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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0344 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0344 Enlarge and print image (5M) |
| GIVE THE KIDS A SQUARE DEAL SCHOOL LOAN ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT. THE JEFFERSONIAN "WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE" VOL. XII—No. 45. "It Covers The Community Like The Dew" TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1924. BALTIMORE COUNTY'S PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER. Our Government Under The Present Republican Administration Is Operated On A System Of "Checks And Balances"—The People Put Up The Checks And Special Privileges Get The Balances RETURNS TO BE GIVEN IN FRONT OF "JEFF" OFFICE DISTINCT SWING TO DAVIS IS INDICATED EVERYWHERE—"STRAW VOTES" DISCREDITED Claims And Predictions 016.0. P. Newspapers And Propagandists For Coolidge So Contradictory And Confusing That No One Takes Them Seriously. ?x-k-:«k-k-k-:-k-x-:-x-k-k-k-> WHAT REPUBLICAN AND INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS THINK OF JOHN \V. DAVIS. "Nobody must minimize the appeal John W. Davis made to the people. He is one of the ablest and most outstand (Prom the Washington Correspondent of The Jeffersonian) Notable among the political developments of the last ten days is the discounting of "straw votes" as *:* a reflex of sentiment among voters. i ............ The Democratic National Committee has showed by analyzing the returns of the Literary Digest's polls and predictions in 1912 and 1916 that ing men we have." — Des A j if these had been accurate, Taft and Moines Tribune (Republican). *j* Hughes would have been over- --------- ?*? whelmingly elected in those respec- "It can be said now that •{• tive years. Wilson, of course, was John W. Davis is the ablest X' elected both times. y Democratic living today and ?!? Claims and predictions on the Y it's been a long time since the yjpart of correspondents of partisan X Democratic Party offered a X | Republican newspapers and other ?{? stronger man to the elector- y I propagandists for Coolidge have be-X ate."—Sioux City Journal (Re- ¥ j come so contradictory and confusing % publican). X \tnat no one is now taking them seri- .*• | ously. The fact is that in practi- "Davis has ability. H* has X ™llJ +ta11 communities in which La-nentforml fit™** for t.h« A toilette has acquired a following, even the local politicians, familiar exceptional uuiras iur uic -j White House. He is demo- *t* cratic. His is a proud record A marked by evidences of great ability."—Philadelphia Public Ledger (Republican). All Details Have Been Worked Out So As To Flash Results On Screen As Soon As They Are Received MOVIES WILL BE SHOWN DURING INTERVALS— FIRST BULLETIN WILL BE FLASHED AT 7 P. IH. POLICEMAN EXONERATED Sergt. J. Wade Walter "Yanked" Before Board On Charges Made By Game Dept. The County Commissioners exonerated Sergt. J. Wade Walter, who was "yanked" before the Board on charges of interfering with State Deputy Game Wardens. The evidence showed that when the two shabby and insignificant specimens of deputies had arrested two men near Essex on charges of violating the game law, Sergt. Walter questioned their authority, taking them with their prisoners to the Essex Police Station until £heir identity could be established. THE ONLY ONE BIG ENOUGH FOR THE JOB. SAME SEASON OPENS Wild Fowl May Be Shot Beginning Today—Pheasant Killing Banned. Killing the Chinese ringnecked as they ordinarily are with political peasants at any time in Maryland conditions and tendencies, are un (Continued on Page 5—Col. 1) ??? "There are few men in the ?*? United States as well fitted for *t* the duties and responsibilities A of the Presidency as Mr. y Davis." — Manchester, N. H. y An enthusiastic Democratic mass *i* Mirror (Republican). *$*'meeting was held on Tuesday night --------- X at Kingsville. J. Fletcher H. Gor- "Mr. Davis can be relied on y;such, Jr., presided. Stirring ad-to take high ground and keep *t*; dresses were delivered by Congress ENTHUSIASTIC DEMOCRATIC MEETING HELD AT KINGSVILLE. it."—Detroit News (Independ- A | man Millard "E. Tydings, W. Trickett ent). y: Giles and Elmer R. Haile. The --------- *t*! meeting was largely attended. "John W. Davis is a man of A| --------*--------- unquestioned integrity and y j ability. Davis and Bryan X >?? make a good ticket, as good as y j* ever nominated by the Demo- y £ crats."—Portland, Ore., Tele- *i & gram (Republican). A "Mr. Davis is a man of high y character and excellent attain- *£ ments, who has served his A country worthily and whose y standing as a lawyer and a *t* citizen is not to be questioned." .*. —Milwaukee Sentinel (Rep). x --------- 4J. "John W. Davis is a man of A ?*? high character and ability, of A ? ducation, of distinguished abil- y *j* ity and of emminence in his *t* A profession. His political ca- X. AUTO VANDALS ACTIVE V able."—Chicago Daily News *:* A (Independent). A y ---------" y *** "John W. Davis is equipped Y A probably better equipped, than .?• y any other man to undertake to y X perform the duties of the % A Presidency."—Ohio State Jour- * nal ( Republican). % "Rarely has the choice of A the Democratic Party fallen y upon a man so eminently fitted X in national and international y affairs as John W. Davis."— y Albany N. Y. Knickerbocker X Press (Republican); A t ! "The two Democratic candidates, John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan, are unexceptionable for personal char- A acter, and are men of demon- y strated ability." — Christian Y Science Monitor (Ind.) i. v SHEA FOUND GUILTY Towsonite Sentenced To 6 Months In "Cut" And $300 Fine. ± James Shea, Jr., who resides at the corner of the York Road and Chesapeake avenue, Towson, was found guilty of selling liquor without a license and sentenced by Judge Duncan to six months in the House of Correction and to pay a fine of $300. Four other cases are pending against Shea, and from intimations by his counsel all will be carried to the Court of Appeals. Farmers Complain That Some Even Milk Their Cows. Some county farmers, especially those lying on well-paved highways, never know when they go to bed whether they will have to do their milking and gather fruit and vegetables in the morning or not. Numerous complaints have reached the police that autoists have been visiting farmers' barns during the night, milking cows and raiding orchards and vegetable patches. is unlawful, the game division of the State Conservation Department said in a bulletin indicating the approach of the open season for other kinds of game. Wild water fowl, including ducks, geese and brant, may be shot from November 1 to January 31, with a bag limit of 25 a day for each per-: son. Use of boats is forbidde^ex- j cept in certain localities sink Brees may be allowed. The season for upland game runs' from November 10 to January 1, inclusive. The daily bag limits are: Quail, 12; ruffed grouse, 2; doves, 25; woodcock, 6; rabbits, 10; squirrels, 25. Only four wild turkeys may be killed in one season by any one hunter. Purchase or sale of upland fowl or water fowl is forbidden. Swan and summer ducks are not to be killed at all. Approximately 15,000 rabbits will be imported from other States for distribution throughout the counties (Continued on Page 5—-Col. 1) Plenty Of Parking Space Can Be Had Around Court House By Those Coming To County-Seat In Autos—Telegraph And Telephones Necessary To Handle Proposition. There'll be no need for anyone ?*« FRUIT GROWERS WARNED TO GUARD ORCHARDS FROM MICE-MUCH. INJURY LIABLE AFTER NOV. 1ST SUPPER AT PROVIDENCE NOV. 7 AND 8. An oyster supper will be held at Providence M. E. Church on the evenings of November 7th and 8th. TASTE OF JURY DUTY MAKES SOME MEN CRAVE FOR MORE "Jake" Wilhelm, Court Bailiff, Says Many Come For Extra Service, While Some Try To Dodge It "Jake" Wilhelm, who hails from up around Mt. Carmel, and who has been attached to the Court at Tow-son for years as bailiff, makes known the fact that many men after losing three or four weeks from their business to serve as jurors, are anxious to get back for more. "Jake" presides over the single assembly room where the panels are "locked up," and is in a position to know. "Some of them," he said, "ask to be permitted to serve again because they feel they are fulfilling duty and upholding the right of every citizen to trial by jury. Others, however, like sitting as jurors because it offers them an escape from the ordinary routine of life. "They come into court and take part in an interesting spectacle. PARKTON EASTERN STAR CHAPTER TO ATTEND CHURCH SERVICE. The Eastern Star Chapter of Park-ton will attend church services at Wiseburg M. E. Church tomorrow (Sundaya) at 3 P. M. at which time Rev. McKenna will occupy the pulpit. Each day there is something fresh and new to hold their interest. It is not the same old thing, day after day, that they have in their business life." Even though the permission cannot be granted unless the men are (Continued on Page 5—Col. 2) GHOST IS WALKING At Least County Resident Claims One Is Collecting Bed Knobs. Baltimore county police are on the trail of a ghost. The critter has been reported stealing brass bed knobs. An elderly couple, residing in the "upper end," has complained to Marshall Stansbury that "a terrible din, weird crashings and rumblings were heard one night after they retired." Methods Of Precaution Vary According To Species Of Rodent And Cultural Practices Followed—General Information Given In Farmers' Bulletin 1397. The all season is the time when spring uncovers girdled trunks or the far-sighted orchardist makes preparations to guard against possible injury to his trees by hungry field mice, which gnaw the trunks and roots. Such injury is liable to occur at any ime after November 1, although most of it usually is inflicted in mid-winter of very early in spring under cover of heavy snow an dwhen the more favored food supply is running low, according to the Biological Survey of the United States Department of Agriculture. That serious injury to orchard trees by mice occurs only at irregular intervals makes the menace the greater, for it usually catches the orchardist unprepared and wholly unaware of the damage being done until the melting snow in ing the hidden work of the mice on the roots. SIXTY MADE HOMELESS Fire Wrecks Ten Houses In St. Helena Section—Others Damaged. Sixty persons were made homeless and many of them were forced to flee in their night clothing when fire swept 10 houses in the 300 block of Baltimore avenue, St. Helena. Eight of the houses were wrecked, while the other two were damaged badly by fire and water. A store in the block was damaged slightly. Families living in the houses practically lost all their belongings, although a few of them managed to drag out some bed clothing and a small amount of furniture. Although little wind was blowing, A search failed to disclose the h blaze d rapidly. An ex- cause of the noises. All doors were ^ «..-»,;,.. locked and all windows fastened.! Plosion occurred at 317 Baltimore Hardly had the husband retired to avenue an hour after the fire was (Continued on Page 5—Col. 2) discovered in the same house. the wilting trees in mid-summer be-Preventive measures cost little in comparison with the protection afforded, and although frequently a girdled tree may be saved by timely (Continued on Page 5—Col. 2) going to Baltimore city to get A I i I \ A ¦k | A i 1 the election returns on Tuesday night, for all arrangements have (Continued on Page 5—Col. 3) praiseTtyIgs Simpson Unconsciously Endorses Democratic Candidate's Stand In Congress. In his personal platform Mr. Simpson, the Republican candidate for Congress -against Millard E. Tydings Democratic candidate, comes out against publicity of income tax returns. In so doing he endorses Mr. Tydings, his opponent, on the measure, for Congress. Tydings was the first member of Congress to take the floor in Washington and to denounce the publicity of tax returns as an unwarranted interference into the private business of the individual citizen. Mr. Tydings spoke at length against this proposition as contrary to the provisions of the Constitution. MAN DIES ON TRAIN New Yorker Succumbs On Express Speeding Through County. Hyman Feltenstein, fifty, a New York hat manufacturer, died of heart disease on a Pennsylvania Railroad train while it was speeding through Baltimore county to Baltimore city. He was a member of the firm of Feltenstein & Jeffe. Relatives were notified. The body was taken from the train at Union Station. Dr. W. T. Riley, coroner of the Central district, gave a certificate of death due to natural causes. ¥ WHAT REPUBLICAN AND IN- y DEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS *t* THINK OP JOHN W. DAVIS. A --------- A "The Democrats have an y able candidate, one of which A it should be proud."—Minne- A apolis Tribune (Republican). y A "Mr. Davis stands high. His y intellectual attainment are *t* above dispute."—Indianapolis X News (Republican). ?!? ---------------- A "John W. Davis is a man in A whose hands the welfare of the y country will be safe. On con- *t* troversical questions there is A no doubt where he stands."— y St. Paul Pioneer Press (Repub- % lican). A ----------------------. ?*? "In Mr. Davis the Demo- *t* cratic Party has a leader who A commands the sincere respect y of the country, whose record is % without blemish, whose per- A sonal character is high and y whose ability is exceptional." *t* —Washington Star (Republi- tro Y at the head of the first column, with I* confidence."—South Bend Tri- the names of the eight Democratic electoral candidates immediately following. The Coolidge and Dawes group come next, with LaFollete and bune (Republican). "Mr. Davis, if elected, may A he trusted to put the Constitu- y , tion of the United Stages and *t* A the good of the country first. A Wheeler following, and then Johns Y "\ s • . , ^um^y nrsi. » and Reynolds, Labor candidates, X His Principles are sound, his £ next. At the head of the second ??? r^01^ clean." — Connecticut X Nearly the whole month of October has been dry, and wheat farmers are crying for rain. Water has stopped flowing over the dam at Loch Raven; however, there is no danger of a water shortage, for there is a reserve supply of 18,000,000,000 gallons. This, it was estimated, is enough to last five and one-half months if the Gunpowder River stops running. Former County Commissioner G In other words, if there are no hard W. Yellott, of Glen Arm, was a visi-rains or snow during the next six tor at the Court House at Towson months, a condition regarded as im-jon Wednesday, and was warmly probable, there is enough water on greeted by many friends. He is 79 hand to last until spring. j years of age. column are the names of candidates % Enquirer (Independent). for the House of Representatives, <^>^^»^>^wh«<»H»>«***<4 followed by the School Loan, and at the bottom of the second column are two Constitutional Amendments. No blank spaces appear on the ballot, which is in accordance with the new election law. Formerly voters could write in the spaces the ('Continued on Page 5—Col. 3) GEO. W. YELLOTT VISITS COUNTY SEAT. WEDS AFTER DIVORCE E. H. McKeon Marries Mrs. Carter Day After Decree Is Granted. One day after his wife was granted an absolute divorce, Edward H. McKeon, of the Green Spring Valley, and president of the Baltimore Belting Co., married Mrs. Julia S. Carter in Philadelphia. The McKeons have two daughters, Miss Phoebe Quimby McKeon and Miss Elsie H. McKeon. A Bootlegger Suggests That Americans Should Boost Home Trade By Buying "Moonshine" Instead Of Imported Liquor—Here Is A Good Chance To Die For Your Country. For Honest And Graftless Administration At Washington — Mark Your Ballot For Davis And Bryan —Am |