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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
6
Commissioner Baughman outlines a plan to issue auto tags by mail to ease year end rush. Applications, engine number, car type, and other details will be taken from office files and sent in a window envelope with postage for return. The owner signs the card, the envelope is sealed, and tags are mailed back.
Upperclassmen at Annapolis confront possible dismissal after recent intoxication incidents. Secretary of the Navy Daniels reviews cases with Superintendent Seales and the board. Two midshipmen were arrested after being found intoxicated in the streets, while bootlegger activity is noted in the recent incidents.
Washington Oct reports sweeping changes in federal tax law. A business meeting in New York by the National Industrial Conference Board endorses substitutes for the excess profits tax, including higher corporate income tax and new per unit levies on gas, sugar, coffee, and tea. Also proposed are increased excise taxes and a general auto excise, with federal licensing tags. In sports news, Frederick county’s Thomas Chick Day, former Hagerstown center fielder, has been drafted by Charlotte in the South Atlantic League for 1921. He is expected to join next spring after a strong 1920 Blue Ridge League season.
On October 22 men attempting entry to the War Eagle mine in Mingo County West Virginia were fired upon but none were hit. Deputy sheriffs with bloodhounds and federal soldiers on patrol conducted an immediate investigation. The mine has been closed since the July 1 strike.
E. HW Barbour of the State University reported unearthing a prehistoric animal skeleton in Cook's ranch fossil beds near Scotts Bluff. He estimates the specimen is over 200000 years old and plans to preserve it and send it to the University Museum.
Union leaders forecast a hard contest as the United Mine Workers plan a major gathering in Philadelphia next Tuesday. Philip Murray of Pittsburgh urges higher wages, citing the need to raise the anthracite minimum above 420 to align with bituminous region standards. The federation’s semi annual meeting of women’s clubs is set for October 28 at University Loft in College Park Maryland.
Miss Florence Kuade aged 17 of Atlantic City eloped with David Fox to Elkton and faced custody on runaway and kidnapping charges. Sheriff Seth will return them to Atlantic City after parents' report, while a separate Cleveland bank robbery left a clerk wounded and bandits chased near Redford with four captured.
On October 22 at 27 Barroome Pittsburgh Rev William N Woodfin a prohibition agent and 27 assistants raided 27 saloons and hotels in Braddock and confiscated two truckloads of liquor. The liquor will be brought to the prohibition commissioner's headquarters here.
Middletown’s soccer team overwhelmed Mt Airy 6 to 0 on Mt Airy’s home grounds. The report lists players and scorers, notes arrests for drunkenness, and mentions Baltimore Army recruiting activity at the Broderick Fair with Captain Otto A. Swoboda observing parachute feats.
Local grocery advertises Puffd Wheat two boxes for 25 cents and Blue Ribbon Peaches at 30 cents per pound. Also promotes Lazy Hens feed Lay or Bust four pounds for 25 cents.
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