and Z%orahayda, hover about the AL
hambra and make 1t the natural ref
uge for disappointed investors in dis
tressed beauty.
So 1t is not strange that searchers
for princesses should come to Granada
after having sought vainly for myth
cal castles in mythical mountains.
Most of the modern Spanish prlncesses
are being held captives in castles by
the sea. Castles by the sea are so
much damper, and then it is much
more romantic for rescue parties to
approach the rock coast In ships and
wave to the imprisoned princess, who
will promptly tear her clothing to bits
and make a rope with which she will
lower herself from the gloomy tower
Many of the impostors who are mar
ketlng adventure to credulous invest
ors give their p~rincesses the names OF
famous women who have been dead
for centuries. Moraymah and Aishah
queens of the Moorish regime, who
have been dead for over 400 years, and
many other celebrities of history and
, 1922-08-09
0@O MZ5ack20$ NNl2SaNCKV

which Is above all things essential In
business organization. The President,
and the President alone, can do this.
for his attitude toward the heads of
the departments and the independent
establishments Is a matter constantly
in their minds. What he desires 1t be-
comes their interest as well as their
duty to do, where consistent with rigid
principles and In accordance with the
law. In the absence of his expressed
desire, what becomes their selfish
interest in action Is inevitably along
the lines of decentralization and the
re-establishment of the old condition
of things, with everything running
haphaZard."
Representative Martin B. Madden of
Illinois, chairman of the appropria-
lions committee of the house, has this
to say, in part. concerning the budget
system and the making of appropria-
tons:
"Under the budget act, the director
OF the budget is required. on behalf
of the President, to call upon the
heads of departments and independent
establishments of the government for
detailed statements of the activities
upon which they are about to enter
for the coming fiscal year, with a de
tailed estimate of the cost of such
activities.
"These statements are made by the
bureau chiefs TO the head of the de-
partment or Independent establish
ment. and referred by him TO the bud
get officer of the department, who, an
behalf Of the department head. revises
the estimates upward or downward.
ms the case may be, and later they are
reviewed and revised by the head of
the department before submission to
the director of the budget.
.'The director of the budget ex-
amines all parties Interested in the
figures submitted and makes a further
detailed investigation of the needs Of
the activities proposed, and goes care
fully into the question of cost. He
has the power to revise, to eliminate
Or to add to the figures submitted.
and after he has completed his ex-
animation. tabulation and revision he
srbmits the report 70 the President
who, under the law, is required to re-
rori 20 congress the full details of
all government activities and the
financial needs for the ensuing year.
and If the aggregate of his omm
dations exceeds the anticipated reve-
nues the law requires him to Indicate
how the proposed excess of expendi-
lures over the revenues Is to he met.
AFTER the submission of the Presi-
dents recommendations to congress
the whole subject Is referred to the
committee on appropriations. The com-
mittee divides the Presidents recon-
mendations up into departments. and
for each department prepares n bill.
Each bill is prepared in detail, show.
inc the amount requested . for each
activity within a department. The
committee hen holds hearings to as
certain the necessity for the amoBnt
requested in each case. Heads of de-
, 1922-08-09
Association Recon-
mends Standard Colors.
One of the Suggestions Made in the
Interest Of Public Safety Is Use
of Yellow in Automobile
Tail Lights.

Chicago.-In the interest of public
safety recommendations for the stand
nrdization of colors for traffic signals
are being considered. These recon-
mendations We're made on behalf of
the signal section of the American
Railway association at "A recent con
ference requested by the Illuminating
Engineering society and the Interna-
tlonal Traffic Officers association and
held under the auspices of the Ameri-
cD7 engineering standards committee.
The recommendations are
l. The principle Of red for stop
everywhere, unless qualified BY a more
favorable indication-that is ut high
, 1922-08-09

first Of the following June. At the
head of the funeral procession were
three wagons filled with
floral tributes, among them a huge
diadem of Irish lilies with the lnscrlp-
ton ''To the Worlds Greatest Poet
Sent by Lord Tennyson, poet-laureate
of England. kilograms were re.
ceived from virtually all the proml.
nent men alive, and the number of
spectators was estimated at 1000. 900
of all classes and kinds, all striving
to do homage TO the memory OF The
dead writer.
, 1922-08-09
Skunks Lure Bees
From Hives, Eat EN-

Washington.-A report from
Ohio received by the biological
survey of the United States De
partment of Agriculture SAYS
hat skunks are giving a great
deal of trouble to beekeepers In
that region. The skunks visit
the hives at night and scratch
on the outside till the bees come
out. AS soon as they appear the
skunks eat them. The biological
survey recommends that under
such conditions the hives be
fenced In with chicken wire at
least three feet high.
, 1922-08-09

partments and bureau chiefs are called
in and required TO testify in great de
tail as to what the activity means, why
1t is necessary, and whether it can be
conducted for less than the amount re-
quested. The hearings on each bill are
comprehensive.
when the committee completes its
hearings the bill is revised to bring it
in harmony with the facts and re
ported to the house. 1t is referred
then by the speaker of the house TO
the committee of the whole house on
the state of the Union and considered
for appointment, and when this process
is completed 1t is referred back to the
house for final action.
when the house completes the bill
IL Is sent to the senate and referred
t. the committee on appropriations
there. This committee goes over the
details of the bill as passed by the
house and frequently amends it up
ward, rarely ever downward.
when it comes back with senate
amendments each house appoints a
committee of conference to reconcile
the differences between the two houses.
The conference committee generally
consists of three members of each
house. A majority from each house
in conference is necessary TO the adop-
ton of a final adjustment of the items
in difference. The conferees of the
house report the conclusions of the
conference to the house and those of
th., eonata ,apart 20 tIo ean,to o-l
when the bills are finally adopted by
both houses they are signed by the
President and thhJs become law
1.-THE responsibility for the recon.
mendations under the budget act are
placed upon the President, but the
fnal responsibility for the amount ap.
propriated rests with the congress. The
President, or the one hand, states the
case of the government needs as he
understands them. He outlines the
activities in which he thinks the gov
eminent should engage. and the cost
thereof. The congress decides which
of the activities recommended shall
be conducted, and whether the amounts
recommended shall be allowed so that
here we have under the budget act
two forces, each charged with separ-
ate responsibility, the executive with
the responsibility of outlining his pro
gram, and the congress with the re.
sponsibility of limiting the cost of the
program.
prior to the enactment of the bud.
get act the estimates were submitted
to the head of each department by the
bureau chiefs. They were never re.
vised before being submitted to thu
head Of the department, n rarely
ever after they came to him. Each
department head submitted the recon-
mendations of his department to the
secretary of the treasury, who, in
turn, assembled them without revision
and sent them to congress. This sys.
TEN necessarily engendered extrava.
gance, and in many instances great
waste"
, 1922-08-09
Hair Saves Woman,a Lite.

Pottstown, Pa.-Although severely
Injured when she fell from a second
story window while reaching for a
screen the other day, Mrs. Clara Keim
owes her escape from probable death
to her long hair. She landed on her
head on a cement walk, but her hair
was so arranged as to form a cushion
which broke the force of the contact.
She was unconscious when found and
taken to a hospital.
, 1922-08-09
Geologist Says Without Them
We Would Have No Oceans
or Carbon Dioxide.
EATMAl ERUPTION DESCRIBED
Most Tremendous Volcanic Explosion
of History Passed unnoticed Be-
cause 1t Was So Far From
centers of Civilization.

Westinghouse might be a u r
prise to many to be told that the fire.
splitting, transporting, earth-rocking
volcano is one of mankind's best
friends rather than his arch enemy,
but such is the surprising declaration
which was explained to the confer
ence on geography of the National
Education association in Boston re-
Gently.
The most tremendous volcanic erup-
, 1922-08-09
Object Of The Machine

SAY" complained a stranger, step
ping Inside a drug store, this weigh
Ing machine In front of your place 10
nj of order" "I've got nothing to do
with that machine said the sleepy
looking young man behind the coun-
ter. well. somebody ought to have"
whats the matter with 1t, anyway
1T won't work. dropped a penny
into 1t just now, md the indicator
didn't hy round. l shook the machine
, 1922-08-09
Volcanoes Our
Best Friends

ton of history. that of Mount Katmai
in Alaska in 1912, was described in
this connection by DIR. Robert f.
Griggs, leader of several parties sent
to the scene of the cataclysm by the
National Geographic society, and who
discovered the valley of Ter Thousand
Smokes, Katmai's neighbor wonder of
nature.
Mankind's debt to the volcano has
been more fully recognized by results
of recent researches, says a bulletin
of the society describing the unheaval.
Without volcanoes, it is now believed,
there would be no oceans, and to vol
canoes we are indebted for carbon
dioxide, without which human life
could not exist.
katmai Explosion Unnoticed.
The explosion of Katmai. the con-
ference vas told, was unnoticed be-
cause it was SO far from the centers
of civilization. Had the eruption oc-
CURED heal New York city, the bull
letin declares, the s%uphurous fumes
would have polluted the air every
where east of the Rocky mountains:
the noise would have reverberated
like an artillery duel across the CEN
trail states. The lower Hudson itself
would have been turned into a gigan-
tic tomb.
However. due to the lack of popula-
ton In that far region, there was TO
loss of life, and the eruption provides
scientists and ~geographers now one of
their greatest opportunities to study
the phenomenon of volcanic action.
Though generally of the
eruption unit. long after, every inhab-
liant of the country, and almost of the
world, felt its effects, one of which
was the cold damp summer of 1912.
This was caused by the interrogation
of sunlight by the long-hanging dust
cloud in the upper air. Even in cloud
less Sahara, it was declared, the SKY
was overcast.
Repeat Ice Age.
A succession of such mighty ex-
plosions could plunge the earth into
another ice age, it is believed.
An area around Katmal, larger
than the state of Delaware, was coy
cred that summer by more than a
foot of volcanic ash which was
enough to destroy all but the hardest
of vegetation. When the explosion
occurred two cubic miles of material
were blown off the top of the noun
tain, and the present whereabouts of
the mountain top is still a mystery to
scientists.