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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1914
Page
5
Frank G Carroll and K Wilson, jailed for Union Bank robbery in this city, escaped the Holidaysburg county jail after squeezing through six inch bars using soap and a mattress rope. Police and citizens comb the area as a large reward is expected.
Delayed by censorship three thousand troops move north toward Torreon while Villa and the Constitutionalist army fight Velasco at Parras. A train from San Pedro brings 200 wounded rebels and 64 Federal prisoners.
Readiness builds for the Dig annual Master dance by the Young Men's Club at Daisy's Dancing Academy on South Mechanic Street. Over two hundred invitations issued, expected record attendance with many out of town guests and members home for Easter vacation, plus invitees from Georges Creek area.
A dozen Boy Scouts led by Scoutmaster Portmess and Scout Leon Willison set out at 30 this morning for a round trip to Pinto Md. They will camp and cook meals as they go, practicing woodcraft under their leader. The 40 mile journey is expected to finish after nine this evening. Troop No. 1 did not join the hike as announced.
Wade A. Smith traveling salesman for Easy Washing Tablet Co and Emma Frantz daughter of Mrs. Laura Frantz and the late John G. M. Frantz were married Saturday evening by Rev. Joseph Dawson of Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Smith will accompany her husband on business trips and they left this afternoon for Clarksburg West Virginia. Smith is a son of Isaac A. Smith, merchant.
Ham and Dudley Harvey Elder died when their car plunged over an embankment into a creek near Los Angeles on April 13. They were trapped beneath the vehicle and drowned after returning from a fishing trip. Ham, once a wealthy Mexico City banker, had been imprisoned after a bank failure and later released during a revolution.
Theodore Stanley, a Black man in Birmingham, Alabama, says four shots were fired April 13 striking his head. He removed a flattened bullet and asked officers not to arrest Octavia Davis, claiming she is "a little careless with her temper."
Vera Cruz April 13 The report says American marines are ready to land at Tampico if General Zaragosa does not salute the United States flag by o'clock this evening but the information is unconfirmed. General Maas and the American Consul William Canada denied or withheld details.
St John’s Newfoundland reports the steamer Kite and its 70 crew believed lost in a blizzard that also endangered sealers from the crase and Southern Cross.
Albany reports a gunman executed at Sing Sing claimed a confession before death while officials disclose plans to publish a full report on the execution including statements from others. Gov Glynn and Superintendent Riley were involved as witnesses to the morning developments.
The United States demands a salute to the American flag by Mexican Federals at Torreon to honor Marines captured and paraded. President Wilson stated this at the White House, with clearer terms after Easter delays in full reparations for Tampico incident.
The morning docket included D. J. Bradley v J. E. Salyards for personal injury with Bradley claiming a November 13 motorcycle crash broke two ribs. Judge directed non pros after jury consideration. A second suit, Mrs C E Wilhelm v H W Yonkers, concerns a board bill with Yonkers alleged to have paid several but not this one. case expected to extend through the day. Attorneys A Taylor Smith and W McHugh represented Salyards and Bradley, while J Philip Roman and W V Wilson fought for Wilhelm and Yonkers.
The Easter offering of Emmanuel Sunday school reached 215.54 dollars with one class contributing. Rector the Rev. William Cleveland Hicks calls the result most gratifying.
The yacht Mayflower with John Lind, the President's personal representative to Mexico, reached Washington at 10 o clock. Lind called on the President later in the day.
President Wilson arrived at the White House shortly after 7 o'clock today following the Easter holiday at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
Classified rental ad for a third floor flat at the corner of Virginia avenue and Third street announcing availability May 1 and instructing applicants to apply at M. C. a Third National Bank Building.
The body of 49 year old Frederick Dreyer was found hanging from a tree near the B O railroad tracks west of Paw Paw West Virginia. A belt tied to a branch was discovered by Jacob Galloday. Relatives could not yet be located and two suit cases and clothing were found with him. Authorities treat it as a possible suicide following a sighting near Green Spring Saturday night.
A party of eight Cardinal Athletic Club members returned last night from a canoe trip down the Potomac River to Orleans Cross Roads. They left at 6 o clock Good Friday morning and traveled via Cumberland dam Doe Gully to Orleans Cross Roads then by canal boat to Cumberland before returning by train.
Madrid April 13. The United States pledged protection for Spaniards in Mexico in reply to Spanish representations. Secretary Bryan telegrammed that action would be taken and stated that General Carranza would not confiscate the property of the expelled Spaniards.
Baltimore crowds gathered for the Federal League opener between Buffalo and Baltimore on York road as Mayor Preston and Governor Goldsborough tossed the first ball. The city declared a municipal half holiday with many shops closing at noon amid a large parade and unseasonably clear skies.
Mr and Mrs William Cole host a dancing party tonight at their new Cumberland Street home to celebrate daughter Evelyn Coles birthday anniversary.
The obituary column details multiple funerals and burials. Elizabeth Love Macfarlane of 4 North Lee street had a 4 pm service led by Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt at home before burial in Rose Hill. Honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers listed, with numerous attendees from out of town. Other obituaries include Maria A. Ambrose, 68, buried after plans to ship to Great Cacapon. Thomas McCullough, 62, funeral arranged by Cumberland Lodge No. 60, Knights of Pythias. Mrs. Margaret ONeil, 56, funeral at St. Patrick’s Church. Henry W. Feaga, buried in German Lutheran Cemetery. Marion C. Perry, daughter of Dr. Roberson, interred at Rose Hill. Mrs. Rebecca J. Miller, 72, to be buried in Gilpintown. Mrs. J. A. Morris, 43, buried at Piney Grove. and Jesse Wagner, 62, a Black man noted as a barber.
A barber living at the Mollinari Hotel on Harrison Street died yesterday afternoon at 2 30 from heart failure. He came to the city years ago and ran a barber shop on North Centre Street. He leaves many relatives in Hagerstown, where he lived prior to moving here. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Cumberland residents and visitors populate the town for Easter week. Miss Margaret Ackerman returns home from Cumberland. Thomas Wheeler from Grafton Insurance is in town. many attend funerals and visits in Baltimore and Atlantic City. Local officials Andrew Ramsey and others travel for meetings. physicians and students return for vacation. J B Myers takes new duties in Baltimore. Richard Semmes is home with laryngitis. Prof J S J Buckey’s son arrives due to the father’s illness.
A sequence of couples with residences in Maryland and Pennsylvania is listed. Names include Wade Augusta Smith and Emma Willard Frantz from Cumberala Maryland. Gorman Melton Barkman of Everett Pennsylvania. Olive Marie Stockman of Cham man's Run Pa. Alonzo Geyer Toms of McKeesport Pa. Lillian Kate Jarmon Liberty Borough Pa. Paul Smith Wetherell and Alice Marie Courtney of Connellsville Pa. Orville Lawrence Filer and Emma Neher of Altoona Pa. Domenico Bevelacqua and Maria Grande of Cumberland Md. Wilford Roby and Zella Grace Kim mel Garrett Pa. Charles Solomon Ross and Gladys Marie Stuard Barton Md. Earl Peter O'Hara Wilmon Pa and Mary Evalyne Haupst Cressan Pa.
George R Hansell and Margaret E Hansell transfer parcel on the National Turnpike to Paul and Mary Ellen Goldsworthy for $10. Washington reports a sunny day as the annual egg rolling on the White House lawn draws thousands with President Wilson and Eleanor Wilson hosting cabinet children guests.
In Brindix near Peshwar on April 13 a petty officer in the native English army section fatally shot three men and wounded four others before a comrade killed him. The incident ended with the officer's death.
Passenger timetable in effect November 30 1913 lists Cumberland Hays street station Mount Savage Frostburg Borden San Midland Lonaconing under General Manager Robertson.
The Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station advises farmers to apply lime when preparing corn fields. Use at least a ton of burned lime or two tons of ground limestone per acre, updated every five to six years. Hydrated lime runs about $2.10 per ton, ground limestone $1.50. choice depends on quality, price, and haul distance.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station reports timothy and red top yields lagging profits. Tests in three fields show nitrogen and nitrate of soda boost yields, with 250 pounds each per acre of nitrate of soda and acid phosphate as top dressing yielding up to almost three times the unfertilized plots. Apply fertilizer when grass begins to grow.
All growing animals require mineral matter to build a frame for support. Chickens grow rapidly and need more mineral material in feed to prevent flesh from outpacing bone development, ensuring healthy chicks.
Advice notes that free range flocks may lack bone material from insects when large numbers are kept on restricted runs. Lime ashes help briefly but not enough. A constant dish of ground or granular bone is recommended to prevent weak legs crooked backs and unhealthy birds this spring.
A large group led by Grand Master John W. Young and including W Harrison and others left for Hagerstown to attend dedication exercises for the new Odd Fellows Temple. The day features a big parade with over a thousand lodge members and several bands participating.
Maryland Agricultural College urges testing seed corn to ensure strong growth. It suggests selecting mature ears in fall, curing and storing properly, then testing at the school house to compare with other farms and gauge community seed quality.
The article describes a simple seed corn testing method called the Rag Dol tester. A 9 by 5 inch muslin strip with twenty squares holds six grains per ear. After moistening and rolling, it is placed in warm sawdust to sprout, enabling testing enough seed for one acre. Free full directions offered by the writer at College Park.
Feeding young chicks at the Maryland Experiment Station in spring 1914 by Roy H. Waite details first 24 to 48 hours as blank then initial feeds of horried oats beaten eggs and shell. For up to three weeks, a mash of bran corn meal mid dlings beef scrap and salt, plus a grain mixture of cracked corn cracked wheat hailed oats.
The guide outlines daily feeding for chicks with mash in shallow troughs at 10 A M and 4 P M and grain in straw litter three times daily. Begin with moist mash, then dry feed as chicks learn. Provide egg and oat meal occasionally, keep chicks hungry but not starving, and use small frequent rations. From three weeks onward use dry mash at noon and a mixed scratch feed twice daily. Adjust beef scraps and green feed based on growth and range for insects. Ensure clean water twice daily and give fine grit after the first days. If using bone meal with beef scrap, add bone meal or ground bone small amounts to the ration.
Advert calling for agents across West Virginia and western Maryland to handle deliveries of The Press. Includes instruction to write for particulars from The Cumberland Press in Cumberland, Md.
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