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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0222 Enlarge and print image (6M) |
| IT WILIi PAY YOU TO PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS DON'T BANK TOO MUCH ON THE OTHER FELLOW, FOR HE MAY BE BANKING ON YOU. THE JEFFERSONIAN ^ITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE" Equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political. —Jefferson. VOL. IX. No. 32 "It Covers The Community Like The Dew" TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY^ JULY 31, 1920 MARYLAND JOURNAL ESTABLISHES) 18«51 CONSOLIDATED 1*15 BALTIMORE CO. DEMOCRAT ESTAB. 1885 ( WITH THE JEFFERSONIAN, Charter Does Not Set Forth Qualifications For Councilmen Or Manager CMWILLE D. BENSON WELL QUALIFIED AND DESERVING OF RE-ELECTION lie Is A Hard Worker, Hard Fighter And Leads An Ideal Home Life; Writer Interviews Congressman At His Home In Halethorpe, Baltimore Coontg. By Gustav Ludloff. Desirous of further acquainting myself with Congressman Carville D. Benson I paid a visit to hist home, which is situated slightly west of Halethorpe, in the Thirteenth election district of Baltimore county. The Congressman resides in his father's old hqme in which he himself -was born. The house, which was built some 80 odd years ago, ia of a colonial type and if a woodworker of today would like to have some idea of the necessary qualifications of a mechanic of 80 years ago, he should see the attractively hand carved doors and frames at the Congressman's home. I arrived at Mr. Benson's home about a half an hour prior to his return from the city an* was greeted in a most -cordial, pleasing manner by him, which I find is characteristic of the entire Benson family. The very first thing that greetsi the <\c of a visitor when entering 'the library is the photograph of the late .J. Frederick C. Talbott, surrounded by campaign cartoons of the days of the past showing Mr. Talbott in many interesting attitudes. Mr, Talbott was Mr. Benson's predecessor in Congress and his most intimate friend. After showing me about the grounds of his home I was invited to have dinner with the Congressman and meet his family. Mr. Benson is the father of six children, of whom he is very proud. There are four sons: Messrs. John Oregon, Carville D., jr.; William Howard and Brian Benson. The two daughters are Hariett and Carvilla, the latter being named after her mother. Two of the Sons, the eldest, served their country during the World War; they were John Oregon, who served on the Belgian front as a Marine aviator; the VISITS ORCHARD Federation of Farmers' Clubs Wend Way to A. H. Nofsing- er's Place at Cockeysville. On Tuesday last the Baltimore County Federation of Farmers' Clubsi held a meeting in the Court House at Towson, after which the members visited the peach orhcards of Mr. A. H. Nofsinger, at Cockeysville. Mr. Nofsinger's orchard, which comprises about 6,000 trees, was set out six years ago, the trees having been pruned, sprayed, fertilized and cultivated during the entire time, and when the fruit begins to ripen presents a beautiful sight and is well worth one's trip to view. other, Carville D., Jr., served in the Navy. Mrs. Benson, wife of Congressman Benson, is of a pleasing disposition, inclined to hold a preference to look after and do her own household tasks and she takes quite as great a pride in her children as the Congressman. Mr. Benson is an ardent advocate of the American Legion and the boys who served in the Great World War, and was one of those Congressmen who voted for the bonus bill. During his term in Congress, in addition to his legislative duties he handled thousands of cases of soldiers and sailors, facilitating their discharge from the service after the Armistice, adjusting insurance and compensation claims for the parents and dependants of these heroes. My main purpose in visiting the Congressman was to go over some newspaper files in view of refreshing my memory of his political career of the past sixteen years. But when I found this covered eighteen volumes of scrap books I decided this was too much for one evening's work. At the same time I was convinced that I could secure much interesting reading matter, and that he has* been a leading figure in the political history of the tate during his public life. One of the most complimentary features of Mr. Benson's is that at the end of the session of nearly every session of the legislature, in which he served in the general summing up of the work he had done the newspapers recognized, and gave him credit for the leading part he had so effectively assumed. He served Tiis first term in Legislature in 1904. Knowing Mr. Benson to be at the head of one of the leading law firms in the State of Maryland with a wide cope of clientele, I was: prompted to ask him why he took such a leading part in politics and why he desired another term in Congress. In reply-to my question, he said, 'My interest in politics is probably inheritant. I had a great granduncle who served in the Maryland Legislature about a hundred years prior to my first term. My father was a' member of the State Legislature during Governor Hamilton's term. 'Another reason why I am active in politics is because I have always felt it was the duty of every American to take an active interest in politics. 'Whi'ii I became, a candidate the ig in the legislature more than once, but 1 believe the underlying motive that prompted me, as it did most others to ontinue in politics is the pleasure it gives; one to be in a positien to be of service to your people. "The medical profession does a great deal of service for the people, which is not paid for and with the exception of this profession, I know of no set of people who render so much service without compensation as those who take an active part in politics. "I have had the pleasure of having been closely an\d intimately assoca^ ated with Mr. Talbott and learned to appreciate his many good qualities, he and I and Congressman Henry, of the usefulness of his life than when he and I and ongressman Henry, of Texas, were returning home from Manchester when Mr. Talbott said to Mr. Henry, 'Bob, you are a long way from your constituents and that has some advantages.' " 'Mine can reach me any day from any part of my district in about two hours, which is of some advantage also. Do you know, Bob, there is rarely a day goes over my head, but what I make some poor fellow feel bet- "So, my friend," said Mr. Benson to me, "When you ask me why I am in politics I am compelled to say it is because I am desirious to be in a position to do something to make some poor unfortunate happy. "I have had some degree of success, and I believe it is because I take so much interest in my fellowmen." In the future articles in this medium I shall quote from newspaper clippings the service Mr. Benson has rendered to his State and community during his public career. . , , He has always; been a hard worker and an open fighter and the people of the Second Congressional district will have every opportunity this fall, in reelecting a man in Mr. Benson, who has won many friends among the leaders in Washington, who is in a position to get on the inside, and accomplish much creditable legislation for his party and constituents.____________ CONDITION SERIOUS. Recovery of Four Injured in Auto Smash-Up On Belair Road Not Looked For. Little hope for the recovery of the four persons who, while riding in an automobile on the Belair Road, near Kingsville, this county, crashed into a truck which was standing in the road without a light upon it. Immediately after the accident the injured were.rushed to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, where op-eratona were performed on each. They were Mss C. Cale, a student nurse of the institution, fractured skull, probable internal injuries and cuts and bruises; Miss Nita Frederick, also a nurse at Hopkins, a mashed chest, internal injuries and serious cuts on the chest and body; Howard Crown-over, 1814 North Charles Street, fractured skull, left eye gouged out and brain exposed by a cut on the forehead. William N. Slap, 1814 North Charles street, driver of the car, has a badly lacerated head and cuts and bruises. ENDEAVORING TO BLOCK THE ROAD NOW "SADDER BUI WISER Freeland Farmer Who Joined Matrimonial Bureau Minus $100 And Western Wile. Falling in love with a picture of a woman has caused Mr. James Stifler, aged 68 years, of Freeland, this county, the loss of much sleep, a wedding ring and $100 which he sent her, addressed to her home in Venice, Cal. Through che publication of a matrimonial notice in one of the big New York papers, Mr. Stifler became "acquainted" with the lady and proposed marriage through the mails. The prospective groom is a widower and owns a 13-acre farm near Free-land, which he works in conjunction to being employed by the State Road's Commssion. For some time little Dan Cupid has been at work in Mr. Stifler's case, and induced him to enter his photograph with a Matrimonial Bureau in the "big city." A few weeks ago he received a letter from "Miss Virginia Vaughn," of Venice, .Cal., whom the local police think is none other than a man posing as a woman, and he also received "Miss Vaughn's" photograph, which resembles greatly a very popular moving picture actress. Stifle,r is alleged to have told an intimate friend that the woman was the prettiest one he ever saw and that he was going to marry her. He could not 0 have trie "beautiful lady" jour->m Sunny California to Baltliw he tucked 100 one dollar bills in his last letter to be used as, railroad fare and shipped the. entirety via Uncle Sam's two-cent stamp route to Venice. The day appointed for her arrival was set as Monday last, and Stifler dressed up in his Sunday best, wended his way to Union Station in Baltimore City and waited from then until Thursday, but no "Miss Vaughn" put in an appearance. In her letter she sent Mr. Stiffler a strip of ribbon, asking that he wear it In his button hole so that she could identify him, stating that she would wear a large picture hat trimmed with pink roses and a black coat suit. THING OF *THE PAST SENTIMENT OF CROWD, AFTER CHARTER AT PiKESVILLE, AGAINST Debate It Troop MJiyiiterestlng—Speakers Talk Fop $M'M hum uBfShiiiidnt—Secretary Of Taxpayers' League Uiiderbkes To Answer Former Judge Burke. Who Are More Thrifty-Men or Women? Some aay that women are more thrifty than men. We do not know about this. It ia very much like saying- that women are more honest than men. Nobody knows, and we don't think such questions as these will ever realty be decided. The thrift proclivity is not influenced by anything-that is peculiar to either sex, in our opinion. Any man or woman with a brain and a backbone can be thrifty. Any thinking person can see the desirability of being thrifty, and any person with vim and self-control can be thrifty—man or woman, boy or girl. Second National Bank of Towson OFFICERS— THOMAS W. OPFUTT President. ELMER J. COOK HARRISON RIDER Vice-Presidents. JOSEPH B. GALLOWAY Cashier. THOS. J. MEADS Assistant Cashier. DIRECTORS— THOMAS W. OFFUTT ELMER J. COOK HARRISON RIDER CHARLES H. KNOX W. GILL SMITH NOAH E. OFFUTT GEORGE HARVMAN ALLAN McLANE GEORGE H. STIEBER J. H. JARRETT LEE OSBORNE I. YELLOTT H. COURTENAY JENIFER Not One Tournament Has Been Announced This Season In Baltimore County. The tournament season in Baltimore county 4eems to be a thing of the past. Usually at. this time of the year The Jeffersonian would have a number of orders for the printing of posters for affairs in various sections of the county —but so far not one has even been announced. Some advance the idea that the parsing of ,the saloon has something to do with it—others say the lack of horses for the riders is to blame, but when all these theories are advanced why couldn't the contestants* use "Flivvers." Surely this would make the event exceedingly exciting. In former years following harvest, churches, farmers' organizations, road houses and the like all planned tournaments, after which the winning knight would crown the fair lady of his choice and the old-fasShioned orchestra strike up a tune and dancing would continue until after midnight, but all this will be no more; the trend of the times has hurled this form of amusement into seclusion. FAR BELOW ESTIMATE Ninety-eight Per Cent. Of People Living On $2000 Or Less, Income Tax Returns Indicate. (From the "Washington correspondent of The Jeffersonian.) Approximately 103,000,000 persons are living on $2,000 a year or less;, according to analysis of income tax returns. The population of the United States is unofficially estimated at slightly more than 105,000,000. The remaining 2,000,000 persons pai# the bulk of ,$6,410,284,874 inFederal income, excels profits and miscellaneous taxes collected by the Federal Government for the fiscal year ending June 3 0. The smaller groups is estimated to include about 20,000 persons in the millionaire class, or those with incomes of $50,000 a year or more. This) figure is used because it represents 5 per cent. on $1,000,000. Approximately 4,000,000 tax returns were filed for the year, according to an estimate by C. B, Hurry, Assistant Commissioner of Internal Revenue. They indicate that the average Salary in the United States is far below $2,000 a year. Slightly less than 2,000,000 persons filed returns on incomes ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, according to the estimates. Two thousand dollars a year, therefore, represents the maximum income for approximately 98 per cent, of the population. According to a careful study made by the Labor Department, not less than $2,260 is needed to maintain in "decency and comfort" a family of five in Washington. The study was madg one year ago. Prices increased since then probably have raised the "decency and comfort" standard. The proposed County darter was the subject of interesting debate at a public meeting held Wednesday night in Troop A Armory, Pikesville, under the auspices of Garrison Forrest Post, American Legion. Redmon.i C. Stewart, comiliander of the Post, presided, and their was a large atu ulance of members of the Post and residents of Pikesville, Sud-brook Park, Gj -n Spring Vailey, Towson and ethers: JLions of Baltimore county. —5 John \V:i' «C? Jr.. uresideit of the Taxpayers' ^gue. opened t\e discussion. He re , iewed at some length the various stops which the League had taken to secure a charter and made an earnest plea for itsi adoption. He referred to the mass of local egslation which is dumped into the legislative hopper every two years: at Annapolis and urged that it would be to the interest of the State as well Is to the counties and City of Baltimore to have such local laws passed at hone, where the home people would have a better opportunity to scrutinize them, and thus leave the Legislature free to deal with the more important gereral laws of the State. Virtually conceding that the charter, as proposed, hid its defects, he nevertheless argued that it should be adopted as presented by the Charter Board, and pointed cut that it could hereafter from time to time be amended by the people as thiy desired, just as the Federal and State constitutions have frorn time to lime been amended to carry out the will of the people. Mr. Watson contended tha ta government by County Council, as proposed, would /give direct representation to every district in the couny, and that when the time came to nominate councilmen by petition in the several districts interest in t.tie public affairs of the county would be stimulated as never before. , Henry G. Shirley, former County Roads Engineer, and a member of the | Charter Board, "was the next speaker. He said that the controlling- idea in • framing the charter was to bring j about, if possible, a more efficient administration of the county's affairs. He said that the county, if chartered, I would be a public corporation, in which the people would be the stockholders, the County Council the board if directors and the County Manager the president and executive head of the corporation. He said the idea in having a County Manager was to centralize responsibility for the efficient cinductof the public affairs, a plan which has been widely adopted by private corporations and found to be a good one. And the selection of the department heads, he said, was left to the Manager, with the approval of the Council, for this very reason. Mr. Shirley let it be known that he was in favor of giving the Manager a larger salary than provided in the charter, but that he waws overruled by his colleagues. He thought that it would be better economy in the long run, to pay such salaries as would attract the services of first-clas)B men. While he did not go into detail, Mr. Shirley said that he did not think the proposed new form of government Q»$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$<0 CURIOSITY. When the workmen own the shops, And the mail clerks own the malls— And the grocery clerks own the groceries And the railroad men the rails, When the preachers own the pulpits. And the pressmen own the shops, And the drills own the oil wells, And the jails are owned by cops, When conductors own the street cars And each driver owns his bus; Will you tell us common people Whatlnell becomes of usT would be more expensive than the old, but that if it should prove to be more expensive the difference in cost "would more than be compensated by increased efficiency. Mr. Shirley said that he had no particular fault to find with the present plan of government in Baltimore county; and admitted that it compared "very favorably" with county governments in other sections of the country which he had visited. He- said, further, that he was not prepared to dis-cusis the legal objections made to the charter, as he knew nothing about them, the Board in framing the charter having left the consideration of all legal questions to its chairman, Majir Barton. A. A. Blakeney, another member of the Charter Board, was introduced as the next speaker, but he declined to discuss the charter, skying that there were others present more competent to discuss than he, and that he preferred to listen to the discussjion rather than to participate' in it. It is believed in some quarters that Mr. Blakeney is not altogether in sympathy with the charter as proposed and may vote against it. Former Judge N. Charles Burke was introduced as the next speaker, and he presented a forceful and convincing argument against its' adoption. He analyzed the various provisions of the charter, article by article, and pointed out the defects which in his judgment render it unworthy of support by the voters- at the polls. As Judge Burke in his argument followed closely the series of article on the charter which he has prepared for publication in The Jeffersonian, no attempt will be made to cover the numerous points raised in his address! He started out by saying that after (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) TO BE "LIVE COPY" Democratic Presidential Candidate Says So—Speech Of Acceptance Ready August 7. (Special Correspondence to The Jeffersonian.) Gov. James M. Cox hopes to have the Democratic national campaign organization complete and ready for action either before or not later than August 7, the date of his notification ceremonies. Although engrossed in his speech of acceptance, the Governor is carrying forward the organization of the national campaign committee by longdistance telephone conversations with George White, recently elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Cox campaign manager. Within a few days it is hoped to have the membership of the campaign committee complete, according to word received from Chairman White, and shortly thereafter the speakers' bureau and the financial committee will be organized. The Governor is anxious to have all these details agreed upon before starting his stump campaign. In true reportorial fashion, the Governor is writing his acceptance speech at his home, "Trail's End." He has di-jvided the speech up into subdivisions, ' each dealing with one subject, and as fast as one section is completed he "shoots a take" to the printer. He hopes to have advance copies* coming from his press a few minutes after the final paragraph is approved. The Governor expects to complete the speech not later than tonight. Asiked as to what he expects to say about prohibition in his notification address,, the Governor's only reply was that he expects to make the speech I "live copy." EX-JUDGE BURKE ADVANCES MORE ARGUMENTS AGAINST NEW CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT r~r m States If Measure Is! Adopted We Would Have A Divided Executive And Administrative Authority Directing The Affairs Of Baltimore County—A Board Of Commissioners And A Cnunty Council. TO THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF BALTIMORE COUNTY: In the letter published in last week's issue of the county papers upon the subject of the proposed Charter, I explained the provisions of law under which it was framed and set out the broad and far-reaching powers, covering a great . variety of subjects, which are granted or at least attempted to be granted by the Act of 1918, chapter 546. I called your attention to the limitations of power expressed in the Constitutional Amendment, Article XIA, which authorizes the formation of county charters, and also to the limitations and restraints upon the action of any form of charter government imposed by the Act of 1918, chapter 456. I also called your attention to the fact that, if this Charter should be adopted, we would have a divided executive and administrative authority directing the affairs of Baltimore county, viz: a Board of County Commissioners and the County Council, a body created by the Charter. Out of this condition will arise disputes and conflicts of authority, resulting in numerous and protracted litigation. Baltimore county will present the unusual and astounding spectacle of a county controlled and governed by twenty men, five of whom are elected by the voters of the county, namely: the County Commissioners, and fifteen of whom not elected by the voters of the county. This situation will be fully discussed in a • subsequent article. I propose in this article to discuss and explain the provisions of The Proposed Charter This instrument, which completely revolutionizes and destroys our ancient form of government, embraces five articles. ARTICLE I This article need not be discussed. It merely declares that the inhabitants of Baltimore county are a corporation under the name of "Baltimore County, State of Maryland," and by that name may sue and be sued, may purchase and hold real estate and personal and mixed property and dispose of the same for the benefit of the county, &c. f' is now a mu- nicipal corporation, and now possess all the rights and powers specified in this article. ARTICLE II This is the article whick yrovides for the creation of "an elective legislative body," mentioned in Article XIA of the Constitution and in the Act of 1918, Chapter 455. I want you to examine and consider carefully the structure of this legislative body called in the Charter the County Council, and the nature and extent of the powers which it is proposed to confer upon it. The Charter declares that "said County Council shall consist of fifteen members, one from each district of said district of said county and living in the district from which he is elected by the duly qualified voters of said district as soon as is practicable." They are to be elected for three years. It is provided that at its first meeting the Council, by a majority vote, shall elect one of its members to preside at the meetings of the Council, and he shall be known as president of the County Council of Baltimore County, and shall hold said position for the term (three years) for which he was elected, but power is reserved to the Council to change him. Said members shall preside at (Continued on Page 2—Col. 3) BEATEN AND ROBBED Agent At Roger's Station Found Lying Upon Floor In Unconscious Rogers Station, this county, which was the scene of a sensational affair some years ago when two yeggmen attempted to rob the station and engaged in a pistol duel with two detectives of the railroad company, sprang into prominence one day this week when the station agent, Milton Chenoweth, aged 50 years, -was; found upon the floor badly beaten and in an unconscious condition and a probable fracture of the skull. In less than two hours after the assault, Sergt. Wm. Dorsey, of the Baltimore County Police Department, arrested two young men, who gave their names as William Shaffer, 21 years old, and Harry Wis-ner, 16 years old. Upon investigation it. was learned that both had escaped from the Maryland School for Boys at Loch Raven, this county It is' alleged the two attacked John T. Ensor, the station agent at Eccleston, on the (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) SOME JULY! Chilly Weather This Week A Record Breaker For Summer Month In County. Baltimore county was "treated" to a bit of fall weather this week and in some places! early Mondy morning the thermometer registered 50 above the zero mark, which is a remarkable record for the month of July. A year ago the red liquid in the thermometer registered 98 in the shade. At Oregon, Mr. Sherman L. Kurtz stated to a representatve of The Jeffersonian, that he had frost on his place. BIG DAY AT EKLO Attractive Program Arranged For Picnic Of Rural Life Club Of The Sixth District. On Saturday, August 14th, the Rural Life Club, of the Sixth district, will conduct its annual picnic in the picnic grove at Eklo. In the past, this has been one of the best and most largely attended picnics in the upper end of the county and in view of the excellent program that, has been provided, the persons in charge of the arrangements feel that this one will be no exception unless it be larger than ever. The activities will commence stoon after noon and will continue until way after Mr. C. R. Titlow, of the Federal Reserve Bank of Baltimore City, will be the principal speaker. While it is not known what his subject will be, we do know that he is an interesting speaker and that he has promulgated quite a few ideas of vital interest to farmers as a class and individually. He is well worth hearing: Mr. Logie Bonnett, Editor of The Jeffersonian, of Towson, will give a chalk talk of especial interest to the children, although it will contain a goodly number of laughs for the grown ups as well. The male quartet of Hanover, Pa., will lift up their voices in song. They have an excellent reputation. The Public Athletic League will conduct a play festival for the children. Mrs. Henrietta Baker Lowe will lead in community singing. Miss Kirwan, of the Baltimore County Children's (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4) |