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The Washington times., 1921-10-16
SUICIDE GETS UP AND RUNS
WHEN CROWD COLLECTS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-Several
hundreds Of persons gathered on Pres
ident street, between Stiles and Fawn
streets, to await the arrival of the
police to move the body of a reported
suicide lying under a railroad car.
They were startled when the man got
up and ran. William n. Houck, 30S
South Catherine street, conductor Of
n Baltimore and Ohio railroad shifting
train, grabbed the man and held him
for the police.
The suicide" gave his name as
Angelo Scapono, thirty-two years old.
He was found lying between two
freight cars with his head across one
of the rails. A pistol with two dis.
charged chambers was nearby. A
watchman at a nearby plant fired
several shots to attract the police.
SCapono told Lieutenant Mooney he
had crawled under the car to sleep
and knew nothing of the pistol or
pistol shots.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Ex-cARRlER GETS PRISON
TERM FOR ROBBING MAIL

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 15.-Wil-
liam T. Sanders, South Station letter
carrier, was sentenced to two and
half years in the Atlanta penitentiary
by Judge Rose, in the United States
Court, for robbing the mail. He told
the Judge his downfall was due to
bootleg whisky. He said he had been
In the Postal Service thirty-one years
and never had a black mark against
him until his arrest.
Sanders, who is fifty-two years old,
was arrested September after he
had taken a decoy letter. 1t is said
that he stole letters intended for de-
livery by other carriers, thereby d.
recting suspicion to others at first.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
PLAN
To FINANCE BIC
BUYING AGENCY
Md. Agricultural Society o. KS
Proposal to Raise Capital
of $25O,OoO.
Photo by Foster. Richmond.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 1.-THE indorse-
ment of a Statewide cooperative
purchasing plan for farmers of
Maryland, the final adoption of fixed
membership dues in the organization
and approval of a $150,00o fund to be
requested from the next legislature
for the eradication of bovine tubercu-
losis, were the outstanding features
OF the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Maryland Agriculture
Society here this week.
The council also indorsed the recent
action of the farmers assembled at
Mount Carmel, in Baltimore county,
and at Princess Anne. in Comerset
action of the States Attorney Of
Baltimore city in indicting the State
Dairymen's Association for conspir-
ing in restraint of trade in the sell
of milk of their members co-opera-
lively"
In it's leading details the co-opera-
tive purchasing plan, approved by the
xecutive council, follows the out
line presented by c. E. Bryan, of
Harve de Grace, who was appointed
chairman of the cooperative purchas-
ng committee. 1t calls for The
.ormation of an organization with
$4,000 shares of stock with a par
value of $40 a share, the imm ediate
purpose of which will be to purchase
for farmers of the State such sup.
plies as can be bought to advantage
through cooperative effort.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
BALTIMORE MAN SUES
STEPSON FOR ALIENATION

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-An elderly
husband and his young stepson are ar
rayed against each other in suit for
$50, 900 damages for alleged alienation
of the affections OF the plaintiffs wife.
The suit was instituted in the court of
common pleas by Milton L. Elgin
against Lawrence B. Fenneman,
through J. Paul Schmidt, attorney.
Mr.. Elgin is a retired shoe dealer and
Mr.. Fenneman is student at the
Johns Hopkins University. The wife
of Mr.. Elgin. Medora b. F. Elgin,
whose affections, 1t Is alleged, were
alienated from him, Is the mother Of
Mr.. Fenneman.
Mr.. Elgin was a widower with chill
lren when he married his present wife,
widow, on November IL, 1916, at Alex
andria, Va. Mrs. Elgin's son by her
first marriage, Lawrence h. Femme
man, the defendant, Is said to have op-
posed his mothers ,remarriage.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
3 METHODIST
bRANCHESP[AN
ASbURY SUNDAY
Will Make Pilgrimage Over
Founders Road, Perry Hall
to Baltimore.

BALTIMORE. Oct. Incomplete
plans for the Asbury sesquicen-
tenniai have been made by the COM
mittee OF clergymen representing the
three denominations OF Methodism In
the city-Methodist Episcopal. Meth
odist Episcopal South and Methodist
Protestant. All Methodist clergymen
OF the city are preparing TO celebrate
October 23 as Asbury Sunday. with
sermons drawing examples from the
life and service OF Francis Asbury.
The principal event. however. VIII
be on October 27. On this day large
groups OF Methodists will assemble at
Perry Hall. on the Hartford road, and
make a pilgrimage to the city,. com
memorating the events In the life or
the organizer OF Methodism in Amer
cia and the funeral procession TO
Mount Olivet Cemetery. At night a
banquet will be given by the Meth
odist Social Union, representing the
three branches OF the denomination,
The Rev. DIR. j. Il. Crowthers, OF
Philadelphia, will make the principal
address.
The pilgrims will leave Baltimore
for Perry Hall at 10 n. IN. There the
Rev. DIR. Frank Il. Benson, editor OF
the Methodist Protestant, will deliver
an address. At this old manor house.
then the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dorsey Cough. Asbury In his
travels was entertained frequently
1t was also here that plans were dis
cussed and preparation made for the
organization OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. From Perry Hall As
bury and Coke with 20 other Meth
odists, journeyed December "a. 1854,
to the Lovely lane meeting house in
Baltimore where. with 63 Methodists
in all. they organized the Methodist
Episcopal Church in America. Along
this same route to the city. trav-
eled by the little band of Methodists
1877 years ago. a pilgrimage of Meth
odists, including a delegation from
Washington, will proceed.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MD. COUNTIES
MAKEPROGRESS
IN EDUCATION
State ls Taking Higher Rank In
Consequence Of Regain
ing Lost Ground.

ANNAPOLIS. Oct. 15.-Maryland
is coming into her own In educa.
'onai work. and is fast regaining
,.e ground lost during the past
thirty years. according 10 statistics
given out by the State Board II
Education. Although she dropped
from eleventh to thirty-fourth In the
period between 1890 and 1918 the
Indications are that her rank In
1921 will be much higher II the
state boards figures are correct.
These statistics were compiled by
the Bureau of Educational Measure.
ments pf the State Department OF
Education under the direction OF
Iiss Bessie c. Stern, statistician,
and Miss 1. Jewell Simpson. assist
ant director.
An Increase of SO points in the
States score I'm 1921 over that In the
Sage Foundations report has been
noted. but eight OF these were
( was during the past year that
practically all this progress was
made. This has been Inscribed
'argely to the legislation enacted In
1920. The chief benefit from this
legislation, according to State Su'
perintendent Albert s. Cook. WIS
that derived through the provisions
for two and three-year high schools
and for Increases in TEACHERS sal
aries.
In making the ratings grades arc
being given on the following points:
Percentage of unde~-age apd over
age children; percentage OF first,
second and third grade teachers;
standing In educational tests: num-
Der and character of professional
meetings; percentage Of attendance
on enrolment.
Baltimore county stands first IN
the State and shows a proportionatc
Increase of more than twice that
In the city which ranks second.
Charles, Wicomico and Montgomery
counties progressed faster than the
city, but are still below Baltimore
city In general average. Frederick
county stands sixth educationally In
the State.
st. Mary's county. which has
stood last in general average for
years, showed the smallest proror-
ton of increase, it's score being $50
out Of possible 100. one point
lower than the average Of the low
est State In the Union. Baltimore
county's score is 74.9, or one point
higher than Montana. the highest
State in the Union. The city stands
second with score Of 64.s; Al
iegany, third: Washington county
fourth; Montgomery, fifth. Freder-
ick county. sixth. Carroll county
stands eighth. and Howard county
is rated sixteenth.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
TEACHERS IN MARYLAND
TO AID LANGUAGE, DRIVE

HAGERSTOwN. Md, Oct. 15.-The
Washington county school teachers
will take part in the campaign for
Better English during National
Better-Speech Week, beginning No
vember 6. The following committees
have been appointed:
General-Miss Ina Slaughenhaupt,
Miss Nellie Maurer, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mohler, Miss Eva Huyett. Miss Anna
Whltmore Miss Mabel Harm and h.
Russell Hicks.
Publicity-Miss Estelle Cochran,
Miss Bessie Martin, II. L. Rinehart,
John l.. Hurley, l.. NJ. Shove, Miss
Mildred Yeates and Miss Maude Smith.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE
WALSH FOR JUDCESHlP

CUMBERLAND, Md, Oct. 49,
Associate Judge William G. Walsh was
nominated for associate judge OF the
Fourth judicial circuit by the Demo.
cratic State Central Committees Of
Garrett, Allegany and Washington
counties, at the City hall here.
Judge Walsh Is now serving by ap.
Dointment OF Governor Richie until
he successor OF Judge Robert II. Hen
erson, resigned, is chosen at the No
ember election. The Republican
.ommittees have already nominated
Albert A. Doub. Of the Cumberland
bar.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
AUTO WRECKS
IN MD. DUE To
FAST DRIVERS
Writer in "PubIic Roads" Finds
Accidents Abound Most on
Straight Highways.

A three months study Of motor ac-
cidents on Maryland roads has
brought to light the interesting dis
closure that vast majority of the
disasters that overtake motorists are
brought upon themselves by their
own recklessness, and that 80 per
cent of them are due to speeding,
says a writer in the September issue
of Public Roads, published by the
Bureau of Public Roads, United States
Department of Agriculture.
zone of the interesting develop
ments of the investigation" the jour
mai goes on to say, "is that the largest
number of accidents have occurred at
the places that have been considered
safe, while the sections which have
been commonly regarded as being ex-
tremely dangerous are proving to be
relatively free from accidents" Where
the State highway crosses the Blue
Ridge mountains, in the western part
of the State, and grades are steep and
curves sharp, there were but eight ac-
cidents during three months. On the
National pike, between Baltimore and
Frederick, where there are forty-eight
miles of the straightest road in the
State, the record for the same time
showed sixteen accidents, three Of
which were fatal. And yet." says the
publication. few stretches of high.
way in the whole road system are so
free of any features which might be
considered as dangerous"
On the Baltimore washington road.
with all apparent danger spots re-
moved, the record shows that during
the same period there was one acci.
dent for every four miles Of road.
There seems to be only one answer
to account for these hitherto unsus.
pected conditions" the article says,
That answer is:
Even the less careful motorists
drive cautiously in the presence OF
recognized dangers, such as steep
grades, sharp curves, grade crossings
etc., while the absence of such dan.
gerous features gives the driver a
sense of security which prompts him
to take a chance and yield to the well.
nigh universal passion for speed"
Few accidents were due, II was
found, to the condition of the roads
themselves; and most of those were
due TO slippery surfaces caused by
rains.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
cHAPIN-SAcKS SELLS ITS
BUcKEYSTOWN HOLDINGS

FREDERICK, Nd, Oct. 15.-The
-hapin-sacks Corporation, Buckeyes
town, which has been conducting an
ice cream business for some years. has
sold out It's holdings. The property.
including the plant and fixtures, has
been purchased by the Walker Hlii
Dairy. washington, and by the Nico-
iemus Company. Frederick.
The Walker Hill Dairy takes over
he milk business Of Chaplin Sacks
amounting to about 1000 gallons daily
md all equipment used in connection
With the dairy department OF the
1lant. The Nicodemus Company
Frederick, takes over the Ice cream
manufacturing equipment and the
.rade built by the corporation.
While the terms OF the sale are un.
'lnown, 1t is thought that about $4,000
vas involved in the deal.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MARYLAND POLICE CATCH
MANY SPEEDERS ON ROAD

BALTIMORE, Oct. Estate po-
lice and deputies from the office Of
Automobile Commissioner Baughman
rounded up more than twenty Of
tenders of the automobile laws on
the Washington road between Balti.
more and Hyattsville Saturday and
Sunday nights. While for the most
part the arrests were made for ex-
ceeding the speed limit several reck-
less drivers were included In the
haul. Justices Musgrave and Rob-
erts, Of Laurel, remained at their
courts until the last case was dis
posed OF shortly before a m.
Monday.
The wholesale arrests came as a
result of numerous complaints OF
Saturday night and Sunday moraing
travel over the Washington boule.
ward. In addition, the force Of State
police was augmented by several
deputies from Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MARYLAND BOY SCORES
IN CATTLE JUDGING TEST

HAMLINE, Mimi, Oct. 15.-War-
ren w. Price, of Centerville. Md, won
the gold medal for judging all breeds
Of dairy cattle in the third national
iunior contest at the National Dairy
Show here. The contest is conducted
by the United States Department of
Agriculture as part of its boys and
girls club work. There were con-
testants from sixteen States. Vernon
Hull, of Madison, Ohio, won a bronze
medal.
Price also won a silver medal for
Judging Jerseys and Hull took sill
ver medal in the Guernsey contest.
For judging in the Holstein class Ar
thur Van Huss, Lebanon, Ohio, won
the gold medal, Lloyd Creese, Beaver
Falls, Pa. silver medal and Rus.
sell Bocock, Lebanon, Ohio, a bronze
medal.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MONTGOMERY CHAPTER,
U. D. c., ELECTS OFFICERS

ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. 15.-At
the annual election Of officers of
Ridgely Brown Chapter. United
Daughters of the -Confederacy, of
this county, held at the home of
Mrs. Clayton Hoyle, at Dickerson,
the following were chosen: Presi-
dent. Miss May Sellman, OF Dicker-
son; first vice president. Mrs. Jed
Cuttings, Of Alta Vista: second vice
president, Mrs. Clagett c. Hilton,
GAINESVILLE; recording secretary, Mrs.
Loring Gaskell: corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Maria Waters, German
town: registrar, Mrs. Charles c.
Waters; treasurer, Miss Margaret
Fields, Rockville; historian. Miss
Anna Candy, Colesville.
The Southern cross of honor was
presented to Mrs. Levin Thomas,
widow of Confederate veteran.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
CHANGES MADE IN FORCE
OF CENTERV,llE BANK

CENTERVILLE, Md, Oct. 15.-At a
meeting OF the board of directors of
Centerville National Bank the follow.
ing appointments were made in the
institutions clerical staff:
Henry T. Deaver, for a number of
years associated with the institution,
was appointed teller to succeed the
late William l.. Holton. William Lay.
Ton Holton, at present Junior member
Of the insurance firm of Earle & Hos
ton, Centerville, was appointed assist
ant teller and bookkeeper. Spencer
Wright, who is one of the oldest EN-.
ployes of the institution in point of
service, was appointed cashier.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
G. o. P. STARTS CAMPAIGN
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. 15.-Pre-
liminary to conducting an active
campaign in behalf of their State
and county tickets, the Republican
State central and county committees,
the Republican candidates for the vari.
Gus offices to be filled In the county
next month and other prominent mem.
bers of the party, held meeting here
with Paul Sleman, chairman Of the
state central committee, presiding.
II was decided to establish head
quarters at Rockville with Frank r..
Mcmillan, of Bethesda, in charge. The
mails will be used to place the party
claims before tho voters. 1t was de.
Cidcd TO hold a public meeting at Ia.
koma Park the evening OF October 25,
to be addressed by Representative
Fred N. Zihlman and others. and to
hold numerous other meetings.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
WOMEN AID BooTLEGGER
INDUSTRY IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Oct. 15.-Woman In a
sort. OF "silent partner" in the lusty
young industry of alcoholic irrigation
which has sprung up since the Vol.
stead act started the new order OF
things in Baltimore.
While there are no women bootleg.
gers on record here, this appears to be
the only department of the industry
women have not invaded. Assistant
District Attorney George w. Lindsay
tells of cases in which they manufac.
tured, ran saloons with their husbands
and were employed as barmaids. He
did not doubt that there were feminine
bootleggers, too, he said, but knew Of
no cases of this kind. Most of the
cases, he said, concerned women
found making sales in their husbands
establishments.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
STATE POLICE TO QUIT
BRADDOCK FOR WINTER

FREDERICK, Md, Oct. l5.-With.
in the next few weeks, according TO
members Of the Braddock Heights
squad of State Police, the Braddock
Heights substation will be closed and
the members of that branch will move
their equipment to Frederick, where
they will be quartered in the First
Regiment Armory for the winter
months. With the advent of next
summer. they will return to the Brad
dock Heights substation for duty
there.
Although very substantial sub
station was built for the men at Brad
dock, bordering on the State high
way, the winds and SHOWS of tho
winter will make it almost unbear-
able.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
SCARLET FEVER APPEARS
IN MiDDLETOWN SCHOOL

MIDDLETOWN, Nd. Oct. 15-As the
result of the discovery Of an epidemic
of mild scarlet fever in Middletown, six
houses have been placed under quar-.
antine. There will be no danger of
The epidemic becoming serious.
The disease, in an incipient and mild
fol- m, was first discovered in the Mid
1letown high school. Up to this time
about 80 pupils, mostly in the gram
mar grade, have been sent home under
observation. These include children in
homes in which definite cases have
Neen established. Some Of the children
have been permitted to return to
school.
There are eight or ten actual cases
If the disease, mostly with mild, pre-
llminary symptoms.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
FORMER LECTURER At
JOHNS HOPKINS BROWNS

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Prof. Edward
Perritt, of Hartford, Conn.,, a former
lecturer at Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, Md, was drowned last Sun
day, when he fell from the White Star
liner Baltic in Crosby channel. Efforts
10 recover his body failed.
Prof. Perritt was a native of Eng
land. and was returning to the United
States after visit to his boyhood
home in Lancashire when the accident
occurred. He had been in Ill bealth
and had shown indications of suffer.
ing from a severe mental strain.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
SUNDAY SCHOOLS MEET
IN SALISBURY, ND, OCT. 18

SALISBURY, Md, Oct. 15.-The
convention of the Wicomico County
Sunday School Association will be held
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
South here on October IS. There are
about sixty Sunday schools in the
county.
Among those who will speak are
Miss Bertha Keiningham. Miss Lillian
T.. Mccormick, Mrs. +. Ethel Wilson,
the Rev. Maurice II. Hamrh, Abner w.
Brown. general secretary; Mrs. r. ID.
Crier and Col. Joseph III. Cudlipp,
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
WESTPHAlIANS TO HOLD
BIG COMMUNITY FAIR

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. Oct. IS.
An attendance of several hundred
persons throughout Southern Mary.
land Is expected at the Westphalia
Community Fair, October 2S and 30,
at the school at Westphalia.
There will be exhibitions of farm
and household products. An enter
tainment will be provided each eve
ming. The affair will be under d
rcction Of the Westphalia Community
Club.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Two Hurt in Car Upset.

CAMBRIDGE, Md. Oct. 15.-Two
men from stockton, Worcester county.
who gave their names as Smith and
Bennum. were seriously injured when
their car left the State road on dan
gerous curve near Linchester, Caro-
line county, and rolled into a ravine,
turning over twice. DR.. George Webb
of Preston, brought them to Cambridge
hospital.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Man 80, Hit by Stray Shot.

BALTIMORE. Oct. 15.-while trim.
ming vines in his back yard, John
IT. Waters, eighty years old, was
struck in the head by n shot fired
from a small rifle. He was taken TO
Johns Hopkins Hospital and the bul-
let was extracted by DIR. A. s. Jacob
son. The wound was not pronounced
serious.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
MARLBORO SCHOOL HEAD
IS UNABLE TO FIND HOME

UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Oct. 15.-
So acute ia the housing situation here
that Prof. l.. Il. Rowland Just ap.
pointed principal OF the Upper Mari.
boro high school, is unable to move
his wife and two children here from
Baltimore because Of inability to Sc.
cure a house.
To meet the emergency, the con.
version of the old primary school
building into bungalow is being
considered.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Boy Babe Ruth
Hits 25 'HOmers'
During IA Games

HRABE" RUTH will have to
ID look to his laurels in a
few years when Frank Cinotti
Of the Douglas baseball team,
made up of youngsters living
in Maryland not far from the
District line, graduates from
the sandlots.
Cinotti, with a triple and III,
twenty-fifth home run of the
season, Saturday, was largely
responsible for his teams vic
tory over the Bells. The
young Ruth in fourteen con-
tests has averaged most two
homers to a game.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Quits Johns Hopkins.

BALTIMORE. oct. 15.-Dr. Karl
H. Van Norman, first assistant direc.
tor of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
has resigned. He will become head OF
the new Miller Hospital at St. Paul,
MINI.
The Washington times., 1921-10-16

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The Washington times., 1921-10-16
Named Notary Public.

ROCKVILLE, Md, oct 15.--Gov.
Albert G. Ritchin has appointed Her
bert s. Kendrick Takoma Park, "a
notary pubic for Wheaton district and
his commission has been received ct
the office of the clerk Of the court
here,