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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1915
Page
6
Baltimore reports a looming coal supply crunch as producers warn of scarce transport and labor tensions. The market shows a 2,500,000 ton deficit vs last year at this time, with high demand for both hard and soft coal as buyers rush to secure fuel for winter.
The piece argues that a completed English Channel tunnel would dramatically speed and secure troop and supply transfers, potentially paying for itself in the first war year, while noting the idea remains impractical and vulnerable to sabotage. It cites how current cross-Channel logistics expose convoys to danger and suggests a peacetime reality for the project.
Otis Harlan recalls meeting Charles Hoyt in 1887 at the Net House Columbus and Hoyt’s rise as a prolific American playwright. He notes Hoyt’s frugal payroll habits, personal aloofness, and his method of developing plays from ideas before writing full shows. Harlan discusses Hoyt’s hits such as A Rag Baby A Black Sheep and A Midnight Bell, Hoyt’s wives Flora Walsh and Caroline Miskel Hoyt, and Hoyt’s evolving work leading to A Dog in a Manger and A Texas Steer.
Paris notes Aristide Briand becomes premier for the first time six years after rising to prominence. Born in Nantes, he studied law and shaped liberal policy on church and state separation. His early reforms and firm handling of railway strikes defined a career marked by moderation and resilience.
County Road Directors met at the courthouse to consider a request from Bloomington and Luke residents for a new road connecting the two towns. The board will proceed to construction once rights of way are secured, with Russell Patterson representing the Bloomington merchants seeking the route.
Farmers should supply ice to cool cream promptly to ensure high quality and better prices. An article from 1910 shows 500 pounds per cow annually, 1000 pounds per cow to cover shrinkage, with 20 cows needing about 10 tons. Ice houses cost under 50 dollars and storage costs under 1 dollar per ton. Ice helps butter fat cost efficiency. Farmers' Bulletin 628 offers free guidance on ice use.
Postmaster General Burleson’s order allowing motorcycles on rural routes satisfies millions across the United States. Reports from post offices show motorcycles and side vans meet the department’s needs, aiding both rural and suburban districts. Parcel post boosts service, delivering city shipments to patrons and farm produce to rural residents.
In Kittanning Pennsylvania on November 3 five persons were injured, two seriously, when a car carrying a Halloween party rolled over a 70-foot embankment into a creek on the Kittanning Indiana pike near Horshoe Bend. A broken steering gear caused the crash as the car tumbled four times. Injured include Mrs Charles Eberhart internal and spinal injuries. Charles Eberhart husband of Mrs Eberhart fractured right leg and three ribs. Mary Rau head and body bruises Olive Rau bruises Edith Rau bruises.
The board received a $10,000 grant from Judge Henderson to cover road expenses through May 1 as a new board takes office. Directors say all county roads have been oiled and patched to preserve mileage for state automobile tax revenue. About one mile of Willowbrook road from Lindervill e to the state road nears completion.
A historical recipe describes making hot water gingerbread by mixing sugar molasses shortening ginger and soda in boiling water then adding lard if used. Bake in a large dripping pan forty minutes in a moderate oven.
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