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Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
$4,000 KILLED BY AUTOS PAST
YEAR

Fourteen thousand persons were
killed in automobile accidents in the
United States last year, according to
statistics Of the National Bureau of
Casualty and Security Underwriters.
This is an increase of 1900 over 1921
The ratio has swelled from 11.5 per
100000 population in 1921 to 1873 in
1922.
The statistics were made public af-
ter research through 60 cities Of the
country with an aggregate population
of more than 1s,000,000.
Motorists more than pedestrians
were at fault, according to these sta
tistics. Out of 400 representative ac-
cident cases the motorist was to blame
800 times. All these 400 cases result
ed in deaths. In non-fatal cases the
ratio jumped from 8 to 1.
The chief causes of accidents were
listed as follows:
Reckless driving Irresponsible for
more than half), improper lights.
broken mechanism, intoxicated drivers,
weather conditions, narrow cplverts.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
JEFFERSON NOT IN COUNTY
LEAGUE

One Of the eight county towns rep
resented by a baseball club in the
Frederick County League during the
summer of 1922 will not have a club
in the circuit during the season of
1873. This town is Jefferson.
Although the Jefferson ball team
did not win many games last season it
had been the intention of the manager,
William B. ,Doty, to have the club in
the league again this summer. But
he has had difficulties. in finding a
suitable baseball field.
The field used last year has been
plowed up and planted in corn. 1t had
been the belief of the Jefferson man.
agement that another field could be
obtained which was more suitable for
baseball. But this has been impossi-
BILE, so the baseball project was drop
ped.
President Thompson stated that he
had applications from several other
towns, for berths in the league but
was holding off to hear from some
other places which he understood were
awaiting a vacancy in the league be-
fore applying. The other towns in the
county league are Woodsboro, Thur
mont, Middletown, Brunswick, Mt.
Airy, Emmitsburg and Point of Rocks.
Among the towns which had ap-
piled for admission was New Market,
which had a club in the league during
the season of 1921, but was not rep
resented in 1922.
President also announced that he
had commenced work on the playing
schedule for the year and is requesting
all clubs having any requests to make
as to date on which they may want
games at home or vice versa, to get
all such requests in at once.
He added that no changes would be
made after the schedule had been pre-
pared.
Since Jefferson will not have club
in the league this year William B. Do
ty has notified President Thompson
that he cannot serve as secretary of
the league, to which Office he was cleo
ted at the last league meeting. This
makes a vacancy in the corps of Off
GERS to be filled at later meeting.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
Lost Nothina Of Nalpe.


A woman who lives in q Western
state once attended q lumbermen's
convention with her husband. With
her she carried an old-fashioned hand
bag. that, although It was worth little
money, was dear to her as a gift.
Reaching the station q little early,
she and her husband went across the
street and sat ON a bench In o park
until the train was almost due. On
the train some time later when they
had gone past several stations she
discovered that she did not have the
hand bag; fortunately 1t held nothing
Of value. Her husband was frankly
glad she had lost It, for he had re-
peatedly urged her to buy q new one.
Less than week afterward the bag
came back to her In the mail, and at
first she wondered how anyone had
known where to send 1t. But on open
ing 1t she found an overdue telephone
bill with the warning that service
would be cut of from the house II
it were not paid by a certain date! 1t
was a disputed account and therefore
had been unpaid. but Of course the
finder could not have known that |;
from the shabbiness OF the bag and
the overdue bill he evidently had sup
posed the owner needed the bag and
from the kindness Of his heart had
returned it.-YOuth's Companion.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
DON'T HIDE YOUR TAGS

An epidemic of obscured automobile
license tags has caused Commissioner
E. Austin Baughman to order the ar
rest of all motorists who hide their
tags behind a bumper or a spare tire.
"We have been trying to correct this
fault among motorists since January"
said Mr.. Baughman, "and thought the
crusade was progressing until the 12,-
900 tags issued April l were put into
service. Since then the number of au-
tomobiles on which the license tags
are obscured is alarming. 1t is dam
gerous from police point of view and
we would like every motorist to CO.
operate with us to the extent of eX-
amining his tags to see that they are
all right"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
JUNIOR II. S. LEAGUE

The schedule for the Frederick
county Junior High School League
has been announced by Prof. Foster
C. Bittle, principal of Liberty High
School and president Of the league.
The playing season opens today, the
10Th, and closes on June 5.
The league is composed of teams
representing Emmitsburg, Walkers
Vile, Liberty, New Market, Maryland
State School for the Deaf, and Myers
vile. These are schools having stu
dent body of less than 100.
The schedule is as follows:
April 19-Myersville at Emmits-
burg; New Market at Liberty; Md.
School at Walkersville.
April 26-Emmitsburg at New Mar
ket; Liberty at Md. School; Walkers
vile at Myersville.
May Liberty at Walkersville;
Myersville at New Market; Md.
School at Emmitsburg.
May 4-Myersville at Liberty; New
Market at Md. School; Walkersville
at Emmitsburg.
May 15-Emmitsburg at Liberty;
Walkersville at New Market; Md
School at Myersville.
May 1s-Emmitsburg at Myers
vile; Liberty at New Market; Walk
ersville at Nd. School,
May 22-New Market at Emmits-
burg; Md. School at Liberty; Myers
vile at Walkersville.
May charlottesville at Liberty;
New Market at Myersville; Emmits-
burg at Md. School.
May 31-Liberty at Myersville;
Md. School at New Market; Emmits-
burg at Walkersville.
June 5-Liberty at Emmitsburg;
New Market at Walkersville; Myers
vile at Md. School.
The champion of this league may
challenge the pennant winner of the
senior league, mentioned in last weeks
issue, to three-g game series to deter
mine the inter-scholastic championship
of the county.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
Gettinu a Passport.

Although popular tradition has It
that there Is q great deal Of red tape,
Inconvenience and delay attendant
upon obtaining passport to visit Eu-
rope, one observer who recently went
through the process found little un-
pleasantness. An American citizen.
naturalized or native born. who Is fur
nished with ordinary information re-
garding himself, date and place Of
birth, date Of naturalization and the
like, really gets his passport.
1t is generally the persons who do
not 20 to the customs house armed
with facts which common sense should
tell them would be required who en-
counter trouble.
Two photographs, says the New
York Sun. are required to be filed with
each application for passport. Add
tional ones may be needed, for In some
foreign countries such photographs
are demanded Of tourists.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION?

Consolidation of rural schools as a
practical means of promoting educa-
tion and rural community life, was the
subject of an interesting paper read
by County School Superintendent G..
Lloyd Palmer at a meeting of the
Layman's League, of All Saints church
in Frederick on Wednesday night of
last week. The plan of consolidation
and the benefits thus derived from an
educational as well as an economical
viewpoint, were pointed out in man.
ner that elected close attention.
Selections were rendered by the
boys choir of st. Barnabas' Chapel,
under the direction of Superintendent
Park w. T. 10y.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the Eastern
Maryland District of the Church OF
the Brethren will take place in the
Monocacy Church, Rocky Ridge, Md,
Tuesday and Wednesday next, April
"a and 25, beginning at 1:30 o'clock
on Tuesday. Delegates will be pres
ent from Denton, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Reisterstown, Westminster,
Frederick, Myersville, Thurmont, and
townsville, about 40 in number, repre-
senting 20 or more congregations.
Business concerning this district
and matters for the General Confer
ence, which is to be held this year at
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on June 10,
will come before the meeting.
Entertainment will be provided at
the church.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
steeraue An Hls for Trio.

Few cabin passengers ever had the
attention Of lone steerage voyaser
that arrived at New York recently on
the French liner Niagara. The ship
brought several hundred in the cabin.
but the steerage accommodations were
the possession Of Adolf Placek. q Ru.
manian. on his way to Pittsburgh.
where he has job awaiting him.
Placek had the services Of the
chief steward. table steward. q chef.
a room steward. a bartender and sew
eral members Of the crew who just
waited for his orders. When they had
nothing else to do they entertained
him, and among other things taught
him how to play poker. He admitted
when he left the ship that he had u
wonderful trip~
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
c. E. Cassell, Editor and Manager
ON INSPECTION TRIP

County Commissioners David GLAND,
Warren Dudderar and Harry Wood
spent an afternoon last week inspect
ing roads and bridges in different Sec
tions of the county. Some of the
roads were found in bad condition and
four bridges were found in need of re-
pairs. The bridge work will begin at
once.
The Commissioners inspected the
road leading from Lewistown to the
farm of Vernon Smith, and decided to
shorten the route by relocating por-
ton of the road.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
HoW's This ,

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
ave years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
SON from the Blood and healing the dis.
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for short time you will see
great Improvement In your general
health. Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine at once and get rid Of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free.
r. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
SLIGHTLY DAMP

Some administration officials esti-
mated recently that in "dry" United
States last year probably not less than
100, 0,O00,O gallons of whisky was
sold illicitly. This estimate took in
account the enormous increases in
sales of corn and other moonshine liq-
uor.
Officials cited the fact that the rev.
enue law imposes a tax of $6.40 a gal
lon on all whisky sold. The penalties
for non-payment are more than double
that sum.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
MORE SNOW

Fruit raisers in this section became
very uneasy last Saturday. With snow
falling practically all day, and the
temperature slightly below the freez-
ing point towards evening, some were
planning to protect the buds by build
ing fires on the windward side of their
orchards.
Icicles clung to the caves until late
Sunday afternoon when they, together
with the snow, disappeared, and an
other menace to the fruit crop had
passed.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
MINISTERIAL MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of
the Frederick County Ministerial
Association was held Monday morning
at, 1890 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A.,
Frederick. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Heimer, of
Thurmont.
A very excellent paper was read by
Rev. Charles. A. Shilke, Walkersville,
on the subject '"The Social Gospel in
the Conntry Community" This was
followed with discussion, participa-
ted in by the brethren present.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
L. r. WAESCHE RECEIVES ROAD
CONTRACT

Work will be begun on the construc-
tion of the one and one-sixteenth mile
stretch of road from the end of con-
crete on West Main Street, Emmits-
burg to the Pennsylvania State line
within the next ten days. The State
Roads Commission awarded the con-
tract to L. R. Waesche, Thurmont,
who was tha lowest bidder. His bid
was $32,324. There was only one
other bidder. The link is to be Of
concrete.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
Turkish Proverbs.

"1'o kill two birds with one stone,"
In Turkish Is Cleaning the candle
stick to butter the rice" IF the thief
Ia strong enough he will arrest the
householder" Is the Turkish way Of
implying that q cuiprit may be clever
enough to incriminate his victim.
"Whom the gods wish to destroy they
first deprive of reason has its parallel
In the Turkish proverb, 1.-THE end Of
an overcxcited dog is the mango"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
NEW STORE ROOMS

The Thurmont Bank is erecting a
store room on the lot to the west of
their banking house. When complet-
ed it will be occupied by Mr.. J. How
ard Cassell, druggist.
Before long they will begin work on
the erection of second store room on
their Water Street lot.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
BASEBALL MEETING

A meeting will be held in the Ma
sonic Room tomorrow, Friday, evening
at 500 o'clock for the purpose of or
ganizing, and getting baseball under
way for the summer.
Be sure to attend, as, although we
have enough time in which to prepare
for a successful season, we can afford
to lose none.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
GOODS ARRIVE

The personal property of Rev. J. A.
Brosius, of Bedford, Pa, arrived in
Thurmont on Wednesday and was
placed in st. Johns Lutheran parson-
age. Rev. Brosius and his family
will get here on Friday evening of this
week..
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
STATE Consultations

State constitutions reveal the con-
tinuity> in the development of Amert
can political institutions. They lave
been called by Bryce "the oldest
things In the political history Of
America, for they are the continue
tions and representations Of the colo
nial charters" And again, 'the first
state constitutions were little more
than the pre-existing colonial cOnsti-
tutiOns adapted to the changed cir
cumstances."
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
CHURCH SERVICES OMITTED

The regular morning and evening
services were omitted at the M. E.
Church, Thurmont, last Sunday, on
account of the illness of the pastor,
Rev. w. Stanley Jones. He has since
recovered sufficiently to be able to at
tend to his pastoral work.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
PARK w. T. 10y
WINS PROMOTION

Announcement was made by Cen
eral Manager r. Paul Smith that by
reason of the rapid expansion of the
Potomac Public Service Company and
it's subsidiaries, there has been created
a general welfare department to en-
brace the handling of the welfare and
relief work over the entire property
of the company, this work to include
health and promotion of employees,
accident prevention, first aid instruc-
tions, proper relations with employees
and certain public relations.
1t is the company's policy to develop
this department along the most mod
ern methods, and in the selection of a
man to take charge of this work it
was the desire of the management to
promote someone from it's own organl-
zation. Announcement was therefore
likewise made Thursday of the ap-
pointment of Park w. T. 10y to this
position, he for the past several years
having been in charge of the claim
work and the marketing of securities
for the company with offices in Fred
erick.
During the term of Mr.. Logs SER
vice with the company he has shown
marked ability along organization
lines, having first organized the COM
pany's claim department and later the
securities department, both of which
have functioned with remarkable re-
suits.
The management felt that in the
working out of the problems of this
new department no one was better hit
ted to be placed in charge than Mr..
Low. The work of this new depart
ment will be very closely allied with
the general managers office at Ha-
gerstown, Mr. 10y becoming the gen
eral managers personal and general
representative in many problems
which will come up to the public along
this and other similar lines. For this
reason it will be necessary for Mr..
Low to locate in the general Office
building in Hagerstown and he Will
therefore establish office headquarters
there about May 1st, and expects TO
move his family to Hagerstown about
July 1st, and establish a residence
there.
The securities department OF the
company which has heretofore been
under Mr.. Loy's supervision will con-
tinue under his direction, the policy
of the company being to organize this
department on a much larger scale
than it has been conducted in the past.
Since his graduation from the Thur
mont High School in 1902, practically
all of Mr.. Loy's business career has
been spent in the service of public ser
vice and utility companies. In 19O2
he entered the engineering department
of the Western Maryland Railway
Company, remaining there until 1911,
when he entered the service OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, filling the position of wire
chief of tho Frederick district for
about eight years He entered the SER
vice of the Potomac Public Service
Company in the spring of 1920, the
company being then known as the Ha-
gerstown and Frederick Railway Com
pany and his close application to the
problems of his work has won for him
his selection for his new post.-Post.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
Fishermen Use Electricity.

What would Izaak Walton say to
an artificial minnow. made luminous
by electricity, and resembling wrig-
Cling worm when cast into the water,
which will attract fish day or night
Such Is the latest refinement in elec-
trical fishing. The bait Is protected
from breakage by fine wires and the
current Is supplied by an electric bat
terry.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
Remarkable Scientific, Discovery

Scientists, fighting the bubonic
plague, have discovered preparation
that positively destroys rats! Rats are
a terrible menace and this remarkable
preparation, Royal Guaranteed Rat
Paste, wipes them out! Get 25c or
SOC tube today. Sold and guaranteed
by CasselPs Drug Store. ADV
Catoctin clarion., 1923-04-19
The Course He Took.

The prison visitor sighed: "HOw
sadl How sad that you are In here.
you, who went through three colleges.
What course did you take" me"
said the convict. II went in over the
second-story window sills an out tn
kitchen door; but I only got $37 in tn
three OF 'em."-Richmond Times-Dis-
patch.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-19
Discarded Spark Plugs May Be Used to
Improve Standard Lightning switcn.

bakelite or other good insulating ma
terial are used to hold the jaws out
from the spark plug cores, as shown.
II greater insulation is required use
two cores at each end and mount the
Jaws in the center. Three-sixteenth
holes are drilled In the wood base AT
the proper points. After drilling these
a larger drill is used to countersink the
lower end of the cores in the base,
which should fit snug up to the shoulder
Of the core. The cores are held firmly
to the base by forcing the top nut over
the lower tip and spreading 1t with
a hammer, after which II Is passed up
through the base, core and bakelite,
to be held firmly In place by the top
lock nut.
II the switch is to be placed where
1t Is unprotected from the weather
waterproof housing should enclose 1t,
which can be mounted with wood
screws. Porcelain cleats should also
be placed under the base at each end
to keep 1t free from all dampness.
20 Science and Invention and Radio News)
The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-19

vC Is 13-plate variable condenser. X
is a grid condenser such as Is on the
market today. @ is a, fixed condenser
Of special construction. B Is the high
voltage battery and A the f1lament or
so-called storage battery. PH desig-
mates the phones.
= Construction Of the Coupler.
The coupler used in this set is a
sort Of variocoupler and is of very
simple construction. The primary is
made from a cardboard or formica
tube Az inches in diameter by 2h
inches in length. If a cardboard tube
is used, 1t should be shellacked well
(before winding on the wire) to pre-
vent 1t from shrinking; 27 turns Of No.
"a double cotton-covered wire are
wound tightly on the tube. Taps are
taken out every third turn and brought
out to the 9-point switch on the panel
as seen in Fig. 8. The set functions
better without shellacked windings,
but If the wire will come loose with
out 1t, apply very thin coating of
shellac.
The secondary Is wound on tube
81 inches in diameter by TX inches
in length, and is wound with 80 turns
The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-19
Makes an Efficient
Lightning Switch

Nowadays when many are thinking
Of installing radio sets, one Of the first
questions to be solved Is the installa-
ton of ground or lightning switch.
A switch can be easily constructed
from parts that are often thrown aside
us useless. The one here described is
rugged, will stand long service and re-
quires but small amount Of time to
make It.
Obtain double pole, single throw
switch similar to. those used In resi-
dences for power mains. The base is
not needed. The blades Of the switch
are Joined together to lengthen the dis
tance between the jaws. Two small
pieces Of copper can be placed on each
side Of the blades and drilled through,
after which they are securely riveted,
or the ends can be welded.
The handle Is attached to the single
blade by threading the machine screw
into the place formerly used to hold
the blade to the fiber end. The hinge
Of the switch is secured to a strip Of
bakelite three and one-half inches long
and three-quarters inch wide. The size
varies with the size Of the switch used.
A hole is drilled at each end of the
strip to pass the top threaded screw
Of spark plug core. Two pieces of
The Holly chieftain., 1923-07-19
ABUSE OF BRAKE
WEARS OUT AUTO
Good Driver Gauges His Speed
in Heavy Traffic and Uses
Horn lntelIigently.

It is a well known fact, frequently
commented on, that the American car
owner drives too much with his brakes.
Every time you hear traffic officers
whistle in large city, you hear at the
same time shrieking Of brakes and a
scraping Of tires on the dry pavement,
writes 81. W. Henry in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Let 1t be said to the credit Of the car
manufacturers that the brakes are ac-
tually built so mechanically sound that,
In spite OF the abuse to which they are
subjected, they stand up under the
strain.
Fast driving between short city
blocks. followed by sudden jamming
on Of the brakes, is expensive, both in
the wear and tear on the tires, the
burning out Of the brake lining and
damage to the brakes and other me
chanical parts of the car.
Brakes Have important Purpose.
There is no question at all that
brakes are extremely important for the
purpose for which they were built, but
simply because they are efficient and
reliable is little reason for their abuse
abuse which results in damage to
other parts Of the cars mechanism.
Tie relation between the use Of the
horn and the use Of the brakes is sim
ply this-greater use Of the horn would
make less use and abuse Of the brakes.
In other words, sound your horn and
keep going.
The better the driver, the less he
touches his brakes. Note any day how
particularly good driver goes through
the congested districts of large city.
He gauges every traffic stop ahead
and slows down or speeds accordingly
frequently in driving outside the
business center Of the city, 1t is case
Of jamming on the brakes or sounding
the horn. Sounding the horn a half
block before reaching an intersecting
street will eliminate the necessity Of
jamming on the brakes, coming to a
dead halt and then speeding on again.
Usefulness Of Horn.
Too often an automobile driver
sounds his horn when nearly on top Of
pedestrians, and then 1t is almost use
less, because he has waited so long that
he must at the same time Jam on his
brakes. In fact, the hand movement
for the horn and jamming on Of the
brakes Ii almost simultaneous, thereby
defeating the purpose Of the horn.
The horn should not only be sounded
to warn pedestrians and automobile
drivers, but likewise, in night driving
to warn the car ahead. 1t should be
sounded at all times In backing out Of
garage. 1t should be sounded at
every turn in road. You can make no
mistake in sounding your horn 'fre-
quently. Use your horn every day in
every way-more frequently.