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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
Decoration At EmmitSburS.

Memorial services were held at En-
mitsburg on Monday of this week under
the auspices of the American Legion
Post Francis X. Elder. The services
was participated in by about rs members
of Good Samaritan Lodge of Odd Fellows
Of TLurmont
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
The Cemetery Clean.

For once in many years the Onlteo
Brethren cemetery was clean all over.
Its appearance brought forth many words
of praise from the many who visited this
sacred place on Satu rday.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
Purchased Store.

Mr.. J. A. P. Matthias who conducts a
cigar store and poolroom here has pur-
chased cigar store in Waynesboro and
will conduct same himself. Mr.. John
Kern will conduct the business here for
Mr.. Matthias.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
Business Locals.
100 Bushels Potatoes For Sale

michigan Pride,' heavy yielder,
large sized, and good cooking potatoes,
for late planting. Farmers can't go
wrong on these potatoes. For sale by
JOHN w. kELBA UGH,
Phone il2 Thurmont, Md.
NAV 26tf
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
Nw advertisements.
Notice TO Creditors.

THIS is to give notice that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Frederick County, Nd, letters
testamentary on the estate of
SAVILLA c. STIMMEL.
deceased. All persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit same with the
voucher thereof legally authenticated to
the subscriber on or before December 81,
1921, or they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefits of said es-
tate. All persons indebted to said estate
are hereby warned to make immediate
payment
Given under our hand this 25th day of
May. 1921.
MARTIN l.. erosion,
Executor.
Lester S. Birely, Agent. june st
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1921-06-02
Feast Of Seven Tables.

A very unique and interesting supper
to be given in the Town Hall on Satur-
day, June 18th, by the Young Women $
Bible Class of ST. John Lutheran church.
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REPORT
- OF -

OF
THEooND1T1oN OF THE THuRMoNT
BANK, AT THURMoNT, IN THE STATE
OF MARYLAND, AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS.
APRIL 20, 1921.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ..... $292, 1913 81
Overdrafts, secured and unse-
Stocks ecksu: Bonds Securities, etc. so5. AIS IS
u. S. Government War Loan
BOnQS. ....... Aio,4of 60
Fixtures. .................. $4,000 90
"f Reeora, on. D.e ia, 1888 II
Private Banks and Bankers 49,
and Trust Companies, other
than reserve. .............. ~, Eau II
Checks and other Cash Items, 2,790 20
Due from approved Reserve : sm
Agents, ..........:.....:.x2 rs, 440 Is
Lawful money reserve in bank, 10 ,.o
U. S. Currency and Ma
tional Bank Notes, S 8, 4O1 90 w
bOlu Soill, 80 w
Nickels and Cents. 1872 76::
lOIdl. PoA1,oo 20
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in, .,.....$ 100000
Surplus fund, ............... T,OOO w
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid. -. 1892 81
Subject to check 1903 5l4 20
Certified checks. Sc 65 lO3. $50 "a
Savings and Special, ......... 693, $40 60
Contingent Interest, 1877 70
Bills payable, including Certifi-
Gates of Deposit for money
borrowed. ......... .... $4,000 90
Total, ............. $Sl4. Jul 90
STATE OF MARYLAND. COUNTY OF FRED
ERICK, as:
l, Jno. G. Jones, Cashier If the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my
N''" ~ JNo. G. JONES,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9th day of May, 1921.
Earl T. Kelbaugh,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
VINCENT SEBOLD,
Roscoe P. Brown, Directors.
VIM. j. SToNER,
C. & P. Phone-Thurmont 24-W
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New Advertisements.

Notice to ere ditors.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Two Dead, 4 Missing in
$2,5OO,OO Elevator Fire
Employees Unaccounted For in
Chicago Explosion May Be
Buried Under Tons of Grain

CHICAGO, March 20.-Two persons
are known to be dead and four others
are missing as result of the grain
dust explosion which rocked South Chi
cago last night and wrecked one of the
worlds largest grain elevators. One
body was removed from the debris
a few hours after the blast and the sec
ond was found to-day
Officials of the Armour Grain Com
pany, which operated the elevator, said
that it might be several days before
it could be definitely determined how
many men met death in the disaster,
as their records containing lists of
men employed at the plant had been
destroyed by the fire which followed
the explosion.
Besides the two bodies recovered only
four men remained unaccounted for
tonight, and it was believed these
may have been buried beneath the
thousands of tons of grain released by
the blast All of the victims were EN-
ployed at the elevator.
John c. Mcdonnell, chief of She
Fire Prevention Bureau, said his
investigation had convinced him that
tne explosion was due to spontaneous
combustion which ignited infiammable
mill dust. ''''''' g = Z
sEngineers who inspected the elevator
which Is located at the southern citv
limits, said the damage to the structure
would approach S1,50O,O0O. The valne
OF the grain destroyed was estim ate !
at $1,000,000
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Coolidge Asks
Capital Treat
Yorker Fairly
No Time to Press for Undue
Advantage, He Warns in
Message Urging Relations
Designed TO Assist All
Stable Conditions Vital
Producer Told That Needs
of Consumer Also Must
Be Concern of Business

Voicing the policy of the Administra-
ton, Vice-President Coolidge has is
sued an appeal to the business men of
the nation to work for improved rcla-
tions between capital and labor. This
message from the 'second in COM
mand" Of the American people was de-
livered through the medium of Cur
rent Affairs, a publication of the Bos-
ton Chamber of Commerce.
Justice in the dealings of American
employers with their workmcn and at
the same time a realization of the ne
cessitics of the consumer are vital to
hopes of the Administration for in
ternal stability, in the opinion of Mr..
Coolidge.
The Vice President advises employ
ers that this is not the hour to press
for an undue advantage in dealing
with labor. at is time" he says, "to
cultivate friendly relation between
all the different elements of produc-
ton, whether represented by invest
ment or by labor"
The text of the Coolidge message
follows:
"The present Administration stands
pledged to use its utmost endeavors
for the development of American bus-
ness, foreign and domestic. 1t has al
ready begun work upon these problems
and is formulating a definite program
OF development. In this, the national
finances will play very important
part, requiring the reframing of our
revenue laws, which affect internal tax
alton and import duties.
with the settlement of our inter-
national relations and the defining of
the German indemnity we ought to
cfok II,
should result in large business ex-
pansion. President Harding has
chosen for his advisers men not only
intimately but sympathetically in
touch with American business in all
its different avenues. There is also
a disposition on the part Of the Con-
gress to give more and more atten-
tion to the development of business,
not only for the purpose Of increasing
the general welfare, but as the only
means of the relief of unemployment
and the increase of prosperity.
"1t would be futile to underestimate
the difficult problems which must be
faced and solved, arising out of the
general exhaustion which has come to
the world as result of the war. The
advice of expert business men will be
needed for their solution, through the
cooperation and coordination of all the
elements of power throughout the ma
ton.
ut is very necessary, under present
conditions, that American business en-
terprises should deal with their en-
ployees in way to commend itself to
their sense of justice and at the same
time keep in mind the necessities of the
consumer. Failure in either respect
will embarrass industry and those who
are attempting to revive basiness and
greatly delay their program. This is
no time to press for an undue advan-
tage. 1t is time to cultivate friendly
relation between all the different ele-
ments of production, whether repre-
sented by investment or by labor.
Putting the nation in that state of
mind will be the beginning of new
era of prosperity"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
$40 Worth OF Live Flies
Wanted to Practice On
Member of Merchants' Associa-
lion Needs 100 for Experiment
i'm Wholesale Swatfinr

Edward Hatch jr., chairmna Of the
committee on pollution and sewerage
of the New York Merchants Associa-
tion and originator. of the first swat
the-fiy campaign, announced yesterday
that recent advertisement appearing
in the newspapers to the effect that
$40 would be paid for the rirst hundred
house flies of spring, alive and kick
ing, was not the beginning of new
campaign against the house pest.
The advertisement in question reads:
Wanted house flies. Ten dol
lars offered for the first one hundred
lite house flies received between March
23 and 81. To demonstrate a new
method of killing house flies wholesale
before the real fly season starts. De-
liver to J. ?. Needham, 1870 West Forty
second Street, New York"
Many persons recalling my connec-
tion with the first swat-the-hy cam
paign," Mr.. Hatch said, "have asked me
about this advertisement. would
simply say that the advertisement was
inserted by Mr. Needham. who is a
member of the Merchants Association,
to get number of live flies for in
vestigation and experimentation"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

congress. with power to organize conn.,
nlle1ees m from each group to bring about
tne coordination and economies in "a
cllltses and service now. or hereafter
necessary and essential.
me National Railway Service Cor
poratlon, superseded by the National
railway Service, which was organized
by the association of security owners
under state laws, has sold trust GER
tlhcates and, supplemented by loans
made to the corporation by the govern
ment, is supplying equipment to rail-
roads and operates without profit. The
excess earnings created under the
transportation act are to be used in
connection with the sale of trust GER
tlflcates of the National Railway Ser
vice to provide for the purchase of
freight cars and equipment for the
railroads under the plans proposed
Equipment will be leased by the serv-
ice to the roads to meet seasonal re-
quirements, and thus used at different
times on different railroads.
Congress is asked to provide that in
the event of default by carrier pur-
chasing equipment, the receiver be re-
qulreo to carry out the contract made
by thu defaulting carrier and continue
payments as first charge against
operations. 1t is stated that "this will
place the equipment obligations of the
National Railway Service on an invest
ment basis of pronounced safety and
assure the securing Of money on espe-
cially favorable terms"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Strike Called
For April i ON
Deep Sea Tugs
Continued from pauo onc)

reduced wage scale proposed by the
owners and to insist on the continuance
of the old scale A few conferences
were held but nothing was accom-
pllshed. the owners insisting that the
men accept the reductions. These in
cluded reduction of $35 month for
engineers, mates and other licensed
officers on ocean-going tugboats, and
500 month on tugs plying on the
Sound. Proportionate decreases were
made for other employees.
The owners held that the cost OF liv-
ing had come down; that there had
been a considerable slump in business;
that they would not be able to operate
under the old scale, and that the large
number of marine men looking for Jobs
justified reduction in pay. They
pointed out that there were at least
four hundred vessels, with their Ii
censed officers, idle at this port alone,
and that the present business was only
ABOUT one-thlrd the normal amount.
Plea for Time Refused
The men requested that the owners
continue the old wage up to April l.,
by which time they expected to have
reached an agreement. They suggested
that any agreement reached at that
time could be made retroactive to
fused to agree to.
Despite the protests of the workers,
the owners put their reduced scale of
wages into effect on March /, and on
March II notified the two marine or
carnations that further negotiations
would be futile
The action of the towboat owners"
said Mr. Maher, "has been arbitrary
and uncompromising in the extreme.
lhey refused to meet US half way on
any proposition. They seemed to have
determined upon precipitating strike
1t wasn't just, and it wasn't fair. We
were willing to listen to reason. They
were not If their boats are tied up.
and you can rest assured they will be
they have only themselves to blame
We hope the public will not be ncon-
yenlenced, but we hope the owners are
They certainly appear to be deter
mined to cause suffering among the
Under the 1920 scale of wages mas
ters got $500 a month; first mates,
S2o5; second mates, S165; chief engi-
neers, S275, and first assistant engi-
neers, S2O5.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
392,55O Idle
Cars Cited in
Rail Wage Cut
Pennsylvania Announces 20
Per Cent Drop in Freight
Business i'm Four Months:
Demands Readjustment
Same Situation Elsewhere
New Haven Tells Of Deficit
of 3 Million in 1920;
1916 Balance, 20 Million

The Pennsylvania and the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad com
panies made public some figures yes
terday purporting to show some of the
reasons why the proposed reduction in
wage scales was necessary at this time.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, pointing
out that the average number of freight
cars dispatched daily by the system
was one of the best indications of rail-
road business, presented figures show
ing that from last October to Febru-
ary, inclusive, the average number of
cars sent out daily on the system
dropped more than 30 per cent. The
falling off in business on the road was
shown as follows: In October, 143,074
cars were dispatched: November, 1885,,
699; December, 1S0.677; January, 49,
907; February, 100,s23.
More than third of the freight car
equipment of the road, say it's officials,
which ought to be earning revenue, is
not earning a cent. On last February
2S there were S9,258 idle freight cars
on the system. Since last December
the idle cars piled up as follows: De-
cember 15, 14,065; December 81, so $50;
January Is, 49.216; January 81, 56,252;
February Is, 1890, and February %,
S9,25s.
"The Pennsylvania Railroad. is not
the only railroad affected by present
conditions" says the statement. "All
the railroads of the country are feeling
the pinch of worldwide business depres-
sion. The latest reports show that
there are 392,550 idle freight cars in
the country not earning any revenue for
the railroads that own them. Facing
facts such as these, tie readjustment of
expenses proDoSed on this raiiroad is nm
earnest effort to return to sound
business basis in the interest of continu-
ing the prosperity of all concerned"
The New Haven issued figures show
ing that in 1920 the increase of en-
penses had brought about a deficit for
the year of 1884 900. This was COM
pared with balance of $26,06O, 900 for
the year 1916. In the latter year the
expenses were $54 4,372.000 and the rev.
enues $S0,432,000. In 1920 the revenues
were $123,512,000 and the expenses
$126,346, 900. The increase in the cost
of labor is particularly emphasized the
fgures presented showing an increase in
1920 over that of 1916 averaging for the
various employees from 71a to 218 per
cent.
The increase of tx per cent during
the tour years refers to the pay of gen
erai officers of the road. During this
period the compensation of the officers
of the road had fallen, according to the
statement, from 1.73 per cent of the
total pay roll to O.99 per cent at the
present time. In its efforts to further
economic it was pointed out that the
company had reduced its five vice-presi-
dents in 1915 TO three in 1920 The
average pay of vice president is about
$4,000 year.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Fails to Get Ghost Laid
And Would Sell House
Owner Fears To Be Responsible
for More Narrowing Expert
ences of Volunteers
Special Dispatch to The Tribun,

1f'"|'-' ~''P'"s''
POTTSVILLE, Pa, March 20.-Dory
Browns house on Schuylkill Avenue,
across the way from the city grave
yard. has been closed. Brown wants
to sell, but doesn't want any more
spiritualists going there to investigate
the spectres that hover about Brown
himself has given up living in the
house because he says it is haunted.
Several persons claiming experience in
handling ghosts have gone there and
made inquiries by night, only to be
frightened away. Brown is afraid that
some of the Investigators may get hurt
or suffer from shook if he allows them
to spend any more efforts pursuing
the specters.
One investigator who broke down
after narrowing night in the house
explained that firearms were useless
to him when a misty shape wakened
him and began pushing his arm.
1t is rumored that the man who
built the house threatened to haunt
it if ever it were sold. The Sheriff
disposed of it after the mans death.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
British Manager Slain
I'm Chilean Labor Riot
Roger Straus Returns From
Latin State With Report of
BOlshevik Outhreak

r. Roger w. Straus, son of Oscar S.
Straus, who went to Chile and Peru two
months ago on . business trip. re-
turned last night from Valparaiso on
the steamship Ebro, of the Pacific Line.
lie said that commercial conditions
IN both countries were bad, and that
the nitrate industry of Chile WAS at n
standstill because it had no market,
Workers in British owned comnanw
turned Bolshevik, he said. and de-.
mandeed that the deposits of the COM
pany be turned over to committee of
workmen who desired to operate tho
plant. The demand met with resist
ance, and in an uprising of the work
ers which followed the British manarcr
was killed. Chilean troops, he said
quelled the insurrcction.
Another traveller on the vessel was
Juan Belmonte, Spanish matador. who
went down the West Coast to show
what he could do with the bull H;s
efforts, he said, netted him 100 oo0
pesos. N'o"o
Among others on board were se5or
Mariana Cornejo, Peruvian Ambassador
to France; Courtant Cordier. Robert r.
Logic and Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Coo.
lidge. wv
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Fight on Packers
Pay Cut Scheduled
In Capital To-day
Compers Pledges Support
OF Federation; Employ
ers Make Continuation
Of War Pact Chief Issue

WASHINGTON, March 20.--Rcpre-
scntatives Of the five big packers and
of their union employees tonight con-
cluded preparations for tomorrow 8
conference with Secretary Davis, who,
at the direction of President Harding
and with the assistance of Secretaries
Hoover and Wallace, will attempt to
mediate in the controversy arising
from the decision of the packers to re-
duce wages and alter working con-
dtions.
Dennis Lane, secretary Of the Anal
gamated Order of Meat Cutters and
Butchers Workers of North America,
and r. S. Brennan, attorney for the
order, who will represent the employees
in the conference, arrived in Washing
ton during the day, and tonight con-
ferred with Samuel Gompers and Frank
Morrison, president and secretary re-
spectively, of the American Federation
of Labor.
President Gompers announced that
the employees would have the moral
support of the American Federation of
Labor in their attempt, as labor leaders
said, to compel the packers to observe
the working agreement concluded dur
ing the war.
The representatives of the packers,
Carl Meyer and James l.. Condor, have
been in Washington the last week and
have presented their side of the case
to Secretary Davis. The employees
delegates will be accorded similar
hearing by Secretary Davis tomorrow
prior to the meeting in joint session.
Proceedings of the conference and
the results attained by Secretary Davis
in his and the Administration first at
tempt at mediation in a labor dispute,
will be watched closely also in official
circles.
The employees representatives were
to meet with American Federation of
Labor officials this afternoon, but the
return of Mr.. Gompers from New York
delayed the meeting until tonight Be-
fore going into conference with Messrs.
Lane and Brennan, Mr.. Gompers said:
1T goes without saying that. the
packing unions will have the moral
support Of the American Federation of
Labor"
Mr.. Gompers declined to indicate
whether the Federation would go fur
ther than lend it's moral support.
- Mr.. Lane conveyed to President
Gompers and Secretary Morrison the
decision of the organized employees in
the meat packing industry to go on
strike if necessary to assist the meat
cutters and butchers union in obtain
ing from the packers continuation of
the wartime agreements.
Prior to the meeting it was stated
definitely that the union delegations
instructions would admit of no with
drawal from the insistence of the en-
ployees that the packers reinstitute the
arbitration agreement adopted during
the war, but terminated week ago.
The union delegates were expected to
put this point even ahead of their OBJ
lection to the reduction of from 1914 to
Is per cent in wage scales.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21

this morning and told him h. !.
made the attack on the boy. who naa sa.
lying asleep on a couch in the ~ I;,'ss was
room. Reed went to the house .as a,s
found Pancich on the couch 80 ana
wound in the head. The bow was ~. ~ a
to Concord, where he died several bonra ssnen
later. "'u's
According to Drioly's alleged CONT.
sion, he struck the boy beeansaa vaies. ;:
threats he said Plancich had made !. =. :.
night against him and Mrs. Drioly 'ais a.
asserted also, the police said, that the he
house into the woods. Mrs. Dr;oir we y.
nied to the authorities that her SON b,a ~,
either threatened or chased her. as
Plancich was secona-year law 90,
dent at Boston University. DriOly was was
chief engineer on vessel Ayiny a.
flag of one of the Central Powers ans sas
was interned in this country durjns nS
the war.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Italy Finds Treasure
In Red Envoys' Baggage
Coined Cold and Tiara Bearing
Imperial Crest Uncovered
hy CusiOms Search

ROME, March 90 Refusal by the
Italian customs authorities to permit
the Russian commercial delegates to
Withdraw their baggage from station
cloakroom without it's being examined
was discussed by the Chamber of Depu-
ties yesterday. Count Sforza, the For
eign Minister, declared that even the
baggage of diplomats was examined;
therefore there was no reason to make
an exception in favor of the Russians.
1t was explained in the Chamber that
the baggage was opened subsequently
in the presence of several Socialist
deputies, and that the ten boxes exam
ined of the twentyfour held ten
pounds of coined gold, considerable
quantity of ancient silver. jewelry,
platinum, tiara with the imperial
crest, table silver and many Russian
books
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Mexican Railway Strikers
Slowly Returning To Work

MEXICO CITY, March 2o.--A grad
ual return to work of The railroad
strikers, following settlement Friday
night of their differences with the au-
thorities, was recorded to-day by Ex-
celsior, which asserted that 5000 of
the men resumed their duties to-day.
There still appears to be some doubt
among the newspapers as to the dur
ability of the agreement entered into
inasmuch as in several small cities
the strikers are persisting in holding
out.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Funeral Held in Morgue for
Man Murdered in Tailor Shon

Funeral services were held at the
morgue yesterday for Morris Field who
was shot and killed Saturday night in
n his tailor shop at 2o11a West 131st
Street.
His wife, who is ill, and three sons
survive him. The eldest boy is in col
lege, Another is taking violin lessons.
The youngest is six years Old They
live at 1854 Seventh Avenue.
Field came to this country about fif-
teen years ago. The police have not
discovered the motive for his murder.
which, apparently. was not robbery. as
his assailants failed to take $50 which
was IN one of his pockets. They are
searching for two men seen in the vi
clnlty about the time of the murder.