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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
HAIR TRIMS FOR MARINES

"Pet cut" hair trims are barred in
the United States Marine Corps. No
more will the young dandy be permit
ted to indulge in that scalp-lock style
of hair trimming that denudes the
head of hair except for the crown,
where it is allowed to grow in all its
iuxuriousness. The back of the
leatherneck must not be shaved.
A recent order from General Le-
jeune, commandant of the corps, cal
ling attention to the fact that Marine
Corps orders provide that enlisted
men will at all times wear the hair
neatly and closely trimmed, says: "In
many cases the men have disregarded
the above mentioned order in that they
have had the hair clipped short to a
line above the ears and left very long
above the forehead and on top of the
head.
"The hair may be clipped at the
edges of the sides and back, but must
be so trimmed as to present an
evenly graduated appearance and
must not be of one inch in length on
top of the head and above the fore
head. The back Of the neck must not
be shaved"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
SOCCER STARS DECORATED

Two members of tie Brunswick high
school soccer squad, winners of the
championship in Frederick county last
fall, were presented with gold medals
for meritorious service during the sea-
son, at Fridays session of the school.
One medal was offered to the lead
ing point scorer and was awarded to
Carlton Smith who kicked 10 goals
during the season. The other medal
was offered to the most deserving
member of the team.
Prof. Roger X. Day, principal of
the school and coach of the eleven,
left the decision of the winner of this
medal to the members of the team.
At a meeting Friday, the members
voted that John Funk, manager of the
team, was the on who deserved this
medal. The vote is said to have been
unanimous.
The medals. were then formally pre-
sented to each of the winners by Will
liam Schnauffer, captain of the elev-
en-. Funk's managing of the team
came in for considerable praise, it be-
ing claimed that he is one of the best
managers any athletic team Bruins
wick high school has ever had.
The name of the donor of the med
ais was withheld at his own request.
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vain endeavor to kid the world.


"But at last the truth is out. When
women paint youth on their faces, and
turn back their locks to childhood's
days, and restore twelve-year ideas to
the length of their skirts, it is not be-
cause they want to look young or
feel young-it is because they are
young, by gosh! When matronly
ladies of forty can go into ecstasy at
sight of falling snow; when they can
drag forth child's sled and go coast
ing, not decorously, but in true boy
fashion flat on the belly, with their
feet kicking in the air, and shouting
like so many wild Indians--then they
reveal to the world at large the won-
derful truth that our old girls of 1922
are really young in spirit.
Seemingly modern woman has dis
covered that elusive something for
which the early explorers explored in
vain-the elixir of life, the fountain
of youth. Chronologically a female
may be 46, but when, despite these
years, she can coast, bellywopper
down a hill, bobbed hair flying, raised
legs kicking, voice piercing the night
air with childish laughter-she proves
to the world that chronological age
means nothing in her still young Me."
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
CRIME RECORD FOR THE YEAR

CRlME kECOkD FOh IHE 1EAR
For the fiscal year ending Septem-
ber 80, 1921, sSS prisoners were sem
fenced in Maryland to the Penitentiary
for terms ranging from six months to
life. The crimes for which they were
convicted were varied but the great
est number of those sentenced were
guilty of larceny. One hundred and
seventy Of the 8S8 were convicted for
larceny, SO for robbery, 81 for burg
larry, 80 for murder in the second de-
gree, 67 for murder in the first degree,
20 for assault to murder, 10 for burg
larry and larceny, 10 for forgery, IL
for rape. The crimes range from mur-
der to countelfeiting.
The greatest number of those SEN
fenced were given one year terms.
Of the 8SS prisoners admitted, 1877
were sentenced for one year; 134 five
years, 1O7 for three years six months,
SO for ten years, 6S for life, 81 for two
years, 81 for fifteen years, nine for
twenty-one years and one for rs years.
The report showed that the "crime
age" in this state is from 20 to rs
years. Two hundred and ninety-three
of the SSS admitted were convicted be-
tween the ages of 20 and 25, 1877 be-
tween rs and 80 years, Ill between 80
and 35 years, 107 between IL and 20
years. Children were the fourth high
est number sentenced. Twenty-nine
of the prisoners were over so years of
age, all white men. Sixteen were be-
tween SO and SIS years, 10 between 55
and 60 years, one between 60 and 65
years, three between 65 and 70 years,
one beween 70 and rs years, and one
was 78 years of age.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
AMMAN RESIDENCE OF EMMITS.
BURG DESTROYED BY FIRE

"Craggystone" the beautiful resi-
dence of Mr.. Isaac M. Amman, at up
F.! per West Main street, with the ex-
ception of the four stone walls, was
completely destroyed by fire on
Wednesday morning.
Smoke and flames were noticed COM
ing from the roof by some of the help
around the Amman place and immedi-
ately hurried call was put in for the
fire company. The women help around
the Hotel Slagle rushd one of the fire
reels that has been stationed in the
Hotel garage to the scene of the fire
but before the firemen could get the
hose in order the flames had made
considerable headway. 1t was not
long before the entire population of
the community was on hand to give
assistance and some good work was
done in saving some of the furniture
and household goods especially on the
first floor. The fire had eaten in too
far on the second and third floors TO
save little or anything.
The fire is supposed to have started
from sparks flying from the chimney,
settling on the shingled roof. The
flames spread rapidly to the two up
per floors and little could be done to
protect anything of value in that Sec
ton of the home. Efforts were CEN
tered on trying to get out the things
on the main floor and by heoric work
on the part of the firemen and neigh
bors that did not belong to that organ
ization they succeeded in a wonderful
manner.
The damage done to the property
and furniture will amount to $4,000
or more. Mr.. Amman stated that the
home was pretty well covered by in
surance. Mr.. Amman was undecided
whether to try to replace the inside as
it was formerly or put up different
structure for his residence.
"Craggystone" was built by Mr..
Isaac Amman, father of the present oc-
cupant and was erected more than
twenty years ago. 1t was one of the
finest homes in Frederick county being
surrounded with some hundred acres
of land
1t was one of the hardest fires that
the local fire company has been called
upon to combat in great many years.
They worked hard with outside as
sistance but they were handicapped
for the lack of equipment and it must
be said that they accomplished much
under the existing circumstances. All
were prompt in reporting when the
alarm was sent in and the severe cold
did not stop them in their efforts to be
of service. The service of the entire
community was commendable, every
on giving helping hand no matter
how hard the labor.
Realizing the difficulties under
which the men were working, the En-
mitsburg baseball team had hot coffee
and sandwiches dispatched to the
scene which stimulated the fire fight
ers to greater efforts in trying to get
under control the biggest fire that has
hit Emmitsburg in many years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
WORKMAN KILLED AT
UNION BRIDGE

The Union Bridge Pilot of last Fri
day says:
Conflicting rumors were current
Thursday morning all centering on the
killing of a man when two foreign
workmen got into a squabble at the
Tidewater Portland Cement Plant
about 9 o'clock Wednesday night, and
it was not until after the inquest was
over and hearing given to the man
charged with firing the fatal shot that
the rumors began to harmonic. At
the hearing it was brought out that
Steve Michel was in his quarttrs par
TALLY undressed and about ready to re-
tire when Jack Bonsavage came, and
after gaining entrance demanded
something to drink. Upon being told
by Michel that he had nothing Bon
savage drew his revolver and attempt
ed to shoot him but after swapping
several times and finding that the
weapon would not go off he in,medi-
ately began beating Michel over tho
head with it, whereupon the latter
reached under his bed and got his re-
volver, shooting his assailant through
the heart. After dressing, Michel,
whose head and face showed evidence
of having received rough treatment,
notified his employers of what he had
done leaving his revolver with them
He was later taken to the town lock-
up and held until his hearing. Sheriff
Martin and States Attorney Theo. F.
Brown of Carroll County arrived at 10
o'clock Thursday morning and immedi-
ately held an inquest, the verdict being
that Jack Bonsavage met death from
the effects of a gunshot wound. At
noon a jury with Rev. w. o. Ibach as
foreman was impaneled and hearing
given Michel. After a brief deliber-
alton verdict Of justifiable shooting
was returned and Michel was released.
Michel is said to be a good and re-
liable workman. About two weeks
ago he was beaten and robbed Of his
watch and $500 in cash.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
DOCKAGE IN SPRING WHEAT
INCREASING

In every 20 bushels of spring wheat
thrashed annually in the United States
there is / bushel of dockage which is
largely weed seeds, according to an es-
innate made by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture based on fig
ures for the 1921 crop produced in
Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
Dakota. If all the dockage were to
be cleaned out of the spring wheat
raised and shipped to market sepa-
rately it would fill more than 5000
freight cars containing $4,000 pounds
each.
Records of grain inspection in Min
nesota show that for the last 18 years
the percentage of dockage in wheat
arriving at the terminal markets in
that state has gradually increased.
The average dockage for 1903 was 2.2
per cent. for the 6-year period end
ing 1914, 2.9 per cent, and for the
6-year period ending 1920 it was 40
per cent, while for the 1920 crop OF
wheat alone marketed up to January
1, 1921, the average was 81 per cent.
This means that the 1921 crop OF
spring wheat produced in Minnesota,
North Dakota and South Dakota alone
contained more than 100000 bushels
of dockage. Assuming that the 81
per cent, is representative for the
total crop of spring wheat, it means
that more than 100000 bushels OF
60 pounds each of dockage was grown
and thrashed in the United States last
year. Fully 80 per cent of the dock
age could easily have been removed,
it is said, by the proper use of an or
binary farm tanning mill.
Realization of these conditions
prompted specialists. of the depart
ment to design grain recleaner at
tachment for thrashing machines to
remove this dockage from wheat as a
part of the thrashing operation. Pre-
liminary tests of this recleaner indi-
cate its practicability.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
ANOTHER DISCOVERY

Something new is being discovered
by somebody daily. Ezekiel Cheever"
in his letter to the Sunday Sun gives
out his latest. He says:
"Many a great discovery has been
made solely through accident. An
apple had to bounce on Newton's snout
before the world thought of gravity.
Prehistoric woman perfected the
scheme of feminine untidiness and al
lowed fruit juices to ferment in un-
washed household utensils, before
Booze was introduced to the world. A
fat lady planted herself on 2 dandy's
stovepipe hat, and up sprang both the
fat one and the idea for collapsible
opera lid.
"And it required a child's sled, a
female of forty and the writer to meet
in collision on a coasting hill in order
that it might be revaled to the world
just what has come over woman Of
late.
eve have seen women OF about
grandmother age paint their faces un-
til they blossomed forth as the coun-
tenances of cherubim, and we have
loftily snickered at the spectacle as
evidence that old girls were trying to
look young. We have seen petite,
and not so petite, females of fifty
shorten their skirts until the imagina-
tion of man was threatened with un-
ployment. We have seen women
who have grown daughters bob their
own hair so as to look kiddish, and we
have laughed at the thought of their
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Highway construction will not be
delayed by the requirements of the
new Federal highway act. The Fed
eral highway system will consist of
roads not exceeding per cent of the
total in any State, designated by the
State and approved by the Secretary
of Agriculture. Work is being rushed
by all the highway departments on
the preparation of maps of the pro-
posed system, but naturally such an
important matter will take some little
time and consideration. The Govern
ment authorities will insist that i'm
portant through routes meet at State
lines which will require conferences
between authorities of different States.
In order that work will not be de-
layed pending the approval of each
State system the Secretary of Agri-
culture has amended the Rules and
Regulations for Federal Aid to permit
the immediate construction of such
roads as it may reasonably be antici-
pated will become part of the system.
State highway officials are being ad-
vised that the anticipated route of
which the road to be built is part
should be as long as practicable, pre-
ferably entirely across the State. A
map must be submitted showing the
route, other possible routes and con-
Meeting routes. If this is found salts
factory the project will be approved
for immediate construction.
The State of Washington submitted
on December 27 the first complete
State system, and others are expected
in a short time.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
BE CAREFUL OF BOOTLEG"

Undertakers will have prosperous
year about 1926, in the opinion Of an
alytic and consulting chemists tn
Cleveland, Ohio, because, they claim.
the Grim Reaper is whetting his scythe
for harvest of prohibition hquor
drinkers.
Hundreds of persons are slowly but
surely asphyxiating themselves, &C.
cording to J. M. Kovachy, assistant
city chemist, by unsuspectingly assim-
ilating the poisons found in almost ev-
cry sample of what was believed to be
"pure bonded" liquor. Hundreds OF
samples are brought to Kovachy each
month for analysis, he said, and all
thus far analyzed have contained a
high percentage of fusel oil In the
raw. In large quantities, consumed
by steady drinking, fusel oil changes
the blood from oxyhemiglobin to me-
themiglobin, he insists. In other
words, Kovachy says, oil removes tho
oxygen from the blood, causes the lips
and body to turn blue and has the
same effect as asphyxiation.
"Illicit peddlers of whisky use eth
lylacetate for flavoring purposes In
some cases, and this Is very injurious
if taken in quantity, acting as heart
depressant," the chemist declared.
M. E. Curtis, proprietor Of the
chemical laboratories, advises the
present-day drinker to "analyze well
before using" Traces Of adulteratton
that clip year after year from q HE
have been found In almost every bot"
tie of alleged "bonded" liquor he has
analyzed, he asserted.
"It is true portion Of the contents
of most bottles is pure bonded whisky.
That gives 1t the color, flavor and
taste" Curtis added. "But the good
liquor is mixed with ingredients that
are harmful to the human system"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
STILL SNOW BLOCKADED

A Brunswick dispatch to the Fred
erick Post of yesterday says "Bruns-
wick and the Middletown Valley are
still marooned as far as safe and con-
venient travel over the public roads is
concerned, from the heavy snow which
fell in this vicinity on January II, and
the heavy drifting winds that followed
the snow fall. Only few of the coun-
ty roads were opened to travel and
this was done by the people living
along them. The county commission
ers have given our roads no relief.
AS to the state roads from Knoxville
to Petersville and thence to Bruns-
wick, one of the widely advertised
State Roads Commission SNOW plows'
made one trip over the route, and the
judgment of the people who are COM
pelled to travel these roads almost
every day is that they were left in
worse condition than they were be-
fore. Most of the open passages along
the drifted roads are now in the mud
bitches along the side of the roads,
and traffic is tearing up all of the dirt
shoulders alongside the hard roads,"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
COCOANUTS HAD RUM INSTEAD
OF MILK

Two hundred cocoanuts which con-
tained not their own natural milk, but
a pint each of strong Jamaica rum
were seized by Federal agents recent
ly at Minneapolis railroad station.
A cork plug coming out of one of
the cocoanuts led to the discovery of
the rum. An eye of each cocoanut
had been bored out, the nut filled and
burnt cork stopper placed in the hole.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
Thurmon County, Maryland Thursday January &C. 1922

An editor was murdered in Arkan-
sas and the murderer was sentenced to
80 years in prison, while fellow that
killed a lawyer got off with seven
years. Prospective murderers please
take notice.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26
IMPROVE POOL AT Y. M. C. A.

The Frederick City Y. M. C. A.
swimming classes are growing larger,
these days. The pool has been reno
waited, new system of piping installed
insuring clear water for the bathers.
For the past year the officials have
been troubled with large quantities of
rust clouding the water. This condi-
ton was aggravated when steam was
forced into the pool to heat the water.
The new system of piping has elimi-
mated this condition.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-01-26

Paris, France.-"Cures for tuber-
culosis multiply. The latest one might
be efficacious in the United States,
where it is understood the atmosphere
is particularly dry.
Recently DR.. Coutieres read a paper
before the academy of medicine on
some experiments conducted by him
with a view to finding a cure for tu-
berculosis. Having noticed that men
working in hme-kilns never developed
tuberculosis, M. Coutieres made tuber-
cular patients breathe dry hot at
mosphere saturated with quick lime
dust, calcio powder and carbon anhy-
bride. A large proportion of them
were cured.
DR.. Mercier Mary has been carrying
out similar experiments with like re-
suits.
It is held that this treatment can
now be announced as curative and at
the same time a preventive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-22
WESTERN TRIP WAS
COSTLY TO MACKS
Dropped Them From Third
Place Contender Almost to
Cellar-Yanks Hurt Also
ROMMEL HUMBLES BROWNS

TNHE Athletics and the Yankees are
! speeding East today singing songs
Of JOY that the first Western trip Is over.
Tho Gotham tribe. MS result Of their
victory over the Indians while the Ath-
letics were humbling tho Browns,
gained a full game in the tight battle
for first place.
While in the Occident the American
League champions won seven games and
lost ninc eight of the games lost being
In row. The Browns trimmed til"
innks twice. then followed four straight
reverSea at the hands of Cobb's ambi-
tious Tigers. and two straight before
the recovery in Cleveland.
The Mackmcn left here battling for
third place and today they are wonder
ing how they are going to keep out of
the dungeon they inhabited so long.
Four games were won and eleven lost in
the first swing around the western cities.
the worst record of the year for the
Macklets.
1t Is singular fact that the 4 S won
game from each of the four Western
teams and no more. Eddie Rommel
kept this record intact by handing the
slugging Browns four mensly hits. well
scattered and no runs over the nine
rounds.
on InP OtncT nuHU. tHt iNlllttiSS Sot
runs scoring five on eleven hits. Two
runs were made in the sixth, the same
number in the eighth and for good
measure the other in the ninth.
Tigers Streak Broken
The winning streak Of the Tigers,
that had reached eight. was blown all
over Nayin Field yesterday by the Red
Sox. 1t was great battle and the
CObbmcn came within run of tying
the figures in the ninth.
After trailing q to |. Cobb and his
mates started a fusiladc in the eighth
that netted four runs and drove Rip
Collins from the mound In the ninth
the bombardment was continued. three
runs fltering across the pentagon.
The White Sox rallied in the ninth
against Washington and scored pair
of runs. enough to win closely con-
tested battle. Robertson and Francis
were the opposing hurlers. :,
The Phillics lost a chance to hand
! the Cubs Il reverse yesterday. when the
weather intcrfcred and drove the
! players to cover. Three were on In the
/ seventh. with one out and Curt Walker
ready 10 bat in place Of Sheriff Single
! ton. who did some fair relief hurling
after George Smith was batted from
( the mound.
| Down came the rain in torrents and
the opportunity was gone. Aldridge
was removed in the seventh by Bill
Killefer and Osborne took the hill. He
warmed up and was all set to heave the
horsehide to Walker when the jumps
/ interfered.
Frank Parkinson brought himself lots
of fame as long distance swatter by
sending the pellet out into Broad street
! from over the scoreboari on two occa =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-22

fell down in the diving. However. I
won the pentathlon and month later
won the national hundred yards. 1t
was a windy. rainy day and the water
was very choppy. I'll never forget that
race, and hope l never have to COM
pete under such conditions again.
The following summer mother chap
croned Olga Dorfner and me on an in
vitation swim in California. Fred
Cady coached us. Olga swan two races
and was taken i'll. Her swimming
career virtually ended there.
T RACED her races and mine,
i too. and won all the events with
the exception Of the 5.yard dash,
which I don't consider q race.
Oyerestimatetl Strength
TN THE spring of 1919 was swim
i ming in better form than ever. There
was a hundred yard Middle Atlantic at
the Central Y. NJ. G. A.. and | won my
heat. We were called for the finals.
and to my alarm couldn't move.
My father. who is II physician was
called. He told me | couldn't go into