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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0235 Enlarge and print image (6M) |
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August 7, 1920—Page 4
THE JEFFERSOI^IAN, AOWSON, MARYLAND.
THE JEFFERSONIAN
TOWSON, MARYLAND.
Entered an seeond-claaa matter at the
Postofflce at Baltimore, Maryland.
Telephone—Towmou 289.
Published every Saturday at Towson, Baltimore County, Maryland, by The Baltimore County Jeffereonian Publishing Company, Incorporated.
OFFICERS. W. Gill Smith Elmer R. Haile,
President. Secretary.
Wm. J. Peach, Martin J. O'Hara,
Vice-President. Treasurer.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS John M. Dennis William J. Peach,
Martin J. O'Hara^ W. Gill Smith, Carville D. Benson. Elmer R. Halle, Logie Bonnett
LOG-IE BONNETT, Editor and Manager
SATURDAY, ANGUST 7, 1920
For President
JAMES M. COX.
For Vice-President
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
For United States Senate
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
For Congressman CARVILLE D. BENSON.
Bryan is an enemy of the "departed spirits."
Let the people read the new charter, then think and smile!
"The Wizard of the Automobile" made his little speech at the Taxpayers' -meeting and thought that he was "wizard" enough to attack former Judge Burke on the constitutionality and legality of the new charter.
The United States or Maryland owe "Boss" Weller absolutely nothing. In his early life he received an appointment from Maryland to the Naval Academy, where the United States) educated him, and after four years study "threw u pthe sponge" and engaged in business up north, divorcing the State. After some years absence he returned to boss! the Republicans. Some folks are even narrow enough to give him credit for the State Roads, the inauguration of which was under a Democratic Governor, and the workings of which were carried out by Mr. Henry G. Shirley, of Towson, who was the Commission's chief engineer.
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OVER 400 MEIERS OF TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE
IN DEFAULT FOR NON-PAYMENT OF DUES
Report Of Treasurer Not Encouraging—-About 20 Of Alleged Membership Of "700" Turned Out For Last Tuesday's Meeting—"The Charter Is Licked Before You Start With It," Said A Member.
This year a Third Party will be lucky if it finishes third.
Once it wa< the might of the dollar, now it is the mite of a dollar.
It's harder to convince Germany she's been licked than it was to lick her.
Prohibition has reduced at least the number of men who think they can Sting. '______________
How can you expect to buy a cigar now for 5 cents with cabbages as high as they are?
A pessimist is one of thosie persons who fear there won't be enough trouble to go around.
A Philadelphia preacher says all profiteers go to hell. No wonder the price of coal is high?
Ohio may be the mother of presidents, but there will be a lot of trouble in the family this fall.
A news dispatch states there is a new revolt in hina. This makes a tie between China and Mexico.
The fellow who wants more excitement than a presidential campaign furnishes might try knitting.
Little enthusiasm for popular airs in Towson is manifested by people who live next door to cornet players.
The cotton plant is a wonderful thing. It provides cotton cloth, olive oil, silk stockings and all wool clothing. ______________
As long as you can't run an automobile'on it, the large hay crop in Baltimore county is no cause for rejoicing.______________
Efforts will be made to make Mexico dry. This means that people may be shot there, but shall not be half shot, shot. _______^^___
The people who are in favor of war with Mexico are not offering to canvass for soldiers or sell bonds* to finance it.____________
We feel justified in announcing that candidate Debs will also conduct his presidential campaign from his place of residence. ________
'it is not very convincing when the editor of a 75-page Sunday paper pub-lisihes an editorial on the conservation lot" newsprint.____________
It is stated that James M. Cox is a lover of golf. His Republican opponent had better look out, lest he be "putt in a hole." _____^^
Englishmen view with alarm the large increase in the American and Japanese navies. So do American and Japanese taxpayers.
Automobiles are being sold as fast as they can be manufactured, but there is lacking a sufficient number of tombs for stpeeders.
What has become of all the nice girls who knitted Sweaters during the war? Why, they are now sewing buttons on their husbands' trousers.
Those new-fashioned ear-puffs don't prevent the average girl from hearing the honk-honk of an auto in front of her door in the evening.
The census* shows there are 26,000,000 women in the United States above the age of 21. There are comparatively few, however, above the age of 25.
Everyone in theory is dead against extravagance. What shall we do about it? Check it, of course, then we proceed to pull out our check books.
The fact that a man puts his automobile in the shade where the new polish won't crackle don t sey he will think to tie his horse out of the sun. ______^^__
The folks who are continually clamoring for 2.75 per cent, beer fail to realize that 97.25 per cent, of it is that filthy and detested stuff caLed water.______________
The refusal of the Towslon Military Band to play for the community dance reminds one very much of a child whose stick of candy has been taken from it.______________
When crops! look promising, high prices are predicted on account of the scarcity of labor. When they look bad, the shortage of production causes high prices.
It is> claimed that modern day college graduates are unable to write legibly. They all feel confident, however, to dictate letters to a pretty stenographer.
The fact that boy campers secure a lot of experience in building fires does not prove that they can do anything after they get home in preparing firewood for the kitchen.
"Redress for labor" is one of the promises of a leading candidate, and that is commendable. But no one seems to advocate a redress for a strike-bedeviled public.
It is interesting to know that at the recent gathering of the Retail Grocers' Association they "took up the high cosit of living." Just how much higher they took it will be learned later.
Those powerful young men who "throw the hammer" and "put the shot" at the school track meets have not so far distinguished themselves by pitching hay to the highest mow in the barn.
Local Correspondence
GARRISON.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Meekins, of this place, have gone on a visit to the latter's mothe'r place in Kent county. They expect to stay at least a month.
Miss Rose Dailey, of Burnside Farm, was taken with appendicitis last week at her home. At this writing she is reported improved.
Mrs. Harrison Newhouser, of this, place, has just returned fro ma visit to her mother's home in Long Green, where she spent the week end.
Miss Hazel Watffel, of Govans, is spending a few weeks with her aunt, Mrs. David Warfel, of this place.
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ASHLAND.
Mrs. Harry Denmare spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. O. Heilman, of Padonia.
Mrs. Rose Wilson and mother, Mrs. Martha Gover, ar espending a few days at Monkton.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodwin spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Turner, spent Sunday with Mrs,
Mrs. May Perry has friends from Baltimore with her for the pas^t week.
of Baltimore,
Rose Wilson.
relatives and
TEXAS.
Mrs. Morris Stern is under treatment at a hospital in Baltimore.
Miss Irma hilcoat is spending some time with her sister, Mr* William H. Story, of Baltimore.
John Caslin is spending the weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon, of Chestnut Ridge.
MT. CARMEL.
Some filks are "up in the air" because James M. Cox, the Democratic presidential editor.candidate is silent on the "wet" and "dry" question. Boy, go in the composing room and bring down some wet proofs-
"Boss" Weller, the Republican candidate for United States Senator, says he's "wet." This may be true if someone has turned a hose on him, but regarding the liquor question, he is, eligible to the Ananias Club. It was he who in 1916, at Annapolis, saw to it that the Republican Legislature ratified the 18th Amendment.
|Aj large crowd attended the bazar on Monday evening held by the Aid Society, and a good sum was realized, it having been postponed from last Saturday evening on account of the storm.
Good crowds are attending the tent meeting^ which are being held this week in front of the church and •which will continue for two weeks. Evangelist Muir, of New York, is a splendid speaker, and Prof. Kauff-man, of Ohio, directs the singing.
The large barn of Mr. C. Thompson was struck by lightning last Saturday evening and burned to the ground, together with all his, unthreshed wheat and a large quantity of hay. One horse was killed.
FORK.
Arrangements have nally been made regarding the parsonage for Long Green Circuit and the new building will be erected in the near future on ground purchased from Mr. Walter Burton. The old parsonage on the Harford road has been sold to Mr. J. J. Meyer, of Govana.
Miss Louise Smith daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith, celebrated her sixth birthday by entertaining a number nf her little friends on last Friday.
Mrs. Frank Brown and sons, and Miss Dorothy Oram are visiting Mrs. W. W. Smith.
Miss Clarke is visiting her sisfter, Mrs. A. D. Mumma.
MISS TALL NAMED
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Training School, Baltimore, 1904 to 1908; susfpervisor of grammar grades and assistant susperintendent of Baltimore county schools, 1908 to 1918. She also conducted a summer course in education .at Johnsl Hopkins in 1912; was associate editor of the Atlantic Educational Journal; alumna trustee, Teachers' College, Columbia University; secretary "department of superintendence, National Education Association; member American Historical Association, Association of History Teachers of Middle States and Maryland, National Institute of Social Science, Woman's Civic League, College Club and Woman's City Club.
Miss| TalV has written several volumes of history and is well known as a contributor to educational literature and through her work in organizing and developing the Baltimore county course of study for elementary grades, which she worked out with the teachers of her department during her connection with the county schools1. This work has been generally recognized as one of the best courses of study so far produced and is being used as the basic work in a number of school systems throughout the United States.
The new. Normal School principal will enter •'at once on her duties, since she has already severed her connection with the Lincoln School when she accepted the position at Des Moines.
SNAPSHOTS OF NEWS
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The signing of the Turkish peace treaty has been definitely fixed to take place next Thursday afternoon.
Dr. Belisaro Porras, candidate of the Liberal Conservative party, was elected president of the Republic of Panama.
The new railroad passenger fares probably will become effective August 20 and the advanced freight rates August 25.
The fortress of Brest-Litovsk, 110 milesi east of Warsaw on the boundary of Poland, is reported captured by the Russians. )
Mrs. Eleanor J. Campbell died at Stephens: City, Va„ at the age of 86. She had been a member of the Lutheran Church 70 years.
Harvey Earl Warfield, 13, died at the Cambridge Hospital from injuries received when he was run over by an auto truck last week.
J. Frank Hanly, former governor of Indiana, was killed when an auto in which he was riding was hit by a train near Dennison, O.
Rumania has served an ultimatum upon Soviet Russia, giving the Soviets three days to withdraw their troops from Rumanian territory.
Carlos Felix Diaz, former Mexican minister to Bolivia, was found dying in a hotel in Mexicn City from a shot in a struggle with a woman.
The Italian Government bill providing for the confiscation of all excess war profits -was passed in its entirety by the Italian Chamber of Deputiesv
Judge Robert E. Crowe, chief justice of the Criminal Court, directed the August grand jury to investigate the coal famine which threatens Chicago.
The Russian Red Army has captured Lomzoa and is within 75 miles of Warsaw. The wives of American officers and other Americans are leaving that city.
Damad Ferdi Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier, has announced the formation of a new cabinet, composed largely of members* friendly to British interests.
An autopsy diclosed that Dr. Jose Arenos, the wealthy South American who shot a chorus girl and her companion in his apartment, committed suicide.
Restrictions on the export of coal, reassignment pf coal cars and a tem-poraryv reduction in water coal rates to New England were urged by Senator Calder.
In spite of repated announcements in city and county papers; and urgeftt notification from the Secretary, only about twenty of the alleged membership of "nearly 700" of the Taxpayers' League turned out at the Towson court house Tuesday afternoon to discuss the proposed County Charter and t0 organize a fight for its adoption.
That the League is in a State of innocuous desuetude was indicated by the blank report of Treasurer Hatch, who said that he had collected nothing and had spent nothing since the last meeting. It was pointed out that over 400 of the members were in default for non-payment of duest and the prospect 0f raising a fund to "put the charter across" appeared to be g'loomy indeed.
President John Watson, Jr., presided, and one of the first things he did after the routine business had been disposed of was to call on Major Randolph Barton, chairman 0f the Charter Board, to make such observations on the charter as he saw fit. \Major Barton started off by saying that he had no particular observations to make, but would gladly answer any questions that might be propounded on the subject of the charter, and thereupon George Deitz, of the Second district, started the ball a-rolling by saying that the opposition had asserted the charter is "unconstitutional" and asked the Major what he thought of it. While admitting that he had given no special study to that phase of the subject, the Major asserted that he could not see wherein the charter was unconstitutional, and that he had been advfaed by others— referring specifically to Messrs. Watson and Price—who had given the subject careful consideration that there wasi nothing to it. Proceeding further the Major observed that some "sniping" was being indulged in on the part of the opposition reminded hia hearers that "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," asserted that "we are not getting 100 per cent, efficiency in our government," and wound up by saying "we ought not to lose our enthusiasm for the adoption of this charter." This latter declaration was applauded by two members.
F. W. Rohrs, inventor of a new and wonderful motor fuel known as "Rose-dale Gas," which in an advertisement he asserts is "Worth a 20-Mile Drive to Buy," next took the floor and undertook to answer some of the constitutional and legal objections made against the charter by former Chief Judge N. Charles Burke. Mr. Rohrs, in his remarks, plainly demonstrated that he knows more about "making gas" than he does about the constitution, and what he said in criticism of Judge Burke only helped to emphasize the soundness of the latter's conclusions. In referring to a portion of Judge Burke's letter published last week, wherein attention was called to the fact that the charter does not require a councilman to be either a taxpayer or legal resident of the district from which he is elected, Mr. Rohrs asserted that he had always been opposed to the argument "Is he a taxpayer?" and claimed that the man "who supports his family" is better than a taxpayer. Mr. Rohrs, in closing, suggested that copies of article such as Judge Burke had published be printed by the League and distributed at pro charter meetings, but no one seem to take kindly tQ his suggestion
Mr. Dietz then asked Major what he th»ught of Judge Burke tention that the adoption of a c would not dispense with th Commissioners, who are cons officers, and that the count thereafter be put to the exp maintaining a dual form of ment. Instead of answering tion directly, Major Barton indu a bit of pleasantry, saying that ter" Burke was nn longer Burke except by courtesy, and "theoretically he knows no more than the rest of us." He said fu that an "Ex-Judge" was) a diffe thing from a "Judge" in praesei and that he'd "rather be a live dog than a dead lion." After all, the Major declared, it was the province of the court to pass upon legal objections to the charter, and not the lawyers, fie referred to the futile objection urged against the Fed'eral constitution by able awyers at the time of its adoption and how the courts had since upheld it by judicial construction. "Courts don't find fault with specks," he continued, and asserted nisi belief that the county charter, as framed, would pass judicial muster.
Mr. Price, by reading from the Constitutional Amendment providing for a chartered county, and the errant of powers from the legislature, undertook to prove that Judge Burke was wrong in asserting that the County Commissioners could not be dispensed with upon the adoption of the proposed charter, but very few of the lavmen present appeared to be able to grasp
the point of his argument.
Mr. Watson compared Judge Burke and others who attacked the charter to "cuttlefish," saying that they were attempting to muddy th.e charter waters! and then he cited' two instances to show how easy it is to pass local legislation at Annapolis without the knowledge of the people of the county. His first reference was to the Five Commissioner District law, passed some years ago, which he declared had been "put through" without the knowledge of the people, but his reference was unfortunate, as Judge Offutt, who happened to be present as a spectator, arose and reminded Mr. Watson that the Five Commissioner plan had been approved by at least two Taxpayers' 'conventions before its adoption, and had the support of such independent leaders as| the late E. Lynne Painter and Major John I. Yellott. Then he cited, as another instance, the passag-e by the last Legislature of an act authorizing the County Commissioners to borrow money against the City's indebtedness to the county, to replace school buildings, station houses, etc., taken from the county by annexation. This brought CommissionerWilliam F. Coghlan to his feet, who explained the urgent necessity for the passage of the act, and who made it plain that it was the eminently proper thing to do. In effect, this act merely authorized the County Commissioners to discount the City's indebtedness to the county, payable in instalments over a period r,f ten yearaj so as to render the money immediately available for school buildings, etc. Mr. Coghlan's explanation of the matter was so plain and reasonable that it took all the point out of Mr. Watson's reference.
J. Summerfield Crowther, a farmer of Bengies, injected some humor into the proceedings by letting it be known that he, as a member of the League, was opposed to the adoption of the charter, and taking Secretary Price to task for stating, in a published communication, that the charter had been approved by the unanimous action of the League. Mr. Crowther wanted to know how many of the alleged "nearly 1700" members of the League had paid their dues, and what was the status of those who had paid no dues, but he got very little satisfaction from the Secretary. "The charter is licked before you start with it," was his parting shot.
B. John Black, a member of the Charter Board, referred to the careful and considerate manner in which the charter had been framed, and urged the taxpayers of the county to support it.
At the suggestion of Secretary Price the next meeting of the League was fixed for Tuesday, September 7, at 8 P. M., in the hope that a larger attendance of the members could be had.
NEGRO EDITORS EFFRONTERY SHOULD NOT GO UNNOTICED
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is, both white and black, who the trial of Fountain at will testify that it was one 'ials ever conducted in tice anywhere. Foun-ented by able counsel the widest latitude to es-innocence. There was no or feeling of any kind ex-inst him. The spectators, ack, were calm and retrial* quiet and orderly. s, after the evidence was all fter the closing arguments heard, retired for con#ul-nd while it is not known jurred in the consultation decision rendered by Chief utt from the bench showed had given the casie their eful consideration. It was m the manner of the Judges y had reached their conclusion of guilt because there was no other way out, in view of the clear and convincing testimony submitted on the part of the State. And when the verdict was announced, and sentence imposed, not a sign of approval or disapproval was exhibited by the large number of. persons then in the court room. The general impression was that impartial justice had been meted out to the accused.
In view of the circumstances surrounding Fountain's trial at Towson, I The Afro-American's editorial com-i ment is an unjustifiable libel upon the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, and the person or persons responsible for its publication should be punished severely. There is1 plenty of room at this time in the Towson jail for the offender or offenders in question, and the people of Baltimore county will not complain about the "boar-d bill," no matter how long he or they may
be detained within the jail's inhospitable walls. On the front page of The Afro-American of July 23 is a cartoon, showing Fountain on the scaffold, robed and roped for execution, and off to one *ide is a savage looking character, labeled "Shade of Snowden," who is made to say: "They hanged me on circumstantial evidence and I was innocent, too!" Such a thing ought not to be permitted to pass through the mails. It is not decent journalism, nor within the bounds of a "free pressi" It is calculated, and' deliberately calculated, to inculcate in the colored mind disrespect for the judiciary of Maryland, administered as it is, and always will be, by white men of the highest learning and integrity. It is just sluch stuff as that which breeds discontent among the negroes and leads to disastrous race riots, such as have occurred in different parts' of the country in recent years.
If The Afro-American of July 23 had been published in one of the States farther South, the probabilities are that the publisher would have been hanged long before this. The idea of having colored men to preside over the judiciary of Maryland!
Again, in its issue of July 2'3 The Afro-American publishes a front-page story from its correspondent at East-on, giving an account of Fountain's execution, in which the following sentence appears:
"A representative of the AFRO-AMERICAN, who talked with Fountain before his execution was convinced that the state as in the case of John Snowden was hanging an innocent man, but that the lynch-feeling in Easton was so strong among crackers that some one, no matter who, had to pay the extreme penalty."
Just what is meant by "crackers" is not plain, but it's; a great pity that the crackers, whoever they were, didn't get a good crack at the representative of the Afro-American before he left town.
Such stuff as that, printed in A newspaper and read by the colored man, may naturally "be expected to arouse in him a strong prejudice against our jedicial system, and make him feel that no member of his* race can escape conviction, no matter how innocent he may be. This sort of propaganda, if persisted in, may lead to dire consequences, and should in the interest of public law and order be firmly suppressed.
All kinds of wild and baseless rumors have from time to time been published in The Afro-American about the Snowden case, clearly for the purpose of stirring up race hatred, but the rumor referred to in The Afro-American'j( editorial of July 23 to the effect that a messenger was sent from the jury room at Towson tn find out how much money Snowden had is the basest kind of a falsehood, and the editor of that publication ought to be summoned before the next county grand jury and required to give an explanation.
Waste For Sale.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Apply to
C. BAYLEY DIFFENDERFFER,
TOWSON, MD. Care of Mr. Hitchcock, Fairmount Avenue.
7-24-3t*
JOHN WARD
Licensed Auctioneer WOODLAWN
6-19-52w Baltimore County, Md
Constitutionality of the criminal phases in the Kansas industrial court law will be tested in the Supreme Court as the result of a decision in the lower court, holding unconstitutional the provision of the law making liable to arrest persons) influencing others to quit work.
WILLIAM WHITNEY
County Surveyor
For Baltimore County COURT HOUSE TOWSON, MD.
1-14-ly Telephone, Towson 456
Wanted.
FOR NEW YORK CLIENT,
IMPROVED FARM OF FROM 50 TO 200 ACRES. Apply JOHN T.DAVIS & CO.,
301-3-5 Gaither Building-, 7-31-4t Baltimore, Md.
1000 Cords of Pulp Wood Wanted.
And
Poplar and Gum.
Also 1000 Chestnut Poles.
APPLY TO
R.
O. H. SHENK,
Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
7-24-4t
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