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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL

Mr.. Harold Garrett, of Washington
College, Chestertown, is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with his mo-
ther, Mrs. Lucy Garrett.
Miss Sara Benjamin, of Chester,
Pa, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Walter
Logan, at Leslie.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Racine en-
tertained a number of their friends
at a party at their home on the Paul
farm, near Elkton, Thursday evening
Mrs. C. T. F. Mearns is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Alfred Ford, 1924 Bilt-
more ST., Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Ethel Rothwell has returned
home after being for some time in the
German Hospital, Philadelphia, for
throat trouble.
Miss Jessie Walter is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with friends in
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. George Biddle is visiting
friends at Dover, Del.
Miss Flora Ash has been visiting at
Landenburg, Pa.
Mr.. Hiram Dunbar, of Newark, N
j., was the recent guest of Elkton
relatives.
Miss Mary Budd is spending the
Thanksgiving holidays with friends at
Dover, Del.
Mr.. Henry Fredericks, a retired
police officer of Baltimore City, and
Miss Eva Miskimon, of Baltimore
were married at Elkton Catholic
Church, Tuesday morning. They will
reside at the groom's country home at
Charlestown.
Mr.. J. Eugene Gonce, Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, spent the
Thanksgiving holiday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Gonce.
Miss Sadie Cavanaugh is spending
the holidays with her aunt, Miss Eli
zabeth Lamm, at Colora.
Miss Nora Stoll is spending few
days with friends at Trappe.
Mrs. William C. Feehly and daugh-
ter, Miss Calysta, spent the week end
in Philadelphia.
Miss Ethel Hall is the guest of her
mother, at La Motto.
Miss Jean McElnioyle IS visitine
friends in New York.
Mrs. John McElmoyle is entertain
ing her sisters, Misses Georgia and
Emile Schaffner, of Marietta, Pa.
Mrs. John S. Writ entertained a
number of her friends at cards last
Saturday afternoon.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
STAY ON THE
FARM, SAYS SISK

Col. A. W.Sisk, of Caroline county,
was elected President of Maryland
State Horticultural Society at its re-
cent meeting in Baltimore. Whereupon
Col. Sisk gave out the following in
terview, relative to the inducements
for intelligent young men to stay on
the farms:
"We people of the FARMS" said Col.
Sisk, carried our products to the city
that the people there, and especially
the young people, might see and know.
Actual demonstration of facts was the
order during the week. Potato vines
with potatoes on the roots and not on
the tops, showing that potatoes grow
in the ground; corn on the stalk, show
ing that corn grows above ground;
bees at work on their honeycomb and
cows that were MIXED twice a day
were there before the eyes of the peo-
pie. If that exhibition interested
dozen young men, or old ones, for that
matter, and inspired them to take up
agriculture, horticulture or Horticulture
as their special life work, it was we'll
worth while.
Something must be done to stop
the steady flow of our best blood from
the country to the city. The country
is suffering more from this tendency
than from any other thing. For my
self, believe that the time is now at
hand, when, as between the city and
the country the latter is offering the
greater inducements to the intelligent
young man. 1t has not been so long,
but today there are few comforts or
even luXuries in city life that cannot
be had in the country, not to mention
the many luxuries offered by the coun-
try which are not to be thought of in
the city.
"This subject of keeping our boys IN
the country is one that demands the
most profound consideration. 1t in
wolves many difficult economic prob
lens, but no matter how difficult, a
proper and speedy solution must be
sought and found. The very fonnda-
tion of orr social and industrial fabric
is laid in our grain fields and orchards.
1t is upon them that every other busi-
ness and profession depends. They
are fundamental, the banks of first is
sue, and as the amount and quality of
their currency rises and falls, so does
the prosperity of the metropolis, the
town and the hamlet ebb and flow.
"This is the point and place where
the interests of the city and the coun-
try are in common, where they meet
on the level. Our cause is one and our
purpose must be one. To accomplish
our needs definite line of action
should be mapped out"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
$25,000 Fire On Farm

All the buildings on the farm of S.
Morris Jones, one mile from West
Grove, Pa, near the Delaware State
line were burned Monday, causing a
loss of more than $25,OO0. The men,
bers of the family escaped in their
night clothing and lost everything.
The authorities believe that the fire
was started by incendiaries, for every
building on the place was ablaze at
the same time.
Twenty-Five horses were burned to
death. d. E. Clayton, mrmber of the
West Grove Fire Company, was burn
ed by acid when chemical tank ex-
ploded.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
B. & 0. Cases Go To Baltimore

The 95 damage cases against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., and
the American Bridge Co., removed by
the defendants from Cecil county to
the Circuit Court for Talbot county,
one of which was taken up there at
the May term of court, upon which the
jury disagreed, and were continued to
the present term of court there, came
up Monday, and upon the motion of
the plaintiffs, all of them were re-
moved to Baltimore City, where they
will be tried in the City Court.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
PROGRAM SUNDAY
! fSCHOOL CONVENTION

AS announced in last weeks WHIG
the Cecil County Sunday School Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting at
Rising Sun M. E. Church on Tuesday
next, beginning at 10 a. m.
The convention will be addressed by
State officers of the Sunday School As
sociation, as we'll as pastors and others
of our county. The program arranged
is as follows:
MORNING SESSION.
1000, Devotional Service-Our pastor
host ..... Rev Geo. w. Townsend
1920, Why We Are Here,
County President E. D. Carhart
1870, The Value of the Sunday School
to the Church. Rev. E. o. Ewing
Pastor of Rowlandville M. P. Church
1850, The Teacher Who Wins,
Mr.. Jos. M. McVey( Superintendent
ofPublic Schools
lilo, The Superintendent for These
Times. Rev. B. w. Kindley, Gel.
Sec. Md. Sunday School
Association.
11.30, Music. Offering.
11.35, The Cradle Roll
Miss Maggie S. Wilson,
Elementary Supt. Md. S. S. Asso.
1900, Announcements and appoint
ments of Committees
Prayer. Benediction.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
las, Meeting of Committees.
2.15, Devotional Service.
2.35, Temperance Teaching in the Sull-
day School. Rev. Wilmer Jag
gard, Pastor of Zion NJ E. Church
2.55, Sunday School Management.
1926, Music. Offering.
$50, The Beginners
Miss Maggie S. Wilson
3.55, Approved Workmen, How Secur,
ed. d......... Rev. B. w. kindley
4.20, Reports of Committees and cleo
ton of officers.
4.30, Announcements.
Prayer. Benediction.
EVENING SESSION.
Ills, Service of Song. ~
7.35, Missionthy instruction in the
Sunday School. 49,. Rev. F. Harl
Huffman, West Nottingham Pres
Church.
500, The GradedeSystem,
Miss Maggie S. Wilson
S.25, Music. Offering.
$50, The Effective Organized Bible
Glass $40. Rev. B. w. Kindley
8.55, Goals for the New Officers.
9.15, Prayer Benediction.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
Candidates Expenses

Filing of their campaign expenses
by Congressional candidates this Fail
shows that Jesse d. Price, in the First
District spent STILLS, and Robert F.
Duer spent $159.45. In the Sixth Con-
gressional district, Fred. N. Zihlman
spent $1900.25 and in the Fifth dis
trict Richard A.Johnson spent $729 SO.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
Grand Juries Make Good Suggestions

Grand Juries in this State seem to
be awaking to their proper sense of
responsibility as the "grand inquest
of the people," In last weeks edition
the WHIG referred to the significant
action of the Queen Annes County
Grand Jury.
The Hartford Grand Jury last week
spoke out as follows on several impor-
tant subjects:
We find that automobiles are oper-
ated over our highways in many cases
Continued on fourth page
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
RECENT DfATHS
Reuben Bond.

Mr.. Reuben Bond, of Port Deposit,
died Wednesday night at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. DR.. E. N. Craw-
ford, at Cecilton, following paraly-
tic stroke, aged 81 years. The de-
ceased was one of the oldest members
of the Port Deposit lodge of Masons,
and member of one of the oldest
families in Maryland, being des-
cnedent of the Randalls. Three daugh-
ters-Mrs. E. N. Crawford, Mrs.
Alexander Wilson, of Cecilton, and
Mrs. A. M. Moore, of Fayetteville,
N. c., survive.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28
Wright-AndersOn.

Miss Martha Anderson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Anderson, of
Lewisville, and Mr., Herbert E. Wright
of Mt. Rocky, were united in mar
riage at Bay View M. P. Church, by
the Rev. F. N. Cliff, on Wednesday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-11-28

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and member of one of the oldest
families in Maryland, being a des-
cnedent of the Randalls. Three daugh-
ters-Mrs. E. N. Crawford, Mrs.
Alexander Wilson, of Cecilton, and
Mrs. A. M. Moore, of Fayetteville,
N. c., survive.
Ernest w. Kirk.
Mr.. Ernest w. Kirk died Sunday at
his home at Rising Sun, Of typhoid
fever, aged Al years. He had been ill
for month and was thought to be
recovering rapidly, but suffered a re-
lapse. For time Mr.. Kirk kept
store at Syimar, then fer three three years
farmed below Rising Sun, and finally
purchased the business of w. B.
Cooney, at Rising Sun. He is survived
by widow and several small children;
also his mother, one sister, Mrs. John
Kimbell, of Rising Sun, and three bro
theirs, Harry, Chester and Edward
Kirk.
The funeral was held Wednesday,
with services at Friends Meeting
House, Calvert, and interment at
Rosebank Cemetery.
Mrs. Rachel Rumpp.
Mrs. Rachel Rumpp, who made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Job En-
gland, at Rising Sun, was taken ill
with pneumonia, while visiting Mrs.
Anna Arrison, at Calvert, and died
Sunday morning, aged II years. Mrs.
England is her only surviving rela-
tive.
The funeral was held Wednesday,
with services at the England home and
interment at Rosebank Cemetery,
Calvert.
Myra Allen.
Miss Myra Allen, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John F. Allen, of near New
ark, died Friday o. o. lest ls week ,2fS.' fs-
monia, aged 18 years. The funeral
was held Monday with interment at
Bethel Cemetery.
Robert Philips.
Mr.. Robert Philips, one of the old
est citizens of Port Deposit, died at
his late home Friday of last week, of
Bright's disease, aged 80 years. He is
survived by his wife.
Funeral services We're held Mon
day afternoon at l o'clock from his
late residence, with interment at
West Nottingham.
Henry Lloyd.
Mr.. Henry Lloyd died suddenly at
his home about three miles east of
Elkton, Sunday morning, of last
trouble, aged 81 years. He was ap-
parently in his usual health the even
ing before and had been working at
Radnor Pulp Mill, Elkton. Mr.. Thos.
Lloyd, of upper Elk Neck, is his son
and his widow also survives.
His funeral was held Wednesday
with interment at Glasgow, Del.
Harry Howell.
Harry Miller Howell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. T. Hanson Howell, of Cam
den, Del, and nephew of Mrs. Omar
d. Crothers, of Elkton, died Novem-
ber ID, of bilious dysentery, aged
about three years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22

Club on the porch of Miss Daisy
Shaeffer's cottage.
Misses Grace and Jessie Richardson
of New Brunswick. N. j., are the
guests of Mrs. George A. Hoveter at
the Sans Sanci cottage.
Mrs. d. A. Buehler of 604 North
Third street, spent the day with her
mother on the Chautauqua grounds.
Mr.. Conrad, Mr.. Bowers, Miss
kelch, Miss Brinzer, who have been
spending two weeks at the Owl cot
tage, returned to their homes in Mid
dletown.
Mrs. Ross Dare and two children
AID Mrs. Lowery Dare returned home
after visiting Mrs. Charles Myers.
Frank Hean returned to Harrisburg
to spend an indefinite time.
Charles Miller, of Harrisburg, is
spending several days with his family
In the Chautauqua grounds.
Misses Sara and Mary Hunter and
Mrs. Hunter, of Reading, have opened
their cottage in the Chautauqua
grounds.
Miss Helen Rinkenbaugh spent a
few days in Harrisburg.
Prof. ]. A. Smyser spent a few days
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
Moltz to Be Heard
in Rockville Motor
Case Monday, July II

Monday evening, July 81, Theodore
NJ. Moltz will be given a preliminary
hearing before Alderman Edward Hill
ton, charged technically with man.
slaughter in connection with the death
of 12-year-old Christian SnaVely.
Moltz was driving the autom mobile
which ran down and killed Snavely
near Rockville Saturday. Whether or
not the Moltz case will be submitted
to Dauphin county grand jury will
depend upon the action at the pre-
liminary hearing.
Coroner Eckinger and a jury held
an inquest last evening over the body
of Snavely, and the gist of the verdict
was that while the death of the youth
was accidental and unavoidable, and
that the car was moving at moderate
rate of speed, Moltz had little or no ex-
perience as a driver and he was with
out chauffeur's license.
The funeral of Snavely was held at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
Vote on Jones Case Is
Expected at End of Week
By Associated Press

Washington, d. c.. July 22.-Re-
newal of the fight in the Senate over
the confirmation of Thomas d. Jones,
of Chicago. President Wilson's nomi-
nee for the Federal Reserve Board,
awaited to-day the report of the mi
nority members of the banking and
currency committee who voted to rec
ommend his confirmation. Finishing
touches were being put on the report
and 1t was hoped to present 1t to-day.
Submission of the report had been
delayed pending receipt of Mr.. Jones
supplemental statement of his case in
answer to the majority adverse report.
His reply, which has been made public
by order of the Senate. was before the
committee to-day and minority mem
bers were giving it consideration in
connection with their report to the
Senate.
Indications to-day were that vote
on Mr.. Jones nomination would not be
reached before the latter part of the
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22

$40 this morning and scores of peo-
pie from Rockville and vicinity at
tended. Schoolmates from Rockville
and Heckton acted as pallbearers.
The Rev. Mr.. Detweiler the Rev. Mr..
Myers and the Rev. Mr.. Brahm, of
Hummelstown, were the officiating
clergymen. Burial was made at the
graveyard of the Dunkers' Church at
the crossroads near F1orin at 1 o'clock
this afternoon,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
DRESS GOODS
Values from SOC to $1.OO yard
All Go Thursday at, yard, 23c

oUc Ranie linen, 40 inches WIDE lilac only; special yard
23c
Soc 75c and 81 90 atines and silk atne; good line
of shades select from; yard Observation-Disclosures. }c
SOC satin foulards, set figures; all good shades special
yard 2c
SOC striped wash three space stripes yd 23c
39c yard-wde silk and cotton crepe de chine plain and
brocaded; yard 23c
75c all wool popn good shades ~ inches wide yard
23c
89c checked ratn uitng A inches wide special yd 23c
39c yard-wide wash silks fine quality; yard 23c
$100 4onch all wool whip cord suiting gray only yd 2c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
SPRAINED WRIST

T. d. Trout, 1907 Wood street, this
morning badly sprained his left wrist
while lifting some baggage at the Di-
vision street freight station. He was
treated at the Harrisburg hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
STEVEN son
BY William f. Kirk

BY William f. Kirk
,.nklng verse and limped prose
He sketched the offspring of his
brain,
And left a heritage for those
Who love to read and read again.
The boy whose uncle wrought him ill
Brave Alan with his sword adroit
He gave us-and the cunning will
OF Alain, Sire de Maletroit.
We read "A Lodging for the Night"
And greedily we read IL Ger
The cards. the knife thrust and the
flight
And Villon tapping at the door.
He wrote in sickness and in pain,
And all too soon his work was done;
But what he left was golden grain.
Dear Robert Louis Stevenson!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
Gloves in the 23C Sale

l6-button length silk Isle gloves in gray and black;
regular $10O quality; pair 2Sc
Odds and ends of cildrens kid and chamo gloves; reg
ular ST 90 quality; pair 23c
Chdrens long white Isle gloves regular Soc quality pair
23c
Man Floor-BOWNIANS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
TROUBLES OF THE ICE MAN

Tripping in the chain which swung
from the rear of an ice wagon. Frank
Triest. aged 20, I'LL North Seventh
street, fell and cut his left hand. His
injuries were dressed at the Harris
burg hospital. Triest is employed by
the Peoples Ice company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
KNOCKED DOWN BY ENGINE

Struck by locomotive while stand
ing on the tracks of the Pennsylvania
railroad near this city, Frank Gallen,
brakeman employed on the Phila-
delphia division, received injuries
about his head and body. He was
treated at the Harrisburg hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
Union Sunday School
Picnic at Mt. Gretna

Mt. Gretna, Pa, July ga union
picnic of Mt. Joy and Florin Sunday
ideal weather brought about 1000
picnickers to the grove.
A five hundred card party will be
given Friday by the Mt. Gretna Civic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
BRICK DROPPED ON HIS HAND

brick dropped on John Murphy's
hand to-day while he was at work
and he had to have the injuries
dressed at the Harrisburg hospital
Murphy who is a bricklayer lives at
119 Washington street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
Rugs and Carpets in the 23c Sale

Japanese Mating Rugs, size Hx54 inches, regular 1oc
Crex Rugs size 1896 inches regular SOC quality special
23c
Brusselquet Stair Carpet p inches wide and
very serviceable regular 29c quality; yard 2}c
Window Shades, good quality cloth opaque.
guaranteed spring roller; size 362 inches complete fix
lures, nails and crochet pull special ........... 23c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
in Harrisburg,

Misses Margaret and Beatrice Bacon
arrived at noon yesterday to spend
some time with their grandmother,
Mrs. Anne Bacon, at the Pilgrim cot
tage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
PIANO OPPORTUNITIES

That can't be equaled elsewhere will
be found in our list of used pianos on
sale this week. Prices $S5 up. J. II.
Troup Music House, 15 South Market
Square.-Advertisem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
White Goods and Linens
in the 23C Sale

yards of ratine striped 25 inches wide just the
thing for summer dresses regular l5c quality special yards
23c
yards Piss % inches wide regular 12Hc quality
special yards 23c
yards gray twiled huck toweing for ....... 2}c
Table damask 64 inches wide fine range of patterns
select from; regular 39c quality yard .......... 2c
Lunch cloths 36x36 inches, hemmed ready use; spe
Turkish towels good SIZE regular 19c quality $50
Individual huck towels, good quality for 23c
8nch German linen striped towelng regular 35c quality
yard 23c
21nch huck owelng with fleur de lis design regular 35c
quality; yard 23c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-18
TORE UP DIVORCE.

NEW YORK, April Issuing for
annulment of her marriage, Mrs
Sophia T. Erber charged that her hus-
band tore up her former decree of di-
vorce and made her swallow the
pieces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-18
of Progressivism in the crucial year

of Progressivism in the crucial yeal
of its existence.
Mr.. Tague had no explanation to
make regarding his position on this
question. but Oscar Hall, of Shelby
county, acted as his spokesman. Mr.
Hall said Tague stood squarely for 6
statewide prohibition plank and the
vote was then taken.
State Chairman Edwin Lee was a
busy man last night, and a very opti
mistic one.
Wayne county will not be the only
overwhelmingly Progressive county
in the state after the fall elections,
he remarked to a group of party work
ers at headquarters in the English ho
tel. 81 have just completed a tour OF
the state and the Progressive party,
found, was growing in strength every
day, and most Of our recruits are com
ing from the Democratic party. The
Democrats who are coming over tc
the Progressives are those who are
sick and tired Of Taggart machine
rule, and who are displeased WITH
business conditions existing since the
inauguration of President Wilson.
think we will elect our ticket next
fall. I make this statement not as a
partisan but as man who has been
making careful study of political
conditions in Indiana"
Mr.. Lee admitted that former Sen.
ator Albert J. Beveridge had an.
nounced that he would, under no con.
sideration, accept the nomination as
candidate for United States senator
but he added with a laugh, maybe
some sixteen hundred delegates will
overrule his decision"
1t was learned last night that Mr.
Beveridge desired the convention to
nominate Judge James B. Wilson, OF
Bloomington, Ind, for United States
senator He has been judge of the
Monroe circuit court for twelve years
and, Mr.. Lee states, if he is not nomi
mated for senator he will be nominated
as congressman from the Second dis
trict and will be elected.
Quite a large number of Wayne
county delegates made the trip to In
dianapolis yesterday afternoon in a
special interurban car. They were:
DR.. Roy D. Morrow, s. L. Ladd, Cen.
terville. George Frazer, of Williams.
burg, Roy Fry, J. N. Stover, Of Ha.
gerstown, ]. B. Stanley, Of Williams
burg, DR.. A. o. Martin, Lucius Harri.
son, Will Floyd Of Dublin, William
Dillman, Albert Anderson, R. A. Dav.
export, Washington Township, w. O.
Jones, Hagerstown, W. P. Krom
Wayne Township, Walter McConaha
Levi Peacock, McWhinney, S. e. Reid
Washington township, J. o. Edgerton,
E. e. Oldaker, Cambridge City, J. M
Burt, Bethel, J. T. Harmeier. Kitchell
J. P Hunt, Fountain City, w. A. Walls
Richmond, w. P. Doddridge, Washing
ton township. w. B. Barton, Wayne
township, Charles Wallard, Hagers
town, Will r. Tugh, Clarence Hunt,
Henry Siekman, Frank Howells, Al
bert Chamness, Claude Keever, An
Gil Dwiggins, Fountain City, Ben
Hunt, Howard Brooks, Edward War
fel and Harry Hodgin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-18
BOYER NOT GUILTY,
j. S. JURY DECIDES
C.. & o. Conductor Charged
With Rate Cutting Es-
capes Fine and Imprison-
ment.

In an hour the federal jury at Gin
cinnati yesterday pronounced William
A. Boyer, formerly of this city, and
conductor on the c. & o. railroad, not
guilty of the charge Of accepting
"short" fares between Cincinnati and
Chicago. George b. Dougan and
Charles Blair, ticket agent at the local
c. & o. station. were called to testify
as character witnesses.
.oBoyers wife, who stayed by his
- during the entire proceedings
\ y almost PROSTATE from suspense
when the jury filed into the court
room to give it's decision. Before the
verdict was read she burst into tears
ANDY as unable to check their flow
ev9d after her husband had been ac-
quR1ed.
Boyers many friends who attended
the trial congratulated him and thank
ed the jury for the decision. With the
testimony of Fleetwood Pierson, rail
road detective, against Boyer there
had seemed at first little hope of &C
jquittal. 1t was charged Boyer was
one of group of men operating cut
rate system.
Ticket Agent Blair will return to
ICincinnati Monday where he will
Testify in the case Of Elmer Crist, an
other G. & o. conductor indicted on
the same charge and facing similar
lovidence.