Court Urges Grand Jury to Probe Violations of Dry Law
The court urges a vigorous grand jury probe into constant and flagrant violations of prohibition. Chief Judge Hammond Urner called for diligent inquiry, indictments where warranted, and emphasized impartiality, secrecy, and duty to enforce all penal laws without discrimination. The charge referenced the murder of Policeman John H. Adams and urged focus on law enforcement authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond Urner
Urner
John H. Adams
Adams
Grand Jury
bar of justice
Jakes
Grayson Fined for Disorderly Conduct After Slugging
Grayson, a colored man, got into an argument after drinking on Saturday evening. He struck Wesley Caesar, another colored man, on the jaw. Officer Painter arrested Grayson, and Justice Brust found him guilty, fining $10 and costs and sentencing him to 20 days in jail for disorderly conduct.
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Grayson
Wesley Caesar
Caesar
Painter
Brust
Law and duty bind citizens to uphold justice
The court urges impartial enforcement of criminal law and to avoid actions that erode respect for law. It stresses shared responsibility among courts, juries, officers, and citizens to back lawful authority, citing Officer Adams’s sacrifice and urging obedience to statutes approved by voters. The piece lists the grand and petit juries appointed, noting a no-show replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Adams
John Adams
Francis B. Sappington, Sr
Mr. Sappington
A. Theodore Blentlinger
Cavin Anderson
Joseph W. Darner
Charles H. Beall
Rodney W. Rippeon
S. Lestie Shafer
John W. Flock
G. Lewis Hightman
D. Henry Havener
Ralph Geers
Roy Gardner
Joshua Gross
George L. Peters
Gabriel G. Lawson
David R. Fry
Cornelius K. Staley
James E. Baker
Joseph H. Kelly
Charles F. Zimmerman
Benjamin F. Burg
Martin W. Swann
petit jury
John C. Garst
J. Dean Zeiler
Frank Eppley
J. E. Myers
Harry P. Nixdoril
William B. McKenzie
James B. Eider
Ernest K. Harper
Will'am Cadie
David C. Renner
Clarence E. Dudrow
Harvey L Leatherman
George W. Shipiey
Albert B Routzahn
J. Chester Joy
John H. Hobbs
Charles P Delaplane
Willem Devirhiss
James H. Smith
Charles E. Eisler
Charles
Fulmer
Charles E. Darrow
Lewis F. Gaver
William C. Baker
Charles C. Biser
Middletown
crand jury service
Martin Swann
Progress on County Property Assessment for 1923 Levy
Alfred W. Gaver, supervisor of assessments, reports steady progress on county real estate and personal property reassessment. Work follows 1914 act to classify land, buildings, and locations, with city areas split into business and residential sections. Notices to owners will be issued by October, with hearings scheduled district by district, as valuation counts toward the 1923 levy.
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Alfred W. Gaver
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Frederick city
Court Sets Trial Dates After Grand Jury Charge
After the grand jury charge, jurors retired to their rooms under bailiff Benjamin Davis. George W. Smith and John T. Clabaugh served as other bailiffs as the court reviewed dockets and scheduled trial dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin 5. Davis
George W. Smith
John T. Clabaugh
Adams' Contribution Adds to Fund For Officer Adams Family
A $33.75 contribution from employees at the M. J. Grove Company Frederick plant boosts the fund for the family of the late Officer John Adams. The note lists local visitors and censuses a sequence of names from Martinsburg to Charles Town, plus Imogene Koontz’s return from Hanover. In northern British Columbia a mastodon discovery yields three toed footprints and well preserved bones. The Yukon border valley lies near Findlay River headwaters, distant from the map markers. In Philadelphia, when the city hall clock was struck by lightning, two workers divided shifts to wind the clock. The clock faces weigh 173 and 225 pounds, four faces total. Wall paper in the United States arrived after 1725, not in stock until 1745, and general use by 1754.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
John Adams
M. J. Grove ‘Company
Frederick
Yukon
British Columbia
Canda
Findlay River
Philadelphia
United States
Europe
Can You Beat It Comic Teases Next Week’s Clues
The News to publish daily Can You Beat It cartoons starting Tuesday by Katten. Readers are urged to follow the week’s installments to learn who beat the odds in stories about a husband with flowers, a big fish, a theater outing, and a traveling worker on vacation.
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The
Katten
Ife
Hubby
Sonny
Bill
Leaders Class Holds Homecoming Service
Leaders' Bible Class marks fall work with a homecoming service at the Frederick county jail. C A Gilson and Chas L Miller lead brief addresses, with a solo by Mrs. R B Town and 122 inmates in attendance. The day includes a jail corridor meeting, prison conversions, and a 7 30 p m service at Lewistown M E church led by class members.
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Frederick county
C. A. Gilson
Chas. L. Miller
Biederwolf Bible Class
Waynesboro
Penna
R. B. Town
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
J. O. Wrightson
Winchester Hall
God
Mr. Beachley
German baptist arch
Zion
Saint Paul
Silas
Philippian
Dr. Hammond
O. W. Shinnick
Lewistown M. E
John F. Engelbrecht
Hammond Clary
Free
Hudson
Hahn
Colliflower
Yellow Springs
Epworth League
Bootlegging Charge Amid Moonshine Sales Reported
Budd Dorsey, colored, was arrested Sunday night by Deputy Sheriff Chas. W. Smith and Policeman Painter for bootlegging. He is jailed awaiting a hearing after allegedly selling moonshine from a half pint bottle at 25 cents a glass on Saturday night. William Herbert, colored, of near Buckerstown, was jailed after arrest last night by Sheriff James A. Jones and Deputy Sheriff Smith on a peace disturbance charge at Lime Kiln.
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Budd Dorsey
Chas. W. Smith
Painter
Dorsey
William Herbert
Buckerstown
James A. Jones
Smith
Frederick county praised by visiting Ramsburgs
Sergeant Alex Ramsburg and his sister Miss Margaret Ramsburg of Brooklyn spent the weekend with their aunt Mrs. Robert Ramsburg in Braddock Heights Md. They praised Frederick county as the garden spot and noted improvements since a decade ago. The City Opera House opened its theatrical season with Gus Hills miniscula and the minstrel troupe highlighted by two new novelties The Dance of all Nations and The Princess of Malagas staged by James Gorman.
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Alex. K. Ramsburg
Margaret J. Ramsburg
Brooklyn
N. Y
Robert Ramsburg
D.C Fowler
Braddock Heights
Frederick county
Ramsburg
Frederick
Gus Hills
cela
City Opera House
cork
Malagas
Jame Gorman
Long Skirts Lead Fall Winter Fashions Amid Somber Hues
Fashion notes from Frederick describe a shift toward longer skirts for winter and fall with somber blues and blacks. Designers boast better workmanship and lower prices, while draping and panels trend on ankle length skirts and trains return in some outfits.
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Frederick
milady
lin
Wait on Oil for Work on Streets
City announces a street oiling program to begin as soon as oil arrives after a delay. East Second Street between East and Church will be first, followed by Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Streets and the first block of West Fourth Street. Repairs include West Fifth near Elm and gutters on West Fourth, with East South curbing finished and cement pavements popular in the neighborhood.
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East Second
West Fourth street
Bentz street
Berentz street
West Fifth street
Elm
East South street
Roy Nusz
Three Greek Army Corps Dispersed In Retreat
Three Greek army corps in the Eski Shehr sector of the Creco Turkish front have been dispersed and almost annihilated by the Turkish Nationalists. The Greeks retreat in disorder as Turkish forces advance toward Brussa within 12 miles in the Ismid sector, according to Angora dispatches.
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Associated Press
Adana
Asia Minor
Eski-Shehr
Angora
Ismid
Brussa
Quiet Labor Day Observance in Frederick
Frederick observes Labor Day with many businesses closing partially and banks and post office shuttered. Despite no planned demonstrations, thousands of holiday travelers pass through, and Braddock Heights reports heavy cottage and vacationist activity.
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Frederick
Braddock Heights
Pennay Train Hits Auto. Three Killed Near Claymont
Wilmington report: a Pennsylvania passenger train collided with an auto near Claymont Station. Three occupants Miss Daisy Ellen Wright of Philadelphia Miss Hazel Slaughter and Ernest Stebbings of Wilmington died. Driver George T. Collins hospitalized with rib injuries and contusions.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania
Claymont
Daisy Ellen Wright
Philadelphia
Hazel Slaughter
Ernest Stebbings
George T. Collins
U S to Control Hard Coal Distribution
The Associated Press reports Secretary Hoover will soon oversee emergency control of anthracite coal distribution and prices. A conference in Philadelphia with industry operators and miners is planned, mirroring the prior bituminous coal arrangement to prioritize winter fuel supply for holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Philadelphia
Commerce department
Justice Clarke to quit the bench for retirement
Washington records confirm Associate Justice Clarke will resign from the Supreme Court to retire at 65 as his “philosophy of life” dictates. President Harding will accept and nominate former Senator George H. Sutherland of Utah to fill the vacancy. Clarke, of Youngstown Ohio, cited desire to serve neighbors and public causes.
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Associated Prensa
Washington
Clarke
Harding
White House
U. S
George H. Sutherland
Utah
Clark
Supreme Court
Clarks
Youngstown
Entombed miners believed alive in California mines
Jackson California September 4 The Kennedy mine rescuers say signals from the 3 700 foot level were answered by five blasts from the Argonaut mine The miners insist the sounds were not from falling rocks and could not be explained by normal echoes, supporting hope that the entombed men survive.
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Associated Preas
Jackson
California
Kennedy
conti
Chicago Observes Quiet Labor Day Amid Rail Strike
Chicago marked Labor Day in a restrained mood as the national railroad shopmen's strike persisted. At the six federated shop crafts headquarters only a few minor officials were on duty and B. M. Jewell’s whereabouts remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
federated shop crafts
B. M. Jewell
Bullet Fired Into Yard Of Big Four Railroad
In Cincinnati on September 4 a group of men in a curtained car fired at a building in the Big Four Railroad coach yard. Guards inside the building exchanged fire, narrowly escaping injury. The pursuers lost the trail after a brief chase.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Big Four Railroad
Auto Hits Trolley On Market Street In Woodsboro
A Woodsboro resident R A Kenny admitted fault after his auto side swiped the Hood College and Montavoc trolley near the City Opera House at 12 30 this afternoon. The trolley front fender and the car left rear fender were damaged. No injuries reported. Traffic delayed about ten minutes. Also notes Mr Oliver Wren and family returning from Cape May New Jersey. Humane group plans a 156 acre farm near Washington to care for homeless and aged animals.
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R. A. Kenny
Woodsboro
Hood College
Montavoc
Market street
City Opera House
Kenny
Filby
Traffe
natrons
Washington
Humane Education Association
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F. B. Sappington, Sr
Commissioners Office
Lewis Hooper
Charles Lloyd
Carroll Lloyd
Hoover Lloyd
Martinsburg
W. Va
Trego Lloyd
New York
Hugh Lyle
Dorothy
Edna Rhenimas
Charles Town
Ivy Day
Airy
Charles Hooper
Carl Hooper
Imogene Koontz
East Fourth
Jail
Detroit News
STREES
Binder
Pennay
Hart
Otto Wiechel
Mo S Wiedfeld
Reliance
JUSTICE CLARKE
Ohioan
SUTHERLAND
Mr. Oiiver Wren
Cape May
N. J
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