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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Sales of Mortgaged Premises.-Pattison
& Gahan, auctioneers, sold on the premises on
Monday, for Mr.. Emil Budnitz attorney
named in mortgage from Matilda and Adam
Roman to Scott Street Loan and Savings Asso-
citation No. /, of Baltimore city, three lots of
ground in Morrell Park, 18th district, improv-
ed by frame dwelling and store; purchased
by Erest Schmidt for $500.
George w. Stocksdale, auctioneer, sold at
the Court House door on Tuesday, for MIR. q.
Howard Isaac, attorney named in a mortgage
from Georgetta B. Gore to Eleanor l.. Pinker-
ton. 6 acres of land and improvements, known
as the home place of the late Joseph S. Gore,
two miles west of Reisterstown; purchased by
DIR. A. c. McCurdy for 1925.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Christmas Almost in Sight-Some Hints
on Giving.-We should not give people things
or the chicken-pox, if we can help it.
Do not give a friend the cold shoulder with
out baked beans and hot coffee to go with it.
A man should not give lady kiss unless
he thinks she would enjoy it, except in the
case of his wife and his mother in-law.
Do not give red suspenders to total stran-
ger; he might prefer those of paleblue
shade instead.
Do not present bucking broncho to tall
pale man of sedentary habits, as he would not
likely live long to enjoy it.
When you give castor oil to a bowling in
FAINT give it for its intrinsic worth, and not
merely as an evidence of your regard
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Company Elects Ofacers.-At the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
White Hall Grain, Milling and Supply Com
pany, held on Tuesday, the following were
elected to serve as board of directors for the
ensuing year: Nelson Gilbert. Samuel w.
Black, NJ. w. Balm, c. G. Sade, Charles L.
Almony, Benjamin e. Jordan, ST., and w. d.
Balm. Mr.. Gilbert was reelected president.
The headquarters of the company is at White
Hall, N. c. r. r.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

nROsPECT HILL CEMETERY, tow
SON, MD.-IncOrpOrated 1891:-BEAU-
TIFULLY SITUATED. COMMANDING FINE
VIEWS OF SURROUNDING COUNTRY;
HIGH AND DRY: CHOICE LOCATIONS;
LOTS ALL SIZES. Address the SECRETARY
OF THE COMPANY. Towson. Nd.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Dwelling Burned.-About noon on Tues
day last the dwelling of Dr.. Benjamin NJ.
Price, near Mt. Carmel, 9Th district, took fire
from defective hue and was totally destroyed.
Nearly all the contents, except a lot of potatoes
and apples in the cellar were saved. The es-
timated loss is 81 500, with 81, 900 insurance.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Upton and McGregor Convicted.-C.
Ellsworth Upton, of Baltimore county, and
Thomas w. McGregor, of Washington, were
found guilty by jury in the United States
District Court on Tuesday on the charge of
conspiring with Charles E. Smith, of Balti-
more, to defraud the Government, in connec.
ton with the purchase of leather pouches to
be used in the free delivery division of the
Postofice Department at Washington. The
Jury retired to its room at O'Clock, ard at
ABS o'clock the verdict was rendered.
The attorneys for the defense Immediately
asked that sentence be suspended and made a
motion for a new trial, the latter of which will
be heard by Judge Morris today. Judge Nor
ris granted the renewal of the bonds of the
accused, which was 5000 EACH Mr.. Benja-
min F. Upton brother of the accused, and Mr..
Montgomery f. w. Weidemeyer went bail for
Upton
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Church officers Elected.-Ata congrega-
tional meeting held in Ashland Presbyter-
ian Church at Ashland, N. q. r. R., last Sunday
morning at which Rev. James w. McIlvain, of
Baltimore, acted as moderator, an election for
elders resulted in the choice of Messrs. William
II. Burns, ST., and John w: Frankenfeld.
lin, William H. Buck, Jr., John F. Hilgeman,
Clay T. Joyce, Joshua Horner, Dr. George A.
Thompson, Henry Dubbs and Daniel Dubbs.
John w. Frankenfield and William II. Buck,
Jr., constitute the financial committee. and
treasury and as to the amount the charge can
pay for ministerial support, 5000 being last
years figure. Rev. Richard Lee Walton, of
Baltimore, has been supplying the pulpit,
which has been without regular pastor for
some time.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Meeting of the Taxpayers Road Com
mittee.-The special committee of the Balti-
more County Taxpayers Convention, appoint
ed to examine the existing road law and to
report to the convention upon the need Of
changes in the same, met at the office of Maj.
John l. Yellott, in Towson, on Thursday.
The members of the committee are Mai. John
l. Yellott, chairman; Samuel M. Shoemaker,
John s. Ensor, Alexander Mccormick and
Milton Dance.
All the members were practically agreed
that the law should be changed. but no definite
plan was fixed upon. One of the members of
the committee was instructed to frame proper
law, embracing as near as possible the express
ed views of the committee and to submit this
to the committee at its next meeting in Tow
son, on Wednesday, December 10th.
The committee discussed the ACCESSIBILITY of
taking the roads altogether out of the hands
of the County Commissioners and placing them
in the control of highway commission. 1t
is anxious to have the views of the taxpayers
of the county upon the wisdom of such q
change, however, before finally placing it be-
fore the convention, and asks that those inter-
ested advise the committee of their views.
The desirability of continuing the Office of
roads engineer was also discussed by the COM
mittee.
After the meeting, Maj Yellott, in discuss
ing the proposed changes in the law, said:
1.-THE care of the roads has necessarily prov
en- unsatisfactory, in view of the limited time
the County Commissioners have to devote to it.
My own view is that no legislation we can de-
vise which leaves the roads subject to their
present control, will result in such improved
conditions as we have the right to expect from
the large expenditure of money paid into the
roads fund of the county. We have advanced
more in all of our administrative affairs than
in the matter of the roads.
1.-the time has come when our roads should
be cared for by an intelligent body of men, in
sterested in them, who will give the required
time. For many reasons favor the creation
of a road commission, with full authority in
the matter of roads and bridges and subject to
greater obligations and responsibilities in re-
gard to the roads than the County Commits
soners now have.
II also believe that it is necessary in order
to get the full benefit of our road taxes that
the Office of roads engineer be continued. His
usefulness has now been demonstrated and i'll
the construction of some of the roads expert
knowledge in modern road construction is alb
solutely required"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Another Barn Burned.-A large frame
barn on the property of Mr.. Samuel w Black,
Tuesday evening at O'Clock. The fire was
first discovered in the roof Of the building,
but what caused it is unknown. All livestock
was gotten out safely, but new binder, several
vehicles, harness, etc., we're consumed. The
estimated loss is 81 800, partially covered by
Insurance.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Despondent Man Takes His Life
Charles D. Landerkin, who boarded with Mr..
Charles D. Clarke, near Friskeyville, on the Bel
air road, committed suicide on Saturday of last
week by shooting himself in the head. The
act was committed in barn or stable on the
distance from Mr.. Clarke's home. The unfor-
tunate man had been in bad health for some
time and it is thought dependency on this &C.
count led him to commit the act. Justice J.
Hartman Schone held an inquest and the jury,
after viewing the body, rendered verdict of
suicide Landerkin was AZ years of age and
unmarried He was native of Frederick, but
had been living in and about Baltimore about
twenty years and had latterly been employed
in a clerical capacity by the Daniel Miller
Company. Deceased was a member of the
Junior Order United American Mechanics.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Pastor Robertson Will Go to Richmond.
AT the morning service last Sunday Rev. W.
E. Robertson, who for II years had been pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church, Towson, an
nounced that he had decided to accept the call
to Randolph Street Church in Richmond, Va.
In making this announcement be said: 1T is
with sincere regret and sadness that l tender
my resignation as pastor of this church. 1t
could not be otherwise than sad to me, as we
have labored together so long as pastor and
people and the relations between us have been
so pleasant and cordial, and l feel such pro-
found interest in this church and congregation.
You are we'll aware that have not taken this
step hastily or thoughtlessly, but after long
and prayerful consideration, feel sure that /
am prompted only by the firm conviction that
it is for the advancement of the cause of Him
whom we love and for whom we serve. beg
that you will accept my resignation at once,
to take effect on December 31st."
The congregation decided to accept the resig-
nation and a committee was appointed to pre-
pare suitable resolutions.
Rev. Mr.. Robertson is native of Mecklen-
berg county, Virginia, and is 80 years of age.
He graduated at Richmond College and after
ward attended the University of Virginia. He
received his theological course at Divinity
School of the University of Chicago.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
SALES ADVERTISED In 1.-THE UNION

Tuesday December b. by Francis Dilworth, be-
tween the Dulany's Valley pike and the Pot
pfements. provender, etc.
Wednesday, December 16, by Jacob Quick. adj
ministrator of estate of Mrs. Glatzel. large
collection OF household furniture of all
kinds.
Monday, December 81. by James J. Lindsay, at
torney, on the premises, lot and improve
ments Nc. 4i6 s. Clinton street, Canton.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Mr.. CLEVELAND has declared in positive
terms that he will not again be candidate for
President. His letter would have been still
more interesting if he had mentioned his first
choice.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

J. PIERPoNT MORGAN has been shorn of his
power and will probably lose the bulk of his
riches Mr.. Carnegie is going 10 have COM
pany in bis penniless journey to the grave.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

BURGESS -HoFFMAN.-Miss Lille NJ. Hoff-
man, daughter of Mr.. Daniel M. Hoffman, OF
Arlington, and Mr.. William H. Burgess, son
of Mr.. George Burgess, of the same place. were
married Wednesday evening ct the parsonage
of the Arlington M. E. Church South. Rev.
John R. Andrews, pastor, performed the cere-
mony. A reception followed at the home of
tho hrida,a narpnta
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Livingston. Robert Dibblee Living
ston died on Monday last at the home of bis
brother-in-law, Rev. Hobart Smith, rector of st.
Thomas Church, Garrison Forest, in the 40th
year of his age. The cause of his death was
pneumonia. He is survived by widow and
two children. The deceased was son of the
late Monerieffe Livingston, Of Livingston
Manor, Columbia county, N. Y. He was for
some time resident of Macon, Ca, where he
was connected with the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railroad.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Dulany's Valley, 10th District.-.Miss
Bette Turnbaugh is very i'll at the home of
her father, Mr.. VIM. A. Turnbaugh, of STONY
Hill' this valley.
Miss Leila M. Clark, of 'sNonesuch," who
had been spending fortnight with her uncle.
Mr.. George link, of Cockeysville, has returned
to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs August w. Clark and Master
Otto Clark, of Baltimore, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs R. Harry Clark, of BLOOMFIELD"
Miss Grace Clark is visiting her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Clark, of Dulany's Valley.
The farmers of this section are busy killing
hogs and some are exhibiting fine samples of
meat and lard as evidences of their labor in
that direction.
We are having something in the line of win
ter weather at present-rain, hail and snow.
The girl whose steady has a sleigh and
skates is in luck just now. SUBSCRIBER.
Arlington, Sd District.-The new add.
ton to Arlington public school building has
been completed and teachers and pupils are
now occupying it.
There is not much building going on here
just now. Mr.. Fox, builder, is erecting
house on the property called Lewiston.
A grocery store has been opened at the cor
ner of Park Heights and Rogers avenues, at
the place formerly owned and conducted as
drug store by Mr.. ]. G. Palmer.
On Sunday evening, December 9Th, Takeshi
Ukai, A. B., of Tokyo, Japan, spoke at the
Church and preached there at the evening
service
Union services are to he held or Christmas
morning at McKendree M. E. Church. Rev.
G. W. King is expected to preach and singers
from Baltimore will be present. B.
New Assistant Engineer.-Mr. Gamble
Latrobe has been appointed assistant engineer
of the Baltimore division of the Northern Cen
trail Railway to succeed Mr.. W. L. Cooper, who
has been promoted to be assistant superinten-
dent of the Pttsburg division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. Mr.. Latrobe will
assistant engineer of the Delaware division of
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington,
and is succeeded in that position by Mr.. J. H.
Standleman.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Fixing the Fees of Assessors.-On Tues
day the County Commissioners passed an order
regulating the fees which are to be paid to dis
trict assessors of new and missed property.
Under the new rules the assessors are to receive
81 per thousand on property taxable at the full
county tax rate, and fifty cents on the thous-
and dollars for property taxable at the rate OF
80 cents per hundred dollars, such as foreign
stocks and bonds. These fees are only to be
paid in cases in which there is no contest over
the assessments, but in cases in which 1t is ne
cessary for the county to take further proceed.
ings to procure the assessment the Board will
allow whatever fee seems proper under the cir
cumstances. The Commissioners also reserve
to themselves the right to assess property
called to their attention.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Morgan.-Mrs. Nettie M. Morgan, wife Of
Mr.. Charles E. Morgan, to whom she was
married on Thursday, December Sd, died Sun
day afternoon at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George W. Penn, at Glyndon. The
wedding, which was to have taken place next
spring, was solemnized on the brides deathbed.
Mrs. Morgan was in i'll health for long while
She was q member Of Glyndon NJ. E. Church
and was popular among,a large circle Of ac-
quaintances in Baltimore.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-12-12

Herman Alverda Herman, widow
of Christopher NJ. Herman, of Baltimore
county, died on the 14th inst, at her homo on
Westchester avenue, near Ellicott City, from
the result of paralytic stroke received some
time ago. She was about s. years Of age and
daughter OF the late Thomas B. Duvall, Of
Baltimore county. Charles A. Herman and
Mrs. Edward Kroh, of Ellicott City, are chill
dren of the deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
SPELLING REFORM AGAIN.
One Side Has All the Arguments, the
Other All the Facts.

In the interesting controversy over the
reform of English spelling the propO-
nents have all the arguments and the
opponents all the facts-or rather the
one great, overwhelming fact of popu-
lar conservatism and hostility to change.
Prof. Collins address before the State
Teachers association, at Springfield, is
really an unanswerable plea for a rea-
sonable, practical, scientific 'orthog-
by logic. To convince the intellect is
not enough We may assent against
our will and go on practicing in the bad,
old way.
Prof. Collins says that 1T is difficult
to understand why the English speak
ing people retain the irrational, BURDEN
some spelling of two centuries age"
Here he is mistaken. 1t is not at all
difficult to explain this fact. The con-
illusions to which careful and serious
consideration of the question lead the
scholars do not profoundly impress the
multitudes, or those who labor and write
for the generality of mankind. Reform
in the language of the people is a slow
growth, an evolution; 1t is a question
not of decades or even of generations,
but of centuries.
1t is quite true that arguments in ia
vor of phonetic spelling are usually met
by ridicule. but this is the most potent
of weapons That which can be sue
cessfully ridiculed cannot get a proper
hearing on its merits, and its advocates
must simply possess their souls in pa
thence, accept the inflrmities of man
kind as a painful reality and-wait. The
stage of ridicule is not permanent; IA
miliarity, which breeds contempt, also
produces liberation and willingness to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15
THEY WILL WAIT.
Law and Order Forces Won't
Decide on Candidate Now.

The law and order people are playing
q. sly political game. At their meeting
Wednesday afternoon at Security han
they decided not to indorse either
Hughes or Bergundthal for the Office Of
mayor until they find out what the OPP
posing faction of the party decides to do.
If the vets place a man IN the field,
said one of the members of the commit
tee then we viii try to unite our sup
port on either Mr.. Hughes or Mr..
Bergundthal. Until that is done. there
is no sense in our trying to decide be-
tween these two men, as they are both
very acceptable to the law and order
people,
Some of the law and order people
frankly admit that this is a game which
has elements OF danger in it for the law
and order cause. They expressed their
opinions at the meeting. but it was de-
cided to take the risk, and await some
move on the part of the S0cal1ed vets
before mixing up in the Hughes-Ber-
gundthaI fuss.
I am free to confess that there is
some danger in following this plan,
said Frank Foster, one of the leading
members of the law and order force.
I am not sure that it is the best PLAN"
The danger lies, of course, in the prob
ability that the VETS will not an
before the spring primaries. week is
plenty of time for the vets" to get
their people into line. They don't need
to make any house to house canvass.
They Will simply hustle out their regis
tration. and trust to the hacks to pull
in the votes on election day.
On the other hand, it would be likely
to throw the law and order forces into
confusion to have to decide between
Hughes and Bergundthal within a few
days of the primaries. One of the two
candidates might get UP on his ear, and
with a faction of his supporters make
an independent race. which would GER
tainly defeat the objects of the law and
order organizat ton.
Even if the candidate who was turned
down by the committee should take his
medicine gracefully, it is very doubtful
whether or not the law and order people
could make a successful campaign in
the short time Of d week or So In the
former city election, the campaigners
We're doing active and aggressive work
for months prior to the primaries and
the election, and while the women
voters controlled the primaries, the or
ganiZation went to pieces between that
time and the election, and the anti-law
and order candidate was elected on a
radical prohibition platform
There is some dissatisfaction with the
present organization of the committee
and it was decided at Wednesdays
meeting that each Of the four organiza-
tions represented in the committee by
six delegates shall increase its repre-
sentation to twenty, and that the
eighty members thus chosen shall select
twenty more members at large. making
a total organization of 100 members. The
four organizations which have DELEGATES
in the committee are the Law and Order
League, the Prohibition Republican
League, the Young Peoples Good Citi-
zenship Fedora alton, and the Women-s
Law and Order League.
The committee win meet again next
week. The exact date has not been
fixed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

weight of the subject. But to the
chemically pure food is now added the
special adulterant which happens to be
at that time under investigation. The
effect of this upon the system and the
comparative digestibility of the food
are carefully noted. Then comes the
most difficult task from the standpoint
of the scientific mantle discovery Of
the means by which the adulterant is
either expelled or absorbed
The next period of about ten DAYS is
devoted to the upbuilding of the health
of those persons who have suffered by
the treatment, but the quantity of food
is limited, as In the former stages of
the test. At this time the second
batch Of six begins at the '.hygienic''
table, while the veterans are sent to the
second table. where for thirty days
or so they are fed in unlimited quantity
upon whatever they may fancy. This
is known as the relaxation period
and the observations made at this sssne
are expected to be among the most
valuable which DR.. Wiley win secure.
Inasmuch as but one adulterant viii
be used at a time. the experiments will
scarcely demonstrate the simultaneous
effect upon the average individual OF
the large variety Of impure articles
sold in the open market. But they win
demonstrate what products ought to be
kept out of trade channels and win
suggest what legislation, If any. is
needed to SO improve the quality Of
foodstuffs as to make it of no eonse-
quence what a person may eat.
Coincident with these tests. DR.. WI
ley is experimenting with animals for
the purpose of ascertaining by analo-
gy when the danger point in the use OF
most of the well known adulterants
would be reached in the human.
In short. nothing which NAV ada
light to the subject has been over
looked. and the food purists of the
country are confident that the experi-
ments conducted by DR. Wiley o4
which there will be several series with
each widely used adulterant, win be
productive of almost untold pubic benz
EFT. WALTER N LESTER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-15

Mrs n. r. Nickerson of the City of
Mexico, is expected Saturday to be the
guest of Mrs w. A. L. THOMPSON until
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Frost are in
Kansas City.
Miss Jeanette Lord viii attend the
Theta party in Lawrence next week
Among the Topeka people who viii go
to Kansas City Saturday to see Ben
Hur" are Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Shar-
lit, Miss Sharitt and Miss Helen Sharitt
Miss Mary Frost returned today from
a visit in Galesburg. III.
Mrs c. G. Foster, Miss Foster and
Miss Lillian Foster will spend Saturday
in Kansas City and attend the Ben
Hur@ matinee.
Miss Verta Binger. Miss Anna Hawk
and Miss Winifred Blackmar, members
of the Lawrence High school basketball
team which plays against the Topeka
team in the I. W. c. A gymnasium
Saturday, viii be guests of Miss Eva
and Miss Isabel Smith, Miss Alice and
Miss Virginia Meade and Miss Ethel
Morton while they are in town.
Miss Rena Baker of Cherryvale is the
guest of the John E. Frost family.
Miss Louise Magill will go to Kansas
City Saturday for the Ben Hun
matinee.
Mrs. Ralph Squires of Green Mountain
Falls, Colo, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs John Cleveland.
Mr.. Harvey Thomas is the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Thomas,
| in Leavenworth.
A. L. Williams and Mr. Burns Will
| liams attended the Wednesday matinee
performance of Ben Hur'' IN Kansas
City.
Mr. Frank shubert and Mr.. Fred
Smith of Kansas City will join Mrs.
Shubert and Mrs. Smith who are visiting
Miss Bessie West in Topeka for Sunday.
They will all return to Kansas City
Sunday night.
The Ceramic Art club met Wednesday