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| DON'T WORRY OVER A LOSS. PITCH IN AND COVER IT UP WITH A GAIN. IT WILL PAY YOU TO PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS THE FFERSONIAN 'WITH TIKE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE" Eqisal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religions or political —Jefferson 3 VOL. IX. No. 36 "It Covers The Community Like The Dew" TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 BALTIMORE CO. DKMOCHA1 BSTAB. 18R(i f Wrsri IHK JEPFBRSONUI*. GQUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES HAVE BIG DAY AT REISTERSTOWN Pikesvllle And Cockeysvilie Carry paratus—Parade Attracts Big Mil Annual Session With Picnic In Firemen's Grnve. Off Prizes For Best Looking Ap-Crnwd—Convention Ends Tit- 7 was a great day in the lives of Me volunteer firemen of Baltimore county" and their friends, for the thirteenth annual convention of the association was held at Reisters-town. The clanging of fire bells could be as waa also the other two divisions, one of decorated automobiles, the other of commercial vehicles. After the parade everyone wended their way to the firemen's grove, where band cen-certs were enjoyed and other amusements indulged in. The Pikesville and Cockeysjville engine companies carried off the prizes for the best looking apparatus. Miss Winifred Smith was awarded the first prize of $25 for the best decorated automobile; Hiram Jones was awarded the second of $15, while Philip E. Welsh secured the third prize of $10. "'Snapshot" of Capt. "Jimmy" Reese, ¦of the Lutherville Volunteer Fire Co., made at the Reisterstown Convention. heard in many sections of the county and folks, thinking there was a nearby Are, rushed to the front of their homes, only to see one of the many volunteer Are companies passing by, men with their best uniforms on, and CAMPAIGNjPENEO First "Big Gun Fired" By Con ' gressman Benson In Baltimore City: The first big gugn in the political campaign of Congressman Carville D. The first big gun in the ¦ political fired on Tuesday evening at the Junior Order Hall, Baltimore City, when the representative of the Second District addressed the members of the Liberty Defense League. The speaker was given a great ovation upon mounting the platform. Representative Benson reviewed his political career from the time he entered public life as a member of the Maryland Legislature in 1904 tn the present, mentioning his; fight for the repeal of the Mortgage tax. He told of his fights against the measures of the Antisaloon League and his opposition to the ratification by Maryland of the prohibition amendment. VAnd now you have," he said, in conclusion, "Blakeney on the one side and Benson on the other and down the line someone else (referring to Appleby), who if/ trying to muddy the waters. And I want to say this to you in all sincerity: When a- man, under our fair primary election laws, enters a contest and forces the people of this: 'State to pay the cost of a primary, ! when he puts out cards saying that he I is running subject to the Democratic ! primaries, and when he is1* defeated, not by a close vote, but by a decisive majority, -when that man refuses to support -the man who defeated him, then I say that man hasn't any sense of political honor and he doesn't de-serve the vote of any square man in either party. "If you do not want to support me," concluded Mr. Benson, "support Mr. Blakeney. Give him the whole of a vote, not half of a vote. If you want to defeat me, do it in a straightforward manner by voting for my opponent, who is fighting me like a man and who has a chance to win. Don't try to defeat me by indirection, by voting for a man who has no chance in the world of winning." Mr. Benson explained that he voted for the Volstead act only after trying to liberalize the measure. He said that enforcement bill had to be adopted, ana fiat the more drastic the measure the more sooner a reaction would force- syome modification. Howard Whittle, of the Glyndon Volnteer Fir Company, unconsciously posed for th's "snapshot." apparatus s lined, enroute to the convention. The exercises started soon after noon and continued until late at night. St. Mary's Industrial School Band made things lively by rendering -popular airs. At 2 o'clock the chairman, W. H. Russell, opened the convention by introducing G. H. Stevenson, of Reister'stown, who made the address of welcome, the response on the part of the visiting volunteer fire companies b ing made by Clay T. Joyce. Following thecV, addresses were made by County Commissioner Wm. F. Coghlan, James P. Reese and Richard H. Bond. neing promptly at 1.30 the big feature on the program for the day was enacted. It was the parade, which d ovej» the road for a- great distance, the first division consisting of the volunteer and paid fire departments, was headed bv a band — "JOKER" IN BILL American Legion Weekly Denounces Measure Passed By Republican Congress. ' (From the Washington Correspondent of The Jeffersonian.) The attitude of the present Republican Congress toward former service men is the subject of an article in the American Legion Weeklv of August 6. in which Senator Francis B. Warren, ;ian of the Committee on Appropriations, is rebuked for the alleged manner in which he received a committee of 25 disabled ex-service men who called to see him. Theyy reported that Senator Warren told them he was occupied "with more important matters," and said to them: "If you can't get along on the $80 a month, I'm sorry." The Legion paper article says that the Republican Senator dismissed (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2.) NEIGHBORHOOD HAPPENINGS kmi Letters Written By "Jeff" Correspondents From Every Nook And Corner. TEXAS. The Misses Mary and Helen Galloway have returned home after the trip to Niagara Falls. Miss Sarah Maguire and Miss Rose A. Noppenberger are spending several weeks in Boston and New York. Kemp Fowble, son of Mrs. Lula M. Fowble, who has Wen very sick, is improving. Mr. Lawrence B. Ensor has returned home after spending two weeks at Coster, Calvert county. MT, CARMEL. Miss Ola Tracey, of Walbrook, is spending her vacation with her aunt, Miss Jackson. A family reunion, was held Sunday at the horns of M/\ R. S. Benson. Miss Mary Zeucker is still on the sick list. Rev. Lambdin, of Overlea, a former pastor here, preached at the church last Thursday night. Mrs. R. F. Cofiell and son spent last week in Baltimore. HARRISO:VVILLE. Mt. Paran Church held its annual picnic at Druid Hill Park. Tne Junior Order of Randa'lstown, held its annual excursion at Pen-Mar Park on Wednesday. The State Council and several other councils visited Loncoln ouncil, No. 85, D. of A., on Monday evening. Mrs. Arthur O'Dell, of Randallstown, entertained a number of her friends last Saturday. UPPERCO. Sunday School tomorrow morning at Trenton Church at 9.30. All 0f the peope visiting in Ohio, including Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Arma-cost, Messrs. Herbert Martin and H. Morfoot, have returned home after having a very pleasant time. Miss Sophia Meitzel visited relatives in Trenton several days this week. The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society was held Wednesday evening at the church. The meeting was not as well attended as it should have been. RAYVILLE. Preaching service at Pine Grove U. B. Church on Sunday morning by -the pastor, Rev. J. H. Lehman. Mrs. Pearl Molesworth has been very ill, having been threatened with pneumonia. Mr. Harry J. Shauck and family motored from Baltimore last Sunday and visited relatives in this locality. Mr. William Hampshere, of Baltimore,, spent last Sunday with hist r, Mrs. George Hampshere. The frequent showers of rain during the past week nave nearly fleSI our county roads. PHOENIX. Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Shelley, of Ccrbett, visited Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Meades last Sunday. Mrs. Henry Fox and daughter, Frances, are spending some time with relatives in Virginia. Nopman Zulauf visited his cousins in Walbrook this week. The kindergarten that has been conducted here this summer by Miss Price closed this week. The Phoenix baseball team will play the Parkton team at Parkton this afternoon. ENCOURAGEMENT STATE ROADS AND TELEGRAPHERS' EIGHT-HOUR Long Before Late Governor Crothers Was Inaugurated Benson Advocated Good Roads—Was Labor's Friend—Passage Of Telegraphers' Eight-Hour Law Largely Due To His Efforts. FORMER JUDGE BURKE DEMOLISHES 6UMEHTS ADVANCED BY MAJOR BARTON Opinion Of Well-Informed Citizens Is That Opponents Tn New Charter Have Hurled A Bomb Into Theories Of Advocates; Debate Is Waxing Warm. GLYNDON. Edward A. Warner died Wednesday after being sick for the past two months. /He was a sort of the late Edward W. Warner, and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bunce Warner; two daughters, Mrs, Clarke Wroe and Mrs. Eunice Hayden; two sons, Donald and Edward Warren. The thirteenth annual convention of the Baltimore County Volunteer Firemen's Association was held on Thursday at Reisters\town. Miss Susan Rhodes and Miss Given, )of Columbia, Pa., have been guests of Miss F. Rhodes. The young people of Glyndn and Resiterstown held a dance lasit Saturday evening in Red Men's Hall. --------------o-------------- MANOR GLEN. ~ "I Have Lost The Receipt" Thus spoke the man who was asked to Settle a bill that lie claimed to have paid a month previously. He had placed the receipt in his pocket with other paper v and now could not rind it. He had paid cash, so could do nothing" except pa}-the bill a second time. j That man learned a lesson from this incident—he now pays bis bills by check. In case of dispute about a paid bill, he can use his cancelled checks as proof of pajmient. Do 3rou pay by check? It is trie safe and businesslike wa3r! Second National Bank of Towson OFFICERS-THOMAS W. OFFUTT President. ELMER J. COOK HARRISON RIDER Vice-Presidents. JOSEPH B. GALLOWAY Cashier. THOS. J. MEADS Assistant Cashier. liei 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 L.EF OSBORNE I. YELLOTT H. COURTENAY JENIFER The debate over the proposed new County Charter is waxing warm. Maj. Randolph Barton's letter, upholding the charter, which was published in the county papers last week, was also published in full in the Sun of August 23, and the next day former Judge N. Charles Burke came back with a reply, published in the same paper, which in the opinion of. well-informed citizens of the county completely demolished the arguments advanced by Major Barton. Judge Burke's reply is publishe.d in full elsewhere in this issue. One of the main points discussed by the Major and the ex-Judge, and upon which they are so much at variance, is the matter of probable governmental expense in case the charter is adopted. Major Barton's estimate is as follows: 1. Fifteen Couiicilmen acting as a lawmaking body, 26 days in December each year.....................$ 1,950 2 County Manager (minimum salary) ........Q... 5,000 3. Heads of Departments, (minimum salary) ...... 10,500 4. Traveling expenses, etc., 26 days, one-seventh of what was estimated for 176 days..................... 858 Mr. and Mrs. J. Reuter entertained week end visitors from Baltimore. Mrs. Amos and her son, Mr. Carroll Amos, are members of a small tourist party to Atlantic City and are spending some time there. A delightful tim ewas spent last Saturday at the home of Miss Clara B. Rieder. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Dennison are visiting at the home of Mrs. Dennison s parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Treut. Mrs. Lewis Rehberger, of Sweet Air, entertained a number of guests on Sunday afternoon. . After a week of rain Manor Glen roads are worse than ever. FHEELAND. Tn'e union Sunday School picnic of the M. E. Churches of Middletown Circuit on last Saturday'was very much interfered with by ' the inclement weather. At night a good crowd was The Red Men of Freeland will celebrate their regular anniversary in Mr. Thomas Robinsion's grove this afternoon. This promises to be an enjoyable occasion if the weather permits. The continued wet and cloudy wea-(;•<]' Is playing havoc with vegetation. causing it to rot. Apples and pears are abundant with no demand. Farmers are timid about ling up the juice, fearing that it might, on account, of the warm weather, soon reach the point above that prescribed in the 18th amendment. Mr. Laurence McCormick, of Belair, was a visitor in our village on Wednesday. Mr. William Hoffman had a valuable bull killed on Wednesday night of last week by a bolt 0f lightning. The infant daughter of Mr. Charles C. Sutton, which died on Wednesday morning, will be buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery today. (Continued on Page 3, Col 1.) Total.....-.........$ 18,308 Judge Burke's estimate is as follows: 1. Fifteen Councilmen acting as a lawmaking body, 26 davsi in December of i year ....................? 1,950 2. County Manager (mini- Biurn salary) ..........., 5,000 3. Heads o f Departments, (minina*rf salary) . 10,500 '4. Fifteen Councilmen, meeting for 150 days for the transaction of the ordinary administrative and executive business of the county, . at $5 per day each........ 11,250 5. To this must be added traveling expenses, office ¦ equipment, clerks, stenographer, and various other items of expense which could not be avoided, conservatively estimated at.. 6,000 To the above amount, viz: $34,700. should be added the salary of the County Commissioners, whose office is not abolished under the provisions of the proposed Charter; the said salary, therefore, being a legal charge against the county . . 34,700 12,000 Total..............$ 46/.700 The main item of expense, upon which the leading proponent and the leading opponent of 'the charter differ, is that of the County Council Major Barton contends that the Council will only sit 26 days in a year, whereas Judge Burke contends that the Council (Continued 'on Page 4—Col. 2) HAS PROGRESSIVE IDEALS FIRST BALTIMORE COUNTY WOMAN TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD FRANCHISE. fsmmm m COX MAY COME Presidential Candidate Replies To Invitation To Visit Timonium Pair, This County. The managers of Timonium Fair, this county, received a letter this week from Governor James M. Cox, the Democratic Presidential nominee, in reply to a letter sent him, inviting him to attend the fair this Reason. Governor Cox stated that if arrangements could be made with those in charge of his speaking tour he would be pleased to pay the Timonium Fair and Baltimore county a visit, the exact date, however, he could not make known. Cnx Is Entitled Tn Support Of Independent Voters, In Judgment Of Hitchcock. (Special Correspondence to The Jeffersonian). Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock of Nebraska, was) recntly asked by a number of prominent Democrats of Utah to set. forth, briefly, over his signature, why he is for Governor Cox for President. In reply, Senator Hitchcok set forth the following reasons: ''We may assume that all faithful Democrats will vote for Cox and will give Cox support for President of the United States not only because he is the unanimous selection of the Democratic convention, but because his public career has shown him to be not only a devoted supporter but a brilliant leader of the party. "As a member of the House of Representatives and later as three times governor of Ohio, Cox has shown himself to be a man of force, energy, resource and indomitable character. He is a Democrat from the soles^of his feet to the top of his head; a Democrat in his every-day life, and a Democrat in his strong convictions. "But Cox is entitled to have the support of many voters who do not perhaps classify themselves as Democrats. He is entitled to have the support of men who believe in progressive ideas of government, beca'use his whole public life has shown that he is devoted to those policies, while his opponent, Senator Harding, is very well recognized as not only a conservative, but a reactionary. It was because of the splendid record Governor Cox made in his first term as Governor that he was twice thereafter elected Governor. The record of progressive laws passed for the benefit o the people of Ohio under his amdinistration is almost without a parallel. "Again, Governor Cox is entitled to (Continued on Page ?? Col. 2) By Gustav A. Ludloff. Extracts from the ¦ daily papers of 1904 and 1908 clearly illustrate the fairness of mind, and loyalty to State and Labor, of Carville D. Benson. Few people know that the Congressman was one of the first to advocate good roads and a fund to insure these with a paid Commission to supervise the State's road building. Through the system of maintaining all roads in the State from a fund accumulated from State taxes, the old-fashioned shell, cinder and mud roads were replaced by asphalt, concrete and macadam, etc., and further, the ancient toll and toll gatess were abolished. The Congresisman, thjen but 36 years of age, kept' keen lookout for improvements to benefit his State as a whole, and never has he attempted to apply his ideals of improvement to his own county or district alone, ever desir-•ng to benefit the State as a whole, another characteristic prominent of him. The general public who is benefit-e5 ^the excellent State roads created should, when seeking the one to be praised or his achievement, bring foremost in their minds this enterprising, energetic lover of State and constituents, Carville D. Benson. -- On the other hand, labor leaders should not lose sight of the fact that it was he who untiringly fought for the passage of the telegraphers'" 8-hour law which was passed by the Legislature of 1906. Characteristic of Mr. Benson is the fact that he does not wa/ for his constituents to ask or act on any proposition; he being at all times on the alert, ever seeking to improve the conditions of his fellow men and following every lead that appears which is of a beneficial nature to his people to the end that means a general uplift and asset to all concerned. That he has served his people and served them well cannot be questioned, for he has maintained his fair mindedness during his entire political career, and as a Congressman, he has ex"cuted his pledge to his constituents unflinchingly and many times at a personal sacrifice. He is one of the few Congressmen who stood by the ex-service men in the recent session of the House of Representatives at Washington when the Bonus Bill was before Congress, and he not only voted for it but he fought hard for the bill, mustering many votes that would not have otherwise been cast in favor of the bonus. Just as he impressed many friends he made when speaker of the Maryland Legislature, so has he impressed his colleagues at Washington and often was he sought for advice, which he fully gave to all who approached him. His ability as a lawyer and statesman has many times been demonstrated in the past two terms of Congress in which he served, and for anyone to desert him at the coming election for party reasons or some petty prejudice is little short of ungratefulness on the part of the voter. What better argument in behalf of a candidate can be brought forth by anyone for any other aspirant to office than the. achievements of this proven, accomplished, conservative yet liberal man, Carville D. Benson. Democrats, and in fact the entire populace of the Second Congressional district should not miss attending each and every meeting that will be held, to hear their four wonderful candidates, Governor Cox, for President; Franklin D. Roosevelt, for Vice-President; John Walter Smith, for United States Senator and their own Carville D. Benson, for Congress. It is well that the readers of The Jeffersonian pause to reflect on the qualifications of Governor Cox, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Congressman Benson, as set forth by the writer in past issues of this paper and draw their conclusion therefrom. Coming editorials in this' medium will bring closer to the hearts of the business man, farmer and workingman the .personality of Senator John Walter Smith and his achievements, as well as the duties to his people which he has so judiciously executed. So far the only objection to Senator Smith by some Democrats, and this mostly in the City of Baltimore is, what tney claim to be his attitude on the Volsftead act, and prohibition In general, and the loudest objectors are radical in their ideas of personal Liberty, I am opposed to the drastic Volstead Law, but I cannot allow myself to be other than moderate in my views on this question and while I believe it is true that some of Senator Smith's actions along these lines were not entirely satisfactory to the average wet, 1 fail to see sufficient cause to condemn him as a "dry," nor can I see why he should be upheld by the wets, and for this reason I am going to seek an interview with the Senator to better acquaint myself and the readers of this, paper with the man as he was and is today. There is every possibility that the Senator has been sufficiently fair to both sides on this issue and it is' my desire to 'study a man at all times from both views before condemning or praising the person involved. .There are so many ways to look at this question that it appears as to warrant careful deliberation, and while 1 believe that we should not be deprived of a guaranteed right, at the same time I feel we should not condemn a man for supporting anything that is objectionable to one side or the other any more than we should blame a man for not succeeding to control the votes in the United States alone. "Man. know thyself first, then seek ye acquaintance of thy fellow men, for ye must not condemn until ye are beyond condemnation." For the present I can say that it is a safe bet for Cox, Rooseve.t and Benson, and when the voters sop to consider the great service Senator Smith's business ability has been to the people of the State of Maryland in the Senate of the United States, they will include him. as we need a Democratic Senator from this State to support Cox and Roosevelt. At all times when we are provoked to censure a man for what he does that seems an ungrateful act on his part, we should stop to reflect on the good he has done us before we can feel safe to act against him, for surely he has at least carried out some promise that may overcome this petty mistake. BALTIMORE COUNTY LEADS First Woman To Declare Intention To Vote Is A Resident Of Sooth Towson. Towson has the- distinction of having the first women in the State to declare their intentions of becoming residents' for the purpose of registering as voters, under the suffrage amendment, are Mrs Mary Reed Spicer and her daughter, Miss Helen Dorothy Spicer, of Aigburth Park, South Towson. On Monday last both appeared in the Clerk's Office here and were enrolled. Before moving to Towson in November, 1917, the Spicers lived in Washington. Miss Spicer 'and Mrs. Spicer are the daughter and wife of Mr. Charles W. Spicer, general sperintendent of the Black & Decker Mfg. Cos.' plant at Towson Heights. When interviewed by a representative of The Jeffersonian Mr. Spicer stated that he believed every person should use his or her right of franchise. Mrs. Spicer said she had many friends in New York who have been voting, and she looks forward to casting her first ballot. Neither she nor her daughter are affiliated with any suffrage organization. NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED BIG DAY PLANNED Miss Helen Dorothy Spicer, who appeared in the office of Clerk of tne Court here to qualify, so as to vote. Under Auspices Of Vol. Fire Company. Sept. 12 Will Be \Big Day At Pikesville. Pikesville, this county, plans a big event for Defender's Day, September 12. . It will be held on the grounds of the Old Soldiers' Home, and will be under the auspices of the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company. The women of the community will co-operate and serve an old time Maryland supper. Three bands will enliven things up a bit and the program will consist of a baby show, baseball game, parade, ath-lctie contests and a community dance. i Arnold Elsey Waters Named As I Head of Cockeysvilie Nat. Bank. Mr. Arnold Elzey Waters was elected president of the National Bank of ysville, to succeed the late J. F. | Cockey, at a meeting of the board of ;directors this week. Andrew J. Lutz was named vice-president and T. How-rice, of Phoenix, was elected a di-, rector. 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