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TEN THE DAILY MAIL, HAGERSTOWN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1934. fiOV.RITCHIE TO UNTANGLE ROADFUNDS rPart Of Accountability Of Ad- ministration And Won't Leave It For Next BALTIMORE, Dec. 4 Oov. "Albert C. Ritchie does not intend to leave the tangled finances of the 'State Roads commission for the in- administration to unknot.

Following the announcement of Harry W. Nice, that he planned an independent investiga- tion of the commission's affairs, Ritchie said last night: "Every phase of the present sit- uation of the State Roads commis- sion is part of the accountability my administration and I am' not to leave it for the next." --''-The commission's $1,362,990 de- licit resulting from overexpendi- jhires and county overdrafts was "jthe subject of a flood of comment William D. Byron, a member of commission, the group had to ask a new $3,000,000 Jwmd issue to provide funds for the Bills Cut In Half William A. Codd, chief auditor of commission, said payment of Kovember gasoline tax receipts had cut In half the commission's in outstanding bills and that pavings were helng effected in pay- -rolls and materials. Harry Williar, chief engin- "Sleeping Beauty" May Be Awakening of the commission, said 1,312 laborers had been dismissed as part tfce economy program.

Governor Ritchie said he recog- ilzed Ms acoiintability "in the first chapter of the story," when he in- termed the public "with complete JfrankneBs and regardless of where Jtlie responsibility might lead, ex- 'ictiy what had occurred in regard to the cash shortage and the county rerdrafts and exactly "how they, oc- Hope that Patricia Maguire (above), pretty, 29-year-old Oak Park, 111., gorl who has been in a sleeping sickness coma two years and nine months, may ultimately re- gain full consciousness was kind- led when her mother found that the girl, though unheeding spoken com- mands, now is able to recognize and follow instructions written on a slate and held before her eyes. (As- sociated Press photo) Ante Up In Ante Room PITTSBURGH, Dec. 1 David Turets, the city's newest po- lice magistrate, is going to run his business in the mayor's own hack ante room. So announced Mayor William N. McNair, explaining: "When trans- ient motorists are given tags they can come right up here and pay their dollar without having to wait around all day." the' "second chpter," he said he would "in the shortest possible lime" submit a plan for relieving ftie counties and the commission their difficulties.

said the "third chapter" would fee report covering the years 1933 and 1934 on "where, how and for What purpose the commission's in- tome had been spent." MEDICAL MEN TO MEET HERE Scientific i Of County Society At Alex- ander Thuriday. "A special scientific meeting of the Washington County Medical Irlll be held -Thursday from 1 to "4 6'clock at the Alexander Hotel with three men, prominent in the med- ical profession, as the speakers. Those who will speak on ed topics will be Dr. Dean Lewis, lr. Murray and Dr.

Charles Geschickter. Guest members will be present from the Frederick, Berkeley and Eranklin county medical societies and also members of the dental so- cieties of the same counties. will be served at the hotel at 1 o'clock preceding the meeting. State Grange In Convention FREDERICK, Dec. 4 The Maryland State Grange opened Its sixty-second annual convention DEATHS George Benjamin Davis died at his 735 Spruce street, this morning at 6 o'clock, of complica- tions, aged 52.

Besides his wife, Nina, the following survive: Chil- dren, Daniel, Kenneteh, Raymond, Charles and Irvin, Hagerstown; two grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. Ida Myers, near Williamsport; Mrs. Mary Young, Kemps. Mill. Funeral Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, services at the Pentecostal church, Spruce street, Rev.

Jeffries officiat- ing. Interment at Bakersville, TRIBUTE PAID H. P. BRIDGES IN MAGAZINE Popular Science Praises Work In Breeding Turkeys. An interesting article which ap- peaars in the January issue of Pop- ular Science, under the title "Wild Turkey Paradise," and written by Robert E.

Martin, special writer for that magazine, pays quite a a trib- ute to Henry P. Bridges, secretary- treasurer of tj-e Woodmont Rod Gun Club. Several photographs of Mr. Bridges and his flock of wild turkeys are carried in connection with the article. The 'introductory to the article follows: "In the wooded hills along the Po- tomac River in Western Maryland the wild turkey, with the aid of one courageous sportsman, is making a last determined stand against ex- tinction.

The turkey, like the bis- on, was slaughtered ruthlessly by early hunters and has disappeared entirely from many areas. But, be- cause of the vision, of one man, extinction is no longer a serious threat. "Safeguarded on a 6,000 acre ract of woods and rolling fields the urkeys have multiplied rapidliy. ach year hunters, privileged to hoot over the preserve, bag 1,000 them. An additional' 2,500 are hipped over the country, and eveu broad, to propagate their kind, et, despite these inroads, there re today 25,000 wild turkeys on he preserve.

"Creation of this singular haven as been the work of thirty-five ears. Since 1899, Henry P. Bridges, he sportsman who conceived the jroject, has devoted his life to the work. Otlors, before Bridges, had ried to raise wild turkeys in cap- ivity and had failed. The natural emper of the turkey, the depreda ions of rodents, and the ravages of disease made the attempt a source of constant disappointment." Miss Alice Cheney Clark, aged 88 died at the home of her nephew, Serpell, in Norfolk, according to information received "by rela tives in this county.

Miss Clark was a daughter of the late Alethea Cheney and Robert Clark and sister of the late William Masoi Clark of Keep Tryst. Mrs. Lulu Clark Perry, Miss Jessie Mason Clark and Mrs. C. V.

Poole, thl county, are nieces of the deceased. Out Gunning NEW YORK, Dec. 4 they're shooting at the Hayden planetarium, shooting cement from a spray gun over the dome of the building which is under construc- tion at the American Museum of natural history. The cement is placed with a gun, a director of the planetarium au- thority explained, because It would be difficult to build a form over the dome. Gliding Exp ert Killed In Plunge The glider-from which Warren E.

Eaton (Inset) of: Norwich, N. plunged to his death in a Coot fall into Biscayne bay, Miami, is shown ab oard a small cruiser which salvaged the craft. Eaton was one of the most expert operators of motorless aircraft in the country, was president of the Soaring Society of America. (Associated Press photos) SEEKS A DIVORCE. LOS Dec.

4 Edgar Rice Burroughs, wife of the novelist-creator of "Tarzan," said today she plans to file a divorce ac- tion soon against her husband in which she will charge incompat- ability. Mrs. Burroughs said a property hat she may name a woman co-re- pondent. ere today. Two major Chirles J.

Kost, of Camp Hill, died a tthe home of his brother, Clarence Kost, 532 West Howard street, this city, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, of compli- cations, at the age of 54 years. He was a plumber hy trade. He was on a visit-with his brother when he died. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias, and Red Men of Camp Hill. He is survived by his mother; brother, Clarence, this city, and sister, Mrs.

Laura Grosz, Middlesex, Pa. The body will be removed to his home in Camp Hill, where hurial will take place. 'Funeral announce- ment later. events were sched- taled for the first day of the ses- sion the reading of resolutions and the annual" report of State Master (Thomas R. Brooks.

"James A. McSparran, past mas- ter of the Pennsylvania State Orange and Dr. Raymond A. Peer- won, president of the University of Maryland, will speak at the annual ttknquet in the evening. Ruby Catherine Norcross, infant, died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon the home of her grand- parents, Mr.

and Mrs. S. H. Staubs, S95 West Washington street. She is survived by her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Emmit Norcross, and grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.

Staubs, this city, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Norcross, Chambersburg, Fu- neral this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from 895 West Washington street; burial in St. Paul's cemetery along Western Pike. OYSTER AND HAM SUPPER.

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W. Stoutfer K. Baltimore St. Plione IN MEMORIAM. In loving remembrance of my dear mother, Mary Ollie Coins, who departed this life Dec.

4th. 1931: lit my heart your memory lingers, Always tender, fond and true; Tli'ere is not a day, dear mother That I do not think of you. --By Daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Parrott, and Granddaughter. Adv Why Is A Mayflower Cab Like A Public Telephone? DAY AND NIGHT CAB SERVICE Because you find ever j'wh ere. Because they Kive you measure of return for your money.

Because they take yon there and you back in the quickest way. To call a Mayflower Cab, from a public or private tele- phone. Jnsfc tell operator Hager.town 616 MAYTLOWKA CAB me 616 PLANSREADY FOR BIG BALL Legion Sponsoring Old Clothes Dance On Thursday Night. Residents of the city are called ipon to get the "Christmas now that that day is not far off, by he committee of the America! jCgion which has charge of the ourth annual Old Clothes Bnll which will be held on Thursday evening of this week in the Ma sonic Temple, with dancing from nine until midnight. The admission will be a bundle of clean old clothes or bed clothing ncluding shoes.

The clothing con tributed will be delivered to ttu Welfare Board, which in turn wil distribute it to needy persons in the city and county. The commit tee announces that men, womei and children's wearing appare and bed clothing are badly needed Those who are unable to attenc the dance are asked to call Masonic Temple any time after o'clock and Legionnaires will cal for bundles. Everything in connection witl the ball is donated free of charg by those taking part. The article are very badly needed this yea" and it is hoped that there will be a. good response on the part of the Cross at Aliens Rush For Bargain --Bargain prlctt for citizen- papers have brought a rush of applications from aliens.

Last spring fees were cut 50 per cent. Now Labor De- partment figures, though incomplete, show there were 13,886 more applications for papers" from May through September than in the corresponding period of 1933. 'First Papers" are officially called "Declaration of Inten- tion" to become a citizen. The increase in "second papers" applications was even greater, 15,983. "Second papers," when granted, con- fer citizenship.

Besides the cut in fees, re- ports from the west coast in- dicate that aliens' desire to be eligible for state old-age pen- sions accounted for part of the jump. SHOOT RIVER RAPIDS WITH LIGHT CANOE Two Frederick Fans Have Thrilling Ride Sunday On Potomac River Objects To Threats Young Slayer To Face Sanity Test Son Of Federal Jurist Pleads Not Guilty To Killing. TTJLSA, Dec. sanity test was projected today for Phillip Kennamer, youth charged with the murder of John P. Gorrell, while county' authorities expressed the desire to question Homer F.

Wil- cox, son of an oil-wealthy fam- ily already reported the object of a kidnaping plot. Holly Anderson, County Prose- cutor, said he was "eager to talk" to Wilcox concerning reports to po- lice that the 17-year-old oil man's son drove the motor car in which Kennamer went to after Gorrell was a ipadhouse shot twice Ralph G. Kline and John E. Ebert. Frederick "water sports fans, took a canoe ride on the Potomac Sunday from Harper's Ferry to Point of Rocks while the roaring river was at one of its highest stages in recent years.

The two made the ten-mile trip in better time than it took Luther 'Bell, of Frederick, to drive the 40- mile route between the two points 'by way of Frederick. The 19-foot cano'e threatened to flounder several times especially in the raging rapids near Sandy Hook which cannot be negotiated in low water. No canoeist has ever before made so bold as to try to shoot these rapids at flood stage. The Mnen the river was literally covered with floating de- bris including clubhouses, boats, fodder, etc. Kline said the river was at the Tiighest stage at which he has ever seen it "Jay-walking," the practice of pedestrians crossing the streets in the middle of a block--is one of the most frequent causes of declared W.

Lawrence Marpel, sup- ervisor of the Hagerstown branch of the Automobile Club of Mary- land. Mr. Marpel, made this statement in connection with the distribution of the December AAA safety pos- ter to schools in this territory. "The December poster," he con- tinued, "is in colors and the timely message conveyed to youngsters is --'Cross Only at It de- picts a police officer with his hand raised against crossing in lanes oth- er than those reserved for pedes- trians. "It is not unusual to find chil- dren, particularly those who have studied AAA safety lessons and pos- ters in the past, urging their par- ents to follow safety rules.

'Daddy, you crossed against the is a frequent expression coming from safety-minded youngsters, as their parents ignore traffic signals--an- other form of 'jay-walking'." The AAA Club executive said that the safety posted distributed each month by motor clubs affiliated with the American Automobile As- sociation are having an apprecia- ble effect in making the school children of the country safety-con scious. SAAR PACT SPURS HOPE FOR GERMANY'S RETURN TO LEAGUE France Said To Believe Saar Will Vote To Return To Germany; Plebiscite Less Of Danger Spot. through the brain with his own pistol. Kennamer, who calmly surren- dered Saturday with the assertion he had been forced to kill Gorrell in self-defense, pleaded not guilty today to the Thanksgiving -night killing. While police discounted his self-defense story, Anderson said a sanity test would be ordered for the 19-year-old son of Federal Judge Franklin E.

Kennamer. Wilcox's sister, Miss Virginia Wilcox, has been named fn sworn statements as the intended victim of a proposed extortion plot attrib- uted by the affiants to Gorrell. Misa Wilcox and her father said they knew nothing of the plan. Officials were tight mouthed to- night about a much discussed theory that Kennamer and Gorrell, 23-year-old son of Tulsa physi- cian, were involved in illegal under- takings. Anderson and Henry B.

Maddux, police criminologist, refused flatly to discuss this angle. Maddux announced an extortion note demanding $10,000 had been sent through the mails to a promi- nent oil man here. He declined to say whether the letter involved anyone already mentioned in the Gorrell case, either ag the sender of the letter or as its recipient. A couple identified as George Car- penter and wife was arrested in Detroit after Margaret" Sorenson (above), 10-year-old daughter of a Toronto automobile company presi- dent, was threatened with kidnap- ing in a demand for $10,000. (Asso- ciated, Press photo) By the end of October, New Jer- sey had spent for relief through the emergency relief ad- ministration.

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GENEVA, Dec. 4, diplomats hold higher hopes today that Germany may return to the dis- armament conference and to the League of Nations. A full Franco-German agreement reached in Rome, under league sponsorship, on the Saar basin ter- 1 ritory created optimism. France is represented as realizing the Saar will probably vote to return to Ger- many. With details of the trans- fer arranged in advance, the Janu- ary 13 plebiscite stands less as a danger spot on the European hori- zon, statesmen said.

Hopes are expressed for a gen- eral Franco-German understanding, held vital to the peace of Europe, A SALE Wed. Dec. 5 6. IS W. Frank.

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The tone of the article was mild- er toward league matters than any appearing in the paper, of an offi- cial nature, since Germany left the league. Von Neurath was quoted as say- ing Germany would consider re- turning to Geneva only if she were assured of fair treatment. The newspaper said the initiative for such a step "must come from the other side." FATHER fS ACCUSED OF SLAYING CHILD Indiana, Dec. 3 Murder was charged against Heber West over, 28, today, lor the killing of his son, and he pleade-1 guilty upon his arraignment before a justice of 'the peace. Meanwhile, his other son only four months old-- lay critically wounded In the Indiana Hospital.

Prosecuting authorities charge he shot both of them in the stomach with a rifle Saturday night. In his jail cell, Westover was vis- ited by his wife, Mrs. Olive West- over, 31. She had said she wanted "to cheer him up." Chief Kelly quoted Westover saying he had decided to separate from his wife and shot the children. one of whom was crippled, to pre- vent her from having them.

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The manner of arriving at the "intelligence quotient" is to divide the child's actual age (it was seven years and four months at the time the tests were made last summer) into the "mental age" determined by the tests. To give an idea of how smart the boy is, it was noted that he grasped mathematics by which the "intelligence quotient" is reached with the greatest of ease. When Dr. Augusta Alpert, psycho- logist at the Ethical school, first terviewed the seven-year-old men- tal giant, the lad was asked: "what sort of things do you dislike?" The child replied: "I dislike fights and arguments very much. As a rule they are needless, and quite pointless, since nothing Is ever settled by them." The child's use of polysyllabic words, Dr.

Alpert said, Is natrual and unaffected. When the boy first began to talk he was 20 months old, but from the first he used correct grammatical sentences. 26 Vi 1)7 6 TIN CAN COLLECTION Tin cans will be collected in the North End on Wednesday, Decem- ber 5. and the South End on Thurs- day, December G. Laundry SPECIAL.

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of P. hall in North Jonathan street, passed resolutions on the death of M. Fin- iey Seibert in appreciation of the recognition he showed members of the organization and the colored people while he was a member of the Board of Street Commissioners and for his efforts in securing im- provements in the North Jonathan street section. The resolutions ex- pressed deep regret as a result of his death. William Lee, president of the league, presided at the meet- ing.

PHYSICIST DIES. CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. Sir Horace Lamb, So, noted mathe matical physicist, died today. I and NOODLE SOUP Dinner, Supper, Dec. 6-7, Christ Reformed Ch.

Price 35c. i Adt. REJECT I I RICHMOND, Dec. 4 moving pictures, one based on nud- sm, were rejected by the Virginia Board of Motion Picture censors during the year ended June 30, the )oard said in its annual report. With the exception of the nudist film, all the rejected pictures have been, or will be, resubmitted in re- vised form.

TO CHARGES. ATLANTA, Dec. 4 Guy E. Snavely, of Birmingham, secre- tary of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, announced today the Association's executive committee tonight will investigate charges that Senator Huey B. Long "is running Louisi- iana State University." TURKEY SUPPER 50c At Benevola IT.

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