31 Aug 1922
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1922
Page
1
Frederick residents show rising interest in Friday night meeting at the Y M C A to discuss strict enforcement of laws with delegates from about thirty five fraternal groups invited to vote. A prior August 18 gathering planned September 1 to approve recommendations guiding the movement led by Guy K Motter.
Work started Tuesday on a 2.03 mile concrete link between Myersville and Middletown, awarded to M. J. Grove Lime Company for 75391 dollars. The project is one of eight contracts from the State Road Commission following a Baltimore meeting where a Harmony road extension dispute was raised. The commission continues with its original alignment plans despite the earlier opposition and debate.
The First Regiment Band will give a concert in Court House Park Sunday afternoon September 3 at three o'clock. A prior rain postponement moved it to this venue. If rain again interferes, the concert will be held at the Armory at the same hour. The program will be announced later.
Fifteen men were killed and sixteen injured in an explosion at Canadian Colleries No 4 mine in Cumberland British Columbia. All bodies have been recovered. The Associated Press reported the disaster at Transmuir coal properties in the area.
O. B. Cooper, 32, of Marionville Virginia near Lorettaville, had his right arm torn off when caught in a threshing machine belt while working this morning. He was taken to Frederick City Hospital where the arm was amputated at the shoulder.
Licenses totaling 569 county and 62 state wide have been issued at the clerk of the court's office as the open hunting season for doves squirrels railbirds reed birds and other game starts tomorrow. Season dates for squirrels and reedbirds are listed with bag limits and a new tag on the back rule carries a $15 fine.
David M. Winpigler, aged 84, near Pearl, seeks a wife after an unanswered ad for a 3% housekeeper. Pension officials allegedly urged him to wed, and he notes a monthly income while living with his three adult sons who resist his plans.
Chicago August 31 The United Brotherhood and Railroad Shop Laborers Union press for a living wage. W J Lauck union statistician testifies that a living wage across industries could lift pay by 22 to 3 percent. The lowest band would raise minimal earnings to $1.00 for workers under a $32 billion industry budget in 1918.
Brunswick officials and local business leaders pressed to end the strike by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. Officials proposed workers return to old positions with prior status, follow National Wage Board scales, retain insurable and pension rights, and restore seniority. A public meeting was planned to present the offers to the shop craft men and secure a hearing, while a separate meeting sought to maintain town support and swift resolution.
The Orphans Court will decide today if the administrator of the estate of the late Cor Delia A. Cramer has failed to make proper returns of assets. Minnie Culler and Elsie Shafer, daughters of the deceased, petition the court. Willam I. Cramer is the defendant administrator. Numerous witnesses have been summoned. Leo Weinberg serves as counsel for the petitioners, with Frank L. Stoner and William M. Storm for the defense.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a 165000 facility in Brunswick to house 600 rooms for employees hired since a show craft strike. Work is continuous, with a kitchen dining room recreation and sleeping quarters plus bowling pool tables and swimming pools. President Willard offered 48 hours to return to work and reports say about six strikers resumed duties. Over 450 new workers are now employed at Brunswick yards.
New York August 31 professional pressure pressed oils equipments motors Marine preferred and high grade railroad shares. Independent upward moves continued in domestic oils food textile and express issues. The decline in speculative stocks strained the list though some newly awakened favorites bought. News and steel mergers rates and foreign issues dampened confidence. New highs were set. Chicago and Alton bonds slumped, call money opened, closing was strong with about 350000 shares traded.
Chicago and A receivership filing in federal court aims to ease strike troubles by placing the railroad under federal supervision. Total indebtedness listed at 14 million dollars. ongoing friction includes shopmen strikes, with government officials calling the action a potential test of supervision. Deliberations and courtroom tension marked the trial as jury selection began amid ongoing security measures.
Washington reports officials negotiating with operators in Philadelphia have accepted the settlement proposal from Friday night talks. Advices in official circles say operators may also approve soon. Details from Philadelphia were not disclosed and officials expressed confidence in an imminent agreement.
A Middletown man Stanley Kefauger left his running Ford outside George Dobb’s store. The brakes allegedly loosened and the car sped down the hill, veering left then right, racing five blocks before crashing at Shank’s creamery. No pedestrians were harmed as streets were clear. Kefauger said stopping would have been illegal, ruining his night.
A man matching gunman James Hart or his double was seen in Frederick at a Market Street grocery. Storekeeper E. J. Winebrenner recalled serving a 200 pound, six foot man who bought ten cents worth of Bologna and later identified Hart's photo in Baltimore papers, noting the striking resemblance.
The House approved an amendment by 85 to 64 to remove from the coal distribution bill the provision allowing the President to reinstate the act in future emergencies after declaring the ongoing production and transportation emergency over.
The Reparations Commission unanimously accepted the Belgian compromise on the German moratorium proposition at Paris. The French member sided with the others following a long interview with Premier Poincare. Three Frederick young men passed the state bar exam on June 26 and 27: Alton Y Bennett, Francis H Urter, and Walter E Sian, with addresses on North Market Street and East Second Street.
Seven bridges on the St. Louis Southwestern line between Texarkana and Stamps Ark were burned last night. A train was held up for an hour while track repairs followed. The incident comes amid reports of radical rounding up plots and a dynamited bridge in Wilmington Delaware.
Chicago reports of a dynamite plot tied to a plan to wreck the Western express lead police to seek three men C A Lagham J J Boyle and Frank N Hartman all Chicago residents. Investigators link the plot to a prior incident near Gary Indiana and search for a stock of dynamite.
In Hagerstown the District Conference ends its annual session with Rev. James G. Martins address on the Business Side of the Ministry. Ministers, laymen, and visiting clergy discuss spiritual conditions and education, with emphasis on church needs and civic uplift.
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