Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-10-26
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Centerville.-Members of Me Ku
Klux Klan paradsd the streets Of Cen
terville before R0oo spectators and
then went to waterworks Hill. on the
edge Of town for an initiation cere-
money. J. Fl. Hawkins. Baltimore
KIan organizer. spoke. A huge fam
ing cross drew persons from miles
around.
Baltimore.-Dr. Arthur c. Heffenger,
q native of Cumberland, died in Ports
mouth, N. H.. it was learned DR..
Heffenger was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Alexander Heffenger. Of Annap-
oils and Hagerstown, respectively.
His mother was Miss Catherine Lame,
Of HagerstowR.
Baltimore.-The State Board of
Agriculture, meeting in the Fidelity
Building, began consideration of the
S7,137, 900 budget for the next three
years, which was laid before Il by Or.
A. F. Woods, president Of the Univers-
ity OF Maryland. The teNative budget
calls for s3,000,O00 for construction
work to be provided by a bond issue,
and approximately S4,137.000 for main
tenance and genesal items covering
all department activities.
Hagerstown.-With the mystery OF
their deaths still unsolved, funeral
services we're held Thursday for John
Cline, aged 10, Mennonite truck farm
er, and his e3-year-old wife. Rebecca.
whose mutiiated bodies were found in
the cellar of their home near here.
The bodies were laid side by side in
a double grave in the cemetery Of
Reiffs Mennonite Church, near Fid-
dlersburg, where the couple for many
years had worshipped.
oakland.--John w. Sellers, aged so,
Of Oakland, was instantly killed when
a gasoline tank truck overturned and
threw him to the roadway. Sellers
was ascending hill when the truck
suddenly stopped and started back
ward at rapid rate, running upon
the side OF an embankment, which
caused it to upset. Sellers is sgr-
vived by his widow, Mrs. Grace A.
Sellers, and two daughters, Beatrice
and Mercedes, all of whom reside in
Baltimore
Annapolis.--Loye found way to
the marriage Of blind couple in An
napolis when Oscar D. England, In
dianapolis, and Miss Lelah Ballard,
Muncie, were welded at the parson-
age Of Calvary Methodist Church by
the pastor, the Rev. H. Wilson Bur
gan. Each is u years old. Obtain
ing a license from the County Court
Clerks ofiee. Police Justice John W.
Anderson assisted them in the plans
for the matrimonial journey by escort
Ing them to the church parsonage.
The couple had Travelled from the
Hoosier State by automobile and were
accompanied only by their chauffeur.
Baltimore.-Robert Grain was elect.
ed president of the Southern Maryland
Society at its meeting In the South
ern Hotel John N. Mackall. Director
of Public Works. was elected first
vice-president and Edward NJ. Thomas
was elected second vicepresident.
wiillam H. Wootea was chosen sec
rsttry and treasurer The election Of
officers was made before the general
meeting of the members. which began
at 9 O'Clock with the showing OF mo-
tion pictures of the trip the society
took into its "hone country few
months ago. After the pictures wer9
shown there was dancing and later a
buffet supper was served. Mr.. Grain
and A. s. Goldsborough, secretary OF
the Merchants and Manufacturer As
sociation, made addresses.
Baltinore.-Busines interests and
small-home owners srs the chief suf-
ferers under the existing tax system
in Maryland This conclusion of the
Maryland Tax Refsrm Association has
been forwarded, with a number OF
other suggestions, to the Maryland
Tax Revision Commission. The sug-
gestions are based on the assumption
that the system now employed work
a large measure OF inequality and in
justice. The cause for the situation,
the association contends, lies in the
failure Of the systems to recognize
that land is the only form of prop