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THE ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT. FFERSONIAN 'WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE" VOL. XII—No. 4 'It Covers The Community Like The Dew* TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1924 BALTIMORE COUNTY'S ONLY SUNDAY NEWSPAPER. Sweezey Loses His "Hart"—As If Guards Were Asleep And Bars Of Massive Stone Structure Made Of Rubber, Desperado With Fellow-Prisoner Makes Clean Get-Away From "Pen." ARCHITECT SAYS MEN COULD NOT POSSIBLY FORCE BARS Desperado, Serving Life Sentence, Was Familiar Figure In Trial Of Walter Socolow At Towson MEN, NOW GONE WEEK, HAVE DISAPPEARED A3 COMPLETELY AS IF EARTH SWALLOWED THEM BUTLER GIRL WINS FIRST PRIZE IN "JEFF'S" COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE CONTEST Receives Dainty Wrist Watch For Best Composition On Unique Display—Towson Lass Awarded Silver Mounted Fountain Pen For Second Best Description. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? IP SO, COMMUNICATE WITH THE POLICE AT ONCE. . •????*???????????#???????? T 1 i i I I t f y Y T T Y I I l Y William F. Tilson, twenty-three years old, native Kelvin, Arizona, former cow-boy and ranchman, ex-soldier—six feet seven - eighths inches tall, weight 181 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, bathing girl tattooed on right fore-arm, scar at right eye, entered "Pen" in November, 1921, having been sentenced at Towson for robbery. Has more than the average intelligence. Good talker. Little Miss Doris Pearson, aged 12 years, and a pupil at the Butler Public School, was awarded the dainty wrist watch, the first prize, for the best composition on The Jefferson-ian's Community Christmas Tree and Realistic Garden, by the Judges in the contest, Rev. Richard H. Wickes, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Towson, and Judge Frank I. Duncan. Little Miss Lelia Grason, a pupil of the Towson High School, was awarded the second prize, a silver mounted Waterman's fountain pen. The contest was a spirited one in which nearly 500 girls entered—the (Continued on Page 8—Col. 1) THE ANNUAL "ROUND-UP." fe***«+»*4+««*»**«**+M**+ AUTO CONFISCATED Bandits Relieve Man Of Machine After Hold-Up On Belair Road. Peter Barrett, 107 North High street, Baltimore City, reported to the County police that he was held up at night on the Philadelphia road by three masked and armed automobile bandits and his car taken from his. A sum of money he carried, he said, was not touched. Barrett said he was returning from Philadelphia, and just after crosing into Baltimore County he stopped to change a tire. Then a high-powered car containing three men drove up. Barrett declares the three men attacked and overpowered him. Two (Continued on Page 4—Col. 4) GETS SIX MONTHS Charles E. Wisner Sentenced By Judge Preston For Assault On Brother-ln-Law. Charles E. Wisner, of Hereford, who was convicted of having assaulted his brother-in-law, Harry K. Miller, was sentenced by Judge Walter W. Preston to six months imprisonment in the House of Correction. The sentence was afterwards changed to make the imprisonment in the County Jail. Wisner objected to Miller, it was testified, getting water on his property, for use on work on a State road, and was charged with having assaulted the latter with a club. In passing sentence Judge Preston said the assault was not unprovoked, and deserved severe punishment. However, on account of the defendant's age and his family, the Court would extend some leniency. Miller has filed a suit against Wisner for damages. COUNTY FA1ES WELL. FALL ON ICE INJURES TRENTON MAN. Mr. George Nash, of Trenton, had the misfortune to slip and fall on the ice recently, hurting his shoulder badly. Members of Legilativei Delegation All NamedTo Important Pots. Baltimore County fared well at the present session E the Legislature, with Senator T^vid G. Mcintosh, speaker of the lenate, Frank S. Given as floor foder of the "House," Milton Tolb on the committee on Education jind Hygiene, William G. Helfrich a the Chesapeake Bay and Tributries Committee, James J. Lindsay, r., and John S. Mahle on the Judiqiry Committee, and Louis McL Merryman, chairman of the Roads tid Highways Committee, and also member of the Agricultural Comrttee. MRS. JOSEPH BLAIRIDDRESSES DUNDALK PATROL CLUB. The Patrons' Club of \e Dundalk-St. Helena School, helclts monthly meeting in the Comunity Hall Thursday night. Mrs. oseph Blair, of Sparrows Point, wathe speaker of the evening. MID-WINTER BAZAR T$JE HELD MASS MEETING A T COURT HOUSE SPONSORED BYEDUCA TION BOARD Reports On Conditions And Needs Of Public Schools Will Be Made Known—Insistent Demands Made Upon Board For Improved Facilities. In compliance with requests from fill sections of the County by persons interested in schools, the Board of Education will sponsor a mass meeting to be held in the Court Room at Towson on Saturday, January 26th, at 11 A. M. Reports of the Board of Education on the condition and needs of public schools in Baltimore County will be read and the gathering will A mid-winter bazar \sl be held at Ellicott City on Jantry 29, 30 and 31, the affair is to b given under the auspices of La Say Council, Knights of Columbus. TO CELEBRATE 59TH NNIVER-SARY FEBRUARY ;TH. WORK ON BARGES BEGINS. Sparrows Point Plant To Construct Six Steel Ones For Service On Ohio River. Construction of six steel barges for the Ohio River service of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey has been started at the Sparrows Point plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. Three of the barges will be completed by April 2, and three by May 2, according to J. M. Willis, manager of the plant. He said they will be towed down the cost, through the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mississippi River to the Ohio. take such action as it deems fit. Many and insistent demands have been made upon the Board of Education for improved school facilities; plans are now being formed for accomplishing this, and the time has arrived when residents must do their part in carrying forward to a successful conclusion, a movement to quickly and permanently improve the schools. Parents should not be "slackers" in this movement and show their interest and approval by attending this meeting, which is a gigantic one. Improvement associations, civic bodies and Patrons' Clubs should be] represented strongly. Mt. Moriah Lodge of asons, of Towson, will celebrate itsfty-ninth anniversary on the eveni' of February 5. CHARLES O. BURTON TILTED IN WAUGH M. E. CEMBHRY. SUFFERING FROM INFECTED FOOT. Mr. Richard H. Wiley is confined to his home in White Hall with an infected foot, caused by a nail penetrating through his shoe and entering his foot. Funeral services for Chles Owen Burton, who died at thhome of his son, Walter Burton-it Fork, were held at Waugh M. , Chapel, Greenwood. Burial was the adjoining cemetery. FIFTH REGIMENT ARMORY TURNEO INTO A FAIRYLAND FOR EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL AUTO SHOW 50,000 Yards Of Material Used And It Is Estimated Decorations I Cost At Least $15,000—A Feature Of Will Be Orange Trees Bearing Fruit. Following two busy weeks of preparations, the 18th annual Auto Show will open at the Fifth Regiment Armory, tonight (Saturday). More than 50,000 yards of material—bunting, percales and colored burlap—have been used in the decking of the building. Long stretches of light canvas have been painted in design around the gallery rail and the effect as a whole is very striking. The entire ceiling is concealed by a huge canopy. Thousands of yards of specially-prepared goods, fireproof and light tan in color, have been hung and draped to make the interior of the huge building resemble a mammoth tent. To manufacture this immense con-opy from strips of cloth a yard wide was in itself a tedious task, at which a dozen women have worked for two weeks with sewing machines. They worked at the armory, and as fast as the strips were sewed they were hung. Completely encircling the forward gallery is the canvas painted to represent a colorful wisteria grove, and from the beams above the rail is suspended similar painted fabric to complete the design. The gallery decorations will be completed by the addition of Southern smilax on lattice work. The floor of the armory will be laid with burlap, rich green in color lending the illusion of a vast garden, with sky above. Growing palms from the South brought here especially for the show, will be placed on "trees" about the armory. There are about 60 of the palm trees to be used. Another feature of the "garden" will be the orange trees, bearing fruit, which have just arrived from Florida. SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Board of Election Supervisors will be held on Tuesday at Towson. The forming of a new voting precinct in the Second District will be considered. SCHOOL TEACHER ILL. Many Believe Men Are Still Hiding In This Community, Ignorant Of The Fact They Had Seven Hours Lead On Officials Of The "Pen" And Police. As if all the guards at the Maryland Penitentiary were asleep, and as if the bars were but rubber, and easily _ separated, Jack Hart, the desperado, famous for his part in the murder of William R .Norris, and the confiscation of the contractor's $7,500, with William F. Tilson, who was convicted of robbery in the Circuit Court at Towson, in November, 1921, and sentenced to 5 years, made a clean get-away early Hart and the rest of the "gang," trial of Walter Socolow, who was tried at Towson for the actual kill-(Continued on Page 16—Col. 1) Miss Beatrice Wright has been substituting at Glen Arm School during the absence of Miss Eva Famous, the assistant teacher, who has been ill with grippe. TO GIVE LUNCHEON. TWO PERSONS IMRED. Guy K. Gill, Of GlencoAnd W. Brown, Of Butler, Fire In Auto Smash-U A collision between ^tomobiles driven by Guy K. Gill, Glencoe, and John Coslow, 310 (d Spring lane, at Cold Spring lamnd Falls road, resulted in injurietonsisting of cuts, bruises and fracttd ribs to two passengers in Gill's uhine. The injured, who wereeated at Maryland General Hospl, Baltimore City, are Milton Seiian, Rogers and Rusk avenues, a: William Brown, of Butler. County Bar Association Will "Make Merry" At Kopper Kettle Inn. The Baltimore County Bar Association, of which Mr. William P. Cole is president, will give a luncheon at the Kopper Kettle Inn, on January 31st, after which members will gather in the Court Room, to discuss legislation pertaining to tha association. POSTPONED RELIGIOUS SERVICE AT HEREFORD TO BE HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON. The special service which was to be conducted at Hereford M. E. Church last Sunday evening by the pastor, Rev. Bert Constance, was postponed, and will take place tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.- PAROCHIAL SCHOOL FOR MIDDLE RIVER. It is proposed to establish a parochial school at the Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, at Middle River. STORK WORKS OVERTIME AT TRENTON. The stork treated the Trenton neighborhood well by leaving a baby girl at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Martin and Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Armacost. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. EDIE. Former Resident Of Shane Succumbs At Home Of Daughter In York. Mrs. Mollie Edie, widow of John, E. Edie, a former resident of Shane, died at the home of her daughter in York, Pa. Her remains were brought to West Liberty M. E. Church, where funeral services were held with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry J. Wright, Mrs. Harry Kinchart, and one son, George Edie, and a number of grandchildren. FEMININE JACK LONDON Former Woodlawn School Teacher Trail For Transcontinental Hike. (By Nancy Hanks) The call of the great outdoors came to Yvonne Losch, former school teacher at Woodlawn, and who has been a visitor at the home of Mr. Thonias J. German, at Towson, for she responded to the open road, the campfcfire, the lure of dim trails, the wizardy of the open spaces, in taking to the highway and hiking with her kit upon her back, to the far places. When night comes she picks a place by the side of the road or trail, takes her tent from her pack, pitches it in some nearby spot, cooks her supper, unpacks her trusty typewriter, and writes a chapter or two for her forthcoming book, after which she "dives" into her sleeping bag and dreams away another day. Miss Losch has crossed the continent twice. First she hiked to the Pacific coast, by way of Indianapolis, Chicago and the Lincoln Highway, returning by way of Los Angeles, Sante Fe and Denver. Then she went to Europe, wandering through the sunny fields of France, across the heights of Switzerland, and down the plains of the Rhine and the Elbe Rivers, through Germany, By way of Moosehead Lake, James Boy, Hudson Bay and the Yukon, she is now on her way to Alaska, and will return along the Pacific Coast States. When this long hike has been completed she will "strike out" for South America. *><*.>><~><*<*~><^^^ HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? IF SO, COMMUNICATE WITH THE POLICE AT ONCE. Jack Hart, alias James Connolly, alias James Stewart— thirty-five years old, stocky built, five feet eight and one-half inches tall, weight 157 pounds, somewhat florid complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, red beard, clean shaved, but ?*? may raise moustache or beard, y upper teeth crowned. V Sentenced to life term for y part in murder of William R. X Norris. V ?W":mX"Hwk»x«W"*«HmXmH"X"HwX' FOUND GUILTY Bigley And Fiasco Face Prison Term For Part In Distillery Raid. Edward James Bigley and Philip Felasco were found guilty by a jury in the Circuit Court at Towson for participation in the robbery of thei Gwynnbrook Distillery, near Owings Mills, on the night of November 13 last. After a midnight ride that rivaled that of Paul Revere, long, long ago, Marshal of Police Stansbury apprehended the two men while they were driving trucks loaded with the whisky on the Hillen road, at Taylor avenue. 'BLUE BIRD" IN SCHOOL-EDUCATIONAL "SHACKS" MADE ATTRACTIVE Happy Atmosphere Created By Mural Paintings Which Not Only Serve As Decorations But Essay Subjects As Well. (By Nancy Hanks) It doesn't matter what you teach so long as you make it uninteresting. The irrepressible Mr. Dooley speaks here, with a wink that convinces you that he is hurling a bolt at the ideal that actuates a good many school teachers. I found a Connecticut school teachers who fulfils Mr. Dooley's literal, not implied, prescription. He saw "grave danger in allowing happiness to be an aim of school. He was for discipline. Life is no picnic. Children should be inured to unpalatable tasks. They should be trained to overcome inner resistance. This Puritanical creed is not supported, nor was it supported by a single vote in a poll of twenty-one "sample school teachers." But for all that, the doctrine of happiness has been hard getting over in this land of ours. We recall that the Founders of the Republic did not propose happiness as an end, but said that government could secure to man only the pursuit of happiness. When they talked about equality, life, justice, in all, nine specific benefits, they were full of assurance; but for the final one "they slipped in here a doubt and reservation as if to say their plan could not comprise, but only the chance to chase it." I found the "blue bird" in the schools of Greenfield, Ohio, and proceed to tell you how the pursuit was accom-(Continued on Page 4—Col. 5) WOULD LAND IN STREET. CONDITION OF PETER FITZ-PATRICK UNIMPROVED. Mr. Peter Fitzpatrick, an aged resident of White Hall, who has been ill for some time, is still in an unimproved condition. Permission Sought By Flying Club To Drop Machine On Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore. Permission has been asked of Charles D. Gaither, Police Commissioner, by the Baltimore Flying Club to allow an airplane to land on Mt-. Royal avenue as a feature of the fourth annual aviation ball February 1 at the Lyric, Baltimore City. It is proposed to have the plane leave Logan Field, Dundalk, this County, and fly to the landing place, \phere its wings will be removed. The plan is to take it then to the theatre to form a part of the decorative scheme. The Newsgravure Section Today Is Just Brii Full Of Interesting Reading Matter And Timely "Snapshots"—Turn ^ To It, You'll Ejoy Every Particle Of Its Printed Space.