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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0180 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT.
THE JEFFERSONIAN
"WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE"
VOL. XII—No. 37.
'It Covers The Community Like The Dew"
TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1924.
BALTIMORE COUNTY'S SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
A Congressman's Wife, Waking Him In The Middle Of The Night, Told Him That There Were Robbers In The House-Impossible" Said He, "There May Be Robbers In The Senate, But Not In The House"
ALL BALTIMORE COUNTY LOOKING FOWARD TO SEPT. 12TH.
Judge Duncan, First Man To Volunteer To March In Parade—Three Bands To Be In Line
DAVIS IN DRIVE TO WIN FARMERS OF WEST-WILL IKE DEFINITE PLEDGE TO HELP TILLERS
Democratic Nominee For President Determined To Deal Willi Agriculture Problems In "Bare-Fisted" Way.
REFUNDS BEING NOW SENT
TO PAYERS OF INCOME
TAX.
(From the Washington Correspondent of The Jeffersonian)
The refund of 25 per cent, to those who paid their full income taxes for the calendar year 1923 is being made, according to David H. Blair, Commissioner of Internal Revenue, as rapidly as the checks can be mailed to those to whom the refund is due under the new revenue law of 1924. About $16,000,000 is involved.
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COMMISSIONERS BACK FROM ANNUAL VACATION.
County Commissioner Wm. F. Coghlan spent his two weeks' vacation in Canada, while Robert C. Clarke, another member of the Board, sojourned in Virginia. Harrison Rider, the president, was about Towson as usual.
CAPTAIN FORGIVES
Lone Seaman Escapes Prison
Term When Skipper Refuses
To Press Charge.
John Smolders is an able-bodied seaman and a good one, too, say his shipmates, but if it wasn't for the forgiving spirit of Capt. A. H. Ra-fuse of the steamer Cassimere, now lying off the county water front, he would soon be listed as convict number such-and-such in a Federal prison, according to maritime law.
For instead of placing a charge of mutiny against John, Captain Refuse merely fined him part of the wages due him, and overlooked an assault against his skipper on the high seas.
According to Captain Rafuse, while the Cassimere was bound here from Tampico, John, very drunk, took a nap on No. 3 hatch, which is reserved as a resting place for officers.
When the captain tried to make him move John started a one-man
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(Special to The Jeffersonian)
A definite pledge of governmental aid in time of distress will be offered American farmers by John W. Davis, Democratic Presidential nominee, in his drive to win the agricultural West, it has been learned.
This pledge will be featured by Davis in his first big agricultural address to be delivered September 6 at Omaha. In addition, the nominee will lay down a complete relief program, intended not only to provide remedies in time of hardship but to establish a foundation on which an even tone of prosperity can be obtained for agriculture.
Davis began the actual writing of the speech this week. He spent several hours studying farm data with Senator Key Pittman of Nevada; Cordell Hull, former national chairman, and Tdwin T, Meredith, former Secretary of Agriculture.
Davis told them he was determined to deal with the subject in a '"bare-fisted" way.
Among the relief measures which Davis will both recommend and pledge in his Omaha address will be governmental assistance in organizing and operating co-operative marketing associations, creation of a Federal system for the dissemination of crop, market and price conditions to all farmers, and administrative steps to re-open foreign markets for American raw materials.
STILLS FLOOD COUNTY
"Dry" Agents Say Rural Sections Are Mecca For Booze Makers.
Rural Baltimore county is being flooded with stills brought over from the Old Dominion, according to Prohibition Agent "Tom" Wheeler, who operates out of Washington.
The reason, Wheeler said, is that the Virginia Legislature recently1 passed a law fixing one year as punishment for a first offense against the Virginia State prohibition act.
The usual punishment in Maryland for a first offense against the Volstead act is 30 days. Illicit distillers prefer to move into Maryland and take chances of serving the lesser term if they are caught, Mr. Wheeler said.
UNIQUE EXHIBIT
County Agent Rohde's Fair Attracts
Booth At
FREELAND PROPERTY CHANGES HANDS.
The farm of 31 acres owned by
Mr. D. W. Wilson, near Freeland,
has been sold to Mr. James L. Thomas.
BENSON SELECTED
LUTHERVILLE WOMAN HOME FROM HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Powell Burton, of Luther-ville, who has been a patient at the [ University Hospital, Baltimore city, I is now at her home in a much im-| proved condition.
Baltimore Countian Will Lead
Democratic Campaign In
State.
Former Congressman Carville D. Benson, of Halethorpe, this county, who two years ago piloted W. Cabell Bruce to the United States SenatOr-ship, has been selected to direct the Maryland campaign for Davis and Bryan.
Mr. Benson is known as an organizer of ability and will immediately "roll up his sleeves" and start to work to put this State in the Davis column.
From the Baltimore county standpoint, one of the most interesting sections of the University exhibit was a booth arranged by County Agent W. C. Rohde. In the center at the rear of this booth was a large map of the county, marked to show the number and kind of farm demonstrations in progress. About the map were grouped enlargements of photographs illustrating various phases of the county agent's work.
The rank of the county in farm crops was effectively illustrated by exhibits of the different products grown. This feature of the exhibit brought out the fact that Baltimore ciunty is fifth in the production of wheat, second in the production of oats, first in the production of alfalfa, third in poultry, fourth in dairying, swine and corn; second in vegetables, sixth in .rye and seventh in clover.
In the exhibit of dairy calves, Baltimore county boys and girls won a number of firsts and several other prizes as follows:
Junior Jersey Heifers — John Huber, first; Marshall Marstellar, fifth; John Huber, sixth; Gilbert Marstellar eighth.
Yearling Jersey Heifers—Philip Rudiger, sixth; Joseph Huber, 8th.
Junior Guernsey "Heifers—Wheel-
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NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
AW- UT TH£ BO/S LEARN HOW TO KttP
THEMSELVES FIT!
LANDS SAKES!
The/'ll have all the world Thinking, we
WANT TOFICjHT
BATTERY OF ARTILLERY FROM CAMP HOYLE, TO
PITCH CAMP SOMETIME THURSDAY
Army Unit That Fired First Shot In World War Will Occupy The
Jeffersonian Property Opposite Court House—Oance
At Night To Close Celebration.
DRIVERS ASAINST RAD PRACTICES
Says Every Traffic Rule, No Matter How Apparently Trivial Should Be Obeyed To Assure Safe And Sane Travel.
COUNTY DEALERS JUMP PRICE OF COAL -BLAME IS PUT ON RAISE A T MINES
New Schedule Announced Said To Be Last Increase For
Winter—No. 1 Anthracite $15.75 A Ton, 25
Cents Over Last Quotation.
Retail prices of anthracite coal has been increased by from 25 to 50 cents a ton in Baltimore county.
Announcement of the increase was made by Hugh C. Hill of the Hugh C. Hill Coal Company, president of the Coal Exchange. Mr. Hill declared the jump was. caused by increases in prices at the mines
SCHOOLS OPEN ON 15TH
Today Begins Last Week Of
Freedom For 15,000
Youngsters.
Jane, George, Susie and John had a foretaste-of the "blues" today, for it is the beginning of the last week of freedom and easiness until the Christmas holidays.
On Monday, September 15th the little red school houses and the more pretensious ones here, there and everywhere in Baltimore county; will open their doors to receive: pupils.
by operators.
No further increase in retail prices is expected during the winter, dealers said, nor do they anticipate any decrease.
Mr. Hill explained that an increase of about 40 cents a ton was put into effect at the mines August 1, but the retail prices in Baltimore and vicinity remained the same, the dealers adsorbing the raise. £
Another increase, which went into effect at the mines this week, makes it imperative for the dealers to raise their prices.
There has been no increase in
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STORK VISITS SWEET AIR COUPLE.
The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Patterson, at Sweet Air, recently, leaving a bouncing baby boy.
The increasing frequency and{ seriousness of motor vehicle acci-1 dents in Baltimore county are to! be traced to bad driving practiced by the drivers of cars, in the opinion of Motor Vehicle Commissioner B. Austin Baughman.
Discussing this subject with a representative of The Jeffersonian Colonel Baughman advanced the opinion that it is not so much the one bad moment or the one serious deviation from safety first practices that cause accidents as the cumulative effect of the average driver operating his car in a slovenly manner—continued slovenly handling of the car and habitual slovenly disregard for the letter of the little things of the law.
"Every driving rule is designed for a specific purpose; none of them
were placed in the law by a set of fanatics; all of them, though seemingly small in their immediate effects, contribute their part to safety in the use of the highways. Disregard for the smaller things and 'getting away with it' breed contempt for the greater and more dangerous violations until a serious or fatal accident is the final result," said Colonel Baughman. He added: "When an individual decides to go out into the modern traffic as a
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THE BROWNS HAVE ADDITION TO FAMILY.
Judge Prank I. Duncan was the first man in Baltimore county lo volunteer to march in the 12th of September parade at Towson, and hundreds more will follow.
Plans outlined for the occasion indicate that the sixth anniversary of the battle of St. Mihiel and the
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HELD FOR MURDER
Man Now In Towson Jail Charged
With Crime In
Kentucky.
Trapped when he attempted to win the affections of Jessie Peeples, a Catonsville girl, John W. Wyatt is held at Towson Jail while Sheriff J.
B. Farmer of Harlem county, Kentucky, waits to take him away on a charge of the murder of Lennie Gurly, a telephone operator, who repulsed him.
The Kentucky sheriff was armed with extradition papers signed by the Governor of that State, but in the absence of State's Attorney H.
C. Jenifer, who is spending his vacation at Ocean City, Judge Frank I. Duncan withheld action.
Wyatt has been a fugitive since March 27 this year and had not his attentions been directed toward the Catonsville girl he might still be at liberty. Miss Peeples is a daughter of William Peeples of Baltimore county and her father complained to the police that the Kentuckian had abducted his daughter.
For some weeks the man has been living at Oella. On Wednesday he was bound for Frederick in an automobile with a young woman
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4NO PARKING" SIGNS UP.
.Temporary road signs bearing the injunction, "No Parking Opposite White Lines," are being placed on State roads in Baltimore county with the view of prohibiting parking along curves and on hill tops, John N. Mackall, State Roads Commissioner, said.
The signs have been made easily discernible by printing cloud-white letters on a jet-black background. They will be placed on approaches to curves," said L. H. Steuart, secretary to the commission, "on hill tops and wherever the situation warrants them.
"The roads already are divided in the center with a white line, so the signs will be self-explanatory to every motorist."
Mr. Mackall said he was negotiating with John S. Bridges, president of the .Automobile Club of Maryland, on the club's attitude on roadside parking.
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CONVENTION OPENS
Towson Lodge Of Elks Well
Represented At Ocean
City.
GUNPOWDER SPAN FALLS
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Brown, of Sunnybrook, are receiving congratulations upon the birth of a son.
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MARRIAGE OF OWINGS MILLS GIRL ANNOUNCED.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence Penni-man, of near Owings Mills, have announced the marriage of their daughter, Miss Francis Risteau Hall Penniman, to Mr. Cyril Eben Hazell, of Ithica, N. Y.
CITIZENS SHOW YOUR PATRIOTISM!
September 12th will be fittingly observed in Towson as the Sixth Anniversary of the Battle of St. Mihiel and the One Hundred and Twelfth Anniversary of the Battle of North Point, Hence the committee in charge Earnestly requests every householder to
DISPLAY OLD GLORY
And Decorate Homes With Bunting And Lanterns
Thousands of visitors are expected at the county seat for the occasion—Now let's make the place we so often refer to as "Home" as attractive as possible.
Civilian Committee:
Judge T. SCOTT OFFUTT Sen. DAVID G. McINTOSH H. C. JENIFER WM. P. COLE, SR. HARRISON RIDER GEO. G. WHEELER WALTER P. RECKORD LOGIE BONNETT
Military Committee: R. H. STEVENSON 0. H. WILLIAMSON Rev. MARK DEPP
Soldier Is Killed—Three Others
Hurt In Bridge
Crash.
One soldier was killed and three were badly injured when the oneway bridge over the Gunpowder River, on the York Road near Wise-burg, collapsed, hurling the army truck in which the men were riding down a 40-foot embankment.
The dead man was Private George Engel, of Easton, Pa., the injured being Sergt. Marshall N. Crutchfield, of Atlanta, Ga.; Private Theo. R. Biddle, of East Dowington, Pa., and Private Marion Cribbs, of Derry, Pa.
(By Etaff Representative of The Jeffersonian)
Ocean City, Sept. 4—This is the opening day of the State Elks Convention. The first session will be held this evening.
The first installment came last night; a large delegation is on the way from Washington, D. C. It is expected that 3000 will be in attendance. The convention will close on Saturday evening with a banquet.
The following lodges comprise the State Association: Baltimore, Washington, Towson, Cumberland, Hagerstown, Annapolis, Salaisbury, Cambridge and Crisfield.
Towson Lodge has its headquarters at the Breakers. Samuel H. Dehoff, who is looking after the ac-commidations of Towson Lodge,
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MIDDLE DISTRICT BAPTIST AS-
SOCIATION TO HOLD SESSION
AT COUNTY SEAT.
The annual sesion of the Middle District Baptist Association will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, at Towson, Thursday and Friday next.
MOTORIZED FREIGHT IS PLANNED FOR OPERATION ONBELAIR AND YORK ROADS
McMahon Bros. Who Now Operate Passenger Busses
On Two Highways Petition State For License
To Haul Luggage And Like.
Marking their first substantial step toward establishing a motorized service for the expressage of freight over the Belair and York Roads, McMahon Bros, has petitioned the Public Service Commission for permission to float a stock issue of, about $150,000 to operate a fleet of freight trucks.
One thousand shares of preferred stock, with par value of $100 and the same amount of common stock will be issued if the plans of the Company are approved by the Commission at a hearing this week.
Fast trucks of large capacity, carrying freight at rates materially below those demanded by the rail-
roads, will begin operataion immediately if the Commission sanctions the project.
In their arguments before the Commission, representatives of the company urge that the adoption and
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SOLDIER ARRESTED
SUNNYBROOK FOLKS RETURN
FROM STAY AT COUNTY
SEAT.
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