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FFERSONIAN 'WITH THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE"

Vol. XII—No. 1 "It Covers The Community Like The Dew" TOWSON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1923 BALTIMORE COUNTY'S ONLY SUNDAY NEWSPAPER.

Ring Out Wild Bells Your Message Sweet, And In Each Note The Words Repeat—Happy New Year

"FIREWATER" THIEVES CTIVE IN THE COUNTY CHRISTMAS EVE 1923 PROVES TO BE

BIGGEST COUNTY-SEAT HAS EVER SEEN U f a p f e Cross And "Jeff's" Community Christmas Tree And Realistic

Garden Centers Of Activity—Fully 3000 View Unique Display.

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The age-old question, "Are children of today worse delin­quents than in past - genera­tions," was answered in the af­firmative by Dr. Charles Bern­stein, superintendent of the State Institution for Defectives and Imbeciles of New York State, who addressed members of the Baltimore City and Bal­timore County Medical Society.

In support of his statement, Dr. Bernstein declared that children of tender age, partic­ularly girls, were found in re­cent years to be confronted with problems of mature life.

Christmas Eve, 1923, was the big­gest Tqwson has ever experienced, for folks from far and near came in great numbers to join in the fes­tivities.

The centers of activty were the Wayside Cross, opposite the Hotel Towson, where, at 9 o'clock, the various groups of street singers gathered to chant carols, after which they wended their way to The

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PEOPERTY PURCHASED

BALTIMORE COUNTY LEAOS Das Largest Taxable Basis Of Any

Of Counties hi State.

Of Maryland's total taxable basis (for State purposes) of, roughly, $2,-000,000,000 for 1923, the Counties contribute in the aggregate $733,-000,000. Th6 remain^ac comes from Baltimore City .according to com­pilations from the forthcoming re­port of the State Tax Commission for the years 1922 and 1923.

The total basis comprises proper­ty subject to the full State tax rate plus property, such as securities and savings deposits, subject to limited rates.

Baltimore County has the largest taxable basis of any of the Counties, having $137,957,758, and Calvert County has the smallest, with $4,-499, 251.

The Counties, with their respec­tive taxable bases and the amounts

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Wife Of Senator Mcintosh Secures Portion Of Dum­

barton Estate.

Mrs. Charlotte Mcintosh, wife of State Senator David G. Mcintosh,, Jr., has purchased 20 43/100 acres of land, part of the Dumbarton es­tate, which was the home of her fath­er, the late Joseph H. Rieman, and located on the York road, near Tow-son. The consideration, as reported to the Circuit Court, by Harry Fahnestock and Charles E. Rieman, surviving trustees of the estate, is $70,000. The mansion house, and other buildings are Included in the purchase. The remainder of Dum­barton will be developed for subur­ban homes.

CHILDREN HOME FOR HOLI­DAYS.

Three children of the Second Dis­trict, who have been in hospitals, were home for the holidays. Frank­lin McGinnis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard McGinnis, returned from South Baltimore General Hospital on Sunday. William Allen and Julius Meilke, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wil­liam Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Wil­liam Meilke, respectively, returned from University Hospital this week.

Third Attempt Made By Armed Bandits On Owings Mills Liquor Warehouse Inside Of Two Years GWYNNBROOK DISTILLERY "KNOCKED OFF"

AGAIN—FOUR MEN ARRESTED IN CASE THOSE HORRID CATS THAT HOWL AND FIGHT IN OUR BACK YARD.

TO ASSEMBLE JANUARY 4.

PLEASURE CLUB HOLDS DANCE SATURDAY EVENINGS.

The Young .Men's Pleasure Club of Essex, which -has just passed its first birthday, entertains its friends each Saturday evening by a dance in the clubhouse, which was built entirely by the- members and is a building worth $10,000. . A regular monthly dance is also held and pre­parations, are being made for a New fear's dance.

BROTHERS, IN DUAL WEDDING, TAKE BRIDES AFTER RISKY

AUTO TRIP.

A double marriage ceremony, the bridegrooms being brothers, was performed by the Rev. R. H. Wickes, pastor of Calvary Paptist Church, Towson. Miss Genevieve E. Groves, 20, of York, Pa., became the bride of PauL LaRosee, 21, of Philadelphia. Emil LaRosee, 23, and Miss Frances Kennedy, 21, both of Philadelphia, were the other couple.

The couples motored from York, and were delayed about three hours on the way by a heavy fog and had several narrow escapes from collis­ions with other automobiles.

Baltimore County Farm Bureau To Hold Annual Session At

Towson Headquarters . On January 4th at 2 P. M.,'in its

headquarters, Offutt Building, Tow­son, the annual meeting of the Bal­timore County Farm Bureau will be held.

An attractive program has been arranged for the occasion and re­ports of various committees will be made by their chairmen. Outlines for next year's activities will also be discussed.

Until after January 13th, all local meetings will be suspended.

SPRING GROVE HOSPITAL PROBE REPORTED APPROVED.

EVENTS OF YEAR 1923 REVIEWED-^ HAPPENINGS AT HOME AND ABROAD

Economic Recovery Of World Was Retarded—Enforcement Of Volstead Act Continued To Demand Considerable

Share Of Government's Energies. (By Nancy Hanks)

During the year 1923, great changes have been brought about in Baltimore County, all too well known to again relate to our read-

WILLIAM CORBETT HOME FOR HOLTDAYS.

William Corbett, a student of the Medical School of Georgetown Uni­versity, is spending the holidays at his home on the Reisterstown road, Pikesville.

FACES SERIOUS CHARGE.

Stuart S. Janney, Jr., Driver Of Auto That Injured

Pedestrian. Stuart S. Janney, Jr., son of Stu­

ar t S. Janney, the well known attor­ney and resident of Garrison, this County, was released for a hearing in Baltimore City, charged with striking Samuel McGee, 52 years old, with an auto he was driving.

Young Janney told the police that because of the rain Thursday night, tb^ windshield of his car was so

I* covered as to obstruct his • view.

ers, but things that have transpired throughout the world and outside of our own little community may be interesting.

Overshadowing all other events in the United States was the death of President Warren G. Harding. He had long planned a trip through the Middle and Far West and to Alaska in order to talk with the people and get their reactions. Though tired out and far from well, he started on, June 20, accompanied by Mrs. Hard­ing and several members of his cab­inet. After delivering several im­portant addresses, notably one ad­vocating American membership in the World court, he sailed to Alaska. Returning thence to San Francisco, he fell ill there on July 28. Four days later, on August 2, he passed away. The taking of his body back to Washington, the services there, the trip to Marion, Ohio, and the in-

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MINSTREL SHOW FOR SCHOOL'S IMPROVEMENT.

The Patrons' Club of Essex, of which Mrs. Mielke is president, is rehearsing for a minstrel show to be given during January, to raise funds for school improvements.

The Board of Managers of Spring Grove State Hospital, Catonsville, met recently and considered the recent re­port of the committee of the Board of Mental Hygiene which investigated the institution and made recommen­dations for improvemen A,

A letter was presented by Dr. J. Percy Wade, superintendent of the hospital, in which the committee's recommendations were approved and it was stated that many of the im­provements in methods had already been put into effect.

BABY, 2, KEPT ALIVE BY SUR-GERY, IS BETTER.

C00LID6E CHANCES FOR NOMINATION AS SEEN RY LEADING NEWSPAPERS OF COUNTRY

If Democratic Editors In East And South Are To Be Relied Upon, Democrats Consider Him Strong Opponent—

'At Sea",

William Wellsfi colored, 2 years old, of Cockeysville, who had under­gone a series of operations on his throat and stomach after he swal­lowed a small quantity of lye, is re­ported to be improving at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore City.

Each day surgical instruments, to keep open a passage1* to permit the baby to take nourishment, are passed j through his mouth, into the stomach and inserted through an incision made in the stomach. Dr. William F. Zinn, in charge of the case, de­cided-the only way to save the baby's life, after the muscles of his throat and stomach contracted, preventing liquid food being given him, was to open a passage in the throat and stomach.

If Calvin Coolidge had stood on the White House steps and spoken "into the mouthpiece of a radio am­plifier to the 110,000,000 people of the country," remarks the Philadel­phia Public Ledger, his candidacy for the Presidential nomination would have been known no more definitely than it was when Frank W. Stearns said that Coolidge's friends were organizing under Wil­liam M. Butler, National Committee­man from Massachusetts. The ap­pointment of that experienced poli­tician, C. Bascom Slemp, as Secre­tary to the President, and the show­er of complimentary statements from Republican leaders, convinced a large section of the press in early autumn that Mr. Coolidge was even then a "receptive" candidate. But it was not until December that the White House silence was broken by the unmistakable rumblings of a real Presidential boom. The facts are plain even to the casual reader of newspaper head-lines, but a careful study of editorial opinion, especially Republican, is necessary to under­stand the strength and the nature of the Coolidge candidacy. It is evi­dent enough that if the convention were to meet this month and were to be composed of Republican edi­torial writers, Mr. Coolidge would be the Republican nominee. And if Democratic editors in the East and South are to be believed, the Demo­crats consider him a strong oppo­nent. It is pointed out in editorials

and dispatches that when he deliv­ered his message to Congress on De­cember 6, Mr. Coolidge furnished a platform on which he might stand

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Masked Gang Of Fifteen After Binding Guards, Work Five Hours Loading Trucks,—Three Empty Vans

Seized By Authorities. Whisky purporting to come from

the Gwynnbrook Distilledy, near Ow­ings Mills, from which 31 barrels were stolen by armed bandits a week ago last night (Friday) was on the Baltimore City market for Yuletide festivities.

The robbery is the third attempt made on the Gwynnbrook Distillery

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THIEVES ACTIVE

Two Places At County-Seat Prey To Crooks

This Week.

Following right on the heels of the robbery at the Stebbins-Anderson Coal and Lumber Company, where the safe was chiseled and $100 in cash taken, crooks entered the va­cant property of Frank Fitzpatrick, on West Chesapeake avenue, former­ly occupied as a saloon and evident­ly were in quest of liquor, for they ransacked the place from cellar to garrett.

After midnight on Wednesday, an automobile, which carried four men, drove up in front of Gorfine's House Furnishing Store, and the two who alighted deliberately smashed the show window and made off with a quantity of revolvers displayed therein.

ESSEX DEMOCRATIC CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.

IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OR­GANIZED AT ARBUTUS.

The Arbutus Improvement Asso­ciation was recently organized with a membership of 65. Officers are: President, J. P. Popp; first vice-president, C. J. Link; second vice-president, J. B. Davis; recording sec­retary, George Berger; correspond­ing secretary, William Fach; treas­urer, Wilbur Brosman. The associa­tion meets the first Friday of each month in the Arbutus Methodist Church hall.

The Young Meii'a Democratic Club of Essex, which was organized three months ago, has elected the follow­ing officers: John Green, president; J. Howard Shunk and James LaRue, vice-presidents; George Myers and John Lang, recording and financial secretaries; W. S. Brown, treasurer. The charter of the club is open to all men of voting age in the Dis­trict. The club meets every Wed­nesday evening.

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NUAL CHRISTMAS REUNION.

LEVERINGS ACQUD3E BIG- NEW YORK FOUNDRY.

MANOR FOLKS VISITING IN NORTH CAROLINA.

Mrs. H. Guy Nelson and son, of My Lady's Manor, are is Monroe, N. C , spending the holidays with Mrs. Nelson's mother.

*, PASTOR REMEMBERED.

Congregation* Of White Hall Church Gives Rev. Bailey-

Purse As Xmas Gift. 1 After having preached a fine Christmas sermon at the White Hall Presbyterian Church last Sunday af­ternoon, the congregation presented the pastor, Rev. Dr. Bailey, with a purse as a Chi&stnias remembrance.

Dr. Bailey, T having served the church but a shisrt time was greatly sprprised at the .giving of the purse and extended his.1 thanks for the ap­preciation shown him. j A purse was also given the sexton,

Young.

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THREE WOMEN STRUCK

Auto Accident Occurs On Reisterstown Road Near

Pikesville. While walking on the Reisters­

town road, near Pikesville, three wo­men were struck by an automobile about 5.30 o'clock on Thursday af­ternoon and injured. They are:

Mrs. Carroll Wagner, Drehr ave­nue, bruised about body.

Mrs. Roselle Stone, cut about face and body bruised.

Victor Windesheim, left leg sprained and right hand cut.

The automobile was operated by J. H. Skinner, who was placed under arrest. He claims that his lights were out, and he was blinded by an approaching automobile from the opposite direction, and did not see the three ladies who were injured, walking along the road.

One of the largest foundries in New York City, the plant of the Acme Foundry Company, has been acquired by' Levering Brothers, who reside at Ruxton, this County. The plant is situated near the East end occupying an entire block.

The Acme Foundry Company was widely known in New York, having been conducted for more than 50 years by Benjamin White, its prin­cipal owner. The plant employs be­tween 400 and 500 men.

The New York plant is the sixth acquisition of Levering Brothers, who already maintain plants in Buf­falo, York, Hahover, and two in Bal­timore, one on Key Highway and the other at Wicomico and Monroe streets.

CLERGYMAN AND WIFE VISIT-ING IN EASTON.

Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Prettyman, of My Lady's Manor ,are in Easton, spending the holidays with Mrs. Prettyman's parents.

* CAR AND BUS COLLIDE.

OYSTER SUPPER BEING PLANNED.

The Ladies' Aid Society of Essex M. E. Church is making prepara­tions for an oyster supper to be held the latter part of January.

Accident Occurs At Intersection Of York Road And Pennsyl­

vania, Avenue, Towson. A street car of the United Rail­

ways collided with a Towson-Cock-eysville bus, operated by McMahon Bros., at the intersection of the York road and Pennsylvania avenue, Towson, on Thursday evening last.

Fortunately, the impact was not severe and outside of jolting- pas­sengers of the two vehicles, were no serious misv

More than 100 descendants of the late Thomas Symington held their annual Christmas reunion. They came from all parts of the United States and from some parts of Can­ada and met at "Tallwood", the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Syming­ton, near Lutherville.

On the stage of the Symington's private theatre 40 children of the family presented a series of tableaux in keeping with the season and sang carols.

SILK-HOSE GIRLS INVITE DEATH, SAYS DOCTOR.

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ings are flirting with sheer death, according to le bon doc-teur Foveau de Commelles, Parisian society physician.

"You , are vamping the un­dertaker when you wear silk hose," he said. "On these win-try days you are attracting not only male glances but the germs of pneumonia, flu, rheu-. niatism and neuralgia.

"You will have varicose veins, chills and x»rersT chest irritation, dryness of the throat extreme fatigue, melancholia, loss of appetite and dozens of other ills."

The chic Parisiennes who listened to le bon docteur be­came very frightened, until one said:

"But, doctor, what else can we wear?"

"Cotton*" exclaimed Dr. ; Commelles. *

"That will give us a much ] worse ailment," moaned the ,

Inquisitive one. "Cotton stock- < ings bring on acute wallflower- \ itis. And that is sure death!" .

TWO PERSONS KILLED Man And Woman Meet Death When

Train Crashes Into Automobile.

When the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Pennsylvania Railroad, train at the St. Helena crossing, near Sparrows Point, Morris J^instein and Mrs. L. M. Elphinstone were instantly killed.

According to railroad officials, the automobile was struck by passenger train No. 452, of which H. E. Smith was engineer. The train was Balti­more bound from the marine depart­ment, Sparrows Point. As it ap­proached the crossing, officials said, it was gathering momentum to climb a grade. There is no crossing gate there, but approaches are designated with "Stop, Look and Listen" signs, officials declared.

It was at 5.32 P. M. Thursday, when the crash occurred, two min-

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MA TTRESSES HOLD FILTH AND DISEASE— STUFFINGS OF OLD ONES USED IN NEW

Practice Of Manufacturing Them From Unsterilized Filling Taken From Contaminated Vermin-Imested

Material Goes On. (By Nancy Hanks)

An apparently clean and new mat­tress may be filled with infected ma­terial taken from old beds brought from junk shops and re-used without sterilization. This discovery has been made by the Boards of Health in some of our larger cities, and it has been found necessary to take drastic action to suppress this se­cretly growing illicit traffic, which is so filthy, revolting and so obvious­ly a menace to health that its exis­tence in an enlightened community at the present day is almost unbe­lievable.

This traffic is concerned with the collection of old discarded mat­tresses found in alleys near hospi­tals, hotels, and in residence and rooming-house districts. The mat­tresses are sold to unscrupulous man­ufacturers, who convert them, how­ever blood-stained, pus-soaked or vermin-infested they may be, into

INJURED PATROLMAN HOME FROM HOSPITAL.

so-called new mattresses, often, without any precauti6ns whatever to prevent disease, and to be sold un­der false labels as new.

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COLORADO FOLKS VISITING PIKESVULLE RELATIVES.

Mrs. Edwin R. Mowbray and son, formerly of Pikesville, arrived from Denver, Colorado, for an extended visit with relatives in the Pikesville section.

APPOINTMENTS MADE.

Elmer J. Cook Named Coa By Board Of Count]

Commissioners. The Board of Cam

ers made, appoij; but

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