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THE JEFFERSONIAN
"WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE"
Equal and exact justice to all ra»*n of whatever state or per-stttf~k.il, religious or political. —Je Person.
"It Covers The Community Like The Dew"
TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1920
MARYLAND JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1S851 < o\SOLID 4TFtf> IB1K
BALTIMORE CO. DEMOCRAT ESTAB. IS85I WJTSi THE JKFFKHSONIAW.
VOL. IX. No. 43 "It UOVerS 1 ne community L4Ke me uew ___________iVWW^ iu^^a^, oax»^x, wwi^i* .tw, x**v Baltimore co. democrat• estT£ iiSr.wrra rSii: JRFSrKKsomAir.
Governor Cox To Speak At Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, On Thursday, O toher 21st
Telling Blows Against Charier—County Citizens And Taxpayers Protest
TAX BUTE DUE TO
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS OF PROMISES
Appropriated At The Rate Of $36,000,000 A Day—Bill $5,403,390,327—G. 0. P. "Savings" Represent Funds Unexpended And Re-Appropriated.
Totals
(Special Correspondence to The Jef-fersonian).
"It \is the most important issue in the history of the world, more important than any issue that has ever occurred in the history of mankind; compared with it all, economic and industrial questions are small and all subjects of dispute between churches and creeds are insignificant." Thus does Dr. Frank Crane, writer of 'international repute, sum up the League of Nations.
Within the past ten years Dr. Crane has written no less than four hundred essays dealing with humanity and the things that directly affect the beat interests of the people. He is a recog-
WIL.Il SPEAK IN BALTIMORE ON THURSDAY.
>ave had the rlream.
"Tf ivp rio not ioin. what else can we do? Can Wo stav out. and remain forever isolated from the jest of the world? We have to do business with other nations some way. Tf they are all in a, T,»aeue. sjhall we stay out. as a snsr>i.c/ious enemy, or an arrogant, egotistic strqnsrer?
"T^iese nations that have formed a.
League are our Allies. p, little -while
aero we were fis-htinsr by their slido for
the saiv^t'ori of the world. Are we
(Continued on Page 7, Col. 3^
WHY NOT BE TRUTHFUL?
The Republicans charge President Wilson with conducting the war on a partisan basis, distrusting Republican patriots and appointing his own partisans. Why not tell the truth?
General Pershing, Commander-in-Chief in France, was a Republican, as was General March, Chief of Staff; General Goethals, Assistant Chief, and General Crowder. Provost Marshal-General. Other Republicans given high place were Keppel, Scott and Stettinius, Assistant Secretaries of War; Admiral Sims, Commander of our overseas naval forces; Harry Garfield, Fuel Administrator; .Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator; Charles M. Schwab, Frank Vaiulerslip. Henry P. Davidson, Julius Rosen-wald and many other distinguished Republicans were placed on war boards.
Justice Hughes, ex-President Taft and Cornelius Bliss, ex-Republican National Treasurer, all \ were called into servjice. The X war was not conducted on a par- A tisan basis. $>
Have You a Family Budget ?
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If you really want to get ahead and at the same time make the money that you spend do full duty, start a budget.
Plan your expenditures beforehand—so much fortius, so much for that, a certain amount for unforeseen demand^, and a certain amount for savings. Then stay within your estimates.
You will need both a checking and a savings .account in connection with the family budget, and that's where we can help you.
Second National Bank
of Towson
HARRISON RIDER, Prest. ELMER J. COOK, NOAH E. OFFTJTT,
Vice-Presidents.
JOS. B. GALLOWAY, Cashier THOS. J. MEADS,
Asst. Cashier.
E FARM SUCCESS
Stale Institution In Baltimore County Makes Rapid Progress According lo Game Warden.
In his report to the Conservation Commission of Maryland, State Game Warden E. Lee LeCompte stated that th progress made at the State game farm at Gwynnbrook, this ceunty, was most satisfactory. Breediing stock totaled 20,0, from which 5,600 eggs games were laid: birds hatched and planted on fields, 3,015; birds shipped to the 23 counties, 2,326; birds held for breeding at the farm, 140, and eggs shipped upon request of the public, who agreed to hatch young birds and liberate them to covers for propagation purposes, 1,354.
From reports received game all over the State is plentiful, whjich is no doubt due to the game receiving more protection and being fed bv the public during the w/inter months.
With the success that has already been attained at the game farm during the past season in the propagation of the Chinese r/inknecked pheasant, and -with proper protection, it is hoped that this speciesi will be established in the State.
The game season is fast approaching. Already quite a number of licenses have been 'issued by the Clerk of the Court at Towson, but to avoid an eleventh hour congestion it might be well for sportsmen to secure the necessary credentials promptly.
TERM EXPIRES NOV. 7
Judge Duncan's 15 Years of Service On Bench Ends On Above Date.
The term of Judge Frank ]* Duncan, of the Third Judicial Circuit. comprising Baltimore and Harford counties, expres on November 7th next. This will necessitate the appointment of the Judge by Governor Ritche until the next general election, when, if he is a candidate, he must again be elected by the people.
MEETING AT PIKESVILLE
Prominent Speakers Will Discuss
Opposition To Charter Form
Of Government.
On Wednesday, October 27, there will be a non-partisan public meeting in the Odd Fellow's Hall, PikesVille, at which former Judge N Charles Burke and other prominent speakers will make addresses.
The new charter for Baltimore county will be thoroughly discussed by those opposed to the measure
FINED $100 AND COSTS
Flip-Flop Into Tar Pot Causes
Govans Mao's Pocketbook
To Be "Bent."
Doing a flip-flop from1 a Dodge automobile into a county tar pot is the distinction which Charles E. Ehman, of Govans, has and which cost him just $100 and costs\
On Tuesdav Ehman and "Uncle Dan" Harding, of Towson, were out on business, returning to Mr. Harding's home a little before eight o'clock in the evening. "Uncle Dan" was "dropped out" and Ehman started east on Pennsylvania avenue and collided with a tar pot, which was used to repair the road. There was an awful smash and naturally a crowd congregated, in which was Constable Sam Grason, who immediately placed Ehman under arrest for driving a motor car while under the influence of liquor. Ehman and his car were literally covered with tar. Not being satisfled with trying to push the tar pot out of the way, Ehman crashed into the automobile of Samuel Bayne, which was standing in front of the Bayne home, damaging it considerably.
Before Justice Wm. P. Butler, Ehman was fined $100 and costs, and to prove conclusively that he wag under the influence of liquor, Dr. John S. Green, Jr., was called in, got a good whiff of the offender's breath and pronounced it "good liquor." When Ehman was called to testify he had so much tar on his clothes that he was stuck to the chatir and had to be sep-arted with the assistance of two onlookers.
HE'S NOT WILLING TO TAKE A CHANCE WITH A TREACHEROUS BEAST.
PUTS LEAGUE ISSUE ABOVE ALLUOTHERS
AND ANSWERS ITS CRITICS
Dr. Frank Crane Says II Is The Greatest Question In History Of '—Declares It Is Of Vital Importance To n Man. Woman And Child In Natioo.
FORCES OPPOSED TO NEW CHARTER HOLD
316 MEETING AT TOWSON COURT ROUSE
Osboroe I. Yellott And W. Irvine Cross Fire "Broad-Side" Into New
Scheme Of Government—Denounce Measure From Various Angles;
Non-Partisan Organization To Fight In Every Sectioo Of County.
(From the Washington Correspondent of The Jeffersonian).
To meet, the authorized expenditures of the Sixty-sixth Congre3is for the fiscal year 1920-1921, it Jis estimated it will be necessary to levy an average tax of $50 upon every man, woman and child in the nation. The Sixty-sixth Congress, whose inactivities gained for it the name of the "Do-Nothing Congress," demonstrated the high cost of loafing by appropriating money at the rate of $36,000,000 a day. It was in session 150 days and during that ttime authorized expenditures of $5,403,390,-327.30.
This total is almost five times, as much as has ever been spent by the Government in a single year (in a time of peace. The largest amount heretofore appropriated was $1,114,937,012.02 in 1916.
The orgy of spending indulged in by the "Do-Nothing Congress" was tin the face of its campaign pledges of economy and in spite of the urgings of President Wilspn to the Republican majority to do something to lighten the financial burdens of the people. The President had recommended to the Congress legislation to simplify income amd profit taxes as to rates and hiethods X>f collection, explaining that one of the evils fldwing from high rates of taxation in peace time was the encouragement of "extravagant expenditure."
Facts and figures regarding the prodigal authorizations for expenditures which were made by the Sixty-sixth Congress were furnished by Representative James F. Byrnesi 'in a j speech delivered' before the House on June 5, 1920. Mr. Byrnes as a 'member of the Committee. on Appropriations has an intimate knowledge ,of the subject and gave an ; exhaustive analysis of appropriations to show the reckless disposition made of the public funds by the "Do-Nothing*Congress.'
His speech was in answer to the statement made by the Republican leader of the House, Mr. Mondell, that the appropriations for the fiaical year beginning July 1 amounted to $4,859,-890,327.30. Mr. Byrnes said that to this amount should be added at least $543,500,000 of reappropriations and authorizations made available, by the House, which would swell the total to the record sum of $5,403,390,327.30.
As a measure of political expediency and to mask this astounding total the Republican Congress, Mr. Byrnes declared, had resorted to the method of appropriating money in indirect ways, so that the statement of direct appropriations was' misleading because it did not state the whole truth. The
a direct appropriation of $300,000,000 and effected a paper "saving" by directing that the Railroad Administration be allowed to use $30,000,000 out of the loan fund appropriated in the transportation act. The balance of $90,000,000 was provided by directing the War Finance Corporation to purchase at par $90,000,000 of Liberty Bonds held by the Railroad Adminis-iContirmed on Page 7, Col. 3)
WILL, PRESIDE AT BIG DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
The proposed charter for Baltimore county was assailed in vigorous fashion in the Towson Court House Wednesday night at a mass meeting held under the auspices of the Non-Partisan Anti-Charter League of Baltimore County, of which former Judge N. Charles Burke is chairman. The court- | room was filled to overflowing by rep- l resentative citizens—men and women J —from every section of the county and from the demonstrations of approval which they gave to telling points made by the several speakers it was plainly j evident that they do not want the ; charter as proposed, under any cir- j cumstances. . The gathering was thor- j oughly non-partisan in character, i prominent Democrats sitting side by j side with prominent Republicans, and j none of the speakers handled the sub- I ject in a partisan spirit. ^\
In calling tne meeting to order Judge Burke said:
"I had hoped, after a long public service, to have refrained from the open discussion of public questions. I want no office. I want nothrng to do with the distribution of official patronage. When this proposed charter was published I examined it carefully, and my examination convinced me that it was a vicious and destructive thing. I saw that it was being actively pusthed by a small number of men, assuming to speak by the authority of all the members of the Taxpayers' League.
"The people of the county have been very kind to me; I am under great- obligations to them, and when I saw this attempt to impose upon them thir* thoroughly un-American, reactionary and destructive form of government, I felt it was my duty to call their attention to the danger which threatened them.
"I publshed a letter in the county press suggesting the formation of a nonpartisan committee to oppose its adoption. In response to that letter many citizens—Democrats, Republicans and independents—wrote me expressing their opposition to the charter. I published a number of letters explaining the charter and pointed out fatal defects. The suggested organization was formed. Its title is the Non-Partisan Anti-Charter League of Baltimore County, and the results of its work against this charter will be manifest on election day. An inspection of the list of its officers and executive com-' mittees will show, that it is a thoroughly representative and nonpartisan organization." •
At this, point in his speech Judge
"NEWBERRYING" THE
WHOLE NATION.
The tactics which the Republican party is using in this 1920 Presidential campaign are the tactics used in Michigan to elect Senator Truman H. Newberry.
It was the election of Newberry by. the wholesale use of money which gave the Republicans the one vote needed to organize and control the Unite 1. States Senate and put Lodge at the head of the Foreign Relations Committee, -with the subsequent defeat of the treaty as a result. It was the election of Newberry under such conditions, so Governor Cox charges, that put the Senate oligarchy in position to nominate one of their own members for President.
The Republicans may have 'earned nothing from the Newberry election, but the people of the United States, have. Politicians can not "Newberryize" the United States,
Burke announced the membership of the officers with himself as chairman, and of the executive committees. Miss Wyse is secretary. Laban Sparks is treasurer. The members of the executive committee are:
General Felix Agnus, Col. Stuart S. Janney, S. Duncan Black, John E. Raine, U. J. Lamotte, Richard Vincent, Jr.; H. E. Bartleson, Henry Lay Duer, George R. Norris, Dr. Geo. F. Sargent, Noah E. Offutt, Dr. W. P. E. Wyse, Geo. Gunther, Jr.; Thomas V. Wedge, J. Summerfield Crowther, Fred L. Pfeffer, John M. Diehl, Lawrence E. Enspr, Henry P. Pielert. Wm. Pinkney Whyte, James J. Lindsay, Hubert H. Harker, Frank J. Hohen and Wm. F Lawrence.
In concluding, Judge 'Burke summarized the various reasons why he believes the charter should be defeated . as follows: *¦
1. Its addition will result in our^ having two governments—one by the County Commissioners, and one by 15 Councilmen.
2. Under the Charter the minority will elect the Council and control the County.
3. The Charter will increase your taxes and multiply offices.
4. It provides for a County Manager who is not elected by the people and over whom the people have no control.
5. Every County law inconsistent with the Charter will be automatically repealed within 30 ays after its adop^ tion and the finances of the County will be thrown into chacs.
6. It is an experiment. No county has ever tried it.
7. It is not like the Charters of Dayton, Norfolk or any other city or town.
8. It fails to safeguard the public interest.
9. It is extremely difficult to amend.
10. It does away with the elective office of the County Treasurer and provides for an appointive finance officer.
Judge Burke then presented Hobart Smock, the* well known singer, as chairman of the meeting, who in appropriate fashion introduced as the (Continued on Page 4—Col. 2)
ARRESTED FORTERJURY
Mao 39 Who Married Girl 12 Now
Guest At The Cnunty
Jail In Tnwson.
On the charge of perjury, John M. Cowan, aged 39 years, of Colgate, this county, is a guest at the Towson Jail. awaiting the action of the- Circuit Court, he having had a preliminary hearing before Justice jfrm. P. Butler on Wednesday afternoon and committed to jail in default of $1500 bail.
It appeared from the testimony that Cowan had been waitjing on a 12-year-old girl, who resides in Baltimore City, and that unknown to the girl's mother the couple decided "to crosfi the bridge of ^ighs" and the prospective groom embarked to Towson on Saturday last to get the license, and under oath before Henry Koch, a clerk in the Clerk's Office here, stated the girl was 23 years of age.
The case was brought to the attention of the Baltimore County Children's Aid Society, which was instrumental in bringing about Cowan's arrest. Rev J. David Clarke, "the marrying parson of Towson," testified that when he performed the ceremony he asked the gir1 decidedly about her age and she stated that she was 23.
When the. groom was handcuffed by Constable Grason preparatory to being taken to jaiil, the girl threw her arms about him and wept bitterly, sayinsr she would not be happy without him.
system was to reappropriate a sum which had been made available for the preceding fiscal year but unexpended, which under ordinary procedure would be turned back into the Treasury. In this way an apparent saving in appropriations would be effected, because the amount of the unexpended balance would be added to the direct appropriation.^ and the estimates of the departments reduced by this amount.
Of the total of $543,500,000 which has been made available for expenditure, over and above the total of direct appropriations, Mr. Byrnes declared, there -were reappropriations of $156,-600,000, the latter sum being unexpended money of the fiscal year 1919-1920.
Mr. Byrnes cited another plan used to cloak the real bulk of the author-zed expenditures. The Shipping Board had asked for an appropriation of $225,000,000 for the fiscal year 1921. Congress instead of making- the appropriation directed that $225,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of ships Should not be covered into the Treasury, which is the usual procedure, but should be made avatilable for the next year. In this way the total of direct appropriations was reduced by this mount, but the money, of course, -will be spent.
Still another device of Congress to disguise the true appropriations of the bills contracted for the nation was described bv Mr. Byrnes. The Railroad Administration asked for $420,000,000 o wind up 'its affairs. , Congress made
GOVERNOR ALi.,. ti uE
Who will greet "Jimmy" Cox, Democratic candidate for President, upon his arrival in Baltimore on Thursday.
STILL CONFISCATED
Apparatus For Making "B'oze"
Found By Prohibition Agents
On White Hall Farm.
Early this week, Federal Prohibition Agent Julian Edmonds, secured a search warrant from Justice of the Peace W. Evans Anderson, to search I the farm occupied by Charles J. Small-wood, near White Hall, and known as the "Joseph P«arce Farm."
Prohibition Agent Edmonds., with two assistants, proceeded to the farm and after an unsuccessful investigation, ha dalmost cbncluded to give up when one of the officers spied a pipe line from the spring, and in walking a few feet further fell through the roof of a cave in which was found the largest and most complete outfit ever found in Maryland.
The still of 35 gallons capacity, eight containers for mash, two kegs, four half gallon jars full of illicit spirits and one twelve-gallon keg containing liquor, were confiscated and left' in charge of Justice of the Peace Ander-The still ts quite a curiosity to the residents of White Hall, more than a, hundred persons having visited Mr. Anderson's office to view "the remains" of what was once a very live "moonshine" still.
H. E. CROOK CO., Inc., Distributors, 18 W. Oliver St. Phone, nt Vernon 3713 Baltimore, Md;
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