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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_63-0257 Enlarge and print image (6M) |
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August 21, 1920—Page 4
THfe JEFFERSOMAN, TOWSON, MARYLAND.
THE JEFFERSONIAN
TOWSON, MARYLAND.
Sintered as second-class matter at the
Postoffice at Baltimore, Maryland.
Telephone—Towson 289.
Published every Saturday at Towmh, Baltimore County, Maryland, by The Baltimore County Jeflersonlan Publishing Company, Incorporated.
OFFICERS. W. Gill Smith Elmer R. Halle,
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,
>2arvllle D. Benson, Elmer R. Halle, Logie Bonnett
The United Railways showed a disposition to treat Towson fairly, in fixing the cobble stone nuisance, but it will be a case "of loves labors lost," for the recent rains are playing havoc with the improvement.
Every Baltimore county resident should- take enough interest in Timon-ium fair to send some sort of an exhibit there this season. Don't growl about the display unlesfg you are willing to help swell the entries.
E COUNTY WILL STILL CONTINUE
TO SEI40 SIX DELEGATES TO ANNAPOLIS
One
LOGIE BONNETT, Editor and Manager
SATURDAY, ANGUST 21, 1920
For President
JAMES M. COX.
For Vice-President
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
For United States Senate
JOHN WALTER SMITH. For Congressman
CARVILLE D. BENSON.
Congressman Benson has -never drawn political lines in assisting those who have gone to him for help. He has truly been a representative of "all the people, regardless! of creed or politics], and this is the type of man the Second District wants to again serve it.
Cox hits' hard in his campaign punches.
All seems very quiet along our local political trenches.
Thank Heavens, one can still laugh and grow fat at the same old price.
If one thinks there's nothing in a name, what about Warsaw.
The pipe of peace seems to be one for soap bubbles only.
The laborer is worthy of his hire, and the labor should be also.
Now would be a good time for Marion, Ohio, to demand a census recount.
The Democrats intend to- open the White House with a "Jimmy."
The last Republican Congress has been one of wilful, wanton waste.
What a pity that some fool-killer is not as much in evidence as the time-killer.
The popular ditty with the moonshiners is: "With all thy faults, I love thee, Still."
Harding has no more chance of carrying Ohio than he has of carrying the country. *
Even if we have prohibition, apparently too many men are trying to run automobiles on alcohol.
The new charter for Baltimore county reminds one very much of the circus elephants. Clumsy and expensive.
Can «it be true that the Taxpayers' League has dwindled down to Price, Watson and Dietz?
It has just gotten so that some folks think if you are -fair minded you must be simple minded.
If we ever have another war Ponzi is the man the/government shoud get to finance it.
At one time price was the indication of value—now it is. an indication of nerve.
It was rather hard on Sir Thomas,' Lipton, but the Eighteenth Amendment forbids lifting a cup in the United States.
The opinion of big financiers is that if the country does not sink it will remain afloat.
If you can't find a house, you might sleep out of doors on some political bunk.____________
Benson's the man for Congress. He's had the experience and legislative training.
Unted States Senator John Walter Smith deserves the support of the people for re-electon, and Will get it.
Those folks of Towalon who drove to Eklo recently liked one section of the road so well that they brought at least half back with them.
It is ^ard to blame Jack Johnson, the negro prize-fighter, for prefermg jail in the United States to freedom in Mexico.
Sugar went down this* week. Yes! 1000,000 pounds went down in the East River, New York. It was on a barge that was rammed by a large ship.
Judging from the tone of the editorial in the last issue of The Union-News, the stand-pat old Republican organ is "pussy-footing" Just a bit.
The president of a pulp and paper mill was attacked in his home by a masked burglar. Perhaps it was only a publisher bent on revenge.
The County Commissioners here have gone away on their vacation, and the Factory Site Commission still remains in the "pigeon-hole" of the desk.
Escapes from the Baltimore county Jail are too numerous. There lSl either something wrong with the bars in the windows or the attendants.
Perhaps the reason the present generation has no respect for age is| because it has made an acquaintance with cold storage products.
Tennessee has ratified suffrage. This assures the entrance of the rolling pin into politics, but the men, as) usual, will be called upn to furnish the dough.
A news dispatch says that Harding will discontinue his front porch campaign and "hit the stump."i Can it be that Cox is making things a bit too warm for the Senator?
Baltimore county is recovering rapidly from the effects of annexation. We cannot believe the people are going to give it another set-back by supporting the new charter.
If all the energy exerted to sell oil stocks were concentrated in digging oil wells there might soon be enough of good stocks to go around without pushing.
Hello! Hello! Hel-1-o-o-o! If the exchange girl would take that wad ot chewing gum out of her mouth she might be able to answer more promptly.
Sme resignations among registration officials may* be expected. They're a little timid already about popping the question, "How old are you?' to the feminine candidates for suffrage.
The Board of Election Supervisors had better provide more decent quarters for registration than they now have in some sections of the county, or else take to the tall timbers.
The toboggan erected and greased for the descent of prices some months ago is still waiting, and the few articles that did start down made that peculiar noise which indicated tha. most of the grease had dried up.
Woman's suffrage has already raised some v'exatious problems. Suppose a single woman should register and before the general election enter into the bonds of matrimony. Would she be entitled to vote as Miss or Mrs.?
It is probably a good thing that the invention which enabled one to see the person on the other end of a telephone was never put to use. It would no doubt make our temper raise quicker.
Are you going tos sanction at the polls a measure as drastic at the new charter? We cannot believe that the people of this county will vote for a change i n government, especially when it is a "pig in the bag" so to speak.
We knew the fellow battler for the right, Warren G. Harding, would rise to the occasion when once confronted with it, and we see that he boldly and unequivocally called out for the Pilgrim fathers in his interview with the phonograph.
"Are the people of the richest and bes^t governed county in the State going to allow the substantial form of government now in vogue to be cast aside for an experiment? It has always- been proven experiments are very costly.
Baltimore county wants no Bolshevism here, yet the advocates of the new charter are ready and willing to experiment with and revolutionize our present form of government until things governmental become dark and dreary. This is no time for experiments.
The Taxpayers' League through its secretary, says that the new charter was unanimously adopted by the League. There are 700 or more alleged members, over 400 have failed tn Pay their dues and the unanimous adoption was made by not more than 25 "in convention assembled." Unanimous! how does the esteemed secretary get that way?
If labor gave eight hours work for eight hour's pay, and the telephone company rendered good service—the street cars^ did not "fly" past us, and the profiteer not jamming his hasd into our pockets while we are looking at him, these hot days would not be so uncomfortable, but as it is, electric fans are now selling at a 50 per cent, increase.
He's off again! The Republican Mayor of Baltimore City, the "good fellow," is in Minneapolis "on a frolic." The Republican^ of Baltimore county say Albert A. Blakeney, their candidate for Congress, is a good fellow, but the people don't want this sort to represent them at Washington. They prefer a man like Carville D. Benson, who does things.
It is pertinent to inquire of Senator Harding -which element of his party he, would train with in the event of his-election to the Presdency. He failed to make his position clear in' his speech of acceptance, and the public is still waiting to hear from him whether he would align himself with the irreconcilable enemies of the treaty and the League of Nations, such as Senators Johnson and Borah, or such pro-league Republicans' as former President Taft, who, in writing in the Philadelphia Public Ledger obout the time of the President's return from Versailles with, the treaty, said, "Now that President Wilson brings back to us a real league and has fully made good his announced purpose, it would greatly please this country if the Senators could give him unanimous- support," and expressed the hope "that a orfward-lnoking Senate will not seek to defeat this grand advance of mankind toward a just and lasting peace."
THE PEOPLE'S REUNION.
Every man, woman and child in Baltimore county should make it a point to spend at least one day at the great annual People's Reunion to be held at Timonium during the week beginning August 31 and ending September 6.
Barring unfavorable weather, the Fair at Timonium this year ought to be the greatest in the history of the county, for the Managers have spared neither pains nor money to make it a bang-up affair. It has; been their special aim, it seems, to provide some sort of attraction or amusement for every member of the tamily, so that there may be no excuse for leaving anyone home.
The racing will be up to the usual high standard, but racing this year will by no means be the whole show. Practically every breed of live stock will be represented in the various/ exhibits, as well as all kinds of farm and household products. Farming implements and machinery of all kinds will be exhibited, thus affording the farmer opportunity to familiarize himself with the latest inventions designed to lighten his burdens! and to increase his efficiency. The latest household inventions will be exhibited, of particular interest to the housewife. So it may readily be seen that something more than mere amusement can be had by spending a day at Timonium this year.
But the greatest feature of all, perhaps, iM the opportunity that Timonium always affords to meet old acquaintances and to make new ones. There are thousands of people in the county and city that rarely ever meet one another except at the fair grounds. It is like unto a great family reunion, a home-coming if you please.
And then, again, what a fine opportunity it will be for the politicians. While the familiar figure of "Marse Fred" Talbott, who was always a lion on these occasions, will be missed, his successor, Congressman Benson, will surely be there to greet his old friends and supporters. Governor Ritchie, Mayor Broening, Senator Smith and otther "big guns," as well as "guns of smaller caliber," will be there in force, endeavoring to find out which way the political winds are blowing, and incidentally to stir up as favorable a breeze in their own particular direction as is possible by vigorous hand-shaking, back-slapping, joke-cracking and other familiar political stunts.
Take it from us, a day at Timonium this year will be well worth your while So "pack up your troubles," etc., with some "spring chicken" and "pumpkin pies" and come prepared to "smile, smile, smile." The change will do you good.
CAMPAIGN PLANNED
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will lead the great galaxy of s/peakers who will take to the hustlings immediately after the speeches of acceptances of the candidates have been made. The Democratic nominees believe in going direct to the people with, their appeals. They have no sympathy with 'front-porch' campaigns, but will submit their cause and themselves to the public for judgment.
"The people only have, to be reminded that the Democratic party has demonstrated its efficiency and has redeemed its pledges, and that if it had not been for the obstructive tactics of a reactionary Senatorial oligarchy, we would now have peace. Nor will the country be allowed to forget that the pledge of progressive legislation made by the Republican party in its campaign of false_ pretense in 1918 were mere political piffle, with little or no attempt upon their part to make good their promises.
"The Republican party in this campaign musSt, of necessity, be on the defensive The Democratic party has fulfilled the trust reposed in it and seeks only the opportunity to give a truthful account of its stewardship. The Republican party, on the other hand, cannot point with justifiable pride to its record, and may only view with alarm what the electorate will do in November.
"While Democratic success is now assured, its certainty will become more apparent as the campaign progresses and the true story is unfolded."
Senator will Also Represent It, Notwithstanding Fact Charter ie Adopted—Taxpayer Says Proponents Of New Scheme Admit. It Is Detective And Propose To Amend It.
[Editor's Note:—The following communication was received by The Jeff-ersonian from a prominent citizen of Baltimore county, who has asked that his name be withheld at .this time.]
To the Editor of The Jeffersonian:—
I nave been reading the articles by Judge Burke on the proposed Charter for Baltimore county. The point raised by him against the Charcer are no doubt well taken from a legal point of view. His quotations, from the Constitution of the State, from the Enabling Act and from the Charter convince me that it isvLmpossible to abolish *the office of County Commissioner or to take from the County Commissioners the powers they now have and exercise under the public general laws of the State. Not only are the County Commissioner^ beyond the reach of the Charter and the County Council but so also are the Constables, the Sheriff, the Judges of the Orphans' Court, the election officials, the Clerk of the Court, his**deputies; the State's Attorney, the health officials and the like, because all these officers) are either appointed or elected in pursuance of the Constitution or public general law of the State, and the Enabling Act expressly excepts such officers "when it gives to the Chartered form of government power to provide for the appointment and removal of county
offices.
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The proponents of the Charter admit it is defective and propose to amend it. But it cannot be amended so as to abolish the office of County Commissioner without amending the Enabling Act. Who can tell when this will be done or who can tell what the amendment will be? In the meantime shall Baltimore county be saddled with a, dual government? Shall we taxpayers stand for five County Commissioners, fifteen County Councilmen, one Manager and three assistants^ in addition to the clerks and stenographers, assessors, etc., who do the actual work?
But the proponents of the Charter say that'the County Council will have power to enact local legislation. "Home Rule" is their attractive- slogan. But if we sjtop to consider what "Home Rule" in Baltimore county means under the proposed Charter we will be convinced that it is nothing but an empty sound and a phase designed to attract voters.
In the first place, whether the Charter is adopted or not, Baltimore county will continue to send six delegates and one senator to the General Assembly of Maryland every two years and Baltimore county will continue to bear her part of the expenses of the General Assembly. .The expenses of the last session of the General Assembly were approximately $175,000 and this amount was collected through the State tax on the assessable property of Baltimore City and the several counties of the State, Baltimore county's share being in the neighborhood of $15,000. If the Constitutional amendment, which provides for increased compensaion for members of the General Assembly is adopted, Baltimore county's share of the expenses of the General Assembly will be increased by several thousand dollars. What benefit, does Baltimore county get from its representatives at Annapolis and from the expensive legislative machinery there provided? While her representatives take part in the passage of statewide laws they constitute in themselves a legislative body of seven, so far as the local affairs, of their county are concerned. What they or a majority of them want in the way of local legislation, they get. No delegate from another county would dare interfere with them in any local Baltimore county matter, and no Baltimore county delegate would dare interfere with the local affairs of any other county. Thus Baltimore county has what I call a legislative council of seven, meeting every two years and whether or not their power to enact local laws is taken from them, Baltimore county will continue to send six delegates and senator to Annapolis. every two years and will continue to share the expenses of the General Assembly, including the expenses of enacting local laws for all the other counties.
Again, the County Council of fifteen, so says the Constitution, can enact no law in regard to any subject matter covered by a general law. Practically all important subjects of legislation are covered by general laws, notably health, conservation, elections, game and fish and the like. I notice too that a general law is defined as one which affects more than one county. Therefore, notwithstanding the limited sedpe of the County Council, whatever laws it did pass could be repealed by the General Assembly by the passage of a contradictory law affecting Baltimore county and some other county or the City of Baltimore. Thus it appears that "Home Rule" is not home rule as that phase is generally understood. Street lignting, police and fire protec-
tion, removal of garbage, care of public buildings, granting of franchises to railroads and corporations is about the real extent of Home Rule under the proposed Charter.
There is no way to get rid of the Charter if- it should be adopted. No other county has tried it.
What a foolish position we will be in when we have County Commjssion-ers as at present, exercising the powers they now have and which the Constitution says cannot be taken from them and that the same time a County Manager and three others at a minimum salary of $15,000 for the four, and a County Council of fifteen, with elections every year, for the purpose of enacting legislation which our delegates and senator are paid to enact.
ANALYZES RECORD
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attacks on the President or members of the Cabinet; apparently to his mind no good could come out of the Wilson administration.
"A careful perusal of the Congressional Record since March 4, 1915, when Mr. Harding' entered the Senate, reveais these things:
"1. He was recorded as 'not voting' on many important measures, when he either absented himself from the Senate or saw fit not to record his vote. During his first year he was not present on 144 quorum calls and failed to vote 90 times. The next year he missed 60 roll calls.
"2. He was always ready to take the side of the big interests or to support Penrose or Lodge propositions. He proved himself a standpat dependable.
"3. He was called an 'artful dodger' by the s(uffragists and prohibitionists for his way of preaching one thing and practicing another. He spoke against prohibition but voted for it. and criticised suffrage but supported the proposed amendment.
"4. In the heat of debate he defended Wall street and' made caustic references to tjie farmer, the laborer and the Chautauqua lecturer.
TIMONIUM FAIR WILL EXCEL ANYHING HELD HERETOFORE IN BALTIMORE COUNTY
(Continued from Page 1, Col. 5.) Hudson, wife of the County Agent, who ha9 done marvels in bringing this exhibit to perfection.
Going- up the hill, we will find Mrs. David Gregg Mcintosh, Jr., in charge of the Model Farm House. You will find here a model farm, and visitors will do well to mark the results obtained in bringing about that which is beautiful as well as useful.
Further on, we will meet Mr. F. S. Jones, whose wonderful efforts have been rewarded in securing a slwine show which is worth going miles to see.
The visitor is now ready for the Midway, anxious to view the tank into which Miss Margaret Stanton will do her famous high dive, and we wonder how many of the Baltimore society ladies are going to take advantage of her offer to instruct them in diving on the mornings of the Fair.
grounding- Misjs Stanton, is group-he Agricultural Implement De-ent, which contans everything one could want to aid them in the vation of the soil, here will be plenty of music. The famous Baby Band of St. Mary's Industrial School -will give concerts during the Fair, and the Maryland Training School for Boys' Band will also be on hand, as weJJ. as a number of the best musical organizations that can be found in the country.
The Fair will open on Tuesiday, August 31, and on this day the Judging will be done, so that there wilH be no long wait and anxiety as .to what is what. On Wednesday, Mayor's Day, Mayor Broening, of Baltimore, and his Heads, of Departments, will be present. On Thursday, the Governor's Day, Governor Ritchie and his Staff will insvpect the products of the State in the different departments.
Then comes THE DAY—Friday. All the children of the State are invited to be there. They are to be the guests of the Fair Management. No charge will be made for them. There will be athletic games.^under the direction of Dr). William Burdick. Prizes and medals will be awarded for the contestants in all sorts of athletic sports. Maryland Training School for Boys, 200 strong, under the leadership of Lieut. Faulkner, will give an exhibition drill. At 4 P. M. the Horse Show
will be ushered in under the direction of Mr. D. Sterrett Gittings.
Saturday will be Baltimore County Day. The County Commissioners will be present, and will assist in welcoming all the different County Agents. The Fair will wind up on Monday, Labor Day. On this day quite a number of labor organizations have made arrangements to meet at the Fair.
The Race Track has been put in splendid condition, and there will be six running races and one steeplechase each day, starting at 2.30 P. M. Mr. William P. Riggs will be the presiding judge and true lovers of the ^port are assureu of fine racing. [
The jumps in the steeplechase course have all been filled with cedars. The granstands, fences c.nd other buildings have been newly painted. All the fence rails are glistening white.
The gates will open at 6 A. M. and close at 10 P. M., s/o it will be possible for visitors to bring luncheon and put in a full day. There ought not to be a dull moment for anybody, in view of the diversity of attractions and amusements arranged by the management.
Special arrangements have ben made with the Northern Central Railway. In addition to the regular train service, special trains will leave Union and Calvert Stations daily at 10 A. M., 12.30 P. M. and 1.30 P. M., returning immediately after the races. \
UNCLE JAKE BACK
(Continued from Page 1, Col. 3.) society reporter, while Ole Judas Limp-legger will report all murders, sugsin-cides, accidents and wife beatings. Ther Sandpaper has secured ther services uf little Amy, the human cotter pin with ther innocent face, who pushes ther broom and is; knight of ther waste basket at ther "Jeff" office, as foreman ter keep himself in order. Ther won't bVs much fer little Amy ter do, cause ole Ceasem Brainstormer, one uf ther Knob's 'ventors, rigged up er press what's opperated by mule power and as ther Sandpaper'll be er strong Dammykrat phamplet, ther mule working ther thing is all O. K. Ter turn ther gol durn press ther mule will run on er sort er tread mill and Ole Ceasem's rigged up er hook what's 'tached to his tail and all little Amy will have ter do is ter tickle ther critter in ther ribsj so's he'll wag his tail and thusly the hook catches inter the paper, chucks it inter the press and one copy of ther Sandpaper is printed full of red-hot reading.
JOHN WARD
Licensed Auctioneer WOODLAWN
Baltimore County, Md
6-19-52 w
WILLIAM WHITNEY County Surveyor
For Baltimore County^-COURT HOUSE TOWSON, MET
l-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
O. H. SHENK, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
R. 68. • 7-24-4t
CONVENTION THURSDAY
Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association Will Assemble At Beisterstown.
The • Thirteenth Annual Convention of the . Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association will be held at Reisterstown, this county, on Thurs-dai' next. It will be a big event in the history of the town, for from early morning until late at night there will be something doing.
Twelve volunteer Are companies of this county will be in the parade with their rapparatus, as will also some of the county's paid departments and visiting organizations. The formation will be marshal, officers of the association, invited guests,- St. Mary's Industrial School Band, Baltimore county paid departments, volunteer companies, visiting Are companies, Conway s Carroll county band, decorated auto division, McDonogh School for Boys' .band an dthe Industrial Auto Section.
SNAPSHOTS OF NEWS
(Continued from Page 1, Col. 7.) Forest firse assumed serious proportions in Northern Caifornia, the Pacific Northwest and parts of Montana.
Masked taxi bandits held up and robbed 10 members of a club in Brooklyn, N. Y., while the latter were playing cards.
Seventy-five thousand persons of Polish descent took part in 55 mass-meetings in Chicago, condemning Bolshevism.
The armored cruiser Pittsburgh and a destroyer have been ordered to the Baltic Seat to protect American inter-ets there.
' Terrence MacSweeney, lord mayor of of Cork, was: found guilty by court-martial of having under his control the secret policy cipher.
Preparations for the sale of government-owned steel merchant ships will * begin at once, Chairman Benson, of Jt the Shipping Boa>d, stated.
A. E. Hatfield, proprietor of a hotel at Matewan, W. Va., who was shot from ambush, died Sunday in a hospital in Huntington, W. Va.
Official figures show that the majority of Thomas W. Harrison over Col. Robert F. Leedy for Democratic nomination for Congress is 1775.
It is now suspected in Boston that Charles Ponzi was only the "front" of the gigantic swindle in that city, and that others were in the game.
North Carolina anti-Suffragists have sent an emissary to the antis in the Tennesqee legislature proposing an alliance to defeat ratification in both; states.
The National Erie, Fraternal Order of . Eagles, in convention at Syracuse, N Yv decided tn postpone for one year action toward recognizing aeries for women. M
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