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I'he Qatoctin (Jlarion. Published every Thursday at Tharmoat Md.,by The Clarloa PabliahlngCo. JAS. U.FißOß*Business Manager. Board of Directors: J. T. Wabschb, Pres., M. L. Creager, C. M. Macklby, Treas., J. K. Waters, Jas. H. Firor, Sec’y C. C. Waters, P. N. Hammaker. TERMS: On* Dollar per annum in advance. Six aonthi, joc. Trial subscriptions, Three month*. *j Nopaper will be discontinued until paid up. Advertislnf Rate* will be given on application The publisher reserves the privilege of declining offers for space Entered at Thormont Postoffice as Second Class Matter. THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1910. Income Tax Law Valid. Supreme Court So Holds Id Unanimous Decision. Washington, Jan. 21.—The income tax was declared constitutional today by the Supremo Court in a unani mous decision, which swept aside every contention raised against it, ami, in the opinion of Congressional leaders, opened the way for increas ing the tax rate on great fortunes for national defense. Proposals an* pending in Congress to tax incomes of more than $1 ,(MK),- 010 as high as 50 p*r cent. Leader on all sides agree that out of the im petus which the decision today will give such proposals is likely to come a definite movement to levy on the revenue from great private fortunes for some of the millions the Govern ment must raise to carry out the army and navy increases. “The Supreme Court’s decision ha* absolutely unfettered the income tax as a source of revenue,” said Repre sentative Hull, of Tennessee, author of the law. “All doubt is removed, and Congress is loft much freerer to act. I believe Congress will take ad v ullage of the opportunity to amend the law materially. Without any unusual or unjust charges, it can Ik* made to yield $1S5,(K)(),0(X) to $190,- 000,0(X) a year, as against $85,000,- (XIU or 190,000,000 at present.” Representative Hull is preparing amendments to carry the tax to in comes below Bff,ooo, and make grad ed increases in the sur-taxes on in comes exceeding $20,000 a year. ,So far tiie problem of raising the revenue for national defense, although approached from many angles, has not been carried toward any definite solution, because, with the constitu tionality of the income tax undecid ed, Administration leaders were re luctant to place too much dependence on it. In its decision the Supreme Court construed for the first time the Six teenth Amendment to the Constitu tion, under which the tax is levied, and gave it the broadest interpreta tion possible, rejecting suggestions to confine its scope to narrow limits. The decision was announced hy Chief Justice White and was unani mous. 50 BOVS TO TOUR STATE. Fifty winners of county prizes among that group of young agricul turists popularly known as the Mary land Corn Club Boys will ho given an automobile tour of Maryland from Crisfield, at the tip end of the East ern Shore, to Oakland, the jumping off place of Western Maryland, in connection with Maryland Week of 191(5. Technically, the tour will be the grand award of the Department of Boys’ Agricultural Clubs, the Co operative Farm Demonstration Ser vice of the Maryland Agriccltural College and the United States De partment of Agricultural, of which Mr. G. H. Alford, State demonstra tion agent, is the official head. It will he known as “The Home State Auto Tour of the Maryland Corn Club Boys, under the Auspices of The Bal timore Sun.” Reulien Brigham, as sistant State agent in charge of the Boys’ Clubs, will represent the agri cultural interests, and promotion and organization will be managed from The Sun office. A plan for improvements to the tunnel between Union and Fulton stations, Baltimore, believed to indi cate that electrification of all the tunnels is contemplated, has leen submitted to Mayor Preston by Gam ble Latrohe, the Pennsylvania com pany’s general agent in Baltimore. The plan makes provision for electric power ducts on one side of the tunnel and for signal and tower wires on the opposite side. Many Good Roads Bills. Rush Of Measures Looking To Improvement of Highways. Sen. Jones, of Montgomery county lias introduced a joint resolution in Legislature, requesting Maryland’s representatives in Congress to use all honorable means to secure the pas sage of the Shackleford-Saunders bill, which provides for an appropriation of $25,000,000 to be used in con structing and maintaining rural post roads throughout the I uited States. Maryland is particularly interested in tins bill liecause she bus a large rural population and because of the de mand for greater efficiency in the mail service. Senator Duvall lias offered a reso lution directing the Anne Arundel and Prince George’s delegations to draft a bill providing for the improve ment between Washington and An napolis of what is known as the “Old Stage Hoad.” which was laid out in 1700. This road would connect the Naval Academy with Washington. Senator Ward id introduced a bill authorizing the County Commission ers of Carroll county to acquire by gift, grant, purchase or condemna tion, any toll road or turnpike in the county and to levy on assessable prop erty ail amount sufficient to pay for saint*. Pastures And Meadows. How necessary the building of a strong, honey structure is fundament al in animal husbandry, i J a circum stance of which the farmer is too seldom reminded. A great many animals do not get a right start in life because hone-building material is deficient in their pasturage. It is no less trim, that range cattle bought for fattening are often rickety and can not he brought to a profitable weight, because strengthening of the frame can not go hand in hand with the putting on of (lesh. Bones are built of phosphate of lime us every one knows. Hut fodder and grass are de ficient in tins, if the soil of pasture and meadow do not readily supply it. Permanent pastures are very prone to be ill supplied wiih lime. Evidence of this is everywhere to he seen in the prevalence of sour grasses and in mossy patches indicating a sour and unaerated soil. Protected from action of the atmosphere by tin* sod, the organic matter does not pro perly decay, the clay in the soil be comes sticky, bacterial life wanes and as the air cannot penetrate, the clov ers and sweet grasses die out. The valve of a pasture lies not only in the quantity hut in the nutrient quality of its grass. An abundance of clover is essential because it aug ments the soil nitrogen and helps the other vegetation. Nitrogen makes (lesh. Hut clover does not flourish without lime. In spite of the high price of meat, many farmers are hut ill paid hy their cattle. Much is due to the fact, that the animals do not got a chance for vigorous growth. Denmark Holland, the Frisian and Holstein provinces of Germany, all celebrated for their stock, pay much attention to making “fat meadows.” An important factor in their treat ment is liming. For lime tells here as almost nowhere else. The pasture soil is very liable to sour. Lime corrects tins. It crumbs the clay so the air can penetrate. It develops bacterial life and decays the animal and vegetable matter, digests it as it were, so that the plant foods it holds can Ik: absorbed by tin* grass. The phosphate of the manure, fixed in insoluble form hy the iron and al umina oxide of the soil, are liberated by lime and become available to the plant, and through them, for the bone of the cattle. More flush means more nitrogen and tliot, as we have said, means lime for the clover. At tend to the pastures and meadows now with lime that acts most quick ly. Quick action is due to solubility and the dydrate and fresh ground lime are its most soluble forms. On the lawns of the Department of Agri culture, it is distributed with a spreader even on fresh green grass, so there is no fear of its hurting the immediate growth. It is not necess ary to wait until Spring to lime grass lands. The winter time is most fav orable for the purpose of giving an early and vigorous start. Uliamberlain’s Cough Remedy Most Effectual. “I have taken a great many bottles of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and every time it has cured me. I have found it most effectual for a hacking cough and for colds. After taking it a cough al ways disappears,” writes J. R. Moore, Lost Valley, Qa, Obtainable everywhere. Advrti*uuul Personal. Mr. Rob’t Rouzer has been visiting his brother Frank at Ft. Wayne, Ind. Rev. and Mrs. Samuel E. Rose have returned to their home in this pi iee alter spending several weeks with relatives in Florida. Mr. E. L. Root has been confined to the house on account of an attack of the Kp. During the past week Mr. and Mrs Victor Birely have been ill at their home on Altamont avenue. Both have had the grip. Mrs Levi Leatherman spent Tuesday w’lh her daughter, Mrs. Olive Bitler, in Hagerstown. Mrs. George Late and son John are visiting friends in Hanover, I’a. Mrs. A. C. Firor has been ill the past several weeks. Mrs. B. E. Coe' ey, son and daughter, of Queenstown, Md., are stopping with Miss Lizzie Harlly. Mr. Cockey has charge of the drug department at the S nrloiium at Sabillasville. Loys Letter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman and daughter Miss. Mary. Charles Pittenger, Charles and Elmer Marlin spent Sunday wi h Mr, George Pittenger and family. | 'Messrs Clarence and Harvey Pittenger were visitors in Graceharn on Tuesday. Mrs. Lizzie Pittenger spent Wednesday with Mrs. Nellie Miller of Creagerstown. Messrs Charles, Elmer, Luther and John Martin, Charles Hoffman, Luther Fox spent Sunday with Mr. Harvey Pitt i enger. Mrs. William Martin, Mrs. Minnie I Hoffman and daughter spent Monday 1 with Mrs. Herbert Martin. MKses Beulah Martin and Ruth Fox are on the sick list at this writing. puzzlers. Where can a man buy a cap for his knee, Or a key for a lock of his hair? Can his eyes be called an academy I Because there are pupils there? i In the crown of his head, what jems are set? Who travels the bridge of his nose? Can he use when shingling the roof of his mouth, The nails on the ends of his toes? What does he raise from the slip of his tongue? Who plays on the drums of bis ears? And wh*> can tell the cut and style Of the coat his stomach wears? Can the crook of hisclbowhe sent to jail, ; And jf so, what aid it do? i Mow does he sharpen his shoulder blades? I’ll be hanged if I know-do you? Selected Killed By Train. | On Monday evening as the train due at Thurrnont at C .’lO was approaching the depot at Union Bridge, Mr. John 11 um ! bert of Middlcburg, was struck by the I engine as he attempted tocross the track. He was knocked down, his skull crushed j and back broken. Mr. Humbert was a j farmer, 08 years old. His wife, a son j and daughter survive him. New Advertisements. The Gem. Harvey Oil Co. William P. McGill. Solt Frederick Auto Garage. Remember the Valentine Supper and j entertainment in Town Hall Feb’y 12th. LEAP YEAR ADVICE. Hero is the sage counsel which Miss Lucille I’ugli, feminist, suffragist ami lawyer —and also quite pretty —is quoted as ollering to all bachelor girls, absolutely without fee, for their leap year guidance: “Propose to the man of your choice, but look up his rating first.” Short and to the point. Hy the recourse to Hradstreet’s it is argued that women may avoid the un'happi ness frequently resulting from penni less marriages, (food —.is far as it goes. Hut what eminent counselor of the other sex will now stand forth to aid his trembling brethren? Such a one might well advise: “Accept the woman who proposes .to you if you like her, hut first look up her rating in the domestic arts.” One prerequisite is as fair as the other. For the woman: Do not marry for money, lint love where money is; for the man: Do not marry to provide yourself with a cook, but while marrying you might as well marry some one who can make out of the place you live in a home. .Something more than a lib eral income is required to produce “comfortable circumstances” for two. —Ex. RUNAWAY ENGINE COVERS 12 A runaway locomotive dashed near ly 12 miles over the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad be tween Adams Junction and Catoctin Sunday. At times it reached a speed of 40 miles an hour. The runaway thundered past Washington Junction only five minutes after the Washing ton train, from Frederick, had clear ed the switch into the Metropolitan Branch. Engineer Butts and Fire man Esworthy, who were tending the helper engine, jumped when the en gineer found that the throttle would not close and escaped with minor bruises. DOCUMENT IN AMERICA HARRISBURG HAS A COPY OF PENN’S CHARTER. Claim Is That Only Three Were Made and One, as Is Proper, Is In Penn sylvania’s State Capital. Arguments pro and con are being beard tor the determination of the location of the genuine, dyed-in-the wool, original charter which conveyed aa a gift to William Penn the lands which since have become known as the state of Pennsylvania. The city of Brotherly Love has heard that there is on exhibition in the city of Father Knickerbocker, along with some other relics of the Quaker foun der whose name was latinlcizcd Into that of the third state In the Union, what purports to be that original charter. And fhe Investigators de clare that what is shown Is not the charter, nor a copy of the charter, but merely a copy of a proclamation to the inhabitants and planters of the province of Pennsylvania, which was dated April 2, 1681. Of each of the official papers con- ! nected with the gift of "Penn's Woods” to William Penn there are j said to have been three copies made, j One copy of each paper was deposited In the Public Record office In London; one was kept by the Penn family ti) England, and the third was brought to America. The consequence Is that In the state archives of Pennsylvania ‘at Harris burg there is a copy of the proclama tion. In Harrisburg It Is said also that the owner of the collection on show In New York Is mistaken In thinking that the original charter Is sued by Charles II for the province Is not In that city, for as a matter of fact It Is In Harrisburg, and more over It was copied in facsimile and published by the state In connection with a copy of the Duke of York's laws for his territory, the lands that now constitute the state of Delaware, and which later were deeded to Penn. There is a copy of the charter In the London office as g mater of course. Rebuilding Johns Hopkins, What the Johns Hopkins of the past has been is an old story. As a small university It has ever stood for the best In higher learning. Intensive work has always been Its aim. Thai the expansion sure to follow the re moval to Homewood will work no change In the Ideals vigorously ad hered to In the past Is made plain by the present plans of the authorities. Hopkins will never be a largo univer sity, provision being made for not more than 2,000 students. The class rooms are to bo small, accommodating not more than thirty students each, with the understanding that the size | of the classes Is to remain constant, even If the university reaches the maximum enrollment. The line of ! demarcation between undergraduate and graduate work is to he sharply drawn in all departments, and the dormitories, which will follow the j "quad" system, will not provide room for more than 200 students each. Five years ago Homewood was virtually a wilderness; today It has been laid out according to fhe best landscape archi tectural ideas of the day. In another j five years, If the money is forthcom ing, the new university will probably be completed. Rogues’ Gallery Movies. The police department has decided to try the use of moving pictures for the Identification of criminals, says the New York Times. Second Deputy Commissioner Lord has been making plans for the Installation of a moving picture room at police headquarters. Most policemen agree that the ordi nary photograph used In the Identifica tion of criminals serves but a poor purpose. Unless the original has some pronounced facial characteristic It Is almost Impossible to Identify him by I a photograph. By taking moving pictures of crimi nals the police will be enabled to re produce on the screen all of the crimi nal’s physical characteristics. They will be photographed front view and side view, standing and walking. In this way the police will be able to I note the criminal’s peculiarity of gait. Deadly Cotton. It takes 400 pounds of cotton to make tne powder for one shot from the Queen Elizabeth's guns, or from one of the German 17-lnch guns. The same quantity of cotton would provide ammunition for 400 shots from a field gun, or 80,000 rounds from a rifle. Some idea of the consumption of cotton iu the war may be had from the fact that. 1,000 tons a day are required to supply the German and Austrian armies with powder. The British cordite consists of two thirds guncotton. The raw material is dipped Into nitric acid, washed and dried, and the material thus supplied becomes the base of the explosive. Guncotton can only be made from raw cotton. Woven cotton is of no use. and any attempt to use it would be dangerous.—Tld Bits. Inexplicable. “Although Mrs. Dubwaltee Is de scended from very illustrious people, you never hear her talking about her family connections.’’ “How do you account for that?” “I don't account for it. In fact, It is one of the most baffling mysteries I j have ever known in a somewhat ex- , tended social career. ' Teeth Like Finger Prints. Throe boardinghouse keepers In Philadelphia's city hall police court j Identified James Hanly, thirty-eight years old, by means of his many gold filled teeth, as the man who haA ob- | talned small sums of money from them by engaging rooms and paying them ( worthless checks drawn for amounts In excess of the rent. Manly, according to Acting Detec tive Sheuer, had worked the scheme for six months past and had operated in nearly every large city iu the East. j II II Tke Kf©w io one of the most surprising car values of the year. • It couples to an extraordinary degree all the virtues i | of the SIX with entirely new standards of economy and service. Owners average in excess of 20 Miles to the Gallon of Gasoline j 900 Miles to the Gallon of Oil j Its wonderful valve-in-the-head motor —of ex clusive Grant design —is a source of continuous delight, because of its almost incredible flexibility. Grant SIX throttles down to iJa miles an hour without choking or gasping, without losing its pull — and speeds up to fifty miles and more within a few blocks. It has power and to spare. And the new Grant SIX is distinguished, because in addition to remarkably sturdy construction —wonderfully complete equipment, it has the '. Largest, Roomiest Body of Any . Below One Thousand Dollars , Before you buy any car, you owe it to yourself to know the j j wonderful new Grant SIX. Snlt Frederick Auto Garape. Distributors ; J.E. SOLI, P op. Frederick City, Mel. ij j SALK KKCJISTKIL | | Under this head w ill appear, free of ; charge, the dale and character of public i sale, for which hills have been printed at The Clarion Office. Space herein may he secured when hills are printed else where at the rate rate of SI.OO for the season. On Monday, March o*h, 191(5, at 10 o’clock, C. VV. Collirt over will sell horses, | cattle and farm implements at Graceham. Edgar Mercer, auct. i On March 7, I9IC, at 10 a. m., John A Phillips will sell horses, cattle, hogs, l farm implements one-half mile southeast of Creagerstown. K. L. Stitely, auct. March H, 1910, 10o’clock. Joseph Shriner j will sell horses, cattle and farm imple i ments on the Biggs farm near Rocky Ridge. Doc. Smith, auct. March 10, 1916, 10 o’clock, Charles E, Wilhidc will sell horses, cattle and farm implements t wo miles north of Thurmont. j Doc Smith auct. On Friday, March 17th, 1916, at 10 j o'clock, Lewis Troxell will sell horses, cattleand farm implements near Hoover’s Mill. W. T. Smith auct. On Saturday, March 18, 1916. Allen G. Fisher will sell horses, cattle and fann ing implements midway between Creag erstown and Graceham, known as the Graceham road. Edw. Stitely auct. On Monday, March 2oth, 1916, at 10 o’clock, Charles H Favorite will sell horses, cattle and farm implements on George E. Willhido’s farm on the Thur mont-Jimtown road. Geo. E. Willhide j auct. March 24, 1916, 10 o’clock, Harvey B. ; Ogle will sell horses, cattle and farm i implements near Loys Station. Harvey Lease, auct. - I National Mazda Lamps We Carry These Lamps In Five Sizes. CORNER DRUG STORE |P|| I Thurmont, Md. ; i Kl * HOME 'PORTRWTS -HOME CROUPS i Tdtoe v> ot \XOCC.X\.\\O*A \o oit\<ir>vbtaviUj - ‘Start ToopvN— Citizens Savings Bank INSURE IN THE Mutual Fire Insurance Co. OF CARROLL CO TXT V. The lowest rates of any Company do- | ing business in this Statin NO CIiKMU M NOTES I KE(|HREI). W. H, Cover, Agent. ! feb 11 ly TIITHMONT, Ml.' Property For Sale. House and Double Lot on Carroll i street, Thurmont, opposite depot. House j with Seven Rooms, Bath, Basement, Hot Air Heat, Electric Light, Hot and Cold Water. Large Stable with Electric : Light. Apply to owner, WILLIAM L. EILER, 1220 Ontario St., jan 13 2 inns* Philadelphia, Pa. | I . J I* I WO BARGAINS. New Pianos §125 up; Second-hand $25 up. Organs §lO up. Easy terms, $5.00 , Mouthy on new pianos. Over a dozen • makes at lowest factory prices, including the Famous Lehr sold 20 years at Birely’s Palace of Music. Phone 455-R. COAMER’S PALACE OF MUSIC. 1 noy 11 Ohio Frederick, Md. qoxtvcWr \UL V&VO VivUtVOt QAcbi xxujxvsa} •XUSI \XLCfIRfc \\VJL S\OXX Uo\ii. I I NO. 2829 TRIALS. Miscellaneous Docket. In the Circuit , Court for Frederick County. In the matter of the Tax Sale of a 10 1 - of ■ ground in Mcchanicstown, Election | District No. 15, Frederick County, Ma ryland, assessed on the books in the name of Margaret M. O'Connor, James ' O’Connor, purchaser, as made by Fred erick W. Cramer, County Treasurer. In the matter of the report of sale of real estate, consisting of a tract of ground in Mcchanicstown, Election District No. j 15, Frederick County, Maryland, assessed I to Margaret M. O’Connor, as made by | Frederick W. Cramer, County Treasurer, fo- the collection of taxes f>r the State of Maryland at d Frederick County, the above report of sales, together with all the proceedings had in relation thereto, having been read and examined by the i Court, and the same appearing to be reg i ular and he provisions of the law in re j lation thereto having been complied with, I it is thereupon this third day of January, | in the year nineteen hundred and sixteen, 1 by the Circuit Court for Frederick County, I adjudged and ordered that the Clerk of | 1 the Circuit Court for Frederick County j I give notice for six (6) successive weeks ] in the Catoctin Clarion, a newspaper ! ) published in Frederick County, warning | all persons interested in the prope'ty de- ( scribed in said report of sales to be and j app ar in this Court on or before the 19th i day ot February, in the year Nineteen Hundred and Sixteen, to show cause if j any they h ive, why said sale should not be finally ratified and confirmed. GLENN H. WORTHINGTON. True Copy—Test: ELI G. HAUGH, Clerk of the Circuit Court for Freder ick County. Chas. McC. Mathias, Atty. juu G 7t GEO. W. BTQCKSDALE THURMONT, MD. Dealer In Hardware, Groceries, Cement, Plaster, Wall Finish, Galvanised Iren and Felt Roofings, Feed, Seeds, phosphate, : Wire Fencing,and Gates. Prompt Attention Given All Orders. uct 11 4 NOTICE! i 1 linve moved my HARNESS j STORK to the Second Floor of MASONIC BUILDING I where I will he prepared to far- I nish my patrons and the pul lie j generally w ith all HORSE EQUIPMENT. Repairing neatly and promptly done. Also SHOE REPAIRING . ) in all hranehes. A full sfoek i of Ruhher Heels on hand at all times. Respectfully, | JOS. C. OERNAND. i nov 2tltf I ESTABLISHED 1874 •ev Till K>SO>T MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS All Work Executed With Tools Driven l'> Compressed Air. Cutting Decidedly Better Than Those Used by Hand. We gently remind our friends and pa trons that we have in stock a desirable Lot of Monuments, Crave Stones Etc.. that we are selling at as low a price ! as any reliable dealer in the State, and on Liberal Terms. You will receive fair ; and courteous treatment. OUR REFERENCE:—Those with whom we have been dealing for the past 37 years Peter N. Hammaker. SANFORD L. SHAFFER Licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker THURMONT, MD. TINS \VKK!v S SPECIALS FOII SALE. I Four Fi.e Building lots on Carroll St. extended. Several Modern Cottages in fine loca tion. Twenty Acre fine farm land on Grace ham—Thurmont road. Several Large Building Lots at “Wood side.” Comfortable Home with acre ground along State Road at edge of town. Fifty acre farm on State Road one mile from Thurmont. Sixty acre farm almost in Creagers town. All improvements. One building lot on Altarnont ave. Seven Room on Walnut street at bargain price. Small comforta le home on East street { if bought at once. Several Fruit and Garden Farms in 1 fine condition. Severable comfortable homes in Grace ! ham. Wan Ini At Once. Small, but comfortable home in good ; condition, in or near town. Purchaser will invest SI,OOO or $1,300 if suited. Call on or write Sanford L. Shatter. Phone No. 27 Lock Box 76 Thurmout, Maryland.