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The Washington times., 1933-09-14
Miracle SPRING Condemned
AS Typhoid Source

Mother" Mahoney's spring,
source Of water which it is claimed
performs miraculous cures, is
probably the cause Of a number
Of cases of typhoid fever, Prince
Georges county officials declared
today.
After examining the spring, DR..
A. B. Hooton, county health Of
ficer, ordered its use discontinued.
II the colored cult lhuSt use water,
It will have to use city water, he
said.
The order was given after he
had traced a new case Of the fever
to the spring. The victim had been
bathed in the miraculous water,
DR.. Hooton said, and the fever
followed.
Informed of the order, Mother
Mahoney, high priestess Of the
cult, said:
"That won't make any diff
ference to us. as God is with
u.s."
The spring is surrounded by
a rough-hewn house where the
cult holds forth, and the mem
bers &te dunked to cure them
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
RATES
LOW IN D. {.

Announcement Of the rates to
be charged for electricity pro-
duced by the plant at Muscle
Shoals focused attention here to-
day on the rates charged local
consumers.
Local rates are among the low
est in the United States, vary
ing from a maximum of 3.9 cents
per kilowatt hour for household
lighting to the proposed rate of
ST. mills per kilowatt hour for
the street cars to be operated
under the impending merger.
The household rate, is 3.9 cents
per kilowatt hour for the first SO
hours; 3.6 for the next so; 2.9
for the next so and 2 cents Tor
each kilowatt hour over $50.
For cooking, heating and Other
domestic uses, the rate is lower
being 3.9 cents per kiloWatt nnll
for the first 10 hours and two
cents for eac hour thereafter.
Commercial rates for motors
battery charging, ETC., are 81
cents per kilowatt hour for the
first 100; 3.6 cents for the next
$50; 81 for the next 5000, anc
two cents for each kilowatt hou1
over $3.50.
Commercial rates for plants
furnishing their own transform
ers are much lower, scaling
downward from IA cents pei
kiloWatt hour.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
BUILDING GAINS
IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, Md, Sept. IA.
An odd race-the city's popula-
ton and building figures being
the contestants-is taking place
in this city.
Twenty years ago, the zoning
board and other municipal depart
ments have determined, there
were At persons for each Struc-
ture in the city. In the next ten
years, however, building progress
declined, and the figure reached
5.4 persons per structure.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
COOPER OFFERS
BANK CASE To
TREASURY
Has Revised Plan to Reopen
U. S. Savings at Once; New
Negotiator Named

Col. Wade H. Cooper, president
of the closed United States Sav.
ingS Bank, and his attorneys to-
day will present to Treasury Off
cials a revised plan for opening
the bank independently.
John w. Staggers, counsel for
Colonel Cooper, who, with w. Bis.
sell Thomas, successfully opposed
participation of the bank in the
Hamilton National Bank merger,
declined to make the details Of
the proposition known before its
presentation to Treasury fficials
in cnference, but asserted that it
would provide PAYNE 1T of more
than SO per cent of deposits in
cash Immediately and eventual
payment Of the remainder will be
insured.
Have Asked Relief
1t was revealed that F.. G. Await,
deputy comptroller of the cur.
rency, and Major w. Irving Shu.
man, of the reorganization divi-
sion, who were accused by Colonel
Cooper Of prejudice in insisting
on his banks participation in the
Hamilton merger instead of licen.
sing it to open independently,
have asked the Comptroller to re-
Ieve them Of conducting further
negotiations.
1t was explained that these Of.
t1clals do not admit prejudice
against Colonel Cooper or his as.
soclateS but asked to be relieved
in order that the latter may have
every opportunity to present his
case to an official strange to past
proceedings.
Was Persuaded
j. F. T. O'Connor, Comptroller
Of the Currency, is said to have
demurred to the request of his
subordinates, but was persuaded
by them to appoint another dep
uty to act in their stead.
Negotiations leading to the
opening will be conducted with
Gibbs Lyons, a deputy who has
had no connection with the bank
in the past.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
VOTE CONFINED
To CONCERTS
AND SHOWS
Council Holds Enabling Act
Doesn't Permit Widening
Elections Scope

A move to allow Hyattsville
residents to vote on whether they
approve Sunday sports as well
as Sunday movies was defeated
at a special meeting of the town
council last night. The referen-
dunn will be held october 2 and
no registration will precede the
election, it was decided.
Councilman H. A. Harrison in
troduced an amendment to the
referendum law to include base
ball and basketball events among
the activities legalized on Sunday
within the town limits, but it
was voted down on the stand
that the enabling act, allowing
the blue-law vote, specified Sun
day movies, lectures, concerts
and theatricals only, after 2 p. m.
A provision for fines for viola
tions was approved, however, set
ting the limits from $5 to $25,
depending on the seriousness"
Of the offense.
Two-thirds of the citizens Of
the area two weeks ago signed
a petition asking for the vote,
which was presented to the coun-
Gil by Robert Mccullough, anti
blue law leader.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
RESORT To GET.
DEEP CHANNEL

Ocean City, Md. can preserve
for all time the inlet prividen-
TALLY cut by the heavy storm
August 1924.
The Board of Public Works to-
day allotted $281, 900 to the Mary
land resort for dredging a six
foot channel and building retain
ing walls in it's harbor, and at
Sinepuxant Bay.
Maryland will provide an addi-
tional $5O0,0OO for the project,
which will be supervised by War
Department engineers.
Preservation of the storm born
channel will provide yachtsmen
and fishermen an ideal refuge
from storms, and will aid the local
fishing industry. Preliminary
plans have been completed and
work will start soon, it is indi-
Gated.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
johnson Halls NRA Parade
AS Marvellous Show

vantage point along the line Of
march.
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson,
National Recovery Administrator,
who reviewed the marching
masses, declared:
"It was the most marvellous
demonstration 1 have ever
SEEM"
From 1870 p. m. until a few
minutes before midnight the rep
resentatives Of every business and
industry in the city-from highest
leaders to the humblest employees
-tramped up the historic avenue
in tribute to the recovery move
ment.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
American y. to Open
ReuiStrQtiOn MOndau

The American University Col
lege Of Liberal Arts announces ad-
vanced courses in a variety Of
fields. A large number of juniors
have applied for admission and
more are expected when registra-
ton is held Monday and Tues
day.
Especially designed courses for
upperclass students include these
subjects: Modern European art,
aesthetics, organic chemistry,
money and banking, business ad-
ministration, principles of teach
ing, diplomatic backgrounds of
the World War and international
law.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14

NEW YORK, Sept. IA QN.S0.
Footsore and weary. but con-
sciously proud Of a job well done,
half the population of New York
today went back to the routine Of
office and home, shop and fac
tory after it's day in the sun.
A quarter of a million of them
may have seemed a bit less Spry
than usual. They were the march
ers who choked Fifth Avenue
through yesterday and last night
in the NRA parade-the greatest
demonstration Of civic enthusiasm
since the end of the World War.
And 100000 more were those
who packed the sidewalks, the
windows, rooftops and every other
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
'ROUing Ghost Due
To Pau PWA Force

Faced with the problem Of dis
bursing hundreds Of checks to en-
ployes recently hired by the PWA,
public works officials will adopt
a rowing disburser" system Fri
day, the Governments pay day.
The paymaster will visit the
sixth, third and first floors Of the
Interior building for periods Of an
hour or an hour and a half until
/ o'clock after which checks will
be obtained from the regular dis
bursing office.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
O|LPR|CEF|X|NG
LOOMS TODAY

President Roosevelt today was
ready to fix prices in the oil in
dustry within a few hours unless
the half dozen or so "bad spots"
in the industry speedily smoothed
out their troubles.
Oil Administrator Ickes re-
ported to the President the Cali
fornia price war and similar
trouble in Brooklyn appeared to be
spreading.
After his conference with the
Executive the administrator ad-
mitted Mr.. Roosevelt was con-
Sidering making the price-fiXing
provision of the oil industry fair
competition code operative.
The President and Ickes re-
vised the oil code materially in
their lengthy conference, but care
fully left the provision allowing
price-fixing as it was.
Ickes has ordered a compre-
hensive report on all price cutting
activities and other troubles in
the industry to be ready today or
tomorrow,
The Washington times., 1933-09-14

from disease and wash them Of
sin.
A fresh supply of serum was
received today. and DR.. Hooton
continued to give free inoculation
against the epidemic of the
fever that broke out about a
week ago.
A long line of patients was
waiting to receive the serum
yesterday when the supply was
exhausted. County authorities
are urging that all citizens be
inoculated.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
ONE BULL ELK EACH

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept.
IA G.N.SD.-Utah hunters will be
permitted to kill bull elk between
November 8 and November % un-
der a recent ruling Of the State
game commission. The number
of permits to be issued in each
county is limited and each hunter
will be allowed to kill but one
animal.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
LICENSED TO WED

Marriage licenses were issued In
Rockville yesterday to Bertram
Earl Taylor, 26, Bowie, Md, and
Helen Madeline Andrews, 18,
Washington: Tobia Flammia, 80,
Richmond, Va, and Evelyn Pau
line Brolliar, 18, Chicago, and
David N. Petit, 80, Washington,
and Ada MCGOWAN Pan, 80,
Takoma Park, Md.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
William Goldsmith
NeU Plumber Head

William Goldsmith Of Ballston,
has been elected president Of the
new Journeymen Plumbers and
Helpers Association.
The group organized for the
purpose of better cooperating
with the organized master plumb
ers under the NRA program. Rus
sell Kidwell was elected vice-preS-
ident; Henry Avitz, secretary
treasurer and Richard Bessley,
sergeaat-at-armS.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
2 HyGttsUiLLe Homes
Looted bu Thieves

College Park thieves are be-
neved by Hyattsville police to
have been the ones who ran.
sacked the homes Of DR.. L. C,
Broughton and Edwin R. Connor
within the last week, while the
occupants were away.
DR.. Broughton reported that
clothes are missing from his
home, while clothing, jewelry
and foreign coins were taken
from the other house. The rob-
berries occurred shortly after five
boys were released after their
arrest for trespassing in an
orchard.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14
Lions Urge Penalty
For NRA ViOLQtOrS

Penalties for violators of the
NRA were urged by the Silver
Spring Lions Club in q resolu-
ton adopted by that group last
night. The resolution was drawn
up by DR.. James Hanan and
Beryl English, both past presi-
dents Of the club.
The organization also planned
a ladies night, to be held Sep
tember 26 in the Montgomery
County Club. Beryl English is in
charge Of arrangements.
The Washington times., 1933-09-14

WOrryi WOrFyI Worry! The soIu-
tion to many Of your varied problems
can be found In 2he WANT AD SEC.
TLoN Of this new aDeE.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
Legion dominates
Officers

The following legionnaires were
put in nomination at the meeting
this week OF the Samuel C. Hart
post of the American Legion:
By the committee:
|. |. HAYNES, commander; Sam
McCubbins and Victor Yost, first
and second vice commanders; R.
n. Wingate, ~adjutant; w. M. Bar
ringer, finance officer; D. c. Dun
gan, service officer; Rev. Marshall
Wocdson, chaplain; w. H. Hardin,
historian; NJ. D. Ponder, sergeant
alarms.
Nominations were made from
the floor as follows: D. C. Dun
gan and c. Y. Roberts, command
er; c. A. Hartman, first bice COM
mander; Claud Lippard, Charles
Parker and Frank P. Bucker, Sc
eond VIC commander; ]. H. Lin
sle, adlutant; F. P. Buck, Nick
Yantslos, Fred Young, service Of
lcer; Nick Iantsios, assistant SER
VICE officer; ]. Z. Bell, Ed M. Allen,
sefSelnt-at-armS.
The election will be held in July
and the officers chosen at that time
will take office in October.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16

government Indebtedness at an in
terest rate of 5 per cent.
The indebted home-owners also
may borrow money to pay bach
taxes, and, if they are Unable tc
exchange their mortgages for gov
eminent paper, they may borrow 40
per cent in cash on the value of
their homes at a ate of s per cent
"In signing the home owners
loan act Of 1885," said the Presi-
dent, II feel that we have taken
another important step toward the
ending of deAation which was rap
idly depriving many millions of
farm and home owners from the
title and equity to their property.
"Co-operation among the off
Gals of the Home Owners Loan
corporation, the mortgagors, and
the mortgage during the next
few months will make many fore
closures unnecessary and will dc
substantial justice to all parties
concerned.
Members of the home lean bank
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
SKELETONS TO SOLVE
MASSACRE MYSTERY

Casper, Wyo.-Six human skele-
tens, discovered in the bed of :
dry gulch near the North Platte
River were believed to have solv-
ed the problem confronting histor-
ians attempting to locate the bur
ial place of cavalrymen massacrec
by Indians in 1865.
Excavations for additional skel-
etons were still under way.
The victims of the Indian wa,
were members of the Eleventh
Kansas Cavalry, under command
of Sergeant Amos. J. Custard, OF
Big Spring Kansas. The army wa:
ambushed by Indians and 10 were
killed.
History says the men were
buried in a single trench.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
May Pick Home
Bank Cities Today
Confined from front page

Continued from front page
several weeks and are optimistic
over the prospects of obtaining the
bank for Salisbury.
Messrs. Sigmon and Gooch have
made several trips to Washington
recently, presenting the advantages
offered by Salisbury for the loca-
ton of such a bank and contact
ing the proper officials in the Capt.
tai city.
Should Salisbury be selected as
state headquarters, it is believed
Raleigh and Asheville will be chos-
en- for the two regional banks
authorized in the bill in addition
to the state headquarters.
The legislation originally pro-
posed by the President allows own
ers of homes up to $4,000 in val
he to exchange their mortgages for
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16

board, who will administer the
refnancing, intend to establish of
fees throughout the country with
in a month to get the job under
way.
Eight per cent of the value of
the homes will be allowed for
each transaction, but it may not
exceed $4,000.
Provision is made for a three
year moratorium on interest pay
ments. Repayments will be on a
15-year basis.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
Farm Chief To
Act This Week
Rredy To Authorize Proposal To
Take 100000 Acres Ont
OF Production

Full speed ahead was ordered this
week bv administrators of the farm
relief act.
Secretary Wallace, who receiv-
ed tn, biggest grant of power ever
extended to an official in the ef-
to~t TO solve American farm ills,
Mil take one of his biggest steps
in applying it this week when he
ol3rs to authorize publicly a pro-
no.al Ter cutting the acreage Of
his wears cotton crop. He hopes
70 take up to so per cent-at leas:
10000, 600 acres-out of produc-
ticn.
Programs to decrease production
,nd formulate trade agreements
AIMED TO improve lons-range prices
If rice. tobacco, corn, hogs and
d3j-v products also are at his elbow.
After knocking at the doors Of
congress fer IS years, agriculture
ISIS this spring were accorded more
LEGISLATION than has ever before
been directed specifically in their
direction in a decade,
One of the most significant is
the mortgage rehnancing act
which makes up to 1900, 900, 900
available for refunding farm land
debts and S2oo,ooo,o 900 for loans
10 farmers faced with less of their
homes through foreclosures.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16

hundred and fifty thousand dol
,ars, with Peter w. Haristcn ano
D. F. Caldwell as surety. M. S
Mckenzie, Esq. being on the bench
It this time.
Samuel w. Brown having exhi.
bited a certificate from the boarc
Of commissioners of the town 81
Salisbury, recommending him az {
suitable person to retail spiritiou'
liquors; it therefore is ordered BY
he court that he be and is hereb,
authorized and licensed to retail
such liquors at his house opposite
I. NJ. Crawfords livery stable fol
one year.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16

]. Roseman could be found a.
Rosemond's store. Henderson ano
Ennis were dealing in numerous
.rtic!es. Frank & Reader succeeded
N. Boyden in the foundry business.
Harris and Sullivan were condu T.
ing a business at Gold Hill. A.
Meyers was dealing in dry goods.
The Salisbury Banner was being
published by J. J. Stewart. E. D.
Austin lived ten miles west and
had vegetable lithontriptic for
sale. George Mowery was running
a dray. Michael Brown was a COM
mission Merchant. From the above
it would seem that Salisbury hao
more live business people than to-
day, pick up a Salisbury paper and
compare them, it pays to advertise.
pick up a Salisbury paper fifty
years hence and quite = numbe'
of Salisbury men will not appear to
have ever existed.
Other items of 1851 from re-
cords of old minute docket of
Court of Pleas and Quarter Ses-
sions in the office of B. D. Nc
Cubbins, Clerk of the Superb
Court:
Ordered by the Court that 2ur-
ton Craige and R. A. Caldwell be
appointed administrators of Charles
F. Fisher, decd, and thereupon
they came into court and qualified
and gave bend in the sum of one
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
HICKORY MAN
$4,000 IN ACTION

Hlckcry.-A judgment for $751;
ooo' one of the largest ever re-
turned In a negligence suit in
oatawba county, was awarded by
a jury In superior court at Newton
last week to Ernest Wannemacher
of Hickory,
The verdict was returned against
Or. 9, H. Harding, Jr., Frank
Johnson and Gabe Lawson, all of
Forsyth county, In a damage suit
growing out of an automobile COL
llslon at Winston-Salem April s,
1881, in which Wannemacher was
seriously injured. Vernon Eckard
OF Marion, also a defendant in the
case, was absolved by the jury,
which found no negligence on his
part.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
Buy in Salisbury
relieved by

L decided to take Thedford's
black-Draught, as I had been hav-
ing bilious SPELLS" writes Mr..
CHARLES E. Stevens, of Columbus,
ind. when l get bilious, I feel
sleepy and tired and do not feel
ike doing my work. 1t is hard to
Tell how l feel, but I do not feel
good. get awfully dizzy. 1 know
then that 1 had better take some
thlng. After 1 found how good
black-Draught is, that is what I
nave used. l guess it rids me Of
me bile, for 1 feel better don't
teel like l am dropping off to sleep
every time I sit down. That, to
me, is a very bad feeling"
Now you a get Bldck-Drdught IN
The form of a SYRUP, for CHILDREN.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
Interesting Items
OF t Days
by Clyde Fnnis) I"

Continuing items from last week
which appeared in this column We
find the following:
August lst. 1S61-Another
item consists of a preamble and re-
solution by the vestry of St. Luke.
Church in regard to the death OF
Col. Chas Fisher, which took place
at the battle of Manassas July 2ls,
1861. 1t is signed by six well
known Salisburians who hive long
since passed over the river.
Another item says that Capt. P.
A. Kennerly of the Mechanics
Guard is filling his company,
Another refers to Mr.. Emanuel.
Waterman at the Yadkin Railroad
bridge, he went to sleep on the
track and was struck by the ex-
press train and was brought to Sal
isbury for medical attention, pro-
badly MORALLY wounded.
Another item refers to the ap-
pointment of Moses A.. Smith,
Gather of our mailman, Leroy
Smith), to the office of Postmaster
of Salisbury, by the Confederate
Government.
Among the advertisements, We
learn that w. H. Wyatt was con-
Quoting a Drug Store. S. H. Wiley
was conducting the Salisbury Male
Academy. w. R. Wilson was doing
a jewelry business. James E. Kerr
was clerk of Rowan Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions. A. A.. Harb.n
was Clerk of the Davie Court,
James H. Ennis was in business
here. A. D. Wilkerson was in char
&c of the Salisbury Female Semi
nary. The Western North Caro-
lima railroad did not go further
west than Morganton, James {.
Hunter was chief engineer and sup
erintendent and the offices were in
Salisbury.
Capt. w. C. Lord, of the 9Th
infantry, wanted IS able bodied
men to complete his company.
John c.. Correll had drums for sale
and he could be found at Wilhelm
& Germans Furniture Store. Nc
Cubbins and Foster were conduct
ing a general store. DIR. |. W. Jones
had an office first door above Buis
Confectionery. L. Bingham wa
clerk and master of equity for
the county. R. and W. Murphy
were conducting a general store.
David We'll was conducting a
clothing store. James Horah was
matchmaker and jewe1er. SPrauge
Bros. were doing business her.
John !. Shaver was town lntend'ht
and the town had a citizens patrol.
MUIR & Sossamion were doing a
timer business and sold stoves.
Horah & Ramsey were selling dry
goods. McNeely and Young were
doing business. Thomas E. Brown
was running a livery stable. Jones
& Overman were doing a hardware
business. DR.. Resent was our DELI
fist. w. C. Lord was an Attorney.
DR.. w. H. Howerton was located
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
REPORT FURTHER TRADE
GAINS

New York.-Further trade gains
in nearly every part of the cour-
try are indicated in the past weeks
reports from the chief centers of
production and distribution, the
Dun & Bradstreet Review said.
The contra-seasonal expansion is
spectacular in some fields, the Re-
view added.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
GETS BIG RAIL ORDER

Birmingham, Ah.-The Tennes-
see Coal Iron s Railroad company
here announced it has received
orders for rails and t'tplates a.
mounting to s45o,oo0 from the
Seaboard Airline railway.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
CHRISTIANA LUTHERAN

Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morning services
at II o'clock. Luther Leagues at 6.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN
M. L. Stirewalt, D. D. Pastor

Sunday school 9:45 a. m. The service, IL a.
m. Luther Leagues, 6:45 P. m. Bible study, We'd
nesday 7:3o p. m.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
ASSOCIATE REF. PRESBYTERIAN

HooOOIAIE NET. PKESB I IEK1AIN
Rev. Gilbreth l.. Kerr, Pastor
Bible school, 10 a. m. Morning worship, IL a..
m. Pastor 6:45. Meeting of societies, 1880 p. m.
Evening worship. Prayer service Wednesday, 1880
P. m.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
SPENCER PRESBYTERIAN

John L. Parks, Minister
Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship,
II o'clock. Vesper service, 5 o'clock p. m. Pray
er meeting Wednesday evening 7:3o.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. T. c. Cook, Pastor
Church school, 9:45, a. m. Morning worship,
IL o'clock. Young Peoples meeting at 6:4 P.
m. Evening services, 7:30 o'clock. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
CALVARY LUTHERAN (SPENCER)

B. ]. Wessinger, Pastor
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Morning worship II
J. m.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-06-16
HAVEN

Sunday school 9:45. Morning services at II.
Vespers at 7:30.