The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-03-02

Hicks Weather Forecasts for March,
1go7.-We publish below from WoTd and
noTEs the Hicks weather forecasts for
this month:
"A regular storm period is central on the 4th,
covering the I'd to the 7th. This period will
begin with falling barometer and rising temper
azure In western sections, followed quickly BY
cloudiness. rain and electrical storms on and
lolloWlng the ID. Before the end OF the period,
say from the 4th to 9Th, rain. will turn to snow
IN all central to northern sections, with high
barometer and decided change to colder, push
Ing closely the western side OF storm areas and
spreaoing to most parts OF the country, causing
Ir0sts and freezing from about the 9th to the
SD s, progressively. of course, from the west to
the east and south.
"a reactionary storm period falls centrally on
the 9Th, 10th and 18th. We have often explained
that an annual crisis in magnetic and electrical
perturbations occurs about March the 1lth, en-
Draclng four or five days before and after that
central day. This second storm period the
present month eliminates on the 18th, and
marked perturbationS in the earth and atmos-
date. '0" '''''0-' - -
"A regular storm period is central on the 18th,
embracing the 18th TO the 18th. The new moon
rails on the th and crosses the celestial equator
on the 18th. These facts call for continuation
OF the disturbances beginning at the preceding
p eraOo;i High temperatures. low barometer ana
sky Will eliminate in storms and other pheno-
mena from about Wednesday, 18th, to Sunday,
lItn; hain, wind and thunder storms south
ward, turning to snow, billiards and much
colder nOrthward should surprise no reader of
these forecasts, during and Immediately after
this period.
"A reactionary storm period is central on the
2Otn, 2lst and 22d. This period is exactly on the
turn OF the March equinox The 2Oth, list ana
23d are among the days of great storm possibili-
ties. Very low barometric readings, with cor
responding storm indications anywhere in the
gull region. should be taken as harbengers OF
March.
"A regular storm period extends from the 18th
to the end of March. The central day of the
period is the 9th. There is every reason to
apprehend storms and other phenomena out of
the ordinary at this period. 1t is one of the
the: whole of the present Vernal equinox.
Hurricanes on the south coasts and tornadoes
in the Interior, are possible and probable Late
billiards. out of the northwest are also among
the probabilities during the closing days of the
month: Such phenomena will reach maxi
mum, In all probability, from March the 10Th to
April the Cd, taking the 10Th and Goth as the
central days Of greatest seismic possibility and
activity.
I'VE have several times during the years past
explained the fact that there are times when
conditions callfor great and excessive storms,
but instead of Storms. phenomenal extremes of
temperature ard greatly aggravated seismic
disturbances inierpose and mark the periods.
So we Will say OF the last storm period in March,
if storms and stOrminess do not reach great
and general crisis about the 18th to the 3lst. the
intense solar strain, caused by planetary condi-
lions, will express itself in phenomenal flights
Of the barometer, extremes of unreasonable
heat and cold, unusual electric and magnetic
activity and maximum of earthquake and vol
canic commissions"
Life Insurance Discussed by the Sweet
Air Lyceum.-At the meeting of the Sweet
Air Lyceum last Saturday night the subject
discussed was the resolution That life insur-
ance is a better investment than first mortgages
on real estate" Messrs. Elmer w. Price and
Charles Porter, insurance men, took the af-
firmative, and Messrs. Alexander Guthrie and
Elmer r. Halle, farmer and lawyer, respec-
lively, upheld the negative. The judges de-
cided unanimously in favor of the negative.
The affirmative speakers used their usual
arguments and tried to convince the judges
that it was the only safe way in which to lay
aside ones savings 'for rainy day." 1t was
fortunate they represented the same company.
They generously contended that all companies
were sound and were great blessing to the
widows and orphans of the land.
The negative speakers seemed to have no
mercy.Ontthe affirmative speakers in their re-
cital 0f9he exposures made by the Armstrong
investigating committee in New York, and
spoke of helarge salaries and retainers allowed
different officials, some of whom performed
no actual service at all.
In rebutting these arguments the affirmative
speakers in their second round alleged many
flaws in the title to real estate and the dangers
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of them went so far as to allege that country
lawyers made all of their money in this way
and strongly intimated that they get the lions
share of the mortgage debt in most instances
by unlawful methods.
Then the speakers contrasted the country
lawyers to the great legal lights employed by
the insurance companies-men graduated from
Harvard, Yale and Cornell-men versed in the
law and intelligent and progressive along life
insurance lines. He proceeded to take up the
legal attainments of the companies lawyers
and in a lull after the climax of his remarks
along this line one of the negative speakers
audibly observed: You need these kind of
men to keep you out of thepenitentiary'
the house come down. 1t was a vital score
for rustic logic" and probably turned the tide
in favor of the negative.
Saturday night, March I'd, the debate will be
on this subject: Resolved, that old bachelors
should be taxed for the support of old maids"
A Hotel Keepers Wife Has Nerve
Mrs. DeBaugh, wife of Mr.. o. P. eBaugh, pro-
prietoA Of the 8. Mile House on the Hartford
road, had an exciting experience on Thursday
afternoon of last week, when strange man
entered the place in broad daylight and, after
roughly handling Mrs. DeBaugh, stole the
contents of the till.
Mrs DeBaugh fought the man with all her
strength and after he left the premises she fol-
lowed him for some distance with loaded
which, however, did not take effect The
police were notified of the robbery almost i'm
mediately, and shortly afterward a suspect was
arrested, but Mrs. DeBaugh was unable to
identify him as her assailant and he was re-
Veased.
that day leaving Mrs. DeBaugh to take care of
the place. Shortly after noon stranger en-
tered the bar and called for glass of beer.
He knew that Mrs. DeBaugh was alone, for
after drinking the beverage he walked behind
the bar and started to take the money out of
the cash register. Mrs. DeBaugh grappled
with the intruder, but after short struggle
he pushed her aside and took from the till
five one.dolar bills. Mrs. DeBaugh, after
breaking away from the man, ran upstairs
and procuring revolver rushed down again
to find the intruder still in the bar. She leveled
the revolver at him and pulled the trigger, but
the cartridge failed to explode. At sight OF
the pistol the robber fed, with Mrs. DeBaugh
close on his heels. Several times the woman
pulled the trigger, but each time the weapon
missed fire. At last, however, one of the cart
ridges exploded, but the bullet failed to take
effect. After following the robber for some
distance Mrs. Debaugh returned to her home
and telephoned to several points along the
road in the direction of the city, giving de-
tailed description of the robber and asking
that he be apprehended.
An hour later Patrolman Phelps, of Hamil.
ton, arrested q man WHO dppdT6uIly auSW6Icu
the description of Mrs. DeBaugh's assaiant,
as he was stepping of Carney car at Laura
Vile. Mrs. Debaugh went to Lauraville at
once, but after q close scrutiny of the stranger
she declared that he was not the man.
Hartford Man Won the Insurance Suit
Mr.. Frank M. Reynolds of Hartford county,
obtained verdict for $751; against the Con-
tinental Insurance Company of New York in
the Superior Court of Baltimore on Tuesday,
in a suit on an insurance policy. The verdict
was for the entire amount claimed, with in
terest.
Mr.. REYNOLDS premises were damaged $4,-
OS6 40 by fire on February Goth, 1905. His in
surance was S4,5o0. as follows: $1,000 in the
Farmers Insurance Company of York, 81 500
in the German-American Insurance Company,
81 900 in the Springfield Insurance Company
and 81 900 in the Continental Insurance Com
pany. The insurance companies defended the
suit on the ground that Mr.. Reynolds had not
complied with the 'iron-safe clause" new
condition in fire insurance policies. Judge
Sharp ruled that the 'iron-safe clause was to
be literally construed in favor of the assured.
Suit has also been instituted on the other
policies. The suit was tried by Massrs. John
L. g. Lee and John Z. Rose for Mr. Reynolds,
and Messrs. John P. Poe and S. johnson Poe
for the insurance company.
A Surprise Party.-Misses Daisy P. and
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