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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1929
Page
7
Bank tellers complain the new currency, about the size of tobacco coupons, is too small for cash drawers and bill folds and harder to count. The change has caused grumbling across social institutions as banks install special receptacles and a double system for handling the small notes.
Chicago officers report two men used glowing cigarettes to force Lois Parchman, a North State street shop owner, to reveal the hiding place of jewelry after burning her face and arms. She was choked unconscious as the robbery fetched about $1000 in dresses.
Frederick County report states 13 year old Hart Price, son of Lawrence Drice of Frederick, drowned during a wine swim near Querry pool. The boy’s younger brother witnessed him wade and attempt to recover after hours of granpling.
In Nanking an official spokesman said the Nationalist government believes the China Russia clash over the Chinese Eastern Railway can be settled through negotiations and by faithfully carrying out the 1924 agreement. In Peking reports claim Russian troops crossed the Great Black River near Blagohoresk and attacked a Chinese river steamer, a claim not corroborated. Moscow meanwhile shows strong anti Chinese sentiment as workers march with red banners demanding a firm stand against Chinese fascists, amid three days of grace before action.
A Baltimore chapter meeting urged unified action among Walton League of America chapters in Gallimore Hagerstown and Frederick with plans for closer cooperation. Delegates from state chapters will meet August 21 at the Francis Scott Key Hotel Frederick after Edgar Bradley from the national league headquarters urged unity in his keynote address.
Pilot Py Yoo Glass and Glenn L Loomis ended a hopeful endurance flight near Houston after less than 20 hours aloft. Their monoplane named Houston Dillon Dollar City landed southeast of the airport and halted a bid for a new record. In Romania, floods feared drowned many as the Sereth River rose dramatically, affecting Moldavia province.
TERRE HAUTE Ind July 1 After hearing Captain Kilroy native Australian talk about wonders of enamored life in Tasmania we’ll stick to orthodox method A Tasmanian bridegroom can’t philander says the captain because part of the wedding ceremony has the bride s father knock one of the front teeth from his new son in law s mouth Also the married man wears on his back marriage scars made by his friends The back is cut and the place filled with mud so that the scar will be more visible You can t hide a star for the man who wears a shirt is regarded with suspicion So there s no flirting in Australia among the natives
Tenney and Long of Williamsport have been awarded a 17200 contract by the State Roads Commission to construct Potomac street. Work will start after final survey. the street will have amhcite pavement with a 50 foot roadway in the first block, a 50 foot section to the war memorial, and a 27 foot roadway toward the river. The project may precede broader Wik Williamsport pike plans, with potential future work for about a year.
Elizabeth City July 1. The idea of W. Saunders editor of the Elizabeth City Independent who favors hot day attire for men in pajamas and sandals. He has strolled down Main Street wearing them.
M Braden Ridenour and Roy M Snyder purchase the basin of Steffey and Findlay Inc announcing they will take possession August 1. Both men are longtime local salesmen in building supply, previously with North American Cement Corp and its predecessor Security Cement and Line Co.
In Ottawa on July 16 a curious scene unfolds as a pig sits popular with monkeys at a park. A chilly cage prompts Mr Park er to intervene, bringing warmth to the enclosure and ensuring the animals rest comfortably through the night.
Washington July 16 Spain Iraq and Sweden have lodged representations with the State Department over American tariff proposals. The notes, made public by the Senate finance committee, focus on proposed duty hikes in the House bill affecting steel products cork and general imports from Italy. Italy warns heightened duties would reduce agricultural purchases and harm its economic position. Spain says cork duties could cut consumption and hurt its export trade. Sweden calls hollow drill steel duties an embargo.
Stocks sold in front of the Court house this morning by Auctioneers White and Snyder included ten shares of Prior Company common at $65 a share, five shares of Hagers town Bank and Trust Company at $42.40 a share, twenty-four shares of Williamsport Bridge at $32.15 a share, and two shares of Alexander Hotel at $47.50. It was the first offering of Alexander Hotel, the two shares of preferred including one share of common. The stock has a par value of $100 a share and pays 7 percent dividend. The price is considered low in view of the officials signifying their intention of paying the first dividend when due.
New York City will gain a notable golfer as Marion Turpie plans marriage to Robert C. Lake of New York whom she met while playing at Pinehurst last spring.
Maurice Weinbrau of Chambersburg learned his wife was killed in an automobile crash on Tuscarora Mountain. He hurried to Kraiss Bros funeral home and then to the hospital, only to learn she was alive and likely not fatally injured. Cousin G. A. Gherman of Pittsburgh was killed in the same accident while traveling with her to New York.
Permits for about 20000 dollars in new buildings and improvements were issued today by Building Inspector and City Engineer W C Slee. H E Young received a permit to add to the storeroom at 4 South Potomac street to be used by Eastway Stores Corporation. The Hagerstown Realty Company got permits for a double house on Marshal street and a double brick on Guilford avenue. Mechanics Loan and Savings Bank will spend 10000 dollars on an addition to its banking house at the rear.
In Chicago on Hyde Park, four glamorous women asked a police lieutenant for a place with cold beer after dining on fish. He directed them to a nearby spot, then revealed it had closed last week. He suggested nearby restaurants serving near beer, and the ladies departed.
Germany renews its bid for world trade as the giant liner Bremen sails from Bremerhaven for New York. The ship will call at Southampton and Cherbourg with a probable six day crossing.
Bobby McCammon Schildknecht, five, son of Mr. and Mrs. McCammon Schildknecht of South Locust, suffered a broken leg and multiple cuts when struck by a Martinsburg car after alighting from a bus at Kearneysville. He was with his mother en route to visit relatives when he stepped into the roadway while returning baggage.
London reports on July 16 that anxiety over King George’s condition eased as physicians issued another favorable bulletin about his operation yesterday and the monarch continued to progress under care in the hospital environment.
Indians at Trout Lake in northern Ontario received $4,506 for land taken over by the government. Captain Roy Maxwell reported a grand spending spree following payment, with a store bargain sale, mouth organs, phonographs, shawls, new sweaters, and candy for every child, while the money quickly vanished.
Federal Judge John R. Mazel called the stop of Walter Trazak by state troopers a "shocking outrage" after two Batavia troopers testified they halted him for a rosy flushed countenance under the Volstead act. They found alcohol in his car. the indictment was dismissed and the evidence vacated.
A Washington DC couple escaped injury when their car rolled down a mountainside at High Rock after leaving Pen Mar. The vehicle wedged between two trees and had to be cleared with a block and tackle. A second car caused the incident by crowding the Buchman vehicle and leaving the scene.
Brigantine New Jersey July 16 Captain G P Crowley aged 70 fought to reach shore after his 35 foot sloop began to sink He removed his shoes dove overboard and swam three hours to safety through rough water near land which he finally reached per report
The Cumberland Y M C A seeks to recover pledges from several prominent city residents who signed during a drive but did not pay. Suits filed yesterday claim payments due may be barred by statute of limitations. Defendants include a lawyer with 800 dollars, a coal company with 500 dollars, and a professional man with 1,000 dollars, with many women among them.
Two Navy airmen landed safely at the Philadelphia Navy Yard after the front section of their motor and the propeller fell off during parachute testing flights. Commander O W Erickson piloted the disabled biplane to a safe descent, aided by observer L S Willams who exited in a parachute to relieve tail weight.
New London Conn July 16 Governor Roosevelt read a letter from George W Wickersham head of President Hoover s law enforcement commission admitting weakness in federal prohibition enforcement The letter says enforcement rests mainly on the federal government and proposes sharing duties with states giving police power over retail liquor crimes while national authorities handle wholesale cases It notes prohibition as a major national issue for the commission s study and asserts the 18th Amendment confines enforcement to the state government Continued on Page 12
Oliver Kretzer of Sharpsburg reports a second catfish story with Deputy Game Warden Albert Crampton. An eight pound fish examined showed it was overfed. Autopsy revealed two chicken feet three chubs and a ball of grass in its stomach. Previous reports mention catfish caught with laundry soap as bait by Scoop Travinger of the Herald-Mail.
In Chicago Judge Albert Georges court Dr Val Freeman faced a $25 fine described as a legal rate for sarcasm after a motor squad stop while rushing to a patient. Officer Franklin Martin said he allowed passage after a 25 minute delay and Freeman later sent a note inviting the officer to the patient’s funeral the next day. Dr Freeman kept insisting no sarcasm was intended.
A petition filed in court this morning seeks a receiver for Saringe Bank after a Mechanics victory. John A. Beck and Mabel Seek face a hearing scheduled for June.
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