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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1915
Page
5
Nell and Dick Morton discuss marrying soon with a paid for bungalow on their lot. They consider borrowing at six percent, buying life and sickness insurance, and living rent free while the house is built, then seek parental approval at dinner.
A reader asks about hair loss remedies and care plus questions on curling, trimming, washing frequency, and safe styling. Mrs Thompson advises gentle scalp massage with a tonic, warns against overly tight hairstyles, supports trimming split ends, and suggests not washing more often than every three weeks.
Neighboring editors praise Brans Mk officials for anti gambling stance. Town Council enacted a strict ordinance with fines from ten to fifty dollars. Two raids under the law show officers will enforce action and sustain order. The move signals possible broader effort to purify public life and affairs.
A Terra Haute inquiry shows eighty of 114 defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud plead guilty. Despite some progress against bribery and graft, widespread belief and public concern persist about ballot purity and the depth of reform.
Washington correspondent Charles Brooks Smith notes the next year’s senatorship race attracts all interest. Governor Hatfield will seek opportunities at the session while Attorney General Lilly is seen as a key factor. Former Senator Elkins and Slaae E. Mann are also pursuing the seat and oppose the Governor, recalling the bitter two years ago election and the lasting sores.
Harrisburg January 20 Martin o Brumbaugh of Philadelphia sworn in as governor announced the following appointments Francis Shunk Brown Philadelphia attorney general Cyrus K Woods Greensburg Secretary of the Commonwealth James S Hiatt Philadelphia private secretary No adjutant general appointed though expected to be reappointed Thomas J Stewart believed to be named soon He learned last Saturday of the timing for an adjutant general appointment.
Martin G Brumbaugh former Philadelphia schools superintendent was inaugurated governor of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg before the General Assembly and state officials. The inaugural ceremony occurred on a decorated platform before Capitol, with the elder Brumbaugh, the new governor's father, present to witness the oath.
The annual Baltimore auto show opened at the Fifth Regiment Armory under the Maryland Automobile Club and the Baltimore Automobile Dealers’ Association. More than 60 late model cars from leading American manufacturers on display. The show runs through the end of the week.
Pinehurst North Carolina hosts the eighth annual midwinter trapshooting handicap with over 100 top amateurs and professionals. The event runs through the week with sweepstakes then preliminaries Friday and the handicap Saturday, featuring more than $3,000 in purses and trophies for winners.
New Orleans January 20 The Southern Pine Association replacing the dissolved Yellow Pine Manufacturers' Association completed its organization yesterday The new body will keep permanent headquarters in New Orleans with J E Rhodes as secretary, former secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association at Chicago.
William McFarland Schaidt and Ida Patterson Hulmes of Lona coning Md Frederick Maxel Reed of Gallitzin Pa and Martha Susan Stewart of Duncansville Pa Milton Bullett and Florence May Christian of Huntington Pa Roy Elmer Wilson and Florence Margaret Henry of Clarksburg Wa Va Gallary Arthur Caldwell of Neri Md and Sarah Levy New York NY Frank William Dingman of Barkeyville Pa and Amie Leisla Dunlap Harrisville a
Lyman H. Howe presents films on sailors marines and naval life at the Maryland Theatre with features such as Among the Wild Tribes of the Philippine Islands and a National cash register factory demonstration. January 22 23 and Saturday matinee. tickets and show details available by phone.
Wilbur P. Harp aged 31 of 7 German Avenue, recently employed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, is held at Southwestern Police Station after being charged with embezzling 1036.04 dollars. He denied taking the money at yesterday's hearing before Justice Schirm.
New Jersey bankers protested to the Federal Reserve board over inclusion in the Philadelphia district rather than New York, arguing long standing ties with New York banks and commerce. Newark, Hoboken, and Jersey City bankers opposed Philadelphia assignment. Baltimore protests also noted. Board action is uncertain with other protests expected from multiple states.
More than 200 prominent suffragists gathered in Albany for the New York state suffrage banquet as enthusiasm surged for votes for women. Governor Whitman’s support of Mrs Whitman’s suffrage stance bolsters belief that voters will back equal rights at the polls.
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