The Daily Mail from Hagerstown, Maryland • Page 12

YEGGMENGET STORE SAFE THE DAILY MAIL, EAGH9IOWN, Ml, MONDAY, OCTOBER AKSHRTOP, Compared With Other States s'ttns in State highway nmiateisitnce in aracti eally every item is "excelelnt" when contrasted with the State highway achievements of other States and in iteas the percentage of at by Maryland is highest or ii Jfttst a short way from the top." That was the conclusion reached the State Roads Commission on the basis of a survey of the Maryland highway system from its inception In down to present day. The surrey is the most comprehensive ever made of the State highway sit uatton In Maryland. Systems Ara Compared. Not only does tue report issued by the road commission compare what Maryland has done with accomplish ments of other States but it com pares the present system as it exists today with the syttem in 1920. The State roads in each Maryland county are compared with those in all other counties.

These facts about the State high- way system re set forth in the re- port: from 1904 to 1S10 the State by purchase brought under its control 440.49 miles of I. By instruction this had been increased at the end of 1919 to 1,495.03. On October 1, this year, the State highway system comprised 3,215.68 miles, exclusive of 60.72 miles of streets bnilt by the State in Baltimore. During the last ten years the system had in creased 1,720.63 miles or more than 100 percent Area Near State Roads. In 1920, S5.S percent of the area of the State within miles from the nearest tftate road.

In 1930, 80.8 percent of the area of the State was within two miles of a State highway. The area more than two miles from a State road was reduc- ed 57 percent in the last ten years. In 1920 87-5 percent of the popu- lation of the State lived within two of a State highway. In 1930 ffi.6 percent, or persons of population of the State lived within two miles of a State highway. Only 71,279 residents or 4.4 percent flt tilt population of the State lived more than two miles from a State rotd.

Crothtrs Plan Cited. Tae fitataroaev system of 4,300 miles planned by Governor Crothers in 1908 when the State Roads Com- mission, was created, had been con- structed by 1920 and the system is two and a half times as long as that contemplated by the Crothers plan. Tie Crothers plan provided for road connections at State lines with the systems of other States at only three places. The present system connects with the highways of other at fifty points. NOTED DIES BROOKLINE, Oct 20 --Sherman Whipple, 68, widely known lawyer, died suddenly at his home here today of heart disease.

FIRE COMPANY MEETING A regular meeting of the Volun- teer Fire Company, of Williamsport, will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the firemen's hall in the town building. TOM CROSS TENTS, AWNINGS FURNITURE COVERS Phone 134 VERY BEST Kerosene 13c Gal. In ft fat. lota. Single gallon lie H.

MILLS 46 W. Baltimore St. AWNINGS Taken Down And Stored Ike wtwter. PHONE 240 HAURRWTGWft TEJTT AftD AWNING CO. Another a Takes Money From Railroad Offices Today.

BALTIMORE, HMMI escaped -with $300 in cash early today after they carried off a sate from a chain store on avenue, and several hours later the tame or another rang 143 in the office the Maryland and railroad on Falls road. In the railroad station robbery the- burslars apparently broke a door panel and then opened the door from the inside. They battered the combi- nation from a strong box. A taadcab driver reported the safe theft and obtained the license num her of the car he said fcur men used. T2xe.ni.dfe gone when the police arrived.

The robberies were two ot a ser- ies of a score or more of the kind here in recent weeks. MRS. SOMERVELL DIES IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Edna S. Somervell, 43, of Sal- isbury, formerly of Hagerstown, died Friday night at the Peninsula Hos- pital in Salisbury, airs.

Somervell was a daughter of the late David L. Stanton and the wife of Paul C. Somervill, who was connect- ed with the Security Cement Com pany here for eleven years. The family lived in North Locust street. Mrs.

Somervell is survived by her husband and six children, Gardner Stanton, Paul Lnckett, Jane Alexine, Arthur Cole and David Lynn; a sis- ter, Mrs. C. Lee Seward, of Wilming- ton, and two brothers, Andrew Den- nis Stanton, of Ridgely, and Ho- ward Stanton, of Los Angeles. Mrs. Elsie Josephine Gross, wife of John H.

Gross, of Benevola, died at the sanitarium at SabillasviUe at 2:30 o'clock this morning, aged 30 years. She was a member of the United Brethren church at Benevota. Beside her husband she is survived by a son and daughter, Louis and Ruth both at home; mother, Mrs. George Gross, Benevola; sisters; Mrs. Jessie Rippeon, Huyettstnwn, and Mrs.

Morgan Harris, Frederick; brothers: Charles W. Crum, John M. Crum, Edgar Hobson, all of Fred- erick; Roy Clum, unknown, and a step-brother, Alvey Stevens, Freder- ick. Funeral services will be held Wed- nesday afternoon at the United Brethren church at Benevola, leav- ing the home at 1:30, the Rev. F.

L. Stine and the Rev. E. T. Mowbray officiating.

Burial in the Boonsboro cemetery. BIG RALLY AT STOCK PRICES VERYSTRONG Blue Monday Fails To Ap- pear And Many Is- Adyance. By CLAUDE A. MOOCH (Associated Financial Editor) NEw' YOSK, Get 2f5 Blue Mondaj tradition was Violated by a sweeping advance in share prices In today's stock market Trad- ing was in light volume, and the list moved forward as easily as it slip- ped backward last week. The upholding of the Bruening cabinet by an unexpectedly large majority in Germany removed point of uncertainty that had been an unsettling factor in the security markets and the strong support ac- strained to the breaking point and C0 rded pivotal shares in last week's Srors Pss 1 "BiB" Byron and the entire Demo- cratic House of Delegtate ticket from Washington county will be sent to Annapolis to support the admini- stration and continue the work of good government Causes For Conditions Lewis referred to the econo- mic situation in the country, declar- ing that it is the most serious in a generation.

"Business has beer. CHURCH BERE Good Eating A ttark Delicious, Jonathan, Stay mtn and ail winter varieties. CAVETOWN CANNING CO. Michatl H. Beck, 70, father of Al- bert A.

and Mark M. Beck, well known local restaurant operators, died Sunday at his home in Colum- bia, Fa, Mr. Beck had been living retired for several years. Surviving are his widow and several children, all adults. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Columbia.

Mn. Margaret Stalcy, Fail-field, died at her home Sunday after- noon at 4 o'clock of pneumonia, aged 72 years. She was the daughter of the late Frederick and Lydia Mclntire. Besides her husband five children, Mrs. Harry Rose, Asters, Mrs.

George OToole, Mrs. Clar. Topper; Raphael W. Staley, Waynesboro. Mrs.

A. A. Harbaugh, Hagers town; sisters, Sarah Mclntire, Chi cago and Mrs. Andrew McCleaf, Em mittsburg, survive. Funeral Wednes- day morning at 9 a.

services at St Joseph Catholic church, Emmitts- burg. Mitt Maraaret A. Barnea, of Wash- ington, D. died in a Washington hospital on Saturday morning at o'clock, aged years. She was a daughter of the late Thornton and Mary C.

Barnes, of Williamsport, and had been living in Washington for the past twenty-five years. She is survived by the following: Sisters: Mrs. Harry C. Ausherman, Washington; Mrs. J.

W. Sword, Wil-i liamsport, and Mrs, H. B. Leisinger.j 4fcroa, Ohio, and brothers, Joha W.j Williamsport; William T. SL James; A.

Barnes, Greencistb, Harry O. Barnes, De- troit, and Charles C. Barnes, of near Boonsboro. The funeral be held from the home of her brother, Charles C. Barnes, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock.

Interment in River View cemetery, Wflliamaport. industry paralyzed with from five tc seres million persons Jorced into idleness who are asking for the privilege to work for a living to sup- port their families," he said. He said there are two causes for this condition, one being the Smoot- Hawley tariff, a Republican measure, which he termed the worst piece of legislation ever enacted, and the gradual increase of inventions which are gradually taking the place of skilled labor. Mr. Lewis, who is responsible for the passage of the State Workmen's compensation law, said if he is sent to Congress he will support a supple- mental act to the law to compen- sate in a reasonable measure those whose jobs have been taken from them.

Raymond H. one of the Democratic candidates for the House of Delegates, declared that greater accomplishments could be obtained at Annapolis with a Democratic State Senator and Democratic delegations working with the Administration than one out of harmony with the governing forces. Richard H. Sweeney, candidate for State's Attorney, made a snappy speech and introduced the other can- didates on the platform. Mayor Byron talked for the tup port of the entire Democratic ticket, predicted the re-election of Gover- nor Ritchie and stated that the Wil- liamsport Community Band, in which the Governor was very much inter- ested, would in all probability head the inaugural procession in Anna- polis.

George Reed, a member of the Democratic State Central Commit tee, presided and introduced the speakers with personal endorsement of all of the candidates. The meeting was preceded by a pa- rade in which a large number of candidates and scores of men march- ed to music by the Community Band and amid red fire. A real Democra tic donkey, in charge of Henry Hanna, was near the front of the columns as it marched through the streets. FREE! FREE! 21 I I with or more 1 Piece City Service Straight, Tydoi Ethyl, Amoco, ficUtoline. American Orange JM fttfvMiiMtf only and te of Duality.

1 piece with oO change, 1 piece with freeing 3 with both of ahoYe at time. The Ledwig Tire Co. CARSTRAPPED BY BLIZZARD Abandonee 1 By Tourists Who Left Home In Indian Sum- mer Catght By Storm BUFFALO, N. Oct. 20 Hundreds of automobiles were, in snowdrifts in western New York to- day ly tourist who left home in Indian summer.

Snow from nine inches to four feet deep mantled the ground all the way from Buffalo to Erie, Pa. The storm over Lake Erie was accom- panied by a gale, which dr-ve freighters to shelter. Autoists who abandoned cars plod- ded their way to farmhouses in search of food and shelter. The houses soon. fere Snow plows enedavored to push their way through to them with supplies, urgent appeals having been sent out wlien the few operating telephone lines brought word that provisions were running low.

In one ordinary sized farmhouse two miles north Farnham, Erie county, 67 snowbound autoists were accommodated last night Women and children slept on floors from cellar to garret. The chamber of commerce of Sil- ver Creek today took steps to find accommodations for 1,300 persons marooned at that hamlet These people mostly were motorists, from many different states. Their cars were caught in drifts, which in some places rose as high as 10 to 12 feet. About 400 cars were stalled in and near Silver Creek. closing session had made the bears nervous.

Manufacturing and utility shares showed marked strength, but only a few of the rails participated In the advance. Allied Chemical rose near- ly 10 points, and such Issues as American Tobacco American Can. Westinghouse Electric, Eastman, Air Reduction, Atchison, and Union Paci- fic advanced 5 or more. Wall Street was encouraged by the fact that distress liquidation ap- peared to have been largely accom- plished. Call money renewed at 2 per cent TODAY'S STOCK QUOTATIONS These tarnished by HemphilL Noyes Co.

Grand W. Washington St. High Low Close 39 73 82y 2 74 Allegh Amn it Fzn Pr. Amn Sugar A ft Amn Water Wks. Baltt ft Barnidell A Beth Chrysler Comw ft Son Col ft Comi Davlson Erie Fox Film A Gem ttiec Geni Foods Gem GoMdUBl Goodyear 40 Griggsby 6 Hudson Htri.

22 intl Nickel intl ft Kennecott Ugg ft Myri 88 Mack 45V 2 Mid Con Monty 25 Nau Castt 33 Natl Dairy North Packard 934 Par Penna Fob Svc Kadio Kemng Sears Sinclair 66 Std Brands 25 Tex Gulf 52 Union Untd. Corp 23 Untd Gas 0 Steel Warner 21 52 40 24 42 16 96 40 6 22 88 15 25 20 21 52 24 62 Westghou 11 VV. M. 15 Woolworth. 62 6SV4 ANNIMSARY Two Are Ordained At Church Of God In Connection With EUerehip Meet The Hagerstowa Church of God yesterday celebrated its fourth anni versary and in connection with th meeting of the Eldership two wer ordained to the ministry at the eve ning service.

William Thomas Jackson, Sharps burg, and Gardner It Taylor, Bar gan, were ordained as ministers anc the latter also was granted a licens to preach. At the anniversary observance ser vice yesterday, when the member ship reached 295 the Rev. J. Car teiv Hagerstown, gave a review the history of the church, pointing "What meet people outside of politics think of Ritchie in Maryland is that he erer had that he knows more about the State's business than any other man, that he is attractive, companionable, clean, capable, a governor of whom the State tan be proud." --FRANK R. KENT In Seribner's and the buying' of the parsonage valued now at $60,000, had been ac compiished whitln the short space four years.

The anniversary sermon was de livered by 'the Rev. J. W. "WMsIer, Findlay, Ohio, field secretary of tae Church of God. A massed choir of 35 voices from the Carrolton church, near Balti mire, rendered an hour's program Approximately 600 attended the ser vice yesterday.

The Eldership meeting will close with a session this aftesaoon when the station committee of seven mem bers gives its report, the most im portent cession of the meeting. The station committee assigns mini sters to the same or new charges. At the session this morning the board of education was elected-, com posed of the following: The Rev. T. Bose, Westminster; the Rev.

C. 0. Sullivan, Patapsco, and the Rev. F. H.

Snavely, pastor of the Hagers town Church of God. FRANCE AFTER BEAR TRADERS PARIS, Oct 20 ()---The French government today ordered judicial investigation and persecution of al persons suspected of engaging in acts endangering financial markets and illegal speculations imperiling the normal functions of the stock exchange. Chicago Markets Furnished by Eaatern Grain Wareham Building, Hagerstown, Md. Dec. Men.

May July Com-- Dec. Men. May July Oata-- Dec. Men. May Rye- Dec.

Mch. Mav Louisiana Has First Tremor NEW 20, Southeastern Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rog-ie. re- ported the first known earth tremors in the state's history Sunday but no serious damage resulted. A resilient cradle of alluvial ailt and moist loam, 2,300 feet deep under- lying the region affected, was credit- ed by acientific authorities 1th abort- enlng the tremors, which less were sufficiently strong to throw scores into a panic. The only injuries reported were at ifortu City, where worshippers in a Catholic Church became frighten- ed at eeeinc the walls of church shake and were bruis- '4t la dash for 82 $5 8214 3914 54 40 52 54 73 83 84 37 YEARS AGO TODAY-- Senator Blair Lee, defeated by.

Em erson C. Harrington for the' Demo- crtic Gubernatorial nomination, de clared he was 100 per cent for the candidate in a stirring speech at Corn was selling for $3.25 a bar rel, which was 50 cents more than the prevailing price a year before. Grand Patriarch Elias B. Hartle; Grand Marshal J. Winger Draper and George Garlock were home from the Grand Encampment of the I.

O. 0. F. in session in Baltimore. Greece was ready to join the Allies in the war against Germany, Turkey and Austria Hungary.

Berlin dis patches claimed the Germans were promising peace by the spring of 1916. Miss Lulah F. Funk fayette Cowden, this among the newlyweds. and M. La city, were Pat White, famous Irish comedian, in "Casey in Society" was playing at the Maryland.

30 YEARS AGO TODAY- BACK AT DESK WASHINGTON, Oct -20, starting before dawn, President Hoover returned from his Rapidan lodge to the White House and soon was at his desk. NOON LUNCH At Christ Reformed Church, Tues, and Oct 21-22. Benefit Wo- men's Missionary. Society. Price 35c.

Adv. Special Service Offer $2.75 Wash Car Vacuum clean upholstery Lubrication Check Wheel alignment Check Tire Preaaure Check Battery Clean and adjust Spark Pluga TWi offer food only until Nor. lit. Service Day and Night CENTRAL GARAGE South Ice, a half inch thick, was found on puddles, and drinking pans. The rabbit and squirrel season in 1900 opened on September 1 and closed December 25.

The homes of E. E. Smith, Broad- way, and C. S. Cost, Rowland's Mill, were entered and ransacks.

J. W. Lefever, was picking a second crop of apples from, a harvest apple tree. The fruit was of average size. Jacob Bowman, former postmaster of Funkstown, celebrated his S9th birthday by cutting a cord of wood.

Max were Huyett and C. in S. Emmert the benefit local knights tournament at Chambersbnrg. Col. W.

P. Lane acted as chijjC herald with Donald McKee as an assistant STEPMOTHER WITH BRUTAL CRIME Wife Of City Detective Charg- ed With Having fed Step- Child Ground Glass DENVER, Oct 20, Pearl O'Loughlin, wife of a city de- tective, was held for questioning to- day by police investigators who have established that her 10-year-old step- daughter, Leona O'Loughlic, was the victim of brutal murder. She was arrested yesterday when an autopsy over the child's body, dis- covered in city park lake Friday, re- vealed, physicians said, that Leona had been fed ground glass, beaten unconscious and hurled into the lake to drown. The stepmother of the youthful victim of foul play, declared in the face of hours of questioning rhe knew nothing about the slaying or the presence of glass in Leona'? stomach. The slain url's father, Leo O'Loughlin, is in a hospital appar- ently recovering from eating ground glass.

Officers said they found a blood- stained tire iron, tfisps of the child's hair and a blocdy towel in the O'Loughlin automobile which Mrs. O'Loughlin used twice the night her step-daughter disappeared. Physicians said the slain girl's body had enough glass in. the viscera to have caused death within five or six hours, but clung to the belief that she died from drowning after having been knocked unconscious with two blows on the skull. BELOW ZERO IN SOUTH CANADA KANSAS CITY, Oct.

20, (fl). Winter's premature visit to the mid- ontinent area and the Rocky Moun tain region held on today -with snow flying in several states and frosts ex- tending south into Kansas, Missouri and Kentucky. It was below zero at some points in Southern Canada. From the Northern Rockies eastward to the reat Lakes bitter weather was ex- perienced. Snow was reported in Wyoming, North Dakota and Minne- sota.

)OLLEGE HONORS W'MSPORT YOUTH Tom 0. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. O.

Murray, Williamsport, a student at Massanutten Academy, Woodstock, among other honors conferred uponu him this year at the school, has been made cadet senior captain, the highest honor which can be given Mr. Murray is also class president and president of the Soror- ity, and is quarterback on the Academy football team. He has par- ticipated in sports for several years at college and Williamsport. He is taking a special course at Massa- nutten. INVITATIONS ISSUED Italy, Oct 20, tions to the wedding of King Boris III, of Bulgaria, and Princess Gio- vanna of Italy Saturday, have gone out from the royal villa at San Ros- sore.

WEYLER DEAD AT AGE OF 92 MADRID, Oct. 20 Valeriano Weyler, Spanish officer whose administration in Cuba was one of the contributing causes of the Spanish American war, died to- day at the age of 32. Weyler was Captain-General of the Spanish army, highest ranking offi- cer of that body and among the last of Spain's old-time militaristic es who were conspicuous in her cam- paigns more than thirtyy ears ago. Boulevard Finished By First Of Month BALTIMORE, Oct 20 trafinjsbeJl section of the Wash- ington Boulevard, between Laurel and the District of Columbia line, will be completed about Nov. 15, if the present weather continues, it stated today by officials of the State Roads Department.

PLANb DAMAGED WINSLOW, Oct. Keith Miller lands on west-east rec- ord attempt; plane damaged! Pocahontas Nut Stove Egg R.O. M. J. W.

ROHRER PHONE 1115 POTATOES K. T. HAGER Cor. Church and Prospect CIDER APPLES For Sale ESHLEMAN APPLE ORCHARD NEAR RE-ID FOR SALE Cider and Apple Butter Apples, 30c and 80c per hundred pounds. WINTER APPLES ALSO.

HjfBATIVE KSOCIMIOK Phone 4000F13 Would Ban Hunting To Protect Forests Whether Washington county hunt- ers will follow in the footsteps of the Allegany County Fish and Game Pro- tective Association, in recommend- ing that the hunting season be closed until sufficient rain falls for better forest protection, remains to be de- termined it was stated by leaders today. The Allegany county association passed resolutions last week recom- mending such action and forwarded copies to Ftate Game Warden E. Lee It was cited that the danger of forest fires has been increased by the continued drought and that r.uch game would be de- stroyed in event of fires In the woods. Report Priests Among Executed ROME, Oct. 20, (JP)--Advices from Russia received here today by way of Berlin said that two Roman Cath- olic priests had been executed there.

Their names were given as Monsig- nor John Roth Dean, and Jakob Wolff, born in Odessa in 1891. UNIT TO MEET The Washington County Unit or the Maryland State Normal School will hold its annual meeting this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Rose Room at the Y. M. C. A.

All gradu- ates of the M. S. N. S. are urged to attend.

Known Frtarinacisi Citizen Succumbs Sunday i David -Pi, ScKindel. one of the ing business men 4 of Hagerttowttj died at lite The Sunday morning at 4 o'clocl from 1 heart -trouble after an nines of ten months. -He was confined bis bed The deceased-had been a druggist in this city for -33 years. For 2J years he conducted a atore at 47 Sj Potomac street and for the past sii years he'bad operated the Oas Pharmacy, Oak Hill avenue. During the World war Mr.

Schln4 del served on the Washington Coun-j ty board which after pensioaj mcney for soldiers at the front whc provided money for dependents. For many years he was chairman of'tlu Christmas. Seal sale' for the, He was one of the cnarter member of the Public Health Association a past president of the Maryland Pharmaceutical Association. was a member of the 'First Brethren! Church and had served as treasurer and also on the official board. was a Knight Templar and'a past high 'priest of IthJei 'Chapter, R.

M. He was also a member of the! Knights of He was a native of this city, hisl parents being Benjamin Philip Julia, p. (ReichaVd) botlil being representatives of old and dis'-f tinguished Maryland families. He was educated in, the schools of this city and at the Phila- delphia College of Pharmacy. Hel was united iu marriage on June 3,1 1903 to Miss I 2ah Eyerly, who vives him.

Besides his wife he is survived byj one daughter, Catherine and son, D. Phillip, father min P. Schindel; one sister, MrsJ Harvey Mussleman and one John all of Hagerstown. Funeral services from the house I Tuesday at 3:30 p. m.

by Rev. Frank G. Coleman, assisted by Rev. Dr. Scott R.

Wagner ana Rev. Dr. G. Carpenter; interment in Rose Hill. SPECIAL CAR ACCOUNT FREDERICK FAIR Car will leave Frederick for gerstown at 7 D.

Oct. 22 and 23. Leave Hagerstown for Frederick) 8:50 p. m. Adv.

The Potomac Edison Co. NOW FOR ALL AUTO ACCESSORIES Try Eastway't First TO THE VOTERS elected to succeed myself in the Maryliyid Senate, it shall be my purpose favor all legislation that will promote the inter- ests and general welfare of the Citizens of Washington County. In all matters of legislation wherein involved, it shall be my purpose to I am in hearty accord with the Municipal Light Plant of the City of Hageratown and will protect its varied interests. Declaration of Daniel D. Keedy, Keedyt- ville Republican Candidate for Maryland Senate from WaihingtcJ County..