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THE ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARYOF

BALTIMORE CITY, MD.REFERENCE BOOK

Gift of M i g s Katherine CradockReceived

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Its History ' '- ;

Progress .and

Opportunities , ;

With Snapshots and Si«l«-lijili«s

of Some of Its Prominent Men

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COPYRIGHT 1916

THE JEFFERSONIAN PUB. CO..

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HOLDING THE TORCH OF PROGRESSHIGH, BEARING HER WEIGHT UPONENTERPRISE. WITH THE GLORIOUSSUN OF UPBUILDING BEAMING ITSRAYS UPON ALL, BALTIMORE COUNTYSTANDS SUPREME FOR CIVIC BET-TERMENT AND WcSkl INDUSTRIES.

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RESPONDING to requests ofmany citizens of Baltimore

County for a complete set of theTowson Snapshots'' which

have appeared in The Jefferson-ian, we take pleasure in pre-senting this little booklet toyou, and trust that you willfind it worth preserving.

Not only does it give a briefhistory of the community inwhich we live and which offersso much in the way of oppor-tunities, but sketches and side-lights of some of our county'smost prominent men. You mayhave heard their names in apolitical or social way and yetnever had the opportunity ofmeeting them, and for that rea-son we have created this work.

Baltimore County has d*Svel-oped some great men" withinits borders, and there is everyreason to believe that some ofthe younger generation will be-come even greater and nobleras they take on years, and areference of this character willbe valuable in later periodswhen you may wish to refreshyour memory of days gone by ;to review the happenings ofyour early life and relate thepast history of the county toyour children and your grand-children.

THE JEFFERSONIAN,

TOWSON, MD.

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VIEWS AT THE COUNTY-SEAT—TOWSON

BALTIMORE COUNTY was created intoa county about the year 1659, and atthat period its territorial limits includ-ed what is now known as Harford and

Carroll counties, large portions of AnneArundel, Howard and Frederick and, as faras we are able to learn, Cecil and Kent coun-ties. The first true description of its boundsis found in the proclamation of June 6, 1674,by which it was declared that the southernlimits of Baltimore county shall be "thesouth side of Patapsco River, and from thehighest plantation on that side of the riverdue south two miles into the woods." Bythe act of 1698 a boundary line was adoptedbetween Baltimore and Anne Arundel coun-ties, which had been located by the Com-missioners appointed under the Act of As-sembly passed in the year 1698. This line,which is particularly described in this actand which began upon the bay about onemile and a quarter to the south of BodkinCreek, attached to Baltimore county a con-siderable tract of country lying south of thePatapsco River, but in 1725 this act was re-pealed and the present boundary was es-tablished.

The western boundaries of the county wereunidentified, and in the absence of an actcreating Baltimore county we are unable toascertain the original western limits. At onetime it is known to have extended to thehead of the Patuxent River, and afterwardsto the head of the Patapsco, remaining sountil the foundation of Frederick county.

On the north Baltimore county extended tothe extreme limits of the province.

Its eastern limits have for many years beenan interesting subject of dispute, and thereis strong evidence to show that they formerlyembraced Cecil county and extended down theentire Eastern Shore, probably including thewhole territory now forming Kent county.

In the very early records of the provincemay be found many deeds and patents forland on the Elk River, the Bohemia and theSassafras, which are described as lying inBaltimore county. There are also several of-ficial references in proclamations and else-

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where topoints onthe East-ern Shorenorth ofthe Ches-ter Riveras withinthe limitsof t h i sc o u n t y .I n 1707an act wasp a s s e dprovidingf o r t h eremovalo f Thom-as Howell,"now ly-i n g u n-

der execution of debt," in the custody of theSheriff of Cecil county, into the custody ofthe Sheriff of Kent county, and this removalwas made necessary by the late division ofthose counties, whereby this Howell becamean inhabitant of Kent county, showing thatat least a portion had previously been em-braced within the limits of Cecil, which itselfhad originally been included within Balti-more county.

Carroll county, named after Charles Car-roll of Carrollton, was created in 1835 outof Baltimore and Frederick counties, thusgreatly narrowing the limits of Baltimorecounty on the west.

"Baltimore Town in Baltimore County"was incorporated as a city in the year 1796,and from time to time it has annexed muchof the county's land, and is now said to beafter more, which is a pretty good sign thaiOld Baltimore County is still a very desir-able place in which to live.

The people of Baltimore county—to makea long story short—are now, always havebeen and always will be, the best people onearth. At least that is exactly the way wefeel about it.

When Capt. John Smith, in the summerof 1608, penetrated the territory of Baltimorecounty he found it inhabited by a nationof Indians who lived on or near the riverwhich has since borne their name—the Siis-quehanna. The "Susquehanoughs" beinghunting Indians, changed their abodes asgame grew scarce, and so scattered them-selves over a large extent of country. Theirchief settlement was about 21 miles from themouth of the Susquehanna River, but in thespring and summer they made visits to the

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Wit water for fish and oysters. Captain Smithdescribed them as "noble specimens of hu-manity." They were clad in bear and woKBklns, wearing the skin as the Mexican hisponcho, passing the head through a slit inthe centre, and letting the garment drapenaturally around from the shoulders. ThusSmith described one of these gigantic war-riors.

Fox-hunting seemed to be a favorite sportwith the farmers, and many of the citizensjoined in it, mounted on tough, sturdy horsesnot very showy to look at, but capital nagsfor a gallop across country. Soon after thepeace, we are told, Robert Oliver used everyyear to turn a bag-fox in the region which isnow. South Baltimore, near the "Old Bat-tery," which then was a wilderness abound-ing in game. On one of these occasions aFrench gentleman out with his gun in pur-suit Of "ze sport" saw the fox running anddeliberately shot him, and placed him trium-phantly in his game bag. In the next min-ute lie was surrounded by the pack of hounds,

Vbo sprang upon him, and he would havehad a serious time of it (as it never cameinto his mind to throw them the fox) hadnot the hunters come up in time to rescuehim.

Another source of amusement was foundin fairs, which were held in Baltimore froman -early period until discontinued by theCommittee of Observation shortly before theoutbreak of the Revolution. At these fairshorse-racing, cock-fighting, sack-races, climb-ing the grease poles, chasing a pig with soap-ed tail, and many other sports that amusedthe rustics drew large crowds.

The criminal laws in those days were moresevere than at present. Offenses now pun-ched by im-p r i s o n m e i r twere punish-ed in the 18thcentury by thestocks, the pil-l«ry, the whip-ping - post, or

V t h e gallows.Qmt ancestorstroubled them-selves l i t t l ewith the mod-e i n humani-tarian notionso f reforming

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m a le.f actors;they thoughtthat the objectof punishmentwas to punishand the mored i sag reab let h e y could—make it withinreasona b 1 abounds, a n d :the more de-terrent to oth-.ers, the better.Hence punish-m e n t s were ;

usually public,and a mob always gathered to jeer at an in-corrigible vagrant with both feet fast in thestocks; a forger, with head and hands in thepillory, exposed to a pelting storm of deadcats and unmerchantable eggs; or a thiefhandcuffed to the whipping post, and howlingunder the infliction of thirty-nine lashes welllaid on with a cowhide in the hands of a mus-cular deputy sheriff.

It may be of interest to home-comers toknow that the now Triumphant Towson hasnot always been the center of County Gov-ernment. Baltimore county, as nearly as canbe ascertained, was established about the year1659. At that time it embraced within itslimits all of Harford and Carroll counties andlarge portions of Anne Arundel, Howard andFrederick, and very probably Cecil and Kent.The first county court appears to have beenheld at the residence of Capt. Thomas Howellin the year 1661, within the limits of whatis now Cecil county.

An exhaustive research among the histori-cal archives of Maryland has failed to disclosethe precise location of the first county seat,known as Old Baltimore, or when it was es-tablished, bu£ it is supposed to have been lo-cated at some point on Bush River prior tothe year 1683. By Chapter V. of the Actsof that year a port of entry was established"on Bush River, on the town land, near theCourt House," and it is apparent from thelanguage of the act that this town on BushRiver was already the county seat when itwas made a port of entry. According to Free-,born Garretson, the first church building of.any kind in Baltimore county was located,about three miles from Old Baltimore. Itwas the parent of St. George's parish, nowknown as "Spesutle Church," and among therecords of the latter appear the names of

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many descendants of the Old Baltimoreans.The Court House on Bush River was aban-

doned some time between 1683 and 17 0 7, anda second one erected on the Gunpowder Riverat a place called "Foster's (otherwise For-ster's) Neck."

In 1707 the Provincial Assembly of Mary-land passed an act directing that the CourtHouse at Forster's Neck "should be deserted,and in lieu thereof 5 0 acres of land in atract on said river, belonging to Anne Felks,called 'Taylor's Choice,' should be erectedinto a town and the Court House of the saidcounty should be built there." The placedesignated by this Act was the same after-wards known as Joppa. The Commissionersappointed to build the new Court House atTaylor's Choice, afterwards Joppa, were pe-culiarly unfortunate. Their first blunder wasin commencing operations before getting theQueen's approval. It seems that the build-ing was nearly finished when word came fromacross the ocean that Her Majesty QueenAnne had vetoed the Act of 1707. Not untilthe year 1712 was the work legalized. Atthat time an act was passed entitled, "AnAct for Settling Baltimore County Court atthe New House at Joppa." It recites the for-mer operations of the Commissioners, con-firms them and then declares: "That Balti-more County Court shall be from henceforthheld at the said Court House, now built atthe town of Joppa, and not elsewhere, andthat the same Court House be, to all intents,constructions and purposes, adjudged, used,reputed and taken as the proper Court Housefor Baltimore County." Whether or not thecounty seat was in fact moved from Old Bal-timore to Forster's Neck seems to be a dis-puted question. One of the leading histor-ians is of theopinion t h a tthe county seatremained a tOld Baltimoreu n t i l 1712,when i t w a sremoved di-rectly to Jop-pa. A n o.t herserious blun-der made byt h e C o u r tHouse build-ers at Joppa isdisclosed by anact passed in

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1724, the pre-amble to whichstates that ther i g h t of theland was in aminor, "w h ocould not con-vey, althoughhis father, Col.J a m e s Max-well, had re-ceived full sat-isfaction f o rthe same." Itthen proceedsto declare thatthe two acresof ground on

which the Court House and prison were built,"shall be to the use of the county forever."

Thomas Tolly, Capt. John Taylor, DanielScott, Lancelot Todd and John Stokes, or anythree of them, were authorized and empow-ered to purchase 2 0 acres of land at Joppa,and lay it out into 40 equal lots "to be erect-ed into a town." The survey was completedin the latter part of June, 1726, and the sur-veyor, Col. John Dorsey, received for his serv-ices five hundred pounds of tobacco from theCounty Court. Practically all of the townlots appear to have been taken up and thenames of the lotholders preserved to thisday. Joppa at once sprang into prominenceand became a great commercial center. Prob-ably the one thing that contributed to itsgrowth more than any other was the enact-ment of a law which provided, in substance,that every debtor who should bring tobaccoto Joppa for the purpose of paying a debtshould be allowed a discount or reduction of10 per cent, on the claim. This was intend-ed to draw trade to the new county seat andthe results proved that the legislators ofthat day were good judges of human nature.Joppa became a great tobacco market, whichmeant a great deal in those days, when to-bacco was king, taking the place of moneyin the trade and commerce of the colonies.The mode of getting this staple product tothe county seat in those days was rather in-genious. The tobacco was packed in hogs-heads and a gudgeon or pin fastened in eachend, to which loop-hole shafts were attachedand fastened to the collar of the horse. Thusthe grower "rolled" his load to town, andfrom this circumstance the roads so used

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were called "rolling roads." Many still re-tain the name. These "rolling roads" pouredvast quantities of tobacco into Joppa and avery considerable commerce was establishednot only with the West Indies, but with Eu-rope. The county seat remained at Joppadown to 1768—a period of about 56 years—when by an Act of Assembly it was removedto "Baltimore Town," which in the mean-time had become a formidable rival to herelder sister. Prom that time may be datedthe "Decline and Fall" of the ancient townof Joppa. No vestige of her former glorynow remains. The old Court House was soldand has long since crumbled away. As lateas 1880 only a solitary tenement of antiquestyle and venerable appearance, standing onthe Harford short of the Gunpowder Riverremained to mark the spot where Joppa oncestood. All that remains to remind us of herexistence are the numerous "Joppa roads,"in Baltimore and Harford counties, whichwere used by the inhabitants of those bygonedays to attend courts at the county seat andto pay their debts in tobacco, less 10 per cent,deducted according to law. Among the in-teresting facts noted in the history of Joppaare the following: "January 10, 1752, Mar-tha Bassett and Mary Powell were hangedat Joppa, pursuant to sentence, for the mur-der of Mrs. Clarke. The execution of JohnBerry, the wicked contriver of this scene ofvillany, was deferred until yesterday (Jan-uary 15), when he was to be executed nearthe place where the murder was committed,and afterwards hung in chains." And onNovember 28, 1753, "John Barrett was exe-cuted at Joppa for the murder of his wifesome time ago, and was afterward hung inchains on a gibbet as high as Hainan's gal-lows near Bal-timore Town,where he com-m i t t e d theact." On t h e22d of June,1768, an Actwas passed re-m o v i n g thecounty s e a to f Baltimorecounty to Bal-timore T o w n(now B a 11 i-more city) ins a i d county.

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Baltimore Townwas originallycreated by anAct of the Pro-vincial Assem-bly o f Mary-land, passed in1729, entitled"An A c t forerecting a townon the northside of Pataps-co, i n Balti-more county,and for layingout in lots 6 0

acres of land in and about the place whereone John Fleming now lives." This JohnFleming seems to have been, at the time ofhis birth, the entire population of BaltimoreTown.

The county seat of Baltimore county thusremained within the limits of what is nowknown as Baltimore city, then "BaltimoreTown," from the year 1768 until the year18 5 4, when the separation of city and countyfinally took place.- During this period the Court House seemsto have been located on the site of the Bat-tle Monument. When the old Court Housewas built the bluff at St. Paul, Payette andLexington streets extended to North street,then descended in an abrupt precipice to thefalls, and the Court House stood sheer andtoppling upon the very edge and comb of thisbluff, at the then head of Calvert street, un-til it was, in 187 4, underpinned and archedand the street opened. At that time thearch under the Court House was suppliedwith stock, pillory and whipping-post. Mr.Robert Gilmor, in his reminiscences, says theCourt House stood on a hill 60 or 100 feetabove the level of the basin, and about 30or 4 0 feet above the level of the present pave-ments. The Hon. John P. Kennedy thus de-picted the condition of Baltimore Town atthat period, and his words are quoted withapproval by the historian, Scharf:

"It was a treat to see this little BaltimoreTown just at the termination of the war ofindependence, so conceited, so bustling anddebonnaire, growing up like a saucy, chubbyboy, with his dimpled cheeks and short, grin-ning face, fat and mischievous, and burst-ing incontinently out of its clothes in spite

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of all the allowance of tucks and broad sel-vages. Market street had shot, like a Nur-emberg snake out of its toy box, as far asCongress Hall (Sharp and Baltimore streets),with its line of low-browed, hipped-roof wood-en houses in disorderly array, standing for-ward and back, after the manner of a regi-ment of militia with many an interval be-tween the files. Some of these structureswere painted blue and white and some yel-low, and here and there sprang up a moremagnificent mansion of brick, with windowslike a multiplication table and great wastesof wall between the stories, with occasionalcourtyards before them, and reverential lo-cnst trees, under whose shade bevies of truantschool boys, ragged little negroes and gro-tesque chimney sweeps 'skyed coppers' anddisported themselves at marbles."

A city chap who was hollowed-eyed, stoop-shouldered and sort of careworn-looking, suit-case in hand, casually dropped into the officeof The Jeffersonian one day and stated thathe wanted to locate somewhere in a wide-awake and live community. "What's the mat-ter with Baltimore county," volunteered theman behind the desk. "It's all right," re-plied the visitor, with a great deal of empha-sis on the RIGHT.

However, it was not necessary for this citychap to tell us this, because we really be-lieve that Baltimore county is "all right," andthat its opportunities are numerous, there be-ing 99,000 reasons for our saying so.

Baltimore county is (he most populouscounty in the State and probably one of therichest in the whole United States. Accord-ing to the Federal Census in 1910 the popu-lation of Baltimore county was 122,399, anincrease over the census of 1900 of 31,644;the populationat that timebeing 90,755.But that isn'ta l l , by a n ymeans. Baltim o r e countyhas been grow-ing ever since.The records inthe Health Of-fice at Towsonshow that 2,-42 2 childrenwere born inthe county lastyear, and there

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is no telling ast o j u s t h o wm a n y peoplemigrated herefrom other sec-tions of t h ecountry. Then e x t largestcounty in theState is Alle-gany, it havinga population of62,411, whileCalvert, t h esmal les t ins i z e , h a s apopulation of

10,325. The population of Baltimore countyis made up of 109,733 whites, 12,601 ne-groes, 14 Chinese and 1 Japanese. There are39,306 children between 5 and 20 years ofage.

But now we will let statistics drop, for atime at least. Everybody with any knowl-edge at all is aware of the fact that Baltimorecounty is growing, and growing fast, and assure as the sun makes it appearance in theEast each morning, just so sure is Baltimorecounty going to make monstrous and pro-gressive strides in the future. Why? Sim-ply because it's about the best place undersun, moon and stars in which to live.

It is not our desire to make individualcomparisons, but according to the Sun Al-manac, which is a most reliable authority, itis the richest county in the State. The poor-est county is just 1114,576,451 poorer thania the community in which we live. There isnot the slightest doubt that this year Balti-more county will total approximately $165,-000,000. Any person who can distinguishthe difference between good and bad knowsthat unless something unforeseen interferes,the taxable basis of the county will continueto grow greatly from year to year.

According to Government reports for 1910the farmers of Baltimore county raised cornto the value of $1,187,574, wheat to the valueof $571,200, oats to the value of $166,762,potatoes to the value of $467,881, apples tothe value of $266,024, grapes to the value of$208,393, and strawberries to the value of$1,227,342.

One would probably not believe it, butthere are 4,178 farms in the county, with atotal acreage of 326,482 acres. The value of

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these farms is estimated at $41,290,267; thevaluation of the live stock is put at $2,909,-490. The total gallons of milk produced is5,889,472. The number of eggs produced is1,203,390 dozen; this does not mean of thecold-storage variety, but good, fresh eggsthat tend to build up human lives.

The citizens of Baltimore county are liveand wide awake, always on the alert. Theyare fast getting away from the old ideas en-tertained by their forefathers and are keep-ing in touch with that part of the world whichis the most progressive, taking advantage ofevery invention that will promote the welfareof their community. The ox-carts are a thingo'' the past, ancient history, so to speak. Wehave outgrown such things. Instead of un-hitching his driving mare from the plow todrive to the city, the farmer now cranks hismotor car and hurries off in a jiffy.

His mail and parcel post is delivered to hisdoor, no matter whether he lives in a bu'lt-up section or in one of the most remote dis-tricts. If he wishes to comunicate with hisneighbor he lifts the receiver off the tele-phone and chats over the wire. But not onlvare the rural dwellers of our county progres-sive, but every other class of our citizens areup-to-date.

The public schools of Baltimore county areunsurpassed, and we feel justified in makingsuch an assertion simply because it is a meccafor educators. They come here from all sec-tions of the United States to study our schoolsystem. Let us dig up some statistics con-cerning the public schools of the county.

According to the Annual Report of theSchool Boardthere are 181school housesin the county,139 of whichare owned bythe county and42 are rented.T h e teachersemployed total515; 4~67 whiand 48 color-ed. The num-ber of pupilsenrolled is 21,-507 — 10,828males and 10,-679 females,t h e evennessof the divisionbeing most re-markable. Thetotal disburse-

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ments for themaintenance ofs c h o o l s isabout $575,-508.49, whichamount divid-ed by the num-ber of pupilsenrolled wouldindicate a percapita of near-ly $27. Owingto the r i g i denforcement ofthe compulsoryattendance law3,000 addition-al ch i ld renhave been en-rolled wi th inthe las t fewyears, requir-ing about 60

additional teachers and as many classrooms.There is probably no other county in Mary-

land that is building up such a system of goodroads as rapidly as is Baltimore county. Theamount appropriated by the County Commis-sioners for roads and bridges approximates$500,000 and represents about 40 cents ofthe tax rate, which is $1.06. This is thelargest appropriation ever made for roads inthe history of the county.

The most noticeable feature of this ap-propriation is that about $200,000 of it willbe set aside as an improved road system fund,an equal fifteenth part of this to be spentyearly in the several districts of the countyuntil ten miles of good, substantial roadsshall have been completed in each district.

In this county at the present time thereare about 12,000 miles of public roads, whichare under the general control of the CountyCommissioners, and the work of buildinggood roads is not yet complete, it being theaim of the officials to build up the crossroads to connect with the State highways,thereby making every part of the county ac-cessible.

Baltimore is probably one of the best-gov-erned counties under the American flag, ithaving the commission form of government,conceded by many who have studied thequestion to be the best form of governmentthat can be had. The county enjoys a gov-ernment that is simple, within easy reach ofall the people, responsive to the people's willand extremely inexpensive considering theamount of money handled and the work ac-complished.

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While the tax rate at the present time ishigher than it has ever been before, owingprimarily to the phenomenal growth of thecommunity, and the growing sentiment forbetter roads, schools and other improvements.The rate of $1.04 which now prevails is ex-tremely low when compared with the tax rateof Baltimore city and others counties of theSlate. The city rate is well over the $2.00mark and is bound to increase. With theconstantly increasing taxable basis and theapparent determination of the people to keepfree from a bonded debt, Baltimore county'stax rate should decrease rather than increase.

The populace of the county is composed ofgood, hospitable people — neighborly, law-abiding, honest, sturdy and industrious.

With the improvement in the road systemthe development of the county is certain andthere is not the slightest doubt that in a fewyears Baltimore county will forge ahead ofits present fine record. The splendid oppor-tunities it affords to anyone who wants tolive happily among congenial people; to pros-per and not be hampered by the stifling at-mosphere of the city's hustle and bustle isbeyond belief. Its splendid soil offers to allthose who would pursue an agricultural lifeample facilities, and not the least is the ex-cellent opportunities it affords manufactur-ing concerns to establish factories along itswater front. The fine openings it offers thosewho would use its water power, and aftersumming all up it is difficult to conceive anyplace under the sun that presents more andbetter busiessopportunitiesthan does Bal-timore county.The county hasforged aheadand becomea rich and pros-perous commu-nity, but i t sresources ando p p o r tunitieshave not as yetbeen exhaust-ed. There iss t i l l m u c hroom for de-velopment. Insome sectionsthere is excel-lent opportu-nity for greatmanufacturingenterprises —for example,the s e c t i o na b o u t High-

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landtown and Canton, where the railroad andwater facilities exceed by far those of othersections of the State—a most ideal place in-deed for the manufacturer to locate. Bal-timore city has what is known as a FactorySite Commission, and this body has in mostcases been very effective. But the great draw-back to manufacturers locating in the city isthat the tax rate is too high and the red-tapemethods of government too intricate. On theother hand, the tax rate in this county is ex-tremely low, all things considered, and thegovernment is free from hampering methods,and the county offers gfeater service in theway of railroad and water transportation.

Baltimore county does not necessarily haveto create a commission such as the city hasprovided to interest manufacturers to locatewithin its borders. This work can be accom-plished very effectively from the County Com-missioners' office. If the county was adver-tised more freely—giving a complete historyof its advantages, there are any number ofmanufacturers who would be only too gladto investigate and flnaly locate here, for thesimple reason that we can offer much at lessexpense than can be procured elsewhere.

We have the sections to develop, then whynot make use of our opportunities? Whydoes Baltimore city wish to get control ofthe water front? Simply because it has be-come awakened to the fact that there liesuntold opportunities for development in thesection to which it is looking—Highlandtownand Canton.

Why not, then, let us make Baltimore coun-ty richer and greater and develop these sec-tions ourselves? Opportunity knocks at thedoor of our county. Let us be up and doing.Let us develop Highlandtown and Cantoninto a great manufacturing section. Let ourslogan be MORE INDUSTRIES.

Baltimore county now stretches from Yorkcounty, Pennsylvania, to the Chesapeake Ba.- •and binds on Harford, Howard, Anne An - -del and Carroll counties and the City of U.»ltimore.

In 1910 it had a population of aboji 122,000, which taking the usual ratio • . M*eregistered vote to the population h i^ prob-ably increased to over 140,000,, at -ii' pres-ent time. /

It contains in Highlandtown av,<] '^inton,which together constitute one conyhunity,the largest city in the Statfey^cutside of theCity of Baltimore. "-v /

It contains assessable property1 valued atover $176,000,000, which is substantiallyone-fourth that of the City of Baltimore.

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It has in the Maryland Steel Company oneof the largest steel and ship-building plantsin the country, and it has as well extensivecopper, smelting and rolling works, oil re-fineries, steel, cotton and textile mills, fer-tilizer and other factories, employing manythousands of workmen who reside in thecounty.

It has eight national banks, and five coun-ty newspapers.

It is traversed by several State roads ra-diating from the City of Baltimore to im-portant centers in the State, and it has about1200 miles of road of its own on which itspends annually about $500,000, and theseroads with the State roads form a networkof splendid highways over the whole countywhich is being constantly improved and ex-tended.

It has a splendid public school system andlias built a number of fine modern schoolbuildings, and its schools are all maintainedby it3 own taxpayers because it pays moreto the State for school purposes than it re-ceives.

It has 326,482 acres of farm land of avalue of more than $40,000,000, of which thegreater part is free from mortgage.

In the southern and eastern sections of thecounty trucking is carried on extensively fordistant as well as nearby markets, while inthe northern and western sections dairyingand general farming is pursued.

Among the railroads which run throughthe county are, the Baltimore and Ohio, thePennsylvania, the Western Maryland and theMaryland and Pennsylvania, and along thesereads and their branches and subsidiary linesand the water front are located the factories,mills and industrial establishments.

The policy of the county for many yearshas been to keep free from bonded indebted-ness, and to keep the tax bills of its citizensas low as was possible consistently with anefficient government, since it was believedthat low taxes, fair treatment and an effi-cient government were the best inducementswhich could be offered for the investment ofcapital in developing the resources of thecounty.

It will be seen from this brief summarythat Baltimore county is in itself a strong,rich and prosperous municipality, which isnot only free from debt itself but whichbears its full share of the State's burdens.

Baltimore County Officials

Board of County Commissioners:WILLIAM F. COGHLAN, PresidentJAMES RITTENHOUSEGEORGE W. YELLOTTWILLIAM P. BOSLEYA. FREDERICK SCHLEEHUGH J. GALLAGHER, Chief Clerk

Judges of the Circuit Court:N. CHARLES BURKE, Chief JudgeFRANK I. DUNCAN, Associate JudgeWILLIAM H. HARLAN, Associate JudgeALLAN McLANE, Associate JudgeURBAN T. LINZEY, Stenographer

Clerk of the Court:WILLIAM P. COLEMARTIN J. O'HARA, Chief Deputy

State's Attorney!GEORGE HARTMANGEORGE G. WHEELER, Deputy

Sheriff:SAMUEL C. MAHLEGEORGE W. MARLEY, Chief Deputy

Judges of the Orphans' Court:H. SEYMOUR PIERSOL, Chief JudgeCHARLES J. KNOX, Associate JudgeJOHN HOFF, Associate Judge

liegister of Wills:WILLIAM J. PEACH

Supervisors of Elections: ^ROBERT L. CLARKEHARRY H. GERMANABRAM T. STREETT, Clerk

1 toads Engineer: _ ,WILLIAM G. STJCROSAMUEL A. GREEN, Assistant

County Surveyor:FRED D. DOLLENBERG

Tax Commissioner: •*WILLIAM B. COCKEY '*

Commissioner of Health: ;DR. HARRY M. SLADE

Marshal of Police:JOHN C. COCKEY. Phone—Arl. 12CONRAD H. DIEHLMANN, Lieut.-Mar.J. WESLEY CREAMER. Lieut.-Detec.

Treasurer and Collector of Taxes:N. BOSLEY MERRYMAN

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Board of Education:SAMUEL M. f ^EDWIN R. STRINGFKR," VALBERT A. BLAKENEYJOHN ARTHURJOHN H. GROSSJAMES P. JORDAN ;ALBERT S. COOK, Supt.JOHN T. HERSHNER, Assistant

County Jail:ELIJAH M. PRICE, WardnCLINTON O. BOSLEY, DeputyDR. WILLIAM L. SMITH, Physician

Fire Department:JAMES RITTENHOUSE, JR., MarshalPHILIP G. PRIESTER, Supt. of Mach.JOHN J. PARLEY, Supt. of Fire AlarmCo. No. 1—Towson. Phone—Tow. 126

" " 2—Mt. Wash'n. Ph.—Tux. 46" " 3—Arlington. Phone—Arl. 15" " 5—Catonsville. Ph.—Caton. 20" " 6—Mt. Winans. Ph.—Lan. 91-M" " 7—€anton. Phone—Wolfe 149" " 8—Highlandtown, pumper. Ph.

Wolfe 149" " 9—Gardenville. Ph.—Ham. 21" " 10—Govans. Phone—Tux. 48" " 11—Roland Park, pumper. Ph.

Tuxedo 47" " 12—Roland Park, ladder truck.

Phone—Tuxedo 4 7" " 14—Highlandtown, steamer. Ph.

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Police Magistrate for Towson:JOHN T. HOPKINS

County Farm Aiseiit:J. F. HUDSON

Keeper of Court House:ADAM SCHMIDTGEORGE SMITH, Assistant

Superintendent of Almshouse:JOHN CHILCOATE

Press Bureau:WALTER A. POOLE, The SunELMER R. HAILE, Evening SunJOSEPH B. PERKINS, American-StarJ. ERNEST KEYWORTH, The News

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GOVBRHCR H'ARRINGTON

E1\MERSON C. HAR-RINGTON duringt h e last Legisla-

ture showed that h e, meant to preserve, at' l e a s t during his ad-ministration t h e con-stitutionol separationsbetween the main di-visions of the govern-ment in spite of t h eundignified, naggingand goading of news-papers with a x e s togrind which attemptedto drive him into try-ing to coerce the Leg-islature into d o i n gwhat t h e y w a n t e dd o n e . He preservedinviolate t h e highesttraditions of his officeby insisting that it was

the duty of the Legislature to pass laws, ofthe courts to construe them, and of the Gov-ernor to execute them. Governor Harringtonwill maintain the fine traditions establishedby former Governors of Maryland. He is aman of marked ability, attractive person-ality, pleasing and natural manners. He iseasily aproached and is devoting his entireattention to giving the State an efficient andeconomical administration of its affairs.

HOWARD BRYANT

M R. BRY-ANT hasonly re-

cently b e e npromo ted (?)from law andthe courts topol i t ics andt h e Legisla-ture. In doingthis, however,he was withoutthe assistanceof McKee Bar-clay's " l a d yfriend," Miss"Polly Ticks."He got thereon merit alone,a n d w a s re-garded as oneof the strongm e n of the .Genera l As-sembly of theS e s s i o n of1916.

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CONGRESSMAN J. FRED C. TALBOTT

J FRED C. TALBOTT,known also as "Un-

• cle Fred," Mr. Tal-bott, and the "Father ofthe Navy," is one of themost widely known Dem-ocrats in M a r y l a n d .Men have c o m e a n dg o n e in public life inMaryland d u r i n g thelast forty years, but hehas pursued unbrokenlythe e v e n tenor of hisway as one of the mostsuccessful men in Mary-land politics. During hislong public career h ehas been recognized asan a b l e and efficientpublic servant, whosetime has always been atthe service of his con-stituents and his party.No man in the S t a t eknows more of the citi-zens personally, nor hasm o r e personal friends

than has he. In fact, to many, Baltimorecounty would not seem like home withoutFred Talbott and his white hat somewherein it.

CARVILLE D. BENSON

FORMER STATE SEN-ATOR CARVILLE D.BENSON served Bal-

timore county for a num-ber of years in both thel o w e r and the u p p e rhouses of the General As-sembly of Maryland withconspicuous ability. Heis a skilled parliamenta-rian, familiar w i t h thepractice, m e t h o d s andprocedure of t h e Mary-land Legislature, and wasr e c o g n i z e d throughoutthe State as one of themost resourceful and ablemen in that body duringhis i n c u m b e n c y there.During his service in theLegislature he advocatedand assisted In the enact-ment of many useful andprogressive laws.

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CHIEF JUDGE N. CHARLES BURKE

H IS HONORJ U D G EB U R K E

is one of t h ebest - loved ^mlrespected fig-ures i n Balti-m o r e county.Bigness i s h i sprincipal characteristic. B i gb ra ined , bighearted, and bigbodied, he is abig lawyer, anda big man whois known n o to n l y through-out t h e State,but far beyondas one of t h efirst citizens ofMaryland. Bal-timore coun tyi s p r o u d ofJudge Burke.

GEORGE HARTMAN

G EORGE HART-MAN, the State'sAttorney for Bal-

timore County, is pop-ular w i t h all classesexcept criminals. Mr.Hartman has made anexcellent record as theprosecuting officer o fBaltimore county andi s n o w in his secondterm. The amount ofcriminal business a tthe T o w s o n bar islarge and the demandsupon the public prose-cutor in t h i s countyare varied and exact-ing, and that he hasbeen so successful is atribute to his ability.He is the father of theHartman Liquor Bil lwhich, it is hoped, will promote law and or-der in Baltimore county in connection withthe operation of the liquor business.

HUGH J. GALLAGHER

MR. GALLAGH-ER h a s notgrown g r a y

hairs in the serviceof his country, buthe is undoubtedlybald. Whether thisIs due to p u r e l ynatural causes, or isa result of trying tok e e p up with hisw o r k a s c h i e fclerk in the CountyCommissioners' o f-fice, and at the sametime k e e p visitingtaxpayers with hair-trigger, razor-edgedtempers i n a goodh u m o r i s n o tk n o w n . But h ereally does t h e s ethings, a n d d o e sthem well. He is acompetent a n d anobliging official.

H. COURTNAY JENIFER

HC O U R T E -NAY JENI-

• PER, per-haps better knownas "Here" Jenifer,is one of the youn-ger m e m b e r s oft h e Towson bar.He is also secre-tary to the CountyGrand Juries, i nwhich position heacquires a lot ofinformation whichcan be of no possi-ble use to him be-cause he is forbid-den by statute totell anybody whathe learns there. Inspite of the strainof carrying thesesecrets he is al-ways in a good hu-mor and is neitherbald nor gray. Mr.Jenifer by his at-tention to his du-ties is acquiring the reputation of an efficientand capable lawyer.

JOHN CROWTHER

T HE best typeof "Coun-try Bank"

Presidents, "safeand sane," witha clear, accurateand wide knowl-edge of his coun-ty and its people.It has a l w a y sbeen a t a s k ofsome magnitudeto "put anything

I over" on J o h n' Crowther. Underhis managementthe Towson Bankh a s prospered,and has been ont h e Honor Rollof A m e r i c a nBanks. A Demo-crat in politics,he has b e e n aDemocra t notafraid to "speak

out in meeting," and to criticize where hethought it due. His kindness, sincerity andforce of character have made him manyfriends, and few men in the county are sowidely known and liked.

"F

W. CLARENCE CRAUMER

AITHFUL-NESS a n defficiency"

mark the charac-ter of the cashierof the Towson Na-tional Bank. Fewmen have so wideand accura te aknowledge of Bal-timore county peo-ple and credits ashe.

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CAPT. WILLIAM GRASON

F EW men enjoy inas high a degreethe confidence o f

their fellows as Cap-tain Grason. Knownto practically all thelawyers in active prac-tice in the city a n dcounty o f Baltimore,he maintains well thetraditions and the hon-or that have so longd i s t i n g u i s h e d theMaryland bar. He hasbeen for some y e a r sauditor of t h e court,and is an authority onEquity Practice a n dCourt Accounting.

JOHN MAYS LITTLE

J OHN MAYS LITTLE,. another member of

the Towson bar, hasalso served in the Mary-land Legislature, and inaddition to his law prac- ^tice discharges the du- i6ties as president of the ^Parkton National Bank. '/Mr. Little is an earnestand conscientious work-er and through his cour-tesy and affability h a smade many friends andis widely k n o w n andl i k e d throughout thecounty.

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REV. W. H. H. POWERS

T HE REV. DR. WIL-LIAM H. H. POW-ERS, r e c t o r of

Trinity Protestant Epis-copal Church, Towson,is known to churchmenthroughout the State asan eloquent and impres-sive minister of the gos-pel and a true-heartedC h r i s t i a n gentleman.His kindness, his pleas-ing and dignified man-ner, and his ready hu-man sympathy have en-deared him to his pa-rishioners, who are de-votedly attached to him.

MAJOR JOHN I. YELLCTT

MAJOR JOHN I.YELLOTT was,until his retire-

ment from a c t i v epractice, one of t h eleaders of the Mary-land bar. His l i f ehas been active andhis career successful.F o r many years hehas been one of them o s t widely knowna n d respected citi-z e n s of Baltiomrecounty. His interestin public affairs, andthe vigor and energywith which he press-ed his opinions, madehim a striking a n dforceful figure in thevarious political andeconomic movementsin t h e county. Heserved with distinc-tion in t h e FederalArmy, i n t h e CivilWar, and at its closebegan the practice of law in West Virginia,afterwards removing to Baltimore county,where he soon won a place as one of theleading trial lawyers of Maryland. Born inDulany's Valley, a descendant of an old Mary-land family, he exemplifies the virtues of theold "Maryland stock." Courteous, dignified,and manly, he is a fine example of the Mary-land gentleman of the "old school."

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ABRAM T. STREBTT

BE" STREETT,former Marshalof Police a n d

Sheriff o f Baltimorecounty, is a fa rmerliving near Glen Arm.Mr. Streett's adminis-tration of these officesshowed t h a t agricul-ture does n o t neces-sarily disqualify a manfrom becoming an effi-cient conservator o fthe peace.

JUDGE FRANK I. DUNCAN

J UDGE DUNCAN Isnot only a lawyerand jurist of dis-

tinguished ability, buthe is a man of hobbiesard fads. He has manyof them. Perhaps hismost cherished fad islooking after thewelfare of home-less and helplessl i t t l e children,and t r y i n g tobrighten l i t t l elives that knowlittle else t h a ng l o o m , and t om a k e t h e mcleaner and bet-ter a n d m o r ewholesome. Buthe h a s o t h e rfads. He is a n"Elk" of national renown, and loves to carvestrange legends and curious designs on canes,gavels, and other implements of wood. Heis also a trout fisherman of cunning and skill,and is becoming a motorist.

JOHNS. ENSOR

U J O H N N Y " ENSOR,I alas is gone, and his

J ringing laugh willbe heard no more in theplaces his cheery presence

u s e d t o brighten.He Is gone, but thememory of o n e ofthe county's m o s tv a l u e d and best-loved men will lin-ger long.

COL. DAVID G. McINTOSH

COL. DAVID G. McIN-" TOSH, of the Tow-

son bar, has w o nhigh honor and distinc-tion both in war and inpeace. His courage anddetermination won him acolonelcy in the Confed-erate Army, and the samequalities of m i n d a n dheart carried him to the .front rank of the Mary- #%land bar. His well-knownability as a lawyer, hissonorous and moving elo-quence, his erect militaryfigure and dignified bear-ing are known through-out and indeed far beyondthe county. Colonel Mc-Intosh has found time towrite several highly inter-esting and valuable mon-ographs on t h e militarytactics a n d strategy ofthe Civil War. ColonelMclntosh is one of the Board of Bar Exam-ers of the State and is one of the ex-presi-dents of the Maryland State Bar Association.A man of strong character and strong convic-tions, his views at all times have carriedweight in the discussion of various move-ments affecting the public welfare of Balti-more county. Although a veteran of theCivil War, he preserves apparently undimin-ished the vigor and elasticity of mind andspirit which have made him so conspicuous afigure in the county.

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WILLIAM F. COGHLAN

QUIRE," Leg-islator, Coun-t y Commis-

sioner, soldier, busi-ness man, lawmak-er, politician, "Bill"Coghlan, as he issometimes callted,

, has had a variedbut a uniformly suc-cessful life. A Dem-ocrat in politics, heis a' "Progressive"in policy. He be-lieves in good roads,good schools and anefficient seweragesystem. He was oneof the principal in-fluences in 'killing"the Mt. Washington'sewerage deal" afew years ago. Hisreal interest in ourcounty affairs, hisindustry and sounds e n s e have made

him a useful and highly efficient public offi-cial.

WILLIAM P. BOSLEY

W ILLIAM P. BOS-LEY is the rep-resentative i n

the County Commis-sioners' office of the"Upper End," and isexpected to know allabout t h e interestsand needs of farmersof the northern sec-tion of B a l t i m o r eCounty. To do this hemust have a workingknowledge of r o a dbuilding, politics —both national, Stateand local — weatherconditions, o u r for-eign and domestic re-l a t i o n s ; churches,t h e i r organization,doctrines a n d law;f a r m i n g in all itsbranches, includinggeneral farming, dai-rying, stock raising,trucking and chickenfancying. Of course, he must know manyother things. Notwithstanding these de-mands, Mr. Bosley remains an amicable,courteous gentleman, who discharges the du-ties of his position with entire satisfactionto his constituents.

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WILLIAM McCALLISTER

W ILLIAM McCALLIS-TER, known some-times as the "Mayor

of Hamilton,," and to hisfamiliars as "Mac," is oneof the "live wires" of thecounty. He is essentiallya publicist, a n d while allhis reforms are not adopt-ed, his discussion of themis always interesting andilluminating.

DR. CHARLES L. MATTFELDT

D R. M A T T-PELDT ac-quired in his

service as CountyCommissioner areputation a s am a k e r of epi-g r a m s . Perhapshis most noted ut-terance was whenhe informed a Mt.Washington dele-gation which was'kicking' vigoruso-ly against the pur-chase of a sewerp l a n t in t h a tneighborhood that"It was necessaryto be cruel in or-der t o b e kind."The Doctor is oneof the best-knownfigures i n Balti-more county.

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EDWARD B. PASSANO

1 » IR. PASSANO'S chief

o c c u P a t i ° n i s thatof printer, and he's

a good one, too. He isat the head of the Wil-liams & Wilkins Com-

pany, 2 419 Greenmountavenue, which enjoys anenviable record for high-class work in Baltimorecity and its environs. Heis a stickler for "system"and his shops at Waver-ly are so well arrangedthat they practically runthemselves. Every manis required to watch theclock and keep an accu-rate account of the timehe consumes on each job.When the job is com-pleted it is an easy mat-ter, therefore, to fix areasonable charge. Mr.Passano's chief hobbiesare walking sticks andautomobiles, although he

lias recently taken an active interest in farm-ing and, while he doesn't yet look it, is de-veloping into quite a "hayseed." His farmis in the Second district. He is also activein all matters concerning the civic welfareof the county and is one of the leading spiritsin the Towson Town Club. Towson oweshim a debt of gratitude for a number of pub-lic improvements secured largely through hisefforts.

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JOHN T. HOPKINS

THAT he was ap-pointed by a Re-publican G o v-

ernor and reappoint-ed by a Democrat isevidence that "Judge" 6H o p k i n s "m a d e Agood." The position /of police magistrate /at Towson is an im- \portant one, and thatMr. Hopkins succeed-ed in discharging itsduties to t h e satis-faction of both par-ties is a tribute to hiffairness and ability.

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LEONARD G. QUINLIN

LEONARDG. QUIN-LIN lives

in tKe Elev-enth districtof Baltimorecounty a n dw a s fortu-nate enoughto be Sheriffj u s t beforethe adoptionof t h e con-st i tut ionalamendmentwhich w i l lbe submittednext fall al-lowing Sher-iffs to suc -c e e d them-selves. Not-withstandingt h i s , Mr.Quinlin ap-pears happyand content-ed and is fol-

lowing his usual vocations with cheerfulnessand success.

COL. HENRY BASH

NO MAN hasmore knowl-edge or in-

formation about <Maryland historya n d m e n a n dfamilies promi-nent in Marylandduring the las tgeneration than"Colonel" Bach.No man c o u l dhave m o r e be-cause no mancould hold more,and it is literallyamazing that oneman can hold somuch. Besidesgathering generalinformation, the"Colonel's" hob-b y i s pinochle,and he has theg r e a t e s t confi-dence in his skillat th is game."Colonel" Bach is

a familiar figure in Towson, where he is likedand respected as an amiable and courteousgentleman.

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ELMER R. HAILE

LAWYER, poet, motorist, newspaper writ-er and journalist (the two are not thesame). Mr. Haile's talents are as varied

as his activities. His ability and industryhave won him the respect of the people ofhis county as well as his brethren of the bar.

LOUIS HERGENRATHER

LOUIS HERGENRATHER, sometimes oth-erwise known as "Doc," the well-knowndruggist of Towson, is interested in

many -more things than drugs. He takes akeen interest in all public local matters andis a public-spirited and useful citizen. He isalways willing to give his time and servicesto help along the town he lives in. He is areal hustler.

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W CARROLL VAN HORN is the genialand obliging assistant in the office of

• Wheeler & Cole, Incorporated, insur-ance brokers, at Towson. "Vanny," as he isknown to his intimates, is a real hustler andtalks fire insurance to every one he meets.

W. HERBERT GORSUCH

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W HERBERT GORSUCH is well knownin the lower section of the county,

• being at one time Marshal of Police.Mr. Gorsuch is now living the simple life onhis little "estate" and has long since forgot-ten the records of criminals and lawbreakers.

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A LAWYER of widely recognized ability,an acknowledged expert on automo-bile, municipal and public service law,

Mr. Yellott has participated in the draftingand preparation of much of the constructiveand progressive legislation of this State inthose branches of the law. His characteris-tics are untiring industry, and a genius forsystem and statistics. His hobbies are auto-mobiles and photography.

ALFORD M. WHITTLE

M1R. ALPORD M. WHITTLE is the Tow-son expert on fire engines. He not onlyhas the unbounded admiration of the

youthful population, who rush to the win-dows and doors to see him whiz by in con-trol of the Towson fire engine, but the con-fidence of the citizens of the town, who relyupon the local fire company to protect theirlives and property.

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NOAH E. OFFUTT

FEW figures are bet-ter known at thecounty seat than

Noah E. Offutt, ownerof the Offutt Building,a well known lawyerand a sportsman. Hetoo was "agin" t h e"sewer deal" and wasone of the plaintiffs.An old St. John's boy,he still has the samelove for athletics hehad when he made thelast touchdown t h a tthat plucky little col-lege made against theNavy for many years.A Democrat in politics,he is not "hide-bound"and is opposed to dis-honesty in p o l i t i c swithout regard to thebrand of disinfectant.

C. GUS GRASON

C GUS GRASON,the well-known

• lawyer of Tow-son, is a son of the lateJohn Grason, and be-sides inheriting muchof the personal appear-ance and many of thephysical characteristicsof his father, he is alsopossessed of much ofthe fighting spirit andaggressiveness whichcharacterized the elderGrason. Mr. Grason isan alert and resource-ful lawyer, w h o h a sparticipated i n t h etrial of many of themost important crimi-nal cases in Baltimorecounty in recent years.Clear-headed, capableand industrious, he isearning for himself anenviable reputation asone of the successfullawyers at the Baltimore county

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HENRY P. MANN

H ENRY P. MANNwas for a nuni-b e r of y e a r s

County Commissionerand President of theBoard of County Com-m i s s i o n e r s of thiscounty, and since hisretirement from politi-cal life he has b e e none of t h e successfulbusiness m e n of theFourteenth d i s t r i c t .Mr. Mann is widelyknown over Baltimorecounty as a courteousa n d obliging gentle-man, who is never hap-pier than when servinga friend.

CHARLES J. POX

TH E f o r-mer cour-teous and

efficient ChiefClerk and Au-ditor o f t h eCounty C o m-missioners' of-office, Is likedwherever he isk n o w n , andthat is at leasteverywhere inB a 111 m o r ecounty . Hem a d e an en-viable recordas Chief Sta-tistician of theLabor Bureau,w h e r e h i ssound com-mon sense andhuman sympa-thy enab ledhim to s a v et h a t depart-ment of the State from both its foolish friendsand its selfish enemies. He has recently beenappointed to that position. His main hobbyis bis home and familv.

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DR. JAMES H. JARRETT

T HE dean of the "doctors" of Baltimorecounty, Dr. Jarrett is the best-knownphysician in the county. Notwithstand-

ing his advanced years he retains well hisvigor, and takes a fresh, keen interest inthings about him. His active and successfulpractice many years ago secured for himrecognition as one of the foremost physiciansin the county, a position which he has sincemaintained.

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EZRA B. WHITMAN

T HE State Board of Health now has theauthority to compel the County Commis-sioners in any county or the Mayor and

City Council in any town or city to installsanitary sewerage if they think it advisablefor the good health of a community, and inthe event that any county, city or town is soadvised it is very probable that Mr. Whit-man will be called upon to draw up plansfor the system. Mr. Whitman is a consult-ing engineer of fame, with offices in the Mun-sey Building, Baltimore, and just recentlyhe submitted to the County Commissionersof Baltimore County plans for sewerage sys-tems at Arlington, Govans and Towson. Al-though comparatively a young man, Ezra B.Whitman has many engineering feats to hiscredit, and is recognized as one of the fore-most engineers in the profession. Many in-tricate problems pertaining to health, bridgebuilding and the erection of manufacturingplants have been solved by his active brain.He has made a specialty of consultation onengineering, and "big" men from all overthe country call upon him at times for ad-vice, which in most all cases is carried outto the letter, and proves most satisfactory.

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HERBERT A. WAGNER

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H ERBERT A. WAGNER is the executivehead of the Consolidated Gas ElectricLight and Power Company, with main

offices at the corner of Lexington and Libertystreets, and power houses in all sections ofthe city and suburbs. It is Mr. Wagner'scompany that makes Baltimore's great WhiteWay at night, as well as supplying the manyhomes with gas and electricity, and Mr. Wag-ner personally is striving at all times to makeBaltimore a bigger and greater city. Mr.Wagner succeeded Mr. Ferdinand C. Latrobeas president of the Gas Company, the lattergentleman being also Mayor of Baltimore cityfor seven consecutive terms. Mr. Wagner isa man of rare business ability, and keeps inclose touch with each and every departmentof the large corporation which he heads. Heis a member of several clubs, and makes hishome in Roland Park, the suburb which bothBaltimore city and Baltimore county point towith pride. He appreciates the good roads ofour county and is often seen passing on someoi the prominent drives.

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LOUIS HENNIGHAUSEN

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MR. HENNIGHAUSEN, who for a num-ber of years was one of Baltimore'sleading lawyers, with a large and lu-

crative practice, is now living the "simplelife" at his home in Towson. Although hehas long since celebrated his "three-score-and-tenth" birthday, he is still young in spiritand takes a lively interest in the affairs ofthe day. He is particularly well versed inhistory and can give one some interesting'pointers" on the Great War, especially fromthe German standpoint. And he is also wellversed in ancient and current politics. Mr.Hennighausen, being of German extraction,has for years been one of the guiding spiritsamong the German organizations in the Cityor Baltimore and has held numerous posts ofhonor and trust. He has by his numerousactivities, extending over a long span ofyears, deserved a period of rest and recrea-tion, and it is the hope of The Jeffersonianpeace and happiness.

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ALBERT A. BLAKENEY

MR. BLAKENBY is at present the execu-tive head of Thistle Mills, Inc., of II-chester, Md. He is a successful business

man and formerly achieved considerable suc-cess in Republican politics, having served oneterm as a County Commissioner and later aterm in Congress. He has probably given"Marse Fred" Talbott more trouble in poli-tics than any other Republican in the coun-ty, which is really worth mentioning, for theveteran Democratic Chieftain has had thingspolitically pretty much his own way as farback as the memory of any living man run-neth. During his term as County Commis-sioner Mr. Blakeney made things interesting,especially for the Democrats, by his frequenttilts with the late John T. Ensor, who at thattime was also a power in Republican politics.As a result of these tilts the G. 6. P. wassplit wide open and the wound has not healedto this day. Mr. Blakeney was appointed byGovernor Goldsborough a member of the Bal-timore County School Board and the con-sensus of opinion is that he has made an ex-cellent Commissioner. Mr. Blakeney has ap-parently been successful in every line of ac-tivity except that of taking unto himself awife. He is a bachelor of long standing and,while he is still eligible, his friends are in-clined to believe that he will spend the restof his days in that state which the poets havebeen pleased to call "Single Blessedness."

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DR. ROBERT E. LEE HALL

T HIS, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a familiarcharacter in legal circles both in Bal-timore city and Baltimore county, and

the artist has pictured well his subject—Dr.Robert E. Lee Hall. "Doc," as he is knownto his intimates, has not always pursued thelife of a lawyer, which, by the way, hasmany trials and tribulations, but at one timewas in the drug business, and this is wherehe gets the title of "Doc" and the one whichhas stuck to him ever since like a leech. TheDoctor of Pharmacy, Law, Diplomacy andGood Fellowship is a Democrat from headto foot and during the last Presidential cam-paign did much effective work for the Wood-row Wilson League of Baltimore City, ofwhich he was an enthusiastic member. Ifyou have ever met the genial Doctor youwill doubtless remember the hearty hand-shake that was accorded you; it is one rightfrom the shoulder, and if one's bones are abit weak they will surely ache, for "Doc"has a shake that is all his own, and by jin-goes he makes you realize it, too. If thisgood old world was made up of such sunnydispositions as the one which Dr. Robert E.Lee Hall possesses there would be no kick,for "Old Man Grump" would be kicked sky-high, never to return to earth again.

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DANIEL WILLARD

DANIEL WILLARD is president of theBaltimore & Ohio Railroad, whose mainoffices are in Baltimore, and which was

the first steam railroad to be operated in theworld, the first train running from Baltimoreto Washington over rails made of wood. Thecartoonist has pictured Mr. Willard in some-what of a cramped position, pulling the bell-rope on the little engine with the tender at-tached labeled "B. & O." This, we admit,is a bit exaggerated, for the Baltimore andOhio is one of the greatest railroad systemsin America, and one of which Baltimore city,the State of Maryland and, in fact, the wholecountry is justly proud. Mr. Willard's heartand soul is wrapped up in the welfare of theB. & O.—the safety of employees, the com-fort of passengers and maintenance of thehighest efficiency in every branch of the busi-ness to which he has devoted his life.

DR. FRED MITCHELL

DR. MITCHELL is one of the best-knownall-'round "country doctors" in the coun-ty. He owns a fine estate on the York

road about 18 miles out from the city, wherehe dispenses hospitality as well as pills. Heis also somewhat of a farmer and is keen onraising well-bred stock. Dr. Mitchell is apublic-spirited man and is always one of thefirst to take a position on the "firing line"when a movement that concerns the publicgood is set on foot. He was one of the "RingLeaders" in the fight for Good Roads and isnow in a position to enjoy some of the fruitsof his labor in this regard, the York roadhaving been rebuilt by the State as far northas Hereford. Dr. Mitchell is, or has been,president of the Hereford Improvement As-sociation and he generally makes it his busi-ness to see that Hereford is "heard from"when matters of public concern are beforethe people. Dr. Mitchell has also taken ali\ely interest in politics but, being a Re-publican, has met the fate that most mem-bers of his party in the county meet whenthey seek public office.

DR. J. PERCY WADE

T HE care and treatment of poor unfor-tunates who have lost their sense ofreason is the duty of the gentleman pic-

tured above, Dr. J. Percy Wade, superin-tendent of Springfield State Hospital, locatednear Catonsville, Baltimore county. Notwith-standing the fact that Dr. Wade is thrown incontact constantly with the patents at theinstitution which he heads and where manyhorrible cases of insanity may be seen, hemaintains a bright and cheerful dispositionand is one of the most affable gentlemen thatone might care to meet. Dr. Wade's knowl-edge of the disease of which he has madea life study has given him a national repu-tation, and in consequence he is often calledupon in criminal cases to give expert testi-mony in cases where an offender pleads in-sanity. Dr. Wade's chief hobby is the wel-fare of the large family of unfortunate be-ings that are in his especial charge, and ex-cept for an automobile trip now and then, hecan always be found seated behind a deskin the executive offices of this big institution,and giving a word of cheer to sorrowing pa-rents and relatives whose loved ones are suf-fering with a disordered mind.

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W. J. FLANNERY

THIS, Ladies and Gentlemen, is Mr. W. J.Flannery, president of the BaltimoreElectrical Supply Company, with sales-

rooms at 309 N. Calvert street, Baltimore. Ifyou want an electric iron, electric lights, me-chanical electrical toys or electrical automo-bile accessories, or anything else electricalyou can be supplied at the above address.Mr. Flannery has been associated with theelectrical business since its infancy and hasgrown with the industry, his present estab-lishment being one of the largest supplyhouses of its kind in the South. At Christ-mas time the Baltimore Electrical SupplyCompany's windows are a mecca for theyoungsters, and they plead with their parentsto get a glimpse of the various displays inthe show windows. The electrical miniaturerailroad, the great assortment of electricalornaments for the Christmas tree and thegarden, all have a luring effect upon thelittle ones, and needless to say that Mr. Flan-nery does a large business in these warespreceding the Yuletide season. Wheneveryou think of electricity, think of Flannery,and we are sure your wants and needs canbe readily supplied by this amiable gentle-man.

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ISAAC E. EMERSON

CAPTAIN EMERSON is the leading figurein the Emerson Hotel Company, the Em-erson Drug Company, manufacturers of

that world-renowned headache cure—BromoSeltzer,—and is proprietor of BrooklandvilleFarms at Brooklandwood, Baltimore county.Although a man of middle age, Mr. Emer-son's rise in life has been rapid, and to usethe old term "is a self-made man" in everyway the saying implies. After graduatingas a pharmacist Mr. Emerson opened a drugstore and engaged in selling the wares thatare found in an apothecary shop, giving aword of encouragement to the sickly and ajest to the jolly who happened in his estab-lishment, and one day discovered the wonder-ful headache remedy and called it "BromoSeltzer," and it is here where his fortune wasfounded. Today in nearly every Europeancountry Bromo Seltzer may be found, andas we may say is curing the headaches ofthe entire world. The Emerson Hotel, Balti-more, is another monument to his tnrift andindustry; likewise the Brooklandville Farms,where hundreds of automobilists stop dailywhile on a pleasure jaunt through the beau-tiful Green Spring Valley, to partake of thedelicious, rich milk and view a farm beauti-ful. Baltimore city as well as Baltimorecounty may well be proud of such a citizenas Capt. Isaac E. Emerson.

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THOMAS A. CROSS

T HIS, dear reader, is Thomas A. Cross,vice - president and general manager ofthe United Railways and Electric Com-

pany of Baltimore, which operates one ofthe greatest street railway systems in thecountry, and whose lines extend far intoBaltimore county, making, so to speak, aconnecting link between the city and suburbs.Mr. Cross' railway experience has been var-ied, he having served in many official capaci-ties with the United, and much of the com-pany's efficiency has been made possible bythe workings of his fertile brain. As generalmanager he is kept constantly in touch witheach and every department of the road, fromthe laying of tracks to the overhead con-struction of wires and the operating of thevarious lines, which as you all know aremany. He is the man one has to see whenarranging for a Sunday-school outing at oneof the company's parks, or for engaging aspecial car for any purpose whatsoever. Aswe might put it, he is the "man behind thegun," that pulls all the strings that makes itpossible for rapid transit to all parts of thecity and rural districts.

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WILLIAM W. CLOUD

W ILLIAM WOODWARD CLOUD is presi-dent of the State Bank of Maryland,with a branch at the corner of East-

ern and Highland avenues, Higlilandtown,and is one of the city and county's mostsubstantial citizens. While Mr. Cloud is amember of a number of clubs, he is probablybetter known through his connection withthe Advertising Club of Baltimore, of whichhe was president for a long period, and un-leadership it grew wonderfully inder hisboth membership and influence. Althougha comparatively young man, Mr. Cloud isa factor in financial circles and under hisleadership the State Bank of Maryland, withheadquarters at Holliday and Baltimorestreets, has had phenomenal success. Mr.Cloud is an ardent motorist, as well as anenthusiastic booster for the Paige.

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ALEXANDER McCORMICK

H ERE is a familiar face to most of ourreaders. Don't you remember seeing thisfigure time and time again during Fair

Week at Timonium. We feel sure that youare all well acquainted with Mr. McCormick,the veteran president of the Maryland StateFair and Agricultural Society, and if thereare any who do not know him we take greatpleasure in introducing him to you now."Alec," as he is known to his intimates, isnot only a familiar character to those whoattend the Timonium Fair, but to the ma-jority of the residents of Baltimore county,for he has been a leading figure in agricul-tural and floral circles for many years. Mr.McCormick resides at Raspeburg, on the farmthat has been in his family for generations,the original grant for the land having beenmade by the early settlers of the State tohis forefathers. Although having long sincepassed the three-score-and-ten mark, Mr. Mc-Cormick pursues the vocation that he select-ed in his youth—that of a florist—his placebeing one of the real show places in the com-munity. Notwithstanding his advanced years,Mr. McCormick is indeed delightful companyand if one wishes to hear a really interestingstory, they should hear him tell the historyof his home place. It takes one back to thedays when the first history of Maryland wasbeing compiled. May he live long to enjoythe wide circle of friends that feel it a priv-ilege to know and to love him.

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DR. EDWARD N. BRUSH

D R. BRUSH has been physician-in-chief atSheppard-Pratt Hospital, which is lo-cated just south of Towson, for more

than thirty years. The institution is devotedsolely to the treatment of diseases of themind, and as far as its reputation goes it issecond to none, and Dr. Brush is often calledupon to deliver lectures before noteworthyassemblages in all parts of the country. ToDr. Brush primarily is due the credit for thehigh standing of Sheppard-Pratt among themedical fraternity as well as the layman. Toone who visits the institution and sees per-sonally the interest taken in each individualpatient and then to realize that his associa-tion with these poor unfortunate beings cov-ers a period of thirty years, it is to wonderthat Dr. Brush could possess such a sunnydisposition. He takes great pride in showingvisitors over the grounds and through thebuildings, and we may well say that he neednot be ashamed of them, for cleanliness isthe one word that counts at Sheppard-PrattHospital. Dr. Brush is most cordial in hisgreeting, and on leaving one must admit thatthey have indeed met a gentleman of theold Southern type — courteous and affable.May he live long to carry on his work ofhelping poor unfortunates and giving wordsof encouragement to sorrowing relatives.

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ARMEN THOUMAIN

SOME fifteen years ago in a modest littleroom on Lafayette avenue, Baltimore, anew product was born, and a few days

later there appeared at the various soda foun-tains around town signs bearing the word"LOZAK." A few years later a moderate sizelaboratory could be seen on Charles streetjust above North avenue, with a huge elec-tric sign swinging from the front of thebuilding bearing the word "LOZAK," Todaya large store, laboratory and stables, housingthree or four wagons and two automobile de-livery trucks, is located at 18-20-22-24 W.Twentieth street, and the sign that runs theentire width of the building bears the word"LOZAK." On the interior, seated behind aroll-top desk directing the vast business ofthe Armen Company, is Armen Thoumain,who is responsible for the now famoushealth and strength drink that is served atnearly all soda fountains and recommendedby physicians everywhere—LOZAK. This isthe gentleman that the artist has portrayedabove. Mr. Armen's main hobby is his busi-ness, and he can be seen working in his es-tablishment day and night.

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W. BERNARD DUKE

NO, the gentleman near the safe with abag of gold in his hand is not a burg-lar, but is W. Bernard Duke, president

of the Seaboard Bank, located at the cornerof Charles and Preston streets, Baltimore,and who makes his residence on a beautifulestate on the Joppa road just west of Tow-son. Some few years ago the Seaboard Bankv.as organized and Mr. Duke was elected itspresident, and we venture to say that it isone of the strongest "youngsters" in thefinancial sphere of Baltimore today, for Ber-nard Duke is a hustler and has had muchsuccess in recruiting a large army of de-positors. The Seaboard Bank is located inthe very heart of the automobile section ofthe city and has upon its books as depositorsa great many accounts of "buz wagon" con-cerns. While the duties of president con-sumes a greater portion of Mr. Duke's time,he nevertheless finds time to follow thehounds and take an occasional hunting anafishing trip with a party of friends. He isone of the county's substantial citizens. Mayhis race continue with undiminished success.

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GEORGE W. LITTLE

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EVER drink Coca-Cola? Well, this is thebig man behind the gun at the Baltimorebranch of the Coca-Cola Company, Mr.

George W. Little, the manager, and whileLittle in name his activities are extremelylarge. Possibly no other drink thai has evermade its appearance on the market has hadthe rapid growth and now enjoys the lucra-tive business as does Coca-Cola. No matterwhere you go the familiar sign greets you,and we dare say that you are always willingto greet a glass of this invigorating liquid.The home office of the Coca-Cola Company isin Atlanta, Ga., but from this main root havesprouted branches in all parts of the country.While the artist has pictured Mr. Little be-hind a soda fountain dispensing s glass ofCoca-Cola, we must admit that it is a bit far-fetched, for this gentleman dispenses it inmuch greater quantities—in hailf-barrels, bar-rels arid carloads. It is he who supplies thedruggist and the confectioner, who in turnhand it to you over the counter in a daintyglass, which is indeed a most refreshing andinvigorating drink when one is tired andthirsty. Mr. Little is one of our citizens andwe are justly proud of !him.

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J. BARRY MAHOOL

ISN'T this smile familiar to you? Yes, thisis J. Barry Mahool, one-time Mayor ofBaltimore city, and a well-known figure

in the grain business. He is associated withFrame, Knight & Co., merchandise brokers,with offices at 121 S. Calvert street. Mr.Mahool is an amable gentleman, of the goodold Southern type, and when the salutationsof the day are passed between himself and afriend his face lights up with a cordial smilejust as you see it depicted by the cartoonif-in the above sketch. While the business ofFrame, Knight & .Co. commands a great dealof "Barry's" attention, he always finds timeto take a lively interest in politics, and notso very long ago he nearly became Mayor ofBaltimore for another term. Mr. Mahool'shobbies are unknown to us, but we do knowthat he has just recently purchased a "buz"wagon and can be seen on Sunday afternoonsmotoring with his family over the hills andthrough the dales of beautiful Baltimorecounty.

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FRANK G. DOTTERWEICH

ABOVE one of the most prosperous andpopular contractors of Baltimore countyhas been pictured by the artist. The

rr.an seated on the wagon driving the "nag"is none other than Frank G. Dotterweich,whose place of business is at No. 247 SouthFifth street, Highlandtown. Mr. Dotterweichhas to his credit the building of many of thesubstantial little homes that adorn the thor-oughfares in the eastern section of the coun-ty. Unlike most men who have made theirmark in the world, and who sit back and di-rect their affairs from a lavishly furnishedofficer, Mr. Dotterweich is always "on thejob." He does as much work as any manin his employ, and he believes in keeping intouch with every job that he undertakes, andsays he has always borne in mind the truth-fulness of the old saying that "that whichis worth doing at all is worth doing well,"and to this he attributes in no small measurebis success. While Mr. Dotterweich's hob-bies are unknown to us, we do know that heis an ardent Democrat, and takes a deep in-terest in all campaigns. He is a citizen ofwhom we are all proud.

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Frank G. DotterweichGeneral Contractor

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FRANK A. O'CONNELL

ABOVE the cartoonist has pictured one ofBaltimore county's pencil pushers andspace grabbers—Frank A. O'Connell—

in a characteristic pose, and if it was not forthe big cigar in Prank's mouth the sketchwould not be complete. Mr. O'Connell is anew-comer into the newspaper field at thecounty seat, nevertheless he is known to thefraternity throughout the State, having beenassociated in the past with the BaltimoreSun; at one time editor of the FrederickPost, and during the Star-Spangled Bannercelebration in Baltimore two years ago hewas Director of Publicity of the CentennialCommission, where he "banged out" somevery clever and effective "stuff." O'Connell,like the majority of the sons of Erin, is fullof Irish wit, which he uses at times to goodadvantage. When Frank walks into the of-fice, hangs his coat on a peg in the wall,draws from his vest pocket a huge cigar andseats himself at the typewriter, one may besure that his fertile brain will soon be trans-ferred into a real live story, full of vigor and"pep," and woe be unto the chap that inter-rupts this compiler of news. Quiet and un-assuming like all men of real merit, Mr.O'Connell has won for himself a host offriends throughout Baltimore county.

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IOFFICE DIRECTORY

PIPER BUILDING §Attorneys— j |

John Mays Little Elmer R. Haile =C. Gus Grason A. A. Piper =Ernest C. Hatch Robert H. Bussey gFrank I. Duncan William S. Keech =J. Howard Fox Gwynn Nelson | |

Officer Children's Aid Society— 1Miss Mary Lucas H

Electrical Contractor— gPaul R. Wolf 1

Auctioneer— ' gJ. Milton Dance g

Keal Estate— gC. Bentley Company s

Insurance— gPiper, Dollenberg & Co. s

Printers— 1Union-News Publishing Company =

SECOND NATIONAL BANK BUILDINGAttorneys—

W. Gill Smith Wm. P. Cole, Jr.William Grason Elmer J. Cook

T. Lyde MasonBanking Rooms—

Second National BankNotary Public—

C. Marley Hipsley

OFFUTT BUILDING IAttorneys— g

T. Scott Offutt N. D. R. Allen INoah E. Offutt T. Wilbur Meads gJames P. Offutt George Hartman 1James Kelley =

Insurance— jjWheeler & Cole, Inc. I

Printers— gRaine Printing and Publishing Co. 1

Notary Public— sJames Kelley gW. Carroll Van Horn =

MASONIC BUILDINGAttorneys—

H. Courtenay Jenifer Harry L. SmithEdward H. Burke Charles C. Held

Real Estate^—George C. Tracey

Druggists—Court Drug Company

Printers—The Jeffersonian Publishing Co., Inc.

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CARDINAL GIBBONS.

H IS EMINENCE JAMES CARDINAL GIB-BONS is head of t he Holy Roman Apos-

tolic Catholic Church in America, andis a most lovable charac ter , not only amonghis own churchmen but among persons of allcreeds. Al though a man well advanced inyears , having passed the Biblical a l lo tmentof th ree score and ten, his views on publicquest ions a re broad and have grea t weightwith the public in general . Whi le the Car-dinal m a k e s his home in Bal t imore city, ad-joining the Ca thedra l on the corner of Ca-thedra l and Mulberry s t ree ts , he is well andfavorably known to many Bal t imore countypeople, having often preached in many of theCatholic churches of our communi ty . E i therin his pr iest ly robe or in s t ree t costume, Car-dinal Gibbons is a p ic turesque figure, andmay be seen any af ternoon t ak ing nis dailywalk out Char les s t ree t accompanied by oneof his associates at the Cathedral.

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Piper, Dollenberg & Co.

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PIPER BUILDING,TOWSON, MARYLAND.Telephone, Towson 94.

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WILLIAM J. PEACH

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MR. Peach is the Register of Wills of Bal-timore County, has been for some timeand is likely to be for some time to

come. For "Billy" is not only a good fellowpersonally but a good politician as well. Mr.Peach lives 'way over in the Second districtof Baltimore county, and is just as smooth,sound and durable as the famous granitemarble that is quarried in that locality. Heknows pretty much everybody in the Seconddistrict well enough to be called "Billy" and,as a district political leader, none has everlived who could wield a larger influence.The secret of "Billy's" success in politics isthat he plays the game "on the square." AsRegister of Wills, Mr. Peach has achievedan enviable record. The business of his officehas more than doubled since his incumbency.He is on the job personally most every dayand has introduced a modern and practicalsystem for the handling of the affairs ofhis office. The State collects more revenuethrough his office than through that of anyother Register of Wills in the State outsideof Baltimore city. No more courteous andobliging official ever walked into the TowsonCourt House than "Billy" Peach! May helong continue to hold the office of Registerof Wills.

Mr. Peach's hobby is raising Peaches. Hehas a fine crop of 'em at his hospitable homeover at Granite.

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MR. ORRICK lives at Glyndon, Baltimorecounty, where for many years he hasheld down the job of Justice of the

Peace. Possessed of patience, a fair knowl-edge of the law, and good common sense, hehas made a corking good dispenser of jus-tice. This is attested by the few appealsthat are taken from his decisions and the1'twer reversals handed down upon the ap-peals so taken. Besides his activites as J. P.,Mr. Orrick takes an active interest in thefinancial affairs of Glyndon, having for sometime been President of the Glyndon Perma-nent Building Association.

That Justice Orrick is also possessed of akeen sense of humor is apparent from thefollowing "pome" which he recently sent theEditor upon receiving a letter containing his"cut:"

Your circular letter with "cut" received;That I am so utdy 1 hardly believed.Not one line of beauty on whirh I can boast—Looks as if I lived on sour milk and toast.

Yes. place the "cut" in your new book.For no one will trouble to ^ive it a look.Minus all beauty, yet I am happy,I'm too u^ly to flirt, and nevei £'et "dame."

IMPORTED JERSEY HERD

HEADED BY

KMINENT IVOR, No. 01251,a son of the great BULL EMINENT SECONO,I'. 2532 H. C. Sold for $10,000 at public auction.Prize winner on Isle of Jersey and sire of 8St.-sited daughters, and of PERNS 15LUE BELLE,l!'S820, tested 21 pounds of butter in seven days.

GOLDEN MAID'S OXFORD, No. 122KS7,imported from Isle of Jersey son of OXFORDlOU'LL DO, P. 4075 H. C, sire of 20 GOLDENMAID'S SAFETY, P. 143S9 H. C. daughter ofGOLDEN MAID'S PRINCE, sire of 42 testeddaughters.

COWS BY THE FAMOUS BULL OXFORDLAD, P. 3123 H. C, sire of 43 tested

Daughters.Daughters—

VIOLA'S GOLDEN JOLLY, sold for $15,000.

STOCKWELL, sire of 14 tested daughters.

GOLDEN PERN'S LAD, sire of FLYING FOX,sold for $7,500.

EMINENT, sold for $10,000.

SENSATIONAL FERN, sold for $10,200 andsire of 29 tested daughters in the Register ofJ'erit and 22 sons with daughters in the Reg-ister of Merit.

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H I V ONE AND IMPROVE) YOL'H

CHARLES K. KIEMAN, Owner,

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PATRICK BRADLEY

JUDGE BRADLEY, formerly a member ofthe Orphans' Court of Baltimore County,resides at Loreley in the Eleventh dis-

trict. Prior to his election to the bench hefor several years served the public as a Jus-tice of the Peace. Both as Justice and asJudge he made a record of which he and hisdescendants may justly feel proud. He wasat all times courteous and attentive and wasquick to grasp the right and justice of a mat-ter. Whenever he rendered a decision theparties affected, whether favorably or ad-versely, felt that their cause had been fairlyand impartially weighed and considered. Al-though generally a very quiet man, JudgeBradley is remarkably well informed upona variety of subjects and, when amongfriends, frequently gives vent to his storeof typical Irish wit. He bears the distinc-tion of being the oldest man ever elected tothe Orphans' Court, but his faculties are stillunimpaired and he takes a lively interestin the public affairs of the day. Judge Brad-ley's hobbies are not generally known at thecounty seat, but it may safely be surmisedthat one of his great joys is his old corn-cobpipe. Long may he live to enjoy his pipeand the respect and esteem of his fellow-citizens in the county!

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WHEN anybody around Govans gets apain or a chill he nine times out often gets in touch with Dr. E. M. Dun-

can, the most popular and successful physi-cian in that locality. Dr. Duncan is abrother of Judge Frank I. Duncan and pos-sesses many of "His Honor's" personal at-tractions. He has a large and lucrative prac-tice and enjoys the confidence and esteem ofmost everybody.-around Govans, irrespectiveor their religion, politics or previous condi-tion of servitude. He has for years taken anactive interest in the civic affairs of Govansai'd frequently goes to the trouble of appear-ing before the County Commissioners andurging some needed public improvement. Hewas for some years at the head of the Go-vans Improvement Association and took alively interest in the fight for better schoolsand roads, also sanitation. He is also a'Dry" ir,an and is taking an active interestin the fight to make Baltimore county aSahara, alcoliolically speaking.

The Doctor's chief hobby appears to be hisautomobile. When he has any spare timeon his hands he can generally be seen spin-ning along one or more of the fine roads inand around Govans.

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FRANK I. WHEELER

MR. WHEELER has no use for fires—except, of course, those kindled in thestove or furnace to cook with or keep

warm by—and for that reason conducts a(ire insurance business under the firm nameof Wheeler & Cole, Inc., in the Offutt Build-iiiK, at Towson. His ambition is to persuadeevery property owner in the county to takeout (with him, of course,) a policy of insur-ance so as to be protected against loss fromfires. But Mr. Wheeler is not interestedalone in insurance against fires. He's a greatvolunteer fire-fighter and has done perhapsmore than any other man in the county tobuild up efficient volunteer fire companies inthe thickly settled portions of the county. Heis also deeply interested in the matter of pub-lic improvements and for many years givenfreely and ungrudgingly of his time, thoughtand energy in battling for measures andthings calculated to make Baltimore countya more desirable place for the abode of civil-ized man and woman. He was particularlyactive in the recent fight for good roads andbetter schools. Mr. Wheeler's hobbies arefew, but he likes a good cigar, is fond ofmotoring, and loves to steal away for a weekov two every summer and "buck the break-ers" at the seashore. Last summer, however,he let one of the breakers "buck" him, andcame back home with a badly sprained limb.Better luck to him hereafter.

WHEELER & COLE, Inc.FRANK I. WHEELER,

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TOWSON, MD.

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NEWTON D. R. ALLEN

SENATOR ALLEN, as most everybodyknows, was elected last fall to representBaltimore county at Annapolis. He has

a desk in the Upper Story of the LegislativeMill—the equivalent of a seat in the Houseof Lords, if he were an Englishman—andthose who followed his work at Annapolisthe past spring say that he managed to grindout some good "grist." Just at this timeSenator Allen is leading the dry forces in thecounty and the chances are that, unless thegood Lord sends an awful drought this sum-mer, he will have all the "Brewers' BisHorses" hitched to Water Wagons after thenext election. While the Hand of Fate playedsome part in elevating him to the Senate,Senator Allen is a self-made man and hasdeserved success by reason of the conscien-tious manner in which he has dischargedevery duty, both public and private, that hasfallen his lot to perform. Although he liveson the "Road to Joppa," in West Towson,Senator Allen is not a back-number by anymeans. He has for years taken an activeinterest in civic affairs and has been largelyinstrumental in securing a number of publicimprovements for Towson and the county atlarge. About the harshest thing we can sayabout him is that he is a Republican—but,oh well, all of us have SOME faults.

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W ILMER BLACK is a certified public ac-countant with-offices, and a staff of ef-ficient clerks in the. Garrett Building,

Baltimore, and among his clients are someof the largest institutions.in the State., Hehas done a great, deal of auditing work forthe Baltimore county- officials, and needlessto say that his work has proven satisfactory,for time .and again he .has been called uponto compile thejr statements and reports. A1Tthough with business headquarters in Balti-.more, city, JVIr. Black, is a resident of Balti-more county, living in that peaceful villageof Mt. Washington, where he takes an activepart, in. all that pertains to the civic better-ment of that place. Among. his hobbies are"loud" shirts. Walking down the street witha-frontispiece that resembles a Mexican or a,(Spanish flag,is nothing new to Brother Black.On one occasion when he was all dressed upin one of these and "had no place to go," aclient dropped into his office, and said: , "Mr,Black, I'm moving today to the top floor o.fthe Fidelity Building; how about giving methat .shirt you have on so that I can make anawning?" So it is, the "louder" they comethe better he likes them."

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Y OU'VE treated your best girl to Gardi-ner's ice - cream many a time, haven'tyou? And it always made a good im-

pression upon you as well as the girl, didn'tit? Of course! But did you ever stop toinquire why the cream is called Gardiner's?Ii you don't already know, the answer maybe found in the accompanying picture, andit's not a puzzle-picture either. The Brainsand Energy behind the firm that makesGardiner's ice-cream reside in the person ofAir. Asa B. Gardiner, Jr., who makes hishome near Cockeysville and is one of thecounty's most progressive and useful citizens,liut Mr. Gardiner's activities have not beenconfined to dairy products alone. He hastaken an active interest in civic affairs andlias probably done more than any other manin the county to promote the cause of goodroads. When the Good Roads Loan was be-fore the people a few years ago he stumpedthe county and made a number of effectivespeeches in favor of it. After the loan waspassed the Legislature, recognizing his emi-nent fitness for the position, named him asa member of the Good Roads Commission.

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PASTEURIZATIONThe Only Safe Way

"Ten years ago. Pasteurized Milk wasa fad. Five years ago it was a live ques-lion, with as many antagonists as sup-porters. Today—it is the approved milk.• •'When Nathan Strauss established his

milk stations in Xew York City and be-gan feeding the poor babies PasteurizedMilk, he was trying to help humanity.lie found that babies fed PasteurizedMilk didn't die, but that babies fed raw-milk did die.

"Milk is the perfect food. Pasteur-ized Milk is not only the perfect food,but it is the Safe Food."

HARRY EVERETT BARNARD, M. D.State Food and Drug Commissioner,

Indiana.CITY DAIRY MILK is Scientific-

ally Pasteurized according to meth-ods approved by the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture. It is,therefore, a most wholesome foodfor grown-ups as well as babies.

Send a postal or telephone andwe'll hare- one of our wagons stopat your home. Prompt and courte-ous service.

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T. SCOTT OFFUTT

T HIS cartoon of Mr!6ffutt ,is a char-acteristic pose; he

is the gentleman thatdrove the last nail inthe, coffin of the Alt,Washington Seweragedeal, and is identicalwith the original whenwaiting upon P. Flani-gan in answer . to . across - question to ex-plain H o * s e"w a g ec o u J d. r u n up hilliEvery juror1 who hassat in the jury box inthe big Circuit CouVtroom at Towson f oLrthe past (recade will,atonce, recognize" it.. Mr.Offutt stands am o n gthe 1 e.a d e'r s of theMarylan'd baf and en^joys a large and'lucra-tive practice..' He., isalmost invariably onone side ' or the otherofMmost every; import-ant case tried at thecounty seat' and fre-quently appears beforethe Court of Appealsat Annapol i s . Hiscases are thoroughlyprepared;' .he is ag7gressive and, resource-

ful at the trial table and generally, succeed.sju getting a verdict favorable to his client!Notwithstanding his large'practice, he usual1

ly tafes'a position on the "firing line" in

every important political contest in thet.'y and is an effective "stump" speaker. Heis at present one of the counsel to the.Boardof County Commissioners. Among Mr. Of-futt's hobbies might be- mentioned tennis,squash, walking, hunting and, last but notleast, automobiling.

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years graced the bench of the Orphans' | |Court, resides at Arcadia, that garden spot s

of the Fifth district, and now devotes most goi his time to the peaceful pursuits of ag- sriculture. Judge Tracey's record in the Or- gphans' Court was eminently satisfactory. He swas courteous, level-headed, just and fair, sand made a favorable impression upon law- gytrs and litigants alike. While Judge Tra- =cey's picture is a good one, the artist made ga grave mistake in hitching that horse to the Hpost in his front yard. "His Honor" doesn't stravel that way. Long before he left the gbench he provided himself with one of Henry HFord's buzz - wagons, otherwise known as g"flivvers," and he hasn't ridden behind a sHorse for so long that he probably wouldn't =know the difference between "gee" anil g"haw." Judge Tracey was stung by the Coun- gty Commissioner bee some time last summer, gand came pretty near running away with the |nomination, but. his friends in the lower part gof the county thought perhaps it would be gIK tier for him to lead the simple life a while j |longer. They couldn't quite understand why sanyone living in a place like Arcadia would Bwant to enter the bedlam of politics. H

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JOHN S. BIDDISOX

THE above is intended to depict the con-tour of the physical propert ies of theHonorable John S. Bidison, former State

Senator, former Counsel to the County Com-missioners, former County Boss, etc. Sena-tor Biddison — more affectionately knownamong his friends and associates as jus tplain J o h n — h a s recently been elevated tothe Presidency of the Overlea Bank, an in-st i tut ion which bids fair to become one ofthe solidest and most prosperous of its kindin the State. Between holding down his jobas Bank President and looking after his largeand lucrative law practice Senator Biddisonis kept pret ty busy, but he is never too busyto play politics when he gets out among the"B 'hoys . " He 's fond of the game, and oncehaving had his hand in—as is the case withmany others whom we might mention—findsit hard to let go. Senator Biddison is notonly a big man physically, but he has a bigheart , and on tha t account has a wide circleof warm personal friends th roughout thecounty and State. Although a Democrat tothe core, he has nevertheless followed theteachings of T. R. to a noteworthy extent.That is to say, he has a large and interest ingfamily in his home over in tha t garden spotof Balt imore county called Gardenville.

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OFFICERS:JOHN S. BIDDISON

PRESIDENT

JOHN L. SIPPELVICE-PRESIDENT

WM. J. SEWARDCASHIER

I DIRECTORS:S JOHN S. BIDDISON J. WESLEY GATCHS JOSEPH PLUMER A. L. WILKINSON= CHAS. H. SEWARD JOHN L. SIPPEL= JOHN B. GONTRUM

JAMES P. REESE

AMY BODY could tell that Captain Reeseis a veteran fire-fighter just to look atthis cartoon. The remarkable thing

about him is that he has gone through somany fires and yet has retained "unsinged"his luxuriant growth of whiskers. Captain"Jimmie" is at the head of the LuthervilleVolunteers and he is always the first man onthe job when an alarm comes in, no matterat what time it comes in or the condition ofthe weather on the outside. And he knowshow to fisht the flames. As an insuranceman, he knows what a fire means, and he isconstantly putting forth his best efforts,without pay, to build up a competent vol-unteer fire-fighting force throughout thecounty. If every community In Baltimorecounty only had a Captain Reese to keep tabon the fire-bugs there would really be littleexcuse for anyone carrying insurance. Cap-tain Reese is a useful citizen any way youtake him. May his tribe increase!

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1FORM THE GOOD HABIT OF

SAVINGSTART A BANK ACCOUNT

WITH US TODAY

Our Bank Is A Monument To

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Baltimore County

Your Patronage Solicited

Second National BankTOWSON, MD.

eOFFICERS:

THOMAS W. OFFUTT, PRESIDENT

ELMER J. COOK, VICE-PRESIDENT

HARRISON RIDER. VICE-PRESIDENT

THOS. J. MEADS, CASHIER

JOS. B. GALLOWAY, ASST. CASHIER

DIRECTORS:

THOMAS W, OFFUTT

ELMER J. COOK

HARRISON RIDER

JOHN 1. YELLOTT

WM. A. LEE

CHAS. H. KNOX

W. GILL SMITH

NOAH E. OFFUTT

A. D. STEBBINS

ALLAN MCLANE

FRANCIS X. HOOPER

GEORGE HARTMAN

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ERNEST C. HATCH

M R. HATCH, who is a "rising" youngmember of the Towson bar, resides onSeminary avenue, Lutherville, opposite

the home of his distinguished father-in-law,Judge Prank I. Duncan. He plys betweenhome and office in his Ford, which he findsaf-fords better transportation than the Jerk-water Electric Line. This Ford, as the read-er will observe, is one of the earlier models,but that number "23" on the dash is nodoubt a mere piece of deviltry on the partof our cartoonist. Mr. Hatch, in additon tohis law practice, takes an active interest infinancial affairs and is a director of the Tow-son National and Baltimore County Banks.He is also the local representative of a lead-ing bonding company. His chief hobby israising chickens and he has a Methodistpreacher's fondness for fried-spring-chicken.He is also fond of tennis. It might also bementioned, in passing, that Mr. Hatch is thetwin brother of Alfred C. Hatch, and whileeach no doubt thinks he is better lookingthan the other, they both look enough aliketo get terribly mixed up at times. While thisis sometimes embarrassing, it is also very in-teresting—especially when out among ladies.Mr. Hatch, besides his activities "hereinbe-fore enumerated," as the lawyer would say,takes an active interest in church work andis also one of the leading spirits in the Lu-fherville Improvement Association.

Upon the whole, a pretty useful citizen.May his tribe increase!

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J. ERNEST KEYWORTH.

THIS, Ladies and Gentlemen, is just oneside of the many-sided individual whomay be seen around the Court House

most any day, with pencil and pad in hand,picking up items of interest for the Balti-more Evening News — the Hon. J. ErnestKeyworth alias "Scoops," a favorite with theladies and the friend of everybody. "Scoops"is about the livest thing in the way of a news-paper reporter that has ever appeared atTowson. What he doesn't know about what'sgoing on isn't really worth knowing. If hechances to meet you fifty different times inthe one day his first invariable greeting is:"What do you know?" He puts this queryin such a lady-like way that you just can'thelp confiding in him all you do know. Theresult is that "Scoops" has come to be a ver-itable "walking encyclopaedia" of local his-tory. He can not only tell you when a cer-tain couple secured a license to marry butcan also tell the day and hour of the arrivalof their first born—he's got statistics storedunder his hat that the Health Officer neverdreamed of. But "Scoops" is all right—whether you catch him comin' or goin'—anddon't forget that! He has many of the finerhuman qualities in his make-up and the Edi-tor of the News made no mistake in assign-ing him to "cover" the county seat.

SAM W. PATTISONWILLIAM H. GAHAN

PATTISON & GAHANAuctioneers

7 East Lexington Street

BALTIMORE, MD.

TELEPHONEST. PAUL 1320

'THE PROOF OF THE PUDDINGIS THE EATING THEREOF."

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LOGIE BONNETT

THIS, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the "vil-lain" who made all these cartoons and,working in cahoots with the shop fore-

man, we decided to write this sketch andsmuggle him in with the rest of his victims.It's not often, you know, that a cartoonisthas to swallow a dose of his own medicine!Our friend, as the reader will observe, pre-sents himself in two aspects—on the right,as he is today, and, on the left, as he w 11bo at the end of the century. We will dealwith him as he is today, however, and latfuture historians cover what comes hereafter.Mr. Bonnett came to Towson about two yearsago and accepted the postion of Editor andManager of The Jeffersonian. He has helddown that job ever since, with all the trialsand tribulations incident thereto, and hasmade good. This every reader of The Jeffer-sonian well knows. But they probably don'tknow that he was arrested and locked up atthe Central Police Station some time agj,"Flivver" and all. Oh, no, he didn't publishthat! Well, he was. And what do you thinkhe was charged with? Blowing his horn!When they found out that he was an Editor,however, the Captain let him go. "Commonfailing," he observed. (See Docket No. 16.folio 156, C. P. S.) We would like to tellmore, but space forbids. To make a longstory short, "Bonnie" is a pretty good sortof fellow every way you take him. And asan artist, he's doing fine work and improvingall the while.

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ORANGEVILI.E, MD.Phone Wolfe 6266-W

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DAVID G. McINTOSH, JR.

M R. McINTOSH is not an opera singer,as one might imagine from this car-toon, but is a Lawyer and Legislator

of no mean ability. He has for two consecu-tive terms looked after the interests of h shome county in the Lower House of the Gen-eral Assembly and has made a record ofwhich he and his offspring may feel justlyproud. Was even "among those mentioned"for Speaker at the last session. Mr. Mcln-tosh is associated in the practice of law withHon. James F. Thrift, now Comptroller ofBaltimore City, and the firm is doing a largeand lucrative business. "Davy's" great de-light is to mount one of his steeds and go ona cross-country fox chase. He is right athome in the saddle and can take a high jumpat any time and land safe. He and his ac-complished wife frequently go out with thehunt clubs. Mr. Mclntosh is one of Balt!-more county's leading men and can be de-pended on to come to the front at any timein any movement having for its object theadvancement of the general welfare of thecounty.

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Jurisdiction,Civil and Criminal

Coextensive ThroughoutBaltimore County

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JOHN T. HERSHNER

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JOHN T. HERSHNER, the assistant schoolexaminer of Baltimore county, is a verywell - known and exceedingly important

personage with the youthful population ofthe county. "What Mr. Hershner says," is amore important and authoritative dictum intheir eyes than the views of any other po-tentiate whatsoever. Mr. Hershner has earn-ed the reputation for himself as an indus-trious, capable school official, and has the re-spect and confidence of those interested inschool matters throughout the county.

When Mr. Hershner's "flivver" is seen inthe Highlandtown section the kids scamperin all directions, especially if it be whenschool is in session, for they well know thathis object is to see that all those who play"hooky" learn their A B C's and attendschool regularly. In attending the duties ofhis office Mr. Hershner is compelled to usea great deal of diplomacy, and in but fewcases has he made an enemy of the parentwho seemed indifferent as to their child'sfuture. He at all times tries to show con-cisely the wrong that the parent is doinsto their offspring in not sending them toschool, the result being a better attendancerecord on the part of the youngsters.

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WILLIAM C. KENNEY

MR. KENNEY is the "live wire" Cashierof the Baltimore County Bank. Al-though this bank is the youngest in

Towson, it occupies an old established stand—and a very substantial one, too—on theYork road right in the heart of the countyseat. Mr. Kenney has a good "nose formoney" and during the five or six years hehas been in charge of this bank has roundedup a large and happy family of depositors.The business of the bank is slowly butsteadily growing and it has come to be avery substantial and useful institution."Billy" Kenney, as he is more familiarlyknown around town, is a very affable andlikeable fellow, and a good mixer. He makeshimself "perfectly at home'" whether behindthe banking counter or out on the street.Bis hobby is tennis, and he has been aboutas successful with his racket as in roundingup depositors. And "Billy" is some warbler,too, believe us. He sings in a number ofchoirs and is invariably called on for solosv, hen anything worth while is pulled off in •and around Towson.

Q. What's the matter with Billy?A. He's all right!—every way you take

him.

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WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE

< < O I L L Y " LAWRENCE, and "Pat," hisr ^ "Man Friday," are two widely known••-* figures in Baltimore county. That

the two are associates is a tribute to Mr.Lawrence's kindness of heart and ready sym-pathy. "Pat" is a harmless imbecile whosewelfare Mr. Lawrence has made his especialcharge, and in return for his kindness andsympathy he has the affectionate loyalty anddevotion of "Pat.." Mr. Lawrence is a law-yer of distinction and ability and practices ex-tensively in Baltimore county and city.

"Billy's" hobby is his automobile and hischicken farm, which is located in Harfordcounty, and where he spends his idle hours,which we must admit are few. Nothingpleases him more than to talk on the "fowl"line and tell how many eggs he receives fromhis hens each day, and when it comes to an-cestors and pedigrees "Billy" has it down toa fine art. He is an ardent fisherman, buthas never made any record "hauls." "Thebest I can catch," said Mr. Lawrence to afriend one day, "is a darn bad cold."

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ALBERT S. COOK

PROFESSOR COOK, as everybody knows,is Superintendent of the Baltimore Coun-ty Schools, and to say that he has made

good is only stating a palpable fact in a verymild form. Not only has he made good inBaltimore county but his success has beensuch as to gain him "honorable mention" ineducational circles throughout the country.Educators from other States have repeatedlycome here to get a line on his "curves." Pro-fessor Cook is a very energetic fellow. Heis constantly on the alert, and while his offi-cial duties keep him pretty much on the gohe nevertheless finds time somehow to studyand keep abreast with the advanced educa-tional thought of the nation. In order to bea successful Superintendent of Schools inBaltimore County one must necessarily be agood diplomat, and that Professor Cook pos-sesses this latter quality to the Queen's tastecan easily be demonstrated by the fact thatabout 99 per cent, of the schoolmarms in thecounty think he's "just grand," "perfectlvlovely," "so considerate," and so forth andso on ad inflnitum. Professor Cook's chiefhobby is to get back to Princeton every falland root for the home team when the bigfoot-ball game is pulled off. And, believe us,he can yell like an Indian when he getswarmed up! No one need have any concernfor the welfare of Baltimore County Schoolsas long as Professor Cook is at the helm.He's the right man in the right place.

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CHARLES B. BOSLEY

This is the Hon. Charles B. Bosley—for-mer Member of the Legislature, Lawyer, No-tary Public and Whatnot — who was born"well nigh on to 30 years ago" in an oldbrick homestead between two giant hills inthe Upper End of the Fourth Election Dis-trict of Baltimore County, where he is stillbetter known as just plain "Charley." Saidhills, however, did not in the slightest affecthis rapid advancement into the realms ofLaw and Politics. "Charley" is a son ofCounty Commissioner William P. Bosley andat this writing has his "shinsle" hanging outat No. 16 East Lexington street, Baltimorecity, although he practices quite as much inthe county as in the city. Among his clientsin the county is the White Hall Bank, andas a result of this the "Rubes" in the "UpperEnd" take particular pains to honor theircommercial paper at maturity, for they knowthat when "Charles" takes up a legal case hedoesn't permit any grass to grow under hisfeet. "Charley," being affable and of goodaddress, has had no little success in politics.One of his recent triumphs was the part heplayed in killing the iniquitous AnnexationBill. In order to do this he didn't hesitateto waltz around with Miss Poly Ticks, forhe is still a single man and therefore im-mune from scandal.

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COL. JACOB W. HOOK

THIS, dear readers, is a sketch of Col. Ja-cobus Hook, President of the Old TownNational Bank, former City Collector,

and connoisseur of cigars. One of ColonelHook's chief delights is to gather around thebanquet board with his friends, tell goodstories, smoke good cigars and have a con-vivial time in general. During his regime asCity Collector he achieved quite a record inthis respect. Colonel Hook is all right, everyway you take him, and we shouldn't be a bitsurprised some bright morning to pick up apaper and find that he had been chosenMayor of his native city. Long may he live'And may his humidor never become like untoMother Hubbard's cupboard when she wentthere to get her poor dog a bone! ColonelHook is well known in Baltimore and Har-ford counties, especially to the farmers whomake their way weekly to the Belair Marketto dispose of their goods, many of them beingdepositors in the Old Town National Bank."Jake," as the Colonel is known to his in-timates, is a gentleman of the "old school" -affable, courteous and accommodating. Oneof his chief hobbies is the active part whichhe takes in the Bast Baltimore Merchants andManufacturers' Association of which he haslong been president. "Jake" will be foundon the "firing line" in any movement for thebetterment of Baltimore city, and especiallyOld Town.

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THE.i Old TownMional Bank

Gay and Exeter StreetsBaltimore, Md.

United States, State and City

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Capital - - $250,000Surplus and Profit - 130,000Deposits - - 1,800,000

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OFFICERS:Jacob \Y. Hook, I'resident

Aaron Benesch, Yice-PresidentHenry O. Kedue,

\'ice-President and CashierF. M. Miller, Assistant Cashier

DIKECTOKS:Jacob W. Hook Aaron HeneschHenry A. Brehm Robt. Fiisselbau»hWalter Snyder George Schilling-Louis E. Hartell James Kiny

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FREDERICK D. DOLLENBERG

M R. DOLLENBERG is the County Sur-veyor—has been for several years andwill be for some years to come, if he

wants to be—and is a very useful citizengenerally. His home is in Towson, but h;.sduties as Surveyor require him to go all overthe county, and wherever he goes he makesfriends by reason of his courtesy and con-scientious devotion to duty. The result isthat "Fred," as he is more familiarly knownamong friends and associates, is rarely everopposed by even a Republican when ElectionPay rolls around—and a Republican, as weall know, is as a rule awfully hard to please.Mr. Dollenberg has recently "branched out"into the insurance business and with oldfriends, A. A. Piper and Gus R. Brown, con-ducts the Towson Insurance Agency, Inc., athriving youngster in the insurance field."Fred" applies himself pretty closely to busi-ness but, like all good citizens, has a few hob-bies to which he devotes part of his time.One is that of Sunday-school superintendent,and he is just as much of a boy as the restof 'em when the regular annual outing-day ofthe Towson M. E. S. S. rolls around. He isalso fond of good cigars and likes to "flivver"around in his Ford. For the past three orfour summers he has "flivvered" to AtlanticCity for a few days with a party of friends(always of the masculine gender!) and he'sa real broncho when it comes to "bucking"a "breaker."

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Surveyor and Civil Engineer

COUNTY SURVEYORfor Baltimore County

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EDWARD H. BURKE

Mr. Burke is one of the truly "rising"young members of the Towson bar and ifhis health is spared he will no doubt in timebecome quite as distinguished as his distin-guished father. "Ned" is a deep student andtakes his work seriously. Indeed, he some-times gives one the impression of takingthings too seriously, yet in his moments ofrelaxation he is lively enough and can yelllike an Indian at a bar association banquet.Mr. Burke is one of the counsel to the Coun-ty Commissioners of Baltimore County andhis sound advice has kept the county out ofmany a legal muddle. He is not much benton giving "curbstone" opinions and usuallystudies a case thoroughly from every anslebefore reaching a conclusion. Mr. Burke hashis offices in the Masonic Temple Building,and is closely associated in practice with H.Courtenay Jenifer. He and "Here" are asfar apart as the poles in many personal char-acteristics, yet pulling together they make aformidable legal team. Mr. Burke is anearnest speaker and always makes a goodimpression, whether before the Judge orjury. "Ned's" chief hobby, so far as is knownamong his fellow-members of the bar, is hisautomobile. He started out a few years agowith a Ford "flivver" and succeeded in hav-ing his name registered at two or three policestations for proficiency as a fast driver. Sincehaving taken a wife, however, he drives anEmpire—and more slowly.

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ARTHUR P. SHANKLIN.

I TV/fR' SHANKLIN is a member of the Tow-— I » I s o n ^ar> las °® c e s *n t n e PiPer Build-= - •*• ing, and enjoys a lucrative practice,1 especially in the line of real estate transac-H tions. Although he doesn't often appear in§ court, he can be depended upon to give sound| advice upon any legal proposition submittedj§ to him, and as he makes it a ru le to dealH " l a i r and s q u a r e " with everybody he insists= upon his clients doing l ikewise. Rarely,§ therefore , do his clients get entangled in ex-g pensive l i t igat ion. Mr. Shankl in has also= been active in politics and for a number ofs years was counsel to the Board of Electionj | Supervisors . His voice has frequently beens heard on the hus t ings in the county, and= dur ing the Cleaveland and Wilson campaignsj§ he traveled in o ther States and achieved qui te1 a reputation as a political orator. He has= been active in fraternal work and just at thisg time is the High Mogul of the Towson LodgeM of Elks, the strongest fraternal unit in thes county. He took an active part in the recent1 Elks' Convention at Baltimore and helped inJ many ways to make his visiting brethren fromH other States comfortable and happy while1 here. Mr. Shanklin in his younger days also1 achieved quite a reputation as a tournament= orator, and used to say all kinds of nice= things about the ladies in his coronation ad-1 dresses—and still does, at every opportunity.

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HOWARD WHITTLE

MR. WHITTLE has achieved considerablefame in Baltimore county as a volun-teer fire fighter and, like all volunteer

fire fighters, is a mighty good fellow. He isthe bellwether of the little Volunteer FireCompany at Glyndon, where he makes hishome, and he has also served a term as presi-dent of all the volunteer companies in thecounty. Mr. Whittle is entitled to the thanksand good will of the people of the countyas a whole for his activities in building upan efficient fire fighting service. He is alsodeeply interested in other civic matters andfollows closely the proceedings of the Con-federated Improvement Associations. When-ever an alarm of fire comes in at the Glyndonheadquarters Mr. Whittle is the first on thejob, and the thundering of the big fire engineover the county roads and the clanging ofthe bell can be heard ringing through thehills and dales of that rolling country. Mr.Whittle is a good citizen, most every way youtake him. "His "hobbies" are, in the main,matters of public concern.

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GEORGE C. TRACEY

MR. TRACEY'S principal line of activityis Real Estate—and he has been emi-nently successful—but when his biog-

raphy comes to be written it will be foundthat the better part of his life has been spentin promoting fraternity and brotherhoodamong his fellow-men. He takes an activeinterest in a number of fraternal orders andis a great organizer. His activities along thisline carry him all over the State and he ismore frequently addressed as "Brother"Tracey than as plain Mister. Mr. Traceywas also formerly prominent in the hotelbusiness, having first conducted the TowsonHotel and later The Smedley House. He hasalso been active in politics and has on two orthree occasions sought the Democratic nomi-nation for Sheriff. As luck would have it,however, his party's organization each timegot behind his opponent and he has not yetbeen able to realize his political ambition.He nevertheless has a large personal follow-ing and may eventually have to be "reckonedwith" as a political factor. If you want toknow the value of a certain piece of countyreal estate—put it up to Brother Tracey. Hecan come about as near telling you its realvalue as any other man in the county.

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DR. A. C. McCURDY

DR. McCURDY is the pioneer dentist ofTowson—and he is a pioneer in otherdirections as well. For instance, as a

Game Warden. Although a mighty goodone, he may soon be forgotten as a dentist,but as a Game Warden his name will behanded down to posterity, yea, even untothe end of Time. While his interest in den-tistry is passive, his interest in game is apassion. He is fond of the great Out-of-Doors and if he had his way about it wewould, like in the Indians, have enough gameand fish about us at all times to live likeprinces and not be pestered to death withbutchers' bills and the like. The only "game"which the Doctor has not been able to mas-ter to his satisfaction is that of politics.Some years ago he got the Legislature to passa law requiring the County Commissionersto appoint as Game Warden he who might berecommended by the Game and Fish Asso-ciation of Baltimore County, and then he gotthe Game and Fish Association to recom-mend him—a nice little "game"—but, lo andbehold! the critter turned out to be like untoa "greased pig" and poor "Old Doc" hasn'tyet been able to "bring home the bacon."He's still got his weather-eye on the.critter,however, and he may capture it yet. Here'shoping that he will. Besides his other ac-tivities Dr. McCurdy takes an active inter-est in the affairs of the Maryland State Fairand Agricultural Society and helps to makethings lively at Timonium every year, espe-cially under the "little tent on the hill."

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RICHARD VINCENT, JR.

MR. VINCENT is perhaps the biggest all-around florist in the State, but his spe-cialty is dahlias. He grows acres of

them and invites the populace, from countyand city, to come to White Marsh, early everyfall and glory in his achievements. Have you,dear reader, ever attended one of Vincent'sDahlia Shows? If not, make it your busi-ness to go to White Marsh this coining falland let your eyes behold one of the mostbeautiful and inspiring scenes anywhere onGod's footstool! Young man, if you have asweetheart, take her up or down or over toWhite Marsh this fall and get her an armfulof dahlias — and she's your sweetheart forevermore! Mr. Vincent is one of Baltimorecounty's substantial citizens and the countyis justly proud of him. May his tribe in-crease!

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JOHN M. DENNIS

WHILE the last Legislature was dead-locked over the election of a StateTreasurer to succeed General Vandi-

ver, and the whole Democratic party seemedto have split on a rock, somebody--—probablyMr. Talbott—shouted "His name is Dennis!"Whereupon the political skies suddenly be-came as clear as crystal and the Good OldShip of Democracy passed serenely on itscourse. Mr. Dennis has already made hismark as State Treasurer and, while it is al-ways hazardous to make political prophesies,we venture to predict that the people of theState will think so well of Treasurer Dennistoward the end of his term that they will in-sist upon him staying on the job. Mr. Den-nis is an affable gentleman, a keen businessman, and an all-around good citizen. Amonghis hobbies are his fine herd of Holstein cowswhich he keeps on his beautiful farm at Ri-derwood. These cows are probably the finestin the State and the dairy on the Dennis farmis a model for efficiency and cleanliness. Mr.Dennis is one of those rare kind who believesthat anything worth doing is worth doingright, and this accounts in great measure forhis success in every line of work he has un-dertaken. He is one of Baltimore county'smost substantial and useful citizens. Mayhe long live to help upbuild her civilization!

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LUTHERVILLE,

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD.Homes of the Best Holsteins in the South

Herds headed by the wonderful bull

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DR. HENRY P. HYNSON

DR. HYNSON has been little heard of late-ly, but for years he was active in thecivic affairs of the county and served

for some time as President of the Confeder-ated Civic and Improvement Associations ofBaltimore County. While president of thisconfederation he took a most active interestin the fight for better schools, and when theschool loan was before the voters of thecounty his voice was heard in its advocacyat most every public meeting held. He hasalso been active in other civic matters, par-ticularly good roads. He is a forceful andpleasing speaker and has a fund of good"yarns" which he uses with telling effect inadvocating a cause dear to his heart. Whilenever having held public office, Dr. Hynsonis believed to have been "stung" rather se-verely by the County Commissioner "bee" afew years ago. The swelling went down, how-ever, without result. Dr. Hynson is connect-ed with the well-known druggists' firm ofHynson, Westcott & Co., Baltimore city, buthe lives in Baltimore county and is one ofour useful and substantial citizens.

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BISHOP JOHN GARDNER MURRAY

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BISHOP JOHN GARDNER MURRAY ishead of the Protestant Episcopal Dio-cese of Maryland. Kind, affectionate

and a man of broad mind Bishop Murrayhas made a host of friends both in and outof his church. While his rise in the minis-try was made step by step it has been some-what rapid, for he did not set out from hisyounger days to pursue the paths of preach-ing the gospel, but started life as a mer-chant, engaging in the wholesale business inNew Orleans, after which he studied for theministry, assuming his duties along this linein the South. Bishop Murray's first chargein Maryland was as rector of the Church ofSt. Michaels and All Angels' in Baltimore,after which he was made Coadjutor Bishopof the Diocese of Maryland, and was electedbishop after the death of the late BishopParet. Bishop Murray is well known to theEpiscopalians of Baltimore county, and hasconfirmed many of the younger folks as wellas a great many of the older ones.

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You can help in this work of prevent-ing accidents by exercising ordinarycare in using public highways, and bypromptly notifying the companies ofthe existence of any Hazardous Condi-tions.

The Safety First movement beingcarried on by Public Service Com-panies is of vital importance to everyman, woman and child in the county.

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RICHARD W. COOK

THE SUBURBBEAUTIFUL

THIS gentleman ranks among the fore-most real estate developers in the State,being general manager of Villa Nova,

one of the most attractive suburban develop-ments around Baltimore, and which, by theway, is located in Baltimore county. Mr. Cookis rather a young man of the progressive typeand has endeavored to carry out the princi-ple in all his undertakings, and if one were tovisit Villa Nova they would have it portrayedin a vivid picture. The greatest of Mr. Cook'shobbies is good roads, and he works untir-ingly to accomplish this end. The avenuesthat run through his development are allmacadamized, of good width, and are a realpleasure to drive over. He believes that ifyou lay good roads you have no trouble ingetting people to view your property and inturn purchase. It is more of the type of menlike Richard W. Cook that Baltimore countystands in need of—good, substantial, progres-sive citizens. May his like increase and mayVilla Nova soon be made up of beautifulrural homes.

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Lots less than 4 Cents per Square Foot.Easy terms if desired.

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THIS PRICE INCLUDESCement walk 4 feet wide at front of Lot. Well builtroads already completed. Under ground Sewerage.Deed and recording same, also Title Policy guaran-teeing Title to you from Title Guarantee and TrustCo. ALL FOR LESS THAN FOUR CENTS PERSQUARE FOOT. This Price Soon to Double.

Cottages ready for occupancy also for sale—Price r ight . Spend one cent and mail

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RICH'D W. COOK,14 E. Lexington St. Baltimore, Md.Our Aatotnohile atyour service to inspect Villa NovaOnly a short run out Liberty Heights Ave.The New State Boulevard.

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DR. CHARLES G. HILL

THE veteran above, pictured by the "penpusher" as if a duplicate of the bronzestatue of Charles Eager Howard of Rev-

olutionary fame and which adorns Washing-ton Square on Charles Street, just oppositethe Stafford Hotel, Baltimore, is Dr. CharlesG. Hill, surgeon of Troop A, Maryland Na-tional Guard, and physician-in-chief of MountHope Retreat, Mount Hope, Baltimore coun-ty. While the Doctor's activities as a nervespecialist consumes a greater portion of histime, he found ample opportunity to drillwith the boys of Troop A at their armoryat Pikesville until they were sent to theMexican frontier, and since the first of JulyDr. Hill's "pony" has had a good long rest.In uniform, mounted on a fiery steed, theDoctor presents a most pleasing aspect, andwhenever the troopers were called 10 paradefor any patriotic celebration the Major wasmuch admired. Dr. Hill is a real Chester-field in manners and appearance, and as anerve specialist is recognized as an authoritythe country over. He makes his home in Bal-timore county, and has a beautiful residenceon Wylie avenue near the Reisterstown road.

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COMPLIMENTSDR CHAS. G. HILL

PARK HEIGHTS AND WYLIE AVE.BALTIMORE COUNTY,

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EDWARD A. POWERS

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NEVER been to the Suburban? Then youhad better go if you want to spend areal night of pleasure, for Edward A.

Powers, the proprietor, has been at the busi-ness too long not to know just how to caterto the wants of the public. When it comes togetting vaudeville acts that please the folksand good chefs that can prepare "ye olde-style Maryland dinners" there's no place inthe State that "can light a candle" with theSuburban, on Park Heights avenue, just be-yond the city line. In the summer "Eddie"operates a cabaret show that is unexcelled,and a dance floor escond to none, and themusic—why it just carries one off their feet,it's grand. In the winter it's practically thesame. Mr. Powers' heart and soul is wrappedup in the modern establishment which hepersonally conducts and, save for his dogs,of which he has a dozen or more, there islittle else that commands his attention. TheSuburban is a place where a fellow need notbe afraid to take his wife, his daughter orhis sweetheart, and you can bet your bot-tom dollar that there'll be something doingevery minute, for "Eddie" has a good placeand knows how to run it. The best sort ofproof of the popularity of the place is thehundreds of automobiles that are parked infront of the Suburban nightly, and the ring-ing cheers of laughter that are carried onthe breezes from the interior of the garden.

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WILLIAM E. KLOHR

D I L L Y " K L 0 H R i s a Plumber by tradeK and an orator by profession. During•*-* the recent fight waged against "Old

John Barleycorn" in this county BrotherKlohr was a leading spirit with "John's"forces, and he was often asked by those whocarried an umbrella to keep from getting"wet" why he did not give up his vocationand get a job "driving a water wagon.""Billy's" trade as a plumber brought him incontact with water too often, and he justcouldn't see it the way that the "drys" de-sired him to, and therefore kept up his battlefor "Old John" to the last, and, by the way,he came out victorious. Mr. Klohr is a resi-dent of Towson and conducts a plumbing shopon the York road just north of Chesapeakeavenue, where one may secure anything froma pipe joint to a complete bathroom outfit, orin fact find men well able to place all thenecessary modern conveniences in their home.Probably the greatest of Mr. Klohr's hobbiesi3 to secure a good dog and with gun in handprowl over the hills and through the dalesin quest of game. He also likes to take anoccasional fishing trip and usually comeshome with a basket of good looking speci-mens.

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WILLIAM P. COLE. JR.

{{T~% ILLY" COLE, as he is pretty gener-r ^ ally known around town, is a thrifty•'—' and successful young member of the

Towson bar. He maintains an office in theSecond National Bank Building "next door"to Mr. Elmer J. Cook, with whom he is tosome extent associated in business, and hisclientele is growing every day. Being aneligible bachelor, Mr. Cole caters particular-ly to the ladies, and we wouldn't be sur-prised to pick up The Jeffersonian some Sat-urday morning and find that "Mr. and Mrs.So-and-So announce, etc." The wise onessay that no lawyer is ever "well-balanced"until he gets a side-partner. Mr. Cole isalso prominently identified with the work ofseveral fraternal organizations and is muchin demand as a speechmaker, especially uponfestive occasions. He is also active in civicaffairs, and at the time of the writing of thissketch is at the head of the Towson Town(Hub. Mr. Cole has been zealous and unsel-fish in his efforts to make Towson a betterplace to live in, and, incidentally, a cheaperplace, he having taken an active part in thefight for a 5-cent carfare from the city. Likehis distinguished father, "Billy" also hasmany of the attributes of a successful poli-tician, and we wouldn't be surprised to findhis hat in the ring for some worthy officebefore manv moons.

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MICHAEL J. GAFF

MR. GAFF, who was one time Sheriff ofBaltimore county, lives with his largeand interesting family in the Twelfth

district, where he is Road Supervisor. AsSheriff, Mr. Gaff made a satisfactory record,and he was fortunate in not having to applythe "noose." He personally looked after thework of the office and saw that his deputieskept busy. As Supervisor for the Twelfthdistrict, Mr. Gaff handles thousands of dollarsof the taxpayers' money annually, and wehave yet to hear even a suggestion of graftor waste on his part. He is "on the job" atall times and sees to it that the county gets asquare deal on every contract for labor andmaterials. Mr. Gaff's chief hobby is that ofbeing a Democrat. He is of the "dyed-in-the-wool" variety and can always be dependedupon to line up a number of personal fol-lowers for every Democrat on the ticket.And if every Democrat in the Twelfth districtwould raise as many young Democrats as heis now raising, the Republicans would haveto "go way back and sit down" for a gen-eration, at least.

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JOHN D. C. DUNCAN, JR.

MR. DUNCAN is the son of Judge FrankI. Duncan, and, following in the foot-steps of his distinguished father, has

chosen the Law as his profession. He has anoffice in the Title Building, Baltimore, andenjoys a large practice. He frequently ap-pears in the county and city courts and hasbeen unusually successful in the trial ofcases. He early joined the ranks of the au-tomobilists and, as our cartoonist has so viv-idly pictured, is fond of speeding. That dogmight follow him for a square but, take itfrom us, any dog that follows John Duncanfrom Lutherville to Baltimore has got tohave something more than legs and lungs—it must have a good nose as well, for Johnonly hits the high places when he gets hisSaxon "warmed up." Mr. Duncan, before en-tering upon the active practice of his pro-fession, held a responsible position with theState Insurance Commissioner. When he be-gan practicing he formed a co-partnershipwith former State's Attorney Robert H. Bus-sey. This partnership, however, was laterdissolved by mutual consent. Mr. Duncanhas in a very short time "made his mark"at the bar and he bids fair in course of timeto become one of the leading lawyers ofMaryland.

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HARRY M. BENZINGER

IP THIS gentleman had been named Ben-ginger it would have been more to thepoint—for he is a "live wire" in every

line of activity he pursues. Mr. Benzingerput so much "ginger" in the fight againstMayor Preston's Annexation Bill last winterthat the thing simply died a-borning. Mr.P.enzinger's routine occupation is that of anattorney-at-law—and he's a good one, too—but he's one of these fellows who doesn't be-lieve in living to or for himself alone, andhe goes out and fights for or against what-ever he believes will redound to the good ofthe taxpayers of his native county as a whole.While he fought against the Annexation Bill,he fought for the Goods Roads Bill, theSchool Loan, the Sewerage Loan, and othermeasures having for their object the ad-vancement of the general welfare of thecounty. While more or less stern in mannerat the bar or in the forum when he has his"fighting togs" on, Mr. Benzinger can kickup more merriment around the banquetboard than any other man in Maryland. Andthis not all due to champagne, either!

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HON. FRANK A. FURST

M R. FURST — who is just plain Frankamong his wide circle of intimates—is one of the big men of Maryland—

big in mind, body and soul. He is a naturalleader and organizer of men, and althoughhe has always taken an active interest in pol-itics has never held public office. His recordin this respect is exceptional. Many timeshave his friends tried to coax him into thepolitical arena—even tempting him with thenomination for /Governor—but he has con-sistently refused to be a candidate for any-thing. This doesn't mean, however, that hehas not rendered public service. He has per-haps accomplished more out of office thanhe could have accomplished in office. Hechampioned the cause of Hon. Emerson C.Harrington in his recent Gubernatorial fightand is generally given the credit for the Gov-ernor's election. Mr. Furst's fame is not con-fined alone to Maryland. He is known as acanal builder throughout the nation and hasfrequently taken large dredging contractsalong the Atlantic Seaboard. He is a jovial,likeable fellow, and eats a herring every NewYear's morn for good luck. We are inclined"to think, however, that it is his pluck ratherthan his luck that has gained him the com-manding position of influence which he nowoccupies in the public affairs of the Stateand city.

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MARTIN J. O'HARA

MR. O'HARA is Chief Clerk in the officeof Clerk of the Court William P. Cole—a position which he has very credit-

ably filled for several years—and as such hesuperintends practically all the business ofthat office. Mr. O'Hara's specialty, however,is that of issuing Licenses. Although still ayoung man, he has probably issued more li-censes, for various purposes, than any otherman in Maryland. Under the various gen-eral and local statutes now in force it is al-most impossible for anyone to turn aroundwithout first going to Mr. O'Hara for a li-cense. While no one has kept tally, it issafe to say that Mr. O'Hara has in his life-time issued no less than 9,999,999 marriagelicenses, not to mention the innumerabletraders' licenses, saloon licenses, gunners'licenses, auctioneers' licenses, real estateagents' licenses, undertakers' licenses, jack-ass licenses, and so on ad infinitum. Mr.O'Hara, in his License Department, is a pro-lific source of revenue for the State andcounty. He is always well groomed and his"presence" is such as to command attentionwherever he goes.

Mr. O'Hara's hobbies are few, but perhapshis greatest delight is to run down to At-lantic City every summer and find out whatthe wild waves are saying—and, incidental-ly, stroll the Boardwalk and admire the beau-ties of the seashore.

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VICTOR G. BLODE

MR. BLODE achieved considerable famesome years ago when he "harnessed"the waters of the Patapsco, near II-

chester, to an electric plant which he builtunder the river at that point—something inthe nature of a "submarine" power plant.The plant proved to be very efficient and hefurnished current for lighting purposes inCatonsville and vicinity. After making un-successful efforts to introduce his productinto Baltimore city he sold out to the Con-solidated Gas Electric Light and Power Com-pany. While Mr. Blode has been successfulin various business enterprises, his name willno doubt be longer honored and rememberedOB account of his philanthropic enterprise.He was largely instrumental in establishingthe Eudowood Sanitorium, near Towson,where victims of the White Plague are treat-ed by hundreds every year. One of the hos-pitals in the group of buildings at Eudowoodbears the name of Blode. Mr. Blode is oneof the county's foremost citizens and taxpay-ers. Would that we had more of his kind!

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A Math So ODur

10 COMPILE an edition ofthis character consumed con-siderable time. It has meant

the burning of a great amount of"midnight oil." The snapshots inthis book were not selected, buttaken at random, and we realizethat there are many, prominentmen in Baltimore county whohave been "slighted" so to speak.Tt is the intention of The Jeffer-sonian to publish in each issue a"snapshot" and in all probabilityby the time the next 365 days rollaround we will have enough gath-ered together to publish anotheredition. We wish to take this op-portunity to thank our large fam-ily of advertisers, who have sogenerously assisted us in thiswork, and to thank each one whohas in the slightest degree helpedto make The Jeffersonian thepaper that it is today.

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THE OFFICE FORCE

HERE are the boys behind The Jefferso-nian—the staff from the Editor downto the Devil, of from the Devil up to

the Editor, whichever way you'll have it—and like the boys behind the guns in modernwarfare, they do the real work and yet getvery little credit for it or glory out of it."Equal justice to all," however, impels us topresent them to our readers.

IN THE upper left-hand corner is Orenze R.Rice, the linotype operator, who with rareskill and infinite patience sets into cold

type the mass of "copy" hurled at him by theEditor and the neighborhood correspondents.To be a good linotype operator one must alsobe a good mind-reader, for it is a hopeles3task to make even "horse sense" by follow-ing literally some of the manuscript submit-ted. Mr. Rice, however, reads the writer'smind, as well as his hieroglyphics, and inemergencies draws on his own imagination tohelp out. With all his temptations to swear,however, he never permits himself to becomerumpled or grumpled. Verily, Mr. Rice is a"laborer worthy of his hire."

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IN THE upper right-hand corner is the lateHenry C. Longneeker, who at the time thiscartoon was drawn was connected with

The Jeffersonian. He died March 7, 1916,alter having spent a long and useful life innewspaper work. Mr. Longneeker was a manof sterling qualities and his loss is mournednot only by his coworkers on the staff of TheJeffersonian but as well by a host of friendsthroughout the county.

BENEATH is William George Harrison,the"Printer's Devil," but otherwise morefamiliarly known among his associates

as "Happy." Like his namesake Hooligan,"Happy" gets into a good many "scrapes,"but always emerges with a broad smile. Itis a part of h's duty to keep the machinerywell oiled, and although he ofttimes getsmore oil on his face and hands than on themachinery, he nevertheless manages to keepthings running smoothly.

IN THE centre is Logie Bonnett, who is keptbusy looking after the business, editorialand "cartoonical" interests of the paper.

AT THE lower left-hand corner is "Bill"Koch, otherwise more politely known asWilliam, who is the official pressman.

He "feeds" the paper upon which The "Jeff"is printed to the big press, which passes thefinished product on to "Fatty" Hughes, oth-erwise more politely known as Harry, who inturn prepares said product for mailing.

IN THE lower right-hand corner is W. HarryFlayhart, whose official title is "Commo-dore." It is somewhat of a mystery how

he acquired this title, as the only time hehas ever been known to be "at sea" was whenasked to arrange a "freak" advertisement.The "Commodore's" duty is to "set" all ad-vertising matter that appears in the paper,which he does with all the bluster and ten-derness of a mother hen.

ABOVE is Harry Fuller, "the broom art-ist," who keeps The "Jeff" office andplant just as spick and span as would

"Old Dutch Cleanser," and when it comes torunning errands quickly, Harry is right onthe job.

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SPARROWS POINT

FIRST among the great industrial enter-prises that contribute to the financialstability of Baltimore County is the

Maryland plant of the Bethlehem Steel Com-pany, at Sparrows Point. While it is nowemploying 6,000 men and is of great im-portance, commercially, when the improve-ments contemplated are completed, the localplant will rank among the greatest in theUnited States and probably in the world.

Nearly thirty years have passed since thePennsylvania Steel Company purchased theland upon which the town and plant nowstand. The question is advanced at timeswhy such a plant is located so far from thebase of raw materials—two hundred milesfrom the coal mines of the Alleghenies and1200 miles from the ore banks of Cuba. Itis very true that Sparrows Point, is 1200miles from Daiquiri Dock, Cuba, but Pitts-burgh is a third again as far distant, and tohaul ore overland it must first be unloadedfrom ships and carried by train over themountains, which is a cumbersome, slow andexpensive process.

A trip to the Point will convince you thata much easier and less expensive method isin vogue. Ore is discharged from the holdof steamers and dumped almost at the verydoor of the furnaces. There is also a cheapway of loading steel rails for European andSouth American ports, and this is directlyinto the ships without the necessity of send-ing it to some seaport by rail first. Wayback in 1886 land at Patapsco Neck wascheap, and there was ample space for thedisposal of waste products such as slag, etc.,and which is disposed of at inland plantsonly under great expense and considerabledifficulty. At Sparrows Point the problemwas an easy one — it was dumped into thewater, thereby creating more land.

Two large railroad systems were close athand, and over their lines it was possible toreach either Mexico or Winnipeg. Truckfarms made up the surrounding country, afi<ithe beautiful waters of the Chesapeake glit-tered not far away, thereby making an ideallocation for such an industry.

The land was surveyed and laid out in1887, at which time the erection of the blastfurnaces was also begun. The first pig ironsuitable for conversion into Bessemer steelwas cast on October 23, 1889, the date ofthe real beginning of big operations at Spar-rows Point. Since that time it has seen goodseasons and bad, and during the long indus-trial depression of the nineties the plant was

compelled to shut down. But speaking gen-erally, it has been an ever-growing enter-prise.

The first Bessemer steel that was producedin the State of Maryland was blown on Au-gust 1, 1891, and the first steel rail was madejust six days later. Since then, however, thegreat mills have been turning out thousandsupon thousands of tons of rails, and for near-ly every railroad in this as well as foreignlands. Italy, France, Australia, India, Af-

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rica, Norway and China have made large pur- gchases. During the Russo-Japanese war the garmies of each country were transported over grails made at Sparrows Point; they stretched =up toward Vladiwostok and down toward Pe- =kin and Port Arthur. B

Iron ore that finds its way to Sparrows sPoint to be converted into pig iron and railscomes from the Great Lakes, Cuba and theMediterranean ports. Half a million tons ofit are used yearly, with about 150,000 tonsot limestone and mountains of coal.

The Sparrows Point mills are given overalmost entirely to rolling steel rails and bil-lets, though the improvements now underway will make it possible to greatly diversifythe product.

Probably the most noteworthy product otthe Shipbuilding Department is the dry dockDewey. This gigantic craft was built in abasin, with a cofferdam to shut out the waterot the bay. When completed, instead of be-ing launched by gliding down a "ways," waterwas admitted to the basin and the giganticcraft was floated. Its method of operation isto submerge so as to* permit a ship to enterbetween the side walls, and after being cen-tered the water is pumped out and the vesselis lifted high and dry for repairs. The Deweyis capable of docking any ship up to 20,000tons dead weight. Vying with interest in theconstruction of the Dewey, is the remarkablefeat of towing it to Olongopo, Philippine Isl-ands, where it is stationed.

As a town Sparrows Point is quite as in-teresting as when viewed industrially. Welllaid out, trees lining all the walks which areconstructed of concrete, it presents a mostpleasing sight. Pure water is furnished fromdeep artesian wells and there is an under-ground sewerage system. One of the mostinteresting features perhaps is the large storeof the Sparrows Point Store Company. Inthis establishment may be found everythingfrom needles to anchors. A big truck farmsupplies it with fresh vegetables, and a mod-ern bakery is a part of its equipment. Theeducational facilities of the town are excel-lent. Two kindergartens, intermediate schoolsand a high school offer the finest advantagesto the children of the community.

Sparrows Point has been well termed "thecleanest and greenest steel town in the Uni-ted States."

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"UNCLE JAKE"

LAN' SAKES! Yes, thisis ther first time thatmy darn old mug has

been in er print, an' if I dosay so myself I ain't a badlookin' feller, now own upright, am I? I'm ther yapthat has a few lines ter sayeach time ther "Jeff" comesout, an' if I'd ferget ter saysomethin' 'bout ConstableThompson there'd be er lotof disappointed critters inand around Baltimore coun-ty. If yer mug was left out

B l 11 j wy^ of this yer book, thank yerf s i \ 4 V^ stars, 'cause it is er fact that1 / i w 1 I'm ther best lookin' thing

in it. Who was that laffed?'Taint no use! I've travel-ed this yer country fromcoast ter coast and lived ina great many "bergs" an'cities, but seems ter me thatI'll end my darn old days inthis yer co'munity. Yer see,me an' Mame don't get ter

town often, but when we do we take in every-thing from A ter Z. Ther other night we de-cided ter go to ther tlreater, an' took our"horseless carriage," a darn good buggy, an'ther old family mule an' made our way terther show house. When we got in er frontI lit my old pipe, an' after gittin' a glimpseof ther crowd an' lookin' at those comin' inhandsome limousines (or lima beans, as yerwant ter call them) an' ther poor every dayfeller clinging ter his girl and hoofin' it; sud-denly we heard ther sweet strains of musiccomin' through the flapping doors. I feelpretty sure that I would have tried ther foxtrot or some other of those fandangle dancesif me an' Mame had been er lone—that darnmusic seemed ter limber me up er bit. Inwe went. I was rendered spellbound whenI beheld ther decorations. It took me backter ther days when I was er kid, an' yerknow that's been some time ago. I thoughtwe'd entered a fairy land, that ma used terread ter me 'bout when she sat me on herknee. Over my pesky old head hung a greatcanopy of light blue an' every now an' thena big gold star. Doves were suspended fromther ceilin' and there was plenty of them atthat. My old worn brain can't rememberlike it used to, but I reckon there was atleast a hundred. Yer know music gets me.When I was a lad I used to be some jiggerand always managed ter get ther prettiestgirl in ther neighborhood ter take 'long; sowhen ther musicians struck up an old fa-miliar tune, I just literally waltzed down terour seats. Presently the doggasted back ofther theatre went up, an' girls came out.

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g " Well, Mame covered her head with her shaw!g an' they kicked and rared. Then er mang came on and wanted ter kill another, an'H Maine got ter fightin' with me 'cause I didn'tg butt in and sep'rate them. Ther excitementg was too much fer yer Uncle Jake, so I grab-g bed Mame by ther arm an' out we went. Asg we edged ther curb, we could see ther ol;ls mule running up ther street. One of themH city urchins had let her loose an' she wasg headed fer home. A feller walked up an'g said: "I'll take yer home, step in." Me an'H Mame was so tickled with his er politenessg that I thanked him heartily, shook him byg" ther hand and stepped into his contrapshun.g In less than no time he had whizzed us home,g an' opened ther darn old door an' let us out.g "I can't tell yer how much 1 appreciate this,"[| . I said. "Come out some time and have din-g i.er with us." "Three-fifty," said he, as heg examined a thing that looked like an alarmg dock fastened ter ther front of his autermo-g bil. And dadblame by buttons if I didn't= realize fer ther first time that I'd hired ag taxicab. Ther best thing that yer can do isjj ter stay 'way from theatres, an' wheneverg yer feel like lookin' at a comic opera or a= burlesque show review this yer book.

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TOWSON

A Historic Sketch of the County Seat

(Compiled From Various Sources.)

TOWSON is the county seat of Baltimorecounty, and is seven miles north of thecity, on the York turnpike. It has a

population of 2,550. Here are located theCourt House, the county offices, County Jail,several hotels, churches and schools, and dur-ing terms of court, and in times of politicalcontests, farmers' gatherings, county meet-ings, etc., the town has a lively appearance,thought it is at all times the center of muchactivity. The County Almshouse is in theEighth district, near Cockeysville. There aremany handsome residences in the town, andthe taste of the people has led to the culti-vation of attractive flower gardens aroundtheir homes, so that in the proper seasonmany of the lawns and grounds are indeedbeautiful. Much money is represented inand around Towson, and the buildings showthat a refined judgment has directed largeexpenditures in beautifying the place.

The name of Towson comes from the Tow-son family, who in the early days of the coun-try kept "Towson's Tavern" in this locality.The mention of them on record here is in1771, when Samuel Worthington, one of thejustices of the Levy Court, paid Thomas Tow-son the bounty on one hundred and thirteensquirrel skins. The next is in 1796, whenThomas Stansbury was appointed supervisorof the road from Towson's Tavern to theLong Calm, and was allowed five pounds forkeeping it in repair. This is now the Jopp;;road. In 1776, William Welsh was allowedseven pounds for keeping in repair the roadfrom Ezekiel Towson's tavern to Walter Du-lany's ford, on the Falls of the Gunpowder,which is now the Towson and Dulany's turn-pike. In 1799 the York turnpiKe was beinglaid out, and Ezekiel Towson was very muchdissatisfied with the line that had been adopt-ed because it did not pass the door of his

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hospitable inn, and he petitioned the Gen-eral Assembly for a change in his favor. Hispetition recided: "That I am the owner andpossessor of a tract or parcel of land in Bal-timore county on which there are considera-ble improvements; that by the establishmento? the York road in said County a consider-able quantity of meadow land has been de-stroyed and my property materially injured;and the difference between the roads fixed bythe commissioners of review and that con-templated by me and intended to run by mybuilding is not more than thirty-two perch-es." The General Assembly, considering thatMr. Towson had a good grievance, and thathe was willing to give up that portion of hisland over which the road would pass, en-acted soon after "That the York turnpikeroad when altered shall pass by or near thebuildings of the said Bzekiel Towson; thatis to say, beginning for the said alterationsat the place where the said turnpike roadintersects the orchardes of John Hopkins,and running thence with a straight line untilit intersects the Old York road at or nearEzekiel Towson's Tavern; thence again un-til it intersects the sa;d turnpike as laid downand confirmed by the commissioners of re-view."

In compliance with this act of the GeneralAssembly the board of review directed thesurveyor "to lay down and make a plat ofthe road, beginning at Towson's Tavern, andrunning thence, passing close to the west endot Perrigo's house, until it intersects the re-corded road below Norwood's.' It appearsfrom this that the turnpike as originallvsurveyed was considerably west of its pres-ent location, probably passing near wherethe County Jail now stands; thence overwhat was then called Satter Ridge, by thegap near the Marsh family burying-ground,back of Sandy Bottom, and did not strikethe present location until it reached tne prop-erty then owned by Norwood, but now partof the Hampton estate, and where J. B. Par-lett has for many years resided.

Towson and the Towson family have pro-duced one citizen and member who castslustre upon the name—Gen. Nathan Towson.He was born at Towsontown, January 22,1874, and was one of a family of twelvechildren. Going South, he was in Louisianawhen our government purchased that terri-tory from Prance, and he entered one of thecompany of volunteers that was formed atNatchez, Miss., to enforce the Americanclaim in case there should be any resistanceby the French inhabitants. He was promotedto the command of the company, but in 1805he returned to Baltimore county, and he wasengaged in farming when war was declaredagainst England five years later. He was

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commissioned captain of artillery on March15, 1812, joined Col. Winfleld Scott, andwent with him to Lake Erie, having raisedhis own company. He commanded a boatparty that set out from Black Rock and cap-tared two British armed brigs, the "Detroit"and the "Caledonia." His boat grounded onthe American side within point-blank rangeof the British canon, but Captain Towson re-fused to abandon his boat, and through hisgallant efforts she was saved and subsequent-ly became one of the victorious fleet of Com-modore Perry. He remained with his bat-tery at Black Rock, the advanced post of theAmerican army, during the winter of 1812-1S, and in several minor affairs displayedhis dauntless courage and military skill. Atthe battle of Stony Creek he was the seniorofficer of artillery, and did great destructionwith his battery. • He was charged by theenemy during the night, but the followingmorning he recaptured his guns and took afew British prisoners.

When Colonel Scott was promoted to ageneral and took command of the army, Cap-tain Towson was ordered to Buffalo again,where he employed his time in drilling hisbattery. At the battle of Chippewa his wasthe only artillery engaged until after theretreat of the British. He selected his posi-titon opposite the enemy's batteries, whichhe utterly silenced, blowing up their ammu-nition wagon and causing dreadful slaughter.At the battle of Bridgewater his commandsuffered severely. Both his lieutenants werewounded, and of thirty-six men who servedat the guns, twenty-seven were killed andwounded. At the defense of Fort Erie, whenfifteen hundred of the best troops of the Brit-ish army attempted to recapture CaptainTowson and Major Wood with two hundredand fifty infantrymen, were repulsed andheld back, veterans of European wars de-clared that they had never seen a more rapidand deadly artillery fire. Captain Towsoncame home from the war crowned with hon-ors. Of his share in the battle of Chippewa,General Scott said in his official dispatch:"Towson's company was the first and lastengaged, and during the whole conflict main-tained a high character which they had pre-viously won by their skill and valor." Gen-eral Ripley said of him: "I have no idea thatthere is any artillery officer in any servicesuperior to him in the knowledge and per-formance of his duty." The gallant officerwas promoted to lieutenant-colonel for hisbrave and efficient service. He was retain'in the Army and made paymaster-general.He served throughout the Mexican war, andin March, 18 49, was breveted major-general.He died in Washington, July 25, 1854, andhis remains rest with those of his wife inOak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown.

The corner-stone of the Court House forBaltimore county was laid at Towson (thencalled Towsontown) October 19, 1854, in thepresence of a very large assemblage from thecity and county. The newspapers of thattime mention as among the distinguished per-sons present Thomas Wildey, the father ofOdd Fellowship, and Rev. Stuart Robinson.A procession marched to the ground in thefollowing order: Isaac Hoshall, chief mar-shal; the building committee composed ofJoshua Hutchins, Joseph D. Pope, EdwardS Myers, Charles Timanus and William Sla-ter; Judge Albert Constable; Coleman Yel-lott, orator of the occasion; the clergy, thecounty officials; a band of music; TowsonLodge I. O. O. F.; citizens of the countyand city. Judge Constable made a Drief ad-dress, and prayers were offered by Rev.Stuart Robinson and Rev. H. B. Ridgway.The ceremonies were concluded with the ad-dress by Mr. Yellott. The design of thebuilding was for a structure of stone, twostories in height, one hundred and twelvefeet front by fifty-six feet deep. The achi-tects were Dixon & Baldwin, and the builderwas William H. Allen. The property waspurchased from Dr. Grafton M. Bosley, whopresented the county with the right of wayto it from the turnpike. On December 16,1856, the grand jury made a presentmentto the effect that no good title to the rightof way or to the water-right for the jail hadbeen secured. The commissioners producedopinions from Hon. T. Parkin Scott and Sam-uel H. Taggart that the title was sound. OnMonday, January 5, 1857, the first session ofcourt was held at the Court House, and onthe succeeding 15th of May, it was declaredfinished and was formally handed over tothe County Commissioners.

Towson has every modern convenience—a steam railroad, two electric street railways(one between Towson and Baltimore and theother between Towson and Timonium), elec-tric lighting, gas and water. The water isfurnished by the Baltimore County Waterand Electric Company, and is brought all theway over from Avalon, in the First district,where it is impounded and put through aprocess of treatment to insure its purity. Asa result Towson, as well as other suburbancommunities served by the Baltimore Coun-ty Water Company, gets good water. TheGas and Electric Company has greatly addedto the appearance of the town and a branchoffice is maintained here. It has splendidbanking facilities—two National banks, oneState bank and two thirfty building associa-tions. The two National banks are locatedon Washington avenue opposite Court HouseSquare, the First National occupying the siteof the old Piper Building, the Second Na-tional occupies the site of the old Law Build-

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ing, the State bank is located on the Yorkroad, and one building association has quar-ters on the York road adjoining Lee's store,while the other has offices in Masonic Temple.

Towson has a paid fire department andis well equipped to protect the town againstfires. The work of the regular departmentis supplemrnted by that of the ^jlunteers,who n< *, ( : a:! to do effective work when anopportunity is offered.

The town also lias its doctors, dentists,lawyers, tradesmen artesians and policemen,aiid last, but not least, its newspapers—three in number—all of which go to press onFriday afternoon and carry glad tidings fromthe county seat to the farthermost parts of(he county, State and nation.

To make a long story short, TOWSON ISALL RIGHT, and any one who contemplateslocating here might, in the language of theIrishman, "do better and fare worse."

"A penny saved," said Uncle Ben,'' Is like a penny earned again ;"And any one with brains will knowWhat our advertisers say, 'tis so.

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MOUNT HOPE RETREAT

MOUNTiiOPE RETREAT is situated ontheiB^isterstown road, about six milesfrom Baltimore city. It can be easily

reached by the Western Maryland Railroad,which passes through the grounds, or by avery pleasant drive by automobile throughDruid Hill Park and Arlington, and thenceby the Reisterstown Turnpike. This giganticinstitutiton is devoted to the care and treat-ment of the insane and is headed by SisterM. Magdalene, while Dr. Charles G. Hill isthe physician - in - chief. The grounds andbuildings present a most picturesque sightto the visitor. The buildings are of massiveconstruction, while the grounds are well laidout and are kept in perfect order. One hasto visit Mount Hope to appreciate the placewhere so many unfortunates are cared forand placed on the road to recovery. On en-tering the grounds we pass through a mas-sive iron gate with a little brick house forthe keeper at the right; on we wind our wayup an avenue of trees and shrubbery, pass-ing through a beautifully sunken garden,and then into the main building, which, be-sides containing the rooms of the patients,contains also the chapel, recreation hall,pharmacy, dining room and billiard room.Leaving the main building we walk a fewyards through a grove, entering the gentle-men's pavilion, which is well arranged andaffords ample recreation for the men.. Thena bit farther, in a grove of huge oaks andchestnuts, is the ladies' recreation grounds,where winter and summer one may find theswings and hammocks occupied by femalepatients. Then comes the power plant inwhich the electricity and heat is furnishedto all the buildings, and also where the laun-dry is located. Leaving here we cross a largelawn and in a few seconds we are on thebanks of the lake and upon the glitteringwaters can be seen a dozen or more rowboats, the occupants paddling here and thereand seemingly full of glee. Next we visitthe stables, where we see those who are em-ployed in various capacities on the farm, at-tending the stock or preparing to enter thefields, for all the vegetables used on thetables at Mount Hope are raised on the farm.The impression left on the visitor is thatthe instituttion maintains the highest effi-ciency in the care and treatment of the in-sane, and is one of the many of which Bal-timore county is justly proud. —Adv.

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I THE BALTIMORE COUNTY WATER AND ELECTRIC COMPANY'S j| PLANT AT AVALON. BALTIMORE COUNTY. SHOWING SLOW SAND gI FILTER BEDS IN CENTER. MECHANICAL FILTER PLANT TO THE |

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THE SHEPPARD AND ENOCH PRATTHOSPITAL

[Formerly Sheppard Asylum.]

IN MAY, 1853, the Legislature of the Stateof Maryland granted a charter incorpo-rating The Trustees of the Sheppard Asy-

lum. The incorporators named were MosesSheppard, David M. Perine, William Riley,M. D., Archibald Stirling, Charles Howard,William M. Medcalf and Richard H. Town-send. The first meeting of this Board ofTrustees was held June 23, 1853, at whichtime Moses Sheppard was elected Presidentof the Board and Richard H. Townsend Sec-rotary. "The object and design" of the cor-poration was, in the second section of thecharter, "declared to be the founding andmaintaining an asylum for the insane; theentire management of which shall be vestedin the said trustees."

Mr. Sheppard, during his lifetime, gaveto his associates an outline of his designs;he also left certain written memoranda orsuggestions, but he bound his trustees by nohard and fast lines, apparently preferring tolet them have the advantage of the experi-ence of the times; leaving the conduct ofthe institution to what he called in one ofhis letters "the living age." He said in hiswritten memoranda, "my leading purpose isto found an institution to carry forward andimprove the ameliorated system of treatmentof the insane, irrespective of expense." Hedesigned a hospital for acute and hopefulforms of mental disturbance and not an asy-lum for mere custodial care.

Mr. Sheppard died on February 1, 1857,and on the probate of his will it was foundthat with the exception of a few personalbequests, his entire estate was given to TheTrustees of the Sheppard Asylum. An in-ventory, made in due time, showed that theestate amounted to $571,440.41, the largestsingle bequest that had, up to that time, beenmade to the care of the insane. Out of theincome of this bequest the buildings andgrounds and their equipment at the timeof the opening of the institution, were pro-vided and by judicious management the cor-pus of the estate increased by nearly $100,-000.00.

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In January, 1891, the position of physi-cian-in-chief and superintendent of the asy-lum was tendered to Dr. Edward N. Brush,then assistant physician at the PennsylvaniaHospital for the Insane, West Philadelphia.Dr. Brush came to the hospital September 1,1891, and immediately entered upon thework of preparing it for patients. On No-vember 25, 1891, the institution was de-clared open for the receptiton of patients andthe first patients, two women and a man,were admitted on December 6. The fiscalyear of the hospital has since been from De-cember 1 to November 30, inclusive.

The construction of the hospital buildingsextended over several years, but one resultof the slow method, building as income ac-cumulated, has been the production of struc-tures which are remarkably well built, whichshow no evidences of hastily built walls,and which after twenty years of use are inan excellent state of preservation withouthaving been subject during that time to anyextraordinary repair.

From the opening of the hospital the de-sire of the founder to "carry forward andimprove the ameliorated treatment of theinsane" was borne in mind. Everythingwhich the income of the institution wouldwarrant was done to promote the physicalcomfort of the patients and to carry out theirmedical treatment. Patients who presentedin the history of their attacks a hopeful out-look were admitted irrespective of theirability to pay, but applications for the re-ception of patients for mere custodial carewas discouraged.

On September 17, 1896, Mr. Enoch Pratt,long known as a successful merchant andbanker in Baltimore, the founder of theEnoch Pratt Free Library, died. Mr. Pratthad for some time shown a quiet interest inthe conduct of the asylum and had confident-ly sought information as to how a greaterendowment would forward its work. It wasfound when his will was offered for probatethat he had made "The Trustees of the Shep-pard Asylum" his residuary legatee. Theresiduary estate was, according to Mr. Pratt'swill, to pass to "The Trustees of the Shep-pard Asylum" upon the "condition and bar-gain" that at the first session of the Mary-land Legislature after his death the Trusteesobtain from the Legislature an amendmentof their charter changing their corporatetitle to "The Trustees of the Sheppard andEnoch Pratt Hospital."

Bills were introduced into both Housesof the General Assembly of 18 9 8, the firstsession after Mr. Pratt's death, providing forthe necessary change in corporate title. Thebill in the Senate was unanimously passedon January 28, 1898, but its passage in theHouse was opposed by the agents of personsnamed in the will who would have received

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the residuary estate if the General Assemblyfailed to make the desired change in thecorporate title. Some opposition to the meas-ure was made for sentimental reasons bythose who asserted that Mr. Pratt was at-tempting to place his name on Mr. Sheppard'smonument. As Mr. Sheppard had never ask-ed to have the institution named after himand objected to the publicity involved, hadwritten within a few weeks after the firstcharter was obtained "I thought I could pro-ceed unnoticed, without a law," and again"I want no such monument to my livingfame" the arguments of those who opposedthe dual name, on the ground that Mr. Prattwas attempting to place his name on Mr.Sheppard's, appeared poorly founded.

The measure passed the House of Dele-gates, which gave a public hearing to thefriends and opponents of the measure onFebruary 24, 1898, and on March 3, 18 98,the Trustees formerly resolved to accept theamendment to the charter and the changeof title involved and since that date havebeen legally known as "The Trustees of theSheppard and Enoch Pratt Hospital."

The contest was carried to the CircuitCourt of Baltimore City and upon a decisionadverse to the contestants, to the Court ofAppeals which in a lengthy decision affirmedthe decision of the lower court and gave aninterpretation of Mr. Pratt's will in con-fiimation of the contention of the counselfor the Trustees and of Mr. Pratt's personalstatements to the President of the Board.

The case was finally carried to the UnitedStates Supreme Court, but there dismissedon the ground that no federal question wasinvolved.

Mr. Pratt stated specifically that he didnot wish to alter the conduct of the institu-tion as then being carried on. He specifiedthat the income of his bequest was to beused and this conformed with the practicewhich the Trustees had pursued in regardto Mr. Sheppard's estate although he left nodirection to that effect in his will.

The bequest of Mr. Pratt, as soon as itsproceeds became available permitted an en-largement of the medical work of the hos-pital and particularly of its scientific studies.At the same time an increased number of pa-tients whose friends could not afford to payanything, or but a small proportion of thecost of care, was admitted. Certain changeshave been made in the interior of the build-ings, new bath-rooms, a complete hydro-therapeutic plant, and a new kitchen of themost modern type with adjoining diningrooms, have been constructed. A buildingfor recreation has been erected, and thegrounds beautified by landscape gardeningand an increased planting of trees andshrubs. A well laid out athletic field hasbeen constructed, so arranged in the form of

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an amphitheater that the sports and gamescan be seen to advantage from all sides.

The policy of declining cases for mere cus-todial care, of admitting cases only on trial,with a provision for their removal if aftersufficient observation it was determined thatthe outlook was unfavorable, has permittedthe advantages of a study of their cases, andof care and treatment to be extended to alarger number of patients than would havebeen possible under any other system.

Prom the opening of the hospital to No-vember 30, 1916, the close of its twenty-fifthyear of actual work, 3,270 cases have beenadmitted. The admissions have steadilygrown from 53 in the first fiscal year, to 200in the twenty-fifth.

In the reception of patients the Trusteeshave never turned away an applicant whoseadmission has been advised by the medicalSuperintendent and they have on several oc-casions admitted patients on trial, whose con-dition has strongly appealed to their sym-pathy, against his advice. They have as arule confined the admission of patients whocould not pay or who could pay only a pro-portion of the cost of care, to residents ofthe State of Maryland, though there havebeen exceptions. The reputation of the hos-pital has so extended that it attracts patientsfrom all parts of the Union, particularlyfrom the South. It has been a principle ofthe hospital administration to make its in-fluence a telling force in the better care ofthe insane in the State and in the better studyof the causes and treatment of the conditionswhich are grouped under the general termmental disorder.

The Trustees of the Hospital at the presenttime are: George A. Pope, president, CharlesH. Riley, M. D., W. Champlin Robinson, Wil-liam K. Bartlett, Wilton Snowden, CharlesC. Homer, Jr.; secretary, John C. Daves. TheHospital staff is as follows: Physician-in-chief and superintendent, Edward N. Brush,M. D.; assistant physicians, William RushDunton, Jr., M. D., George B. Wolff, M. D.,George F. Sargent, M. D., Humphrey D.Wolfe, M. D.; superintendent of nurses, Mrs.Cora McCabe Sargent, R. N.; dietitian, MissMarjorie Templin; comptroller of accounts,John W. Jones. * —Adv.

VIEW OF GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS OF THE SHEPPARD AND ENOCH PRATT HOSPITAL, TOWSON, MD.

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COMPANY

IN 1843 a modest little machine plant wasfounded by Robert Poole in the northernoutskirts of Baltimore City, and the busi-

ness has grown from year to year until ithas attained wondrous proportions. Today amammoth plant, as is well evidenced by thephotograph following, is the outcome of thefoundation laid 'way back in '43. The mainworks are located in the northern suburbs ofthe city, on the line of the Northern CentralRailroad, while the munition testing groundsare located at Texas, Baltimore county. Thebuildings, all of which are 01 modern fire-proof construction, occupy a plat of groundexceeding twenty acres. Here one may findthe general offices, the draughting rooms,iron foundry, machine shop, erecting shop,blacksmith shop, pattern shop, and stables.The company has its own railroad siding,and all necessary tracks through the groundsand buildings, as well as its own locomo-tives for shifting and hauling raw material,and then the finished product. The ironfoundry is equipped with cupola for melt-ing and with cranes for handling castingsup to 50,000 pounds in weight, and while thecompany specializes in machine molded gear-ing, its reputation for which is the best, itia prepared to make miscellaneous castingsin loam or green sand of the highest gradecharcoal gun iron, semi-steel, or coke irons,to specifications.

The machine shops are fully equipped withheavy, modern tools for handling the largestwork. A pit lathe capable of swinging 65feet, a boring mill with a capacity up to2 7 feet, a 12-foot by 12-foot by 30-foot plan-er, a 65-foot by 85-foot lathe, besides gearplaners for cutting the teeth of the largestsize gears, both level and spur, will give abrief idea of the company's facilities.

The Poole Engineering and Machine Com-pany was a pioneer in the manufacturing oflooms for weaving cotton duck, and in thedevelopment of the Poole Loffel TurbineWater Wheel, and it is also favorably knownas the makers of the highest quality machinemolded gearing and transmission machinery,white lead machinery, machinery for fertili-zer works, snuff grinding, brass and copperrolling mills, etc.

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BALTIMORE COUNTY'S PROPOSED SEW-ERAGE SYSTEM.

BALTIMORE COUNTY is undertaking aprogram for the providing of sewers forthe thickly built up sections which will

be as thorough and extensive as was the sew-ering of Baltimore city. Already plans havebeen prepared for sewering three differentsections of the county. The sewer work forthese three sections has been placed under thecharge of Mr. Ezra B. Whitman, of the firmof Norton, Bird & Whitman, of Baltimore,Md. He is well known to Baltimore coun-tians, having had charge of the sewage dis-posal work for Baltimore city, in the Thir-teenth district of Baltimore county, nearBack River; he was also Water Engineer andPresident of the Water Board at the time theimprovements were made to the BaltimoreWater Supply, in the Ninth district of Bal-timore county, at Loch Raven.

One of the localities in the county wheresanitary conditions, due to lack of sewers,have been quite bad, is in Arlington and vi-cinity. This land is a high plateau withvery little fall, and there are no large streamsof any size into which sewage could be dis-charged and disposed of by dilution. A num-ber of private sewers have been built up with-out any general plan to fit the needs of thecommunity. As a whole, the principal ob-ject of the builders of these sewers was toremove the sewage from their own propertyand dump it on some one else's, with verylittle regard for the owners upon whose landthe sewage discharged. These conditions be-came so bad that the State Board of Healthordered the county to put in sewers in thisdistrict. In making the plans for these sew-ers, the sanitary conditions of adjacent dis-tricts were also considered, and in locatingthe disposal plant for the eastern half of thisarea in the Valley of Jones Palls, the loca-tion was chosen with the idea of being ableto bring the sewage of all towns in the Val-ley of Jones Falls to this same point. Onthe west side of the area, which drains toGwynns Palls, the sewage disposal plant hasbeen located near the westernmost boundaryof the property of the Mount Hope Asylum.

At Govans, the sewerage situation is quitea difficult one, as the area where sewers havebeen designed drains entirely into TiffanyRun. Investigations were made to see if thesewage from this district could not be pump-

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eel into either Stony Run or Herring Run,but it was found it would be cheaper to lo-cate the disposal plant in the Valley of Tif-fany Run, just north of the city line, ratherthan to build and maintain a pumping sta-tion, so a complete disposal plant is providedfor this district at the above mentioned lo-cation.

In Towson, the citizens petitioned theCounty Commissioners to provide sewers,and the plans have been drawn so that allthe old town aYid the new sections of Towsonto the west can all be drained to the pro-posed sewage disposal plant. This plant willhave to purify the sewage to a high degree,so that the effulent which discharges fromthe plant will not seriously contaminate thewater of Lake Roland. While the city hasabandoned this source of supply for every-day use, it is still holding it as a reserve,and in cases of extreme drouth it may benecessary to use it. This will be particular-ly true until such time as the dam in theValley of the Gunpowder is raised so as togive a larger storage on Gunpowder River.

As soon as the plans which have been madeare put into execution, the sections of Bal-timore county where the sewers have beendesigned will be taken care of in a thoroughand permanent manner. Although many in-dividuals may protest against the spendingof this money at the time the work is beingdene, there is no doubt but that these sameindividuals would want to mob any one whowould propose to take away their seweragesystem after it has been in operation for afew years. —Adv.

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THE TROLLEY AS A FACTOR IN THECOUNTY'S DEVELOPMENT.

PROBABLY no one factor has contributedmore to the growth and developmentof Baltimore county than the railways

company. The lines of the United Railwaysand Electric Company of Baltimore, reachingout from the very center of that city extendin every direction into the county, and thatcompany's cars, run on frequent schedules,furnish an admirable means of transporta-tion without which the county would be seri-ously handicapped in its forward progress.The easy means of communication affordedby these lines has made it possible for thou-sands of persons whose business is in thecity to enjoy the pleasures of suburban ruralresidence, and this has resulted in the build-ing up in recent years of a very large num-ber of beautiful cottage communities through-out the county, popularizing the country andimmeasurably enhancing values, and increas-ing the desirability of further colonizationhere.

It is a particularly noteworthy fact that thepretty homes of Baltimore county which arethe outgrowth of its proximity to the cityare owned and occupied not alone by therich, but by practically ah thrifty classes.There are communities of palace-like struc-tures which constitute the habitations of thewealthy. There are less elaborate but stillbeautiful residences of the well-to-do and ofthe moderate means people. And there arethe cosy, pretty home cottages of clerks andskilled artisans, surrounded by all the de-lights of country and suburban life, and madepossible through the comfortable and quicK-ly-moving rapid transit lines into and outof the city.

It may not be a matter of general knowl-edge that Baltimore county holds the honorof haying shared with Baltimore city the veryfirst commercially successful electric railwayline in America. As a matter of fact it wasactually on the soil of this county that thetracks were laid and the first successful ex-periment in passenger traffic by electric mo-tive power was made. The first electric carwas run in 18 85 over the Hampden branchof what was the City and Suburban RailwayCompany, which is now a part of the UnitedRailways and Electric Railway Company ofBaltimore. The tracks were laid in a por-

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tion of Baltimore county lying to the northof the city, which portion was later annexedto Baltimore city through an act of the Leg-islature.

It should be very interesting today, whenelectric railway transportation facilities havereached such a state of perfection, to knowsomething about that first line.

The City and Suburban Railway had beenexperimenting with electricity as a motivepower for some time, and, considering thatif had reached a stage approximating prac-ticability, equipped the Bauimore and Hamp-den Line, extending from Huntingdon avenueto Hampden, with a three-rail system. Thethird rail, which was located centrally be-tween the tracks, carried the current just asthe trolley wire does today, and was insu-lated from the ground. The current was sup-plied by a fifty-horse-power dynamo, drivenby a thirty-five horse-power engine, and thepower station was equipped with a seconddynamo of like capacity, which was held inreserve. The motor cars were separate fromthe cars in which the passengers were car-ried, the latter being coupled to the rear ofthe motor cars. Current was taken up fromthe third rail into the motor car by a shoesliding at the end of a lever.

It was on August 10, 1885-, that the firstpractical tests were made of the line, pas-sengers being carried on twenty trips overthe length of the line. The line was oneand a-half miles long, and the speed attainedby the cars was twelve miles an hour. Threedays after these tests two motor trains werein practical passenger-carrying service. Themotor drawing the trains gloried in the im-mortalized names of "Morse" and "Faraday."They were of the Daft type, the invention ofProf. Leo Daft, of Jersey City. Each motorcar Weighed 4500 pounds.

The trailers in which the passengers rodewere taken from the Catonsville horse-car lineof the City and Suburban, and were the larg-est cars of that type then in use here.

But the exposed third rail was an ever-present source of danger, and with the ex-pensiveness of the service tended to discour-age the permanency of the line under thatsystem of operation, so that in a few yearshorses were again resorted to as a motivepower on that line.

However, rapid strides were being madein the successful development of electricityas a motive power for street cars, and it wasnot very long after the Hampden third railwas discarded that the overhead trolley sys-tem began to be applied to various lines inBaltimore city and county.

And with the newly found motive powercame growth and development, a closer re-lationship of city and county, and a generaladvancement of both along mutually advan-tageous lines. —Adv.

EPSOM CHAPEL, TOWSON.

UPON the site of the old magazine, ownedand occupied by the U. S. Governmentduring the War of 1812-14, on the Ep-

som estate of the late Henry B. Chew, nowstands the first church ever erected in Tow-son. The little ark-like structure rests proud-ly upon a hill, a short distance north of theJoppa road, and within its sacred walls as-sembled the rich and poor, irrespective ofdenominational preferences, to worship theCreator of all.

In days gone by the possessions, of whichEpsom Chapel forms a part, were known asthe Halliday estate. When Henry B. Chewbecame the owner of Epsom the magazineproperty, containing about two acres of land,also passed into his hands.

Prior to the year 18 39 there were no pub-lic religious services held in the town, exceptoccasionally a prayer meeting at some pri-vate house, held by communicants of theMethodist Episcopal Church residing here.The nearest churches were Hunt's M. E.Church, near Rider's Switch, and Evans'Chapel, near Roland Park, three and fourmiles distant. The people of Towson, beingGod-fearing and religious, they were verydesirous of having a house of worship, butso few were they of the respective denomina-tions that the funds necessary for the build-ing were lacking. Henry B. Chew now cameto the rescue and generously donated theground upon which to erect the building. Acommittee was appointed to solicit moneyand they met with such encouragement thatbefore long the old magazine was razed tothe ground and in its place rose a modestlittle church 26x40 feet, the foundation andwalls of which were built of stone from theold magazine and rough-casted. The interiorfurnishings consisted of two rows of high-back stationary wooden benches on eitherside of an aisle leading from the door to thechancel rail. The pulpit was large and paint-ed white and rested upon a high platform.In an alcove back of the pulpit were placedthree large cushioned chairs for the accom-

modation of the ministers. Across the frontof the church was a gallery, which wasreached by two narrow stairways. The gal-lery was divided by a railing, one side ofwhich was occupied by the choir and theother side was reserved for the accommoda-tion of colored people, a number of whomwere brought there each Sabbath as coach-men for the wealthier worshippers living ata distance. In recent years the interior ofthe church has been greatly changed by sub-stituting more modern furniture for tnewooden benches, the removal of the galleryand lowering the pulpit.

On Sunday, November 10, 1839, it wasopened for public worship and dedicated tothe service of Almighty God. Rev. SamuelKepler, of the M. B. Church, officiated at thededication and preached in the forenoon, ac-companied by Rev. J. Getteau, also of theM. E. Church, who read the Holy Scripturesand preached in the afternoon.

In order to be strictly impartial the edi-fice was designated as a "union" church, forthe use of all denominations, who were toworship at different times, as will be seenby the following, it being the second sectionof an act of incorporation of Epsom Church:

"That the trustees of Epsom Chapel nowappointed shall be hereby fully authorizedto receive a deed conveying a lot or parcelof land on which the church is erected, andthe title to the said land and tenements shallbe vested in the said corporate body andtheir successors forever, which said Chapelshall be opened to any evangelical ministerof the gospel of any Christian denomination,subject, nevertheless, from time to time tothe control and direction of the board oftrustees, who alone shall have power to reg-ulate the preaching in said Chapel."

Those appointed trustees of the churchwere Henry B. Chew and Henry C. Turnbull,Presbyterians; John Ridgely of H., JamesHoward and Dr. Grafton M. Bosley, Episco-palians; Isaac Taylor, Edward S. Myers andOliver P. Merryman, Methodists, and Fred-erick Harrison, Baptist.

At a meeting of the trustees, held Septem-ber 30, 1840, it was decided that a commit-tee of three be chosen annually to arrange,regulate and provide the supply of the pul-pit with the regular service of the ministry,and for the conveyance and incidental ex-penses the committee was empowered to raisefunds, by subscription or otherwise, "for thecompensation of the preachers who officiatein the church and for paying any expensesthat may be incurred on account of the con-gregation in providing for keeping the churchin order, the suppply of fuel, etc., and fur-ther, that they shall be entrusted with fullpower to act in behalf of the trustees in con-trolling the use or occupation of the build-ing as they may judge correct and in accord-

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ance with the act of incorporation and theviews of the board of trustees."

The above mentioned committee had greatdifficulty in getting ministers of any denomi-nation, excepting the Methodist Episcopal, tooccupy the pulpit. The Methodist ministershad always, from the earliest history of thechurch, willingly filled the pulpit when call-ed upon to do so, and the committee finallymade arrangements with that denominationthat the circuit minister should preach everyalternate Sunday morning and the interven-ing Sunday the pulpit should be occupied bythe Methodist local preachers, provided thatno minister of any other denomination couldbe gotten. But some of the trustees whowere Episcopalian were not satisfied with thearrangements, and at a meeting held October5, 1850, for the purpose of filling severalvacancies in the board, a discussion of somelength took place, in which one gentlemanexpressed his desire to have elected as trus-tees those gentlemen who would unite withhim in having the service of an Episcopalianminister in charge of the church for theensuing year. The secretary, Henry B. Chew,made a statement in reply, exhibiting to themeeting a detailed information respecting allthat occurred in regard to the supply of min-isters at the time Epsom Chapel was dedi-cated, as, also, to the manner in which theministers of the Methodist Episcopal Churchhad continued for eleven years to occupy thepulpit, excepting on those days when minis-ters of other denominations had been invitedto preach. Reference was particularly madeto the resolution of the trustees, that a com-mittee of three be chosen annually to ar-range, regulate and supply the regular serv-ice of the ministry, etc. The committee hav-ing the matter in charge, after great exer-tion to persuade Episcopal, Presbyterian andBaptist ministers to make regular stated ap- •pointments to alternate through the yearwith ministers of the Methodist EpiscopalChurch, had found it impossible under exist-ing circumstances to succeed in their wishes,and for that reason the committee had beenobliged to accept what they considered thevery liberal and honorable offer from somegentlemen of the Methodist society that thepulpit of Epsom Chapel should be regularlysupplied throughout the year with ministersof that denomination, say every other Sun-day with the circuit minister and the inter-vening Sundays with local preachers, whowould always give way in their appointmentswhenever ministers of any other denomina-tion should be induced to visit Epsom Chapeland take charge of the pulpit.

The matter was finally settled by the trus-tees instructing the committee having incharge the supply of the pulpit with minis-ters to invite clergymen of the ProtestantEpiscopal Church to fill the pulpit, but after

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extending an invitation to said ministerstheir efforts proved as unsuccessful as be-fore. Affairs continued in this way until theyear 183 9, when the Episcopalians connect-ed with the congregation withdrew and wor-shipped in the Odd Fellows' Hall, until thebeautiful Trinity Church, which they hadcommenced to erect, had been completed.

As soon as Epsom Chapel was dedicatedthe Methodists formed a class, with a mem-bership of 17, and it was made one of the ap-pointments on what was then SummerfieldCircuit, embracing a large portion of Balti-more county. Methodism in the county in-creased so rapidly that the circuit was di-vided in 1854, and Epsom Chapel was onwhat was afterwards known as North Balti-more Circuit. Besides conducting the morn-ing services nearly every Sabbath, they alsoheld meetings at night. The afternoons weretaken up by other denominations, the Pres-byterians and Baptists occupying the pulpitat different times, but neither of them hold-ing regular services.

About the year 1861 a division took placein the Methodist congregation, when a num-ber withdrew and formed a society of theMethodist Protestant Church, and they, too,worshipped in the Odd Fellows' Hall untilabout 1865, when the trustees of EpsomChapel gave them permission to worship inthat church on Sunday afternoons and everyalternate Sunday night.

About this time the Methodist Episcopalcongregation was contemplating the erectionof a church of its own, and through the ef-forts of its members, chief among whom maybe mentioned the late Mrs. Mary A. Shealey,who generously donated a lot of ground onthe York turnpike, besides contributing$1,000 to the building fund, the enterprisewas rapidly pushed to a successful comple-tion, and on Thursday, October 26, 18 71, thelarge brick chujffeh," where this congregationhas since been w&t'Bb.ipping, was dedicated.

Since the yea* 1871 the; Methodist Protes-tant congregation has been.the only occupantof Epsom Ohapel and holds regular servicesthere. s Rev. Thomas H. Wright is the pres-ent pastor.

On Thursday, November 21, 1839, a meet-ing was held in Epsom Chapel for the pur-pose of organizing a Sunday-school. Teach-ers were selected and about thirty childrenunited.as scholars. Mr. William Love, whowas a private tutor in the family of Mr. HenryN

B. Chew, was made superintendent. Remov-ing from the community he was succeeded inthis position in 1841 by Mr. William Boyd.Others who served the school as superintend-ents, until the Methodist Protestants took«harge in 1871, were James Howard, CharlesHoward, William H. Stran, William B. Hilland Oliver P. Merryman.

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The present members of the board of trus-tees are William Grason, Joseph S. B«wen,Samuel E. Parks, James E. Dunphy and JohnRidgely of H. There are now four vacanciesin the board, caused by the deaths of JacobWisner, Charles R. Chew, Jr., Dr. GraftonM. Bosley and Joseph B. Mitchell, Sr.

Besides those living in the town who wor-shipped at Epsom Chapel in its earlier dayswere the families of John Ridgely of H.,James Howard, Henry B. Chew, Henry C.Turnbull, Edward S. Myers, the Woollens,Isaac Taylor, the Stansburys, Joshua Steven-son, John Stevenson and sisters, Oliver P.Merryn>an, Lewis Merryman, William H.Stran, Daniel Lee, Joseph Parks, Jacob Wis-ner, Uriah Carter, Amos Matthews, JohnPlaskitt, James Boyce, James Mayes, Wil-liam Jackson, the Buckmans, the Bowens,William Hall, Robert Jenkins, Isaac Ander-son and others.

The last denomination to hold regular serv-ices in Epsom Chapel was the Methodist Prot-estant, which continued until the year 19 09,when the congregation of that church deter-mined to build a church of their own, andselected a site on Alleghany avenue, betweenBaltimore and Bosley avenues, where a com-fortable structure for worship now stands.The late Herbert P. Wright was the pastotrat that time, and was a zealous worker tocomplete the desire for a congregational own-ership of a church building for worship ofthe Methodist Protestants.

Old Epsom Chapel is rapidly disintegrat-ing, and it is doubtful if any other denomi-nation will again worship within its sacredwalls.

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THE BATTLE OP NORTH POINT

THAT the old saying, "History will re-peat itself" has in many instances provedtrue, the war of 1812 being practically

the sequel of the Revolutionary conflict of1776. The American people having gainedtheir liberty in the success of the Revolution,were greatly embarrassed in later years, forthey felt that another war had to be foughtto gain their commercial freedom and in-dependence. The Revolution therefore wasregarded by England as only a sort of truce.She believed that America could be broughtback by force within her clutches, and to sub-jection to the Crown, but she little realizedthat the Revolution marked the existence ofa new nation, a nation that intended fromthe start to grow and advance to the limitsof civilization. Repeated outrages committedupon American ships became more than ourancestors could endure — unprepared, theytook the only step possible, and proclaimedwar. To capture the Nation's Capital andthe City of Baltimore was the British de-sire. She aimed to make this the blow ofdestruction, and especially wanted to inflictpunishment upon Baltimore, from where somany ships had daringly preyed upon thecommerce.

Sending a fleet of many ships, comprisingthe world's best navy at that time, pilotedby veterans, with trained soldiers fresh fromthe barracks of England, marked the sunsetof September 11, 1814, off North Point. Tocapture Baltimore was their positive object,inflicting what they deemed the final blow tothe aspirations of the American people. Lit-tle did they know the spirit and grit of theinhabitants of the town. A fever of prepara-tion began, when the alarm of attack wassounded. Men, women and children withspades and picks worked heroically erectingfortifications to resist the oncoming attack.Behind these improvised fortresses troops,mostly Baltimore citizens, were prepared,awaiting the advance of the hated British.On hearing the British, intended to land atNorth Point the General in charge of theAmerican forces advanced with 15,000 mento check their march up Patapsco Neck anddelay their progress if possible. Fort Mc-Henry, across the river, was in readiness toresist the British fleets' attack on that side.In the early morning the British landed, be-ginning their march to Baltimore, after fivemiles of marching up the Old North Point

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road. The American forces, posted behindtrees and entrenchments, encountered theBritish in a fierce battle. Having such weap-ons as they were able to obtain, and beingshort of ammunition, nails and scrap ironwere used for bullets. Trained in the useof firearms, the Americans took deliberateaim and killed the British as the huntsmankills his game. Standing their ground, al-though greatly outnumbered, the Americansbattled vigorously for hours. As it was use-less to continue with such odds they retreat-ed within the city limits. With a number oftheir dead lying about them and as manywounded, the British decided to abandontheir attack in this direction and turned toFort McHenry. This terminated the Battleof North Point, the anniversary of which wecall "Old Defenders' Day," and keep as aholiday in memory of the citizens who pro-tected our beloved old town on such a try-ing occasion.

The cool atmosphere hovering over theharbor, the first rays of the sun appearing inthe east, foretelling the birth of another day,the citizens of Baltimore were terrified tohear the tremendous cannonading that call-ed many from their slumbers. The Britishfleet had opened fire upon the Fort, throw-ing a constant shower into the barracks forhours and hours. In spite of the onslaughtthe Fort gave no signs of surrendering, theStars and Stripes fluttering her defiance inthe cool autumn breeze. After a bombard-ment of two days the British gave the cap-ture of Fort McHenry up as a hopeless job.Embarking only a short time before fromEngland confident of victory, they now turn-ed and set sail with defeat and gloom hov-ering over them.

It was during the siege of old Fort Mc-Henry that "The Star-Spangled Banner" waswritten. Francis Scott Key, a young Ameri-can, held on a British boat during the bom-bardment, paced the deck frantically. Thebombardment finally ceasing, he feared theFort had surrendered, spending a wearynight of anxiety awaiting the early dawn torelieve his troubled mind. Much to his de-light he saw the American Flag waving inthe same position as before the attack. Hisheart gleaming with untold joy, he scribbledon the back of a letter the poem which isnow our National Anthem — "The Star-Spangled Banner." Charged to the utmostwith patriotism, the song was soon on everytongue. It had struck the hearts of thetrue Americans. The British plans had cometo naught. Troops before whom larger na-tions had retreated had been held at bayand defeated by bullets of scrap iron andnails. It convinced England that furtherplans of subjugation were useless. Thus thewar for commercial freedom was ended suc-cessfully.

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At the beginning of the Revolutionary WarMaryland was one of the centers of popula-tion of the thirteen original States. Forcedto vacate Philadelphia, "The City of Brother-ly Love," the Continental Congress held theirmeetings in a building which stood at whatis now Baltimore and Sharp streets, Baltimore,conferring for the conduct of war. The Mary-land troops comprised a goodly part of theContinental forces, saving General Washing-ton's army at the Battle of Long Island, be-ing the main issue at all the Southern en-gagements of American resistance. Patriot-ism gleamed in men, women and children.Folks in all walks of life shared the burdenof the times. Lafayette, the noble French-man, who rendered great assistance to thecountry that was fighting for its freedom tobreak loose from the unjust taxations thrustupon them by England, marched his troopsthrough the State, and was tendered a recep-tion by the City of Baltimore. During thefestivities he was noticed to be meditatingalone in one corner of the building; on be-ing asked why so sad, he exclaimed he couldtake no pleasure in gayety while his troopswere practically unclad. The dawn of thenext day saw women and children, touchedby the brave man's utterances, busily engagedin the making of garments for his men.

Ships of many varieties left the variousports of Maryland at the beginning of theWar of 1812 to prey on British commerce,capturing prize after prize, in round numbersbeing more than 525, about one-half of allcaptured during the struggle. The Britishloss in these seizures aggregated millions. ABaltimore vessel, whose captain's name weare unable to ascertain, started a blockadeof the British coast, warning crafts not toenter or leave. Hovever, this proved only anact of pluck and defiance, which resultednone the worse for the American ship.

The termination of the war marked a greatadvance in Maryland shipping. The clipperships, as they were termed, the speediest ofthat period, being known on every sea, bear-ing cargoes to the Orient, Europe and thecountries of South America.

To commemorate those who fell at the Bat-tle of North Point a monument now standsat the corner of Oalvert and Fayette streets,Baltimore. The monument is truly nothingbut a stone shaft, chiseled and fashioned byman until it has assumed the proportions ofa monument. Nevertheless, nothing but astone to the thousands of toilers who dailyhurry past it to and from their work; noth-ing but a stone to millions who have comeand gone during a century. The great andimposing shaft to Washington means not asmuch to the people of Maryland as does thisBattle Monument. Washington was a hero,beloved by the entire country — a nationalhero — he belonged to the nation.

The Battle Monument, to commemoratethe noble souls that so gallantly defendedtheir city and State from the terrific advanceof the British, belongs not only to the na-tion, but our State. These men gave up theirlives to their country to save their State andtheir home — the City of Baltimore — notdying in despair, they saved the day, a me-morable day, a day that entered history asa triumph. Mere citizens, untrained in thecleverness of warfare, that is why that hugestone column should not be forgotten. Itstands defiantly as a constant reminder ofthe day and deed. It was at North Pointthat the citizen-soldiers sacrificed their livesand loved ones to protect the city, State andcountry they loved. As a loving tribute tothose who died, mothers, fathers, widowsand children gathered around as the corner-stone was laid. This has been years ago.

Undergoing a wonderful change, growingfrom a small town into a great metropolis,Baltimore has changed entirely, but thisgreat grey column, clad in the dust and dirtfrom the busy streets, still stands in theshadows of a great city, surrounded by gov-ernment and municipal buildings of rare ar-chitecture. On all sides the bustle and con-fusion of business life is in evidence.

Known as the "Committee of Vigilanceand Safety," a body of men created the ideaof a memorial to the dead immediately afterthe close of the war. The 12th of the fol-lowing September marked the laying of thefoundation of the monument, which we viewday after day with but little or no thoughtas to its significance. The monument wascompleted on September 12, 1822, the costbeing $60,000. M. Godefrey designed thecolumn, and the erection was under his di-rect supervision.

As citizens of the United States, as citi-zens of Maryland, as citizens of Baltimorecity, as citizens of Baltimore county, and,above all, loving our flag—the Stars andStripes—as we do, we must feel and impressupon ourselves the dignity of this imposingform. Give a moment of our commercialtime to inspecting it a bit more closely, sothat when we are called upon to answer ques-tions we can answer them intelligently andrelate a page of history to the "guests withinour gates."

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THE COUNTY JAIL, TOWSON

PROBABLY one of the most interesting aswell as the most pitible institutions thatcomes under the supervision of the coun-

ty government is the Jail at Towson. In thesouthwestern section of the town, standingout from the fields and woods, is the massivestone structure, with iron-barred windowsand doors. The outward appearance resem-bles very much the type of castles of the old-en days which are pictured in some of thelatest novels. Making our way to the build-ing we mount the stone steps and ring thebell, a few minutes elapse and a great irondoor is swung open and we enter the vesti-bule, there to be greeted either by the wardenor his deputy, and after the opening of an-other massive door we are on the interior ofthe Jail and making our way to the warden'soffice, where we are introduced to the manwho has the county's penal institution incharge. In this room is a desk and a revolv-ing chair and along the wall are chairs forvisitors, while in the centre is a large tableamply supplied with modern literature suchas magazines and newspapers. On makingour visit known to the warden he draws fromhis pocket a big bunch of keys and pickingout one of exceptional size proceeds to un-lock the great iron door which leads into thejail proper; after we have entered, the doorclangs to with a jar and after trying it thewarden accompanies us. On the west sideare the cells for men, while on the east thewomen are kept. In the basement, which ison a level with the ground, the colored pris-oners are confined. Fortunately, we are justa bit ahead of dinner, and the warden takesus to the prison kitchen and here we get agood idea of how the prisoners are fed. Frombig iron pots we can see steam ascending andcan smell the odor of soup boiling, and uponcloser inspection we see the attendants fill-ing the various receptacles to go to each ofthe prisoners. A good-sized bowl of soup, aportion of meat, a hunk of bread and somecoffee make up the noonday meal; no diningroom is necessary, as the prisoners are fedin their individual cells, using the benchestherein as a sort of table.

It happens to be Sunday, and after dinneris served the prisoners clean up a bit for anywho might happen to call to see them, or to

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attend the services conducted on each Sun-day afternoon. On the first and fifth Sundaysthe Women's Christian Temperance Unionconducts the services, on the Second Sundaythe Prisoners' Aid Society; the third Sundaythe Towson Bpworth League, and on thefourth Sunday Rev. Mr. Blackburn, of thePrisoners' Aid Society, of Baltimore, hascharge. The services are looked forward toby the men and all join heartily in the sing-ing of hymns and in close attention to thespeakers.

One would be surprised to see the sani-tary condition of such an institution, and tothe vigilance of the warden is due the creditfor keeping things tidy and clean. As soonas a prisoner enters the Jail he is strippedof his clothing and given a temporary suit,his clothes being subjected to scalding waterand a bit of treatment by the attendants.This is done to keep vermin out of the build-ing and from spreading to the others con-fined. Beds and bed linen are sprayed eachday with a disinfectant, and given ample op-portunity to air thoroughly.

While we may say that the Jail takes inoutcasts, and men and women of the low-est order, they are being cared for in the bestpossible manner and under strictly sanitaryconditions.

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MARYLAND SgTATE NORMAL SCHOOL

ONE of the show places in Towson is theState Normal School, which is locatedin the southern section of the town on

the York road, and to the untiring efforts ofthe various county school superintendentsand members of the Board of Education isdue the credit for the erection of th!s finegroup of buildings, which are without doubtthe most modern in the country. The siteis ideal, for it is located on a trolley lineseven miles from the centre of Baltimorecity; in the rear are the tracks of the Mary-land and Pennsylvania Railroad with a sid-ing into the grounds, thereby making thehandling of supplies economical. It is nearchurches of all denominations, and those whoare boarders at the institution have easyaccess to the town and all its conveniences.

The designs for the group was selected ina very unique manner. A consulting archi-tect was employed, who rendered the commit-tee in charge excellent service, mapping outtheir requirements so that they might in-telligently decide upon the plans and des:gnssubmitted. Several Baltimore arc^iects sub-mitted drawings, these were hung in thestudy of the old Normal School, a numberplaced on each, and the corresponding num-ber, with the architect's name on it, placedin the safe. On the day of the final decisionthe committee viewed the plans of each andselected No. 1, not knowing who the archi-tect was, as all names being omitted. How-ever it turned out that Parker, Thomas &Rice were the designers of the plans acceptedwhich seemed to cope with every requirementsuggested. Morrow Brothers were awardedthe contract for the building, and this is oneof the many monuments to their achievementin this part of the country. Many Baltimorecity buildings as well as those of other largecities bear tribute to the skill of this well-known firm.

Maryland leads, as usual, in her New Nor-mal School and Towson has the honor of be-ing its home town.

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BALTIMORE COUNTY'S COITRT HOUSE,

TOWSON

IP SOME of the older residents of Baltimorecounty who have passed to their rewardcould come back and see the marvelous

changes that have taken place in the last 50years, how awe-stricken they would be—theywould hardly believe their own eyes.

For example, let us take the Towson CourtHouse and its surroundings. In the days thathave passed, ai.d to some who are still livingand remember the customs and occurrences,it is just a bit of pleasant memory, the coun-ty seat seems isolated. Time has wrought achange. In years gone by the railings aboutthe Court House Vere lined with horse-drawnvehicles. But today the horse is no more tobe seen. The automobile hr.s taken its placeto some extent and poor Old Dobbin is kepthustling on the farm in front of the plow orharrow. The progressive farmer now has amotor car in which he can travel rapidly toand from distant points with little or no in-convenience.

The efficiency that is demanded in thismodern day has also revolutionized the in-terior of the massive Court House. Thestranger upon entering the main door andthe rotunda finds a guide awaiting him, whoanswers all questions and directs to the officewanted. We may enter the office to the rightof the main door and here we find the HealthDepartment. Two clerks are busily engagedin attending to the duties which are requiredto preserve the health and cleanliness of theentire county. In the same room can befound the county agricultural agent, who, ifnot engaged at his desk, is interviewing sometiller of the soil who has called for someadvice pertaining to the farm. Leaving thisoffice we walk directly across to the Treasur-er's office, whose clerks are at all times kepton the job. Here is where we get an insightinto real office efficiency. A man comes in topay his taxes; he makes known his desire toone of the clerks who, after taking down ahuge book, gives him his bill receipted. It

is all transacted in less than five minutes, andwhen we take into consideration the vastnumber of taxpayers in Baltimore county hewill ask himself the question, "How does hedo it so quickly?"

Passing out of the Treasurer's office weenter the County Commissioners' room. Herewe see the five county fathers sitting at onelong desk transacting business and hearingdelegations on road improvements and good-ness knows what. There is a Commissionerfrom every section of the county who looksalter the interests and welfare of the peoplein his immediate section. In the same officemay be seen four clerks busily engaged in va-rious kinds of work. The various delegationsseem to have no effect upon their labors.

At the extreme.end of the left wing of theCourt House is located the offices of the Coun-ty Surveyor. Peeping through the big glassdoor one can see three men engaged in plat-ing and map-drawing. Their attention is noteven drawn from their work by the gaze ofthe curious.

A pace off the corridor we enter the Recordroom, where there is a corps of men engagedin recording deeds, mortgages and variousother legal papers. Then again we see at-torneys sitting at long tables investigatingthe records and looking up data to be usedat some future time. From here we enterthe Clerk's office. Everything is hustle andbustle—the Clerk at his desk in the extremeupper section of the room, while his deputiesare waiting on the attorneys and others whopatronize the office on legal business.

Walking around the corridor our eyes be-hold a great assemblage of people, and wesee over the door in bold gilt letters, "State'sAttorney's'Office." On entering our eyes be-hold some of the most dejected looking crea-tures that inhabit the county. There is a lit-tle woman protesting to the State's Attorneythat her husband has "beaten me up;" thereis a mother pleading for her son, who hascommitted some outrage, and so it goes.

At the end of the corridor is the RoadsEngineer's Office. Here we see a few menmapping out a section on a big drawingboard, and some who have just arrived withtheir reports. These latter are the road su-pervisors who have charge of different sec-tions and to whom the people look to keepthe roads in their respective districts in goodorder.

Accross the hall is the Orphans' Court andRegister of Wills' Office with the three clerksbusily engaged in the details required in thatoffice. Leaving here we enter the Supervis-ors of Elections' Office. At the present timethere is little activity there, but around pri-mary and general elections day and nightwork is required to accomplish the demandsmade upon the office. Next door is the officeof the Tax Assessor, who has in his employ

three clerks who can be seen busily engagedover tax books and other data that makes therich and the poor come up with their taxesin proportion to their holdings.

On entering the next office we are intro-duced to the Sheriff and his deputies. In thisoffice the duties are of a varying nature—from selling property for debt to hanging aa man for murder—probably one of the mostunpleasant positions beneath the roof of themassive structure.

Mounting the stairs we are shown into theSchool Board room, the office of the CourtStenographer, the Equity Court and theGrand Jury room. Pushing our way througha pair of great swinging doors we enter theCircuit Court room, just when it is in session.On the bench are two judges; before themis the prosecuting attorney and the defend-ant's attorneys in a heated argument. Tothe right is the jury box, with twelve menattentively listening to all that is said; intheir hands remain the fate of the prisoner,who can be seen in the prisoner's dock, tothe left. As we glance around we see peoplein all walks of life, characters that we havenever before seen, the court room is taxed toits capacity. To the extreme left is the lock-up, where the prisoners are detained whilewaiting for their trial.

The Court room at Towson has been thescene of many important trials and politicalconventions in the past. One of the mostnoteworthy trials ever held there was that ofCropps and Corrie, who were convicted ofthe murder of Policeman Rigdon, and hang-ed. The, case was removed here from theCriminal Court of Baltimore City. Politicalfeeling ran high at that period in the city'shistory and the case was removed to thecounty to insure a fair trial. The State'scase at that time was handled by Mr. Rich-ard Gittings and the accused were represent-ed by Mr. William C. Preston, a famouscriminal lawyer of his day. Those who re-call that famous trial say that Mr. Prestonspoke for two days and one night in defenseof his clients. Mr. Gittings in reply was verybrief and achieved lasting fame by the effec-tive manner in which he disposed of the ablecounsellor for the accused. He used wordsto this effect: "We have listened with ad-miration to the impassioned appeal of thedistinguished counsel for the defense, whohas taken us through the Coliseum at Rome,and shown us the pyramids of Egypt; butduring the whole of his magnificent speechhe has not carried us within two squares ofthe home of Officer Rigdon, who was shot andkilled by these two men." The jury prompt-ly returned a verdict of guilty and the menwere afterwards sentenced and hanged forthe crime.

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Amos. In that trial Hon. J. Fred C. Talbottappeared as the State's Attorney for Balti-more County, assisted by Major John I. Yel-lott, and the defense was represented by Mr.Gittings and the late ex-Governor Whyte. Mc-Donald was a very rich man, in addition tobeing a very handsome man, and it is saidthat several thousand dollars were expendedin his defense. Toward the conclusion of thecase a strange man was produced by the de-fense to prove an alibi, whom Mr. Talbott re-ferred to as the "Milwaukee Dutchman." Theremark created a great deal of amusement atthe time and the older residents remember itto this day. The accused was acquitted.

Leaving the court room we enter a well-furnished room to the rear of the Judges'bench, which is the Court Library, the wallsof which are taken up with book cases filledwith law editions. In the center of the roomis a massive oak table and an ample supplyof comfortable chairs.

Now that we have taken an imaginary tripthrough the various offices " f the county gov-ernment building, we are impressed with theefficiency that reigns in each and every de-partment. Every known time-saving devicehas been installed; made necessary by theever-increasing business transacted from dayto day behind its walls. People who frequentthis building are waited on quickly and skill-fully, and we may well say that the wheels ofgovernment in Baltimore county are runningat their best.

As large as the Towson Court House is itdoes not shelter all of the county's officials.At the Govans Engine House will be foundthe office of the Superintendent of Fire Alarmand Telegraph. In regard to the fire equip-ment now in service in Baltimore county wecan say that it is not surpassed in any cityin the United States. Throughout the coun-ty one will find trained and competent menwaiting the call to save lives and propertyfrom destruction.

Taking it as a whole, the government ofBaltimore county is conducted efficiently andeconomically.

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THE MAKING OF A NEWSPAPER

FEW people are conversant with the care,time and thought that is required to getout a rural newspaper. The duties de-

volving upon and attached to the publishingof a newspaper are not easily understood bythe people in general; in fact life is just abit too short to begin an enumeration ofthem. In the matter of carefully represent-ing public opinion it would not be wise toattempt to even estimate the amount of inkused, the lead of pencils sharpened to writethe copy, the thousands of pounds of paperconsumed and the vast amount of labor. Allthese items have their individual place inthe make-up of a newspaper, no matter howlarge or how small. Business is not conduct-ed solely to please the whims of other peo-ple, nor is it conducted solely to please thewhims of the publisher. To be honest andfrank, there are more weighty matters tobe considered—ones that compel the editorto push the pen faster and for the pressmanto grind out the papers more rapidly—forinstance, the question of dollars and cents.

On Saturday morning bright and early thegood people of Baltimore county get theirJeffersonian from the postoffice, or the ruralcarriers, for by 9 o'clock Friday eveningmany copies are sent to their several destina-tions. Hundreds of readers just glance overthe headlines and peruse any subject matterthat may strike their fancy, but the readerof a newspaper seldom goes back of the paperitself or gives a single thought to the ele-ments which go to make up a successful jour-nal. In fact the general public knows littleof the "inside workings" of a newspaper.The "making" of a newspaper is an intenselyinteresting process, and we therefore takethe liberty to invite you to spend a week inThe Jeffersonian office. We are not going tomerely "show" you through the plant, butwill take you into each and every departmentand let you view their workings during rushhours. You will help us to set type, to "workup" ads, take photographs; absolutely noth-ing will be withheld from your knowledge.

The Jeffersonian's week begins at 7.45 Sat-urday morning and ends on the Friday eve-ning following. All our force arrive at aboutthe same time, from the editor to the print-er's devil, who, by the way, is the errand boy,to put it in more polite form. Immediatelythe wheels of progress begin to turn. "Dead"ads (those that are to be taken out of thepaper) are distributed. Saturday is in real-ity house-cleaning day with us. Sunday isa day of rest. Now take a look at the fore-man, who is also the pressman. Monday is abusy day and is usually filled with little jobsof printing, which everyone wants in a hurry.

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| The concentration of job work the early partH of the week is because Thursday and Fridayj are devoted entirety to the newspaper,s In the editor's office, Monday is the busiestH day of the week. The morning hours areg consumed with straightening out the book-= keeping accounts .and charging up the busi-ly ness of the preceding week; then there is aJ large batch of correspondence that must bes answered, letters to be filed and numerousg other little details that consume the betters portion of the first day.H Your first day has doubtless convinced youM that the secret of The Jeffersonian's success= is system—a place for everything and every-§ thing in its place. Everyone has certain du-s ties to perform and this work seldom con-= flicts with that of anyone else. The entire1 force suggests a well - oiled machine, each

part running smoothly and accurately andwith the evenness only begotten by experi-ence. The click, click that you have heardall day is the song of the linotype, the opera-tor steadily "grinding" out type for the fol-lowing Friday's edition, and every now andthen the cry comes into the editorial roomsfor more copy, which is immediately furnish-ed. Two press runs are required to printThe Jeffersonian, both of which are made onFriday. However, the forms are "made up"on Thursday afternoon. The paper is usual-ly planned on Monday. Of course, it is neces-sary to make allowance for the large amountof news and legal advertising that comes inthe latter part of the week. There is a regu-lar ilst of places to be visited where there isa probability that an inch of news can begathered.

You have now spent another day in theplant of The Jeffersonian and are astoundedat the systematic manner in which everybodyworks. Such a system might be expectedin a daily newspaper office, but hardly in thecase of a weekly. The morrow finds theoffice in full swing, with the commercial ad-vertisments beginning to flood the editor'sdesk. This, of course, means additional workfor the compositors, but one of the primaryrequisites is the ability to handle extra de-mands and unusual situations. All this timeyou will note both the big cylinder and thejob presses are kept thundering away. Thereis not an idle moment.

Tuesday brings another sight, for the edi-torial department is kept on the jump. Thatis the first day of the week which the CountyCommissioners meet and there are alwayssome live items of news to be gathered. Theafternoon finds you listening to the exclama-tions of relief on the part of the editor andhis force that the "first run" is provided for,and that there is enough "stuff" set up forthe first four pages of the next edition. Mostall other rural papers use what is termed bythe scrabes as "boiler plate" or "syndicate

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stuff." This is column width plates boughtfrom news agencies, used probably in thou-sands of papers before it reaches the thou-sandth and one who in turn will present itto his readers as "live" news. The Jefferso-nian does not ultilize any of this material;everything that goes into the columns of thispaper is home set.

Wednesday brings the beginning of therush. The linotype grinds out matter fasterand the whole establishment is a hum anda buz with activity. The staff is out all dayin search of town and county news; headlineshave to be written, editorials compiled. Areal small news item is run under the headof "Brevities." In collecting these items itIs necessary to appreciate immediately thenews value of the smallest remark that maybe dropped by a casual acquaintance on thehighways and byways. Then the 'phonerings, someone gives a tip that must be look-ed up immediately and the facts transcribedinto copy. The first run proofs come into theoffice and must be gone over carefully fortypographical errors. Then comes the longself-addressed envelopes from the weekly cor-respondents, which must be carefully edited.

Another day is upon us. This day youmust watch the pressman make his first run.Attention is paid to the slightest defect inthe printing and no matter how many min-utes or hours are consumed the work mustbe perfect. Cuts must reproduce right, andthere must be just the right quantity of inkand no more. County letters continue to ar-rive, keeping the linotype operator on thehustle. With the staff the fight on Thursdayis to secure good, "live" stories for the irontpage of the paper. These stories must neverhave appeared in any other paper or periodi-cal, and the subjects must be of local inter-est to the people. Moreover, first-page sto-ries must be given the greatest considerationand care in editing. All the while you willhave noticed the number of small items thathave been collected and written. One-half ofthe success of The Jeffersonian is due to thenumber of small items that are publishedweekly. These add tone and spiciness to anypaper daily or weekly. The linotype ma-chine all the time of late has been pushed attop notch to keep ahead of the men who aremaking up the forms.

Then comes the day of all days—Friday—and the whole force is kept on the jump.Early in the morning the first run of fourpages is put on the press; this requires aboutthree hours to print. Then those forms areremoved and the second run put on, thefolder being attached so that the papers willbe folded into three parts and make theirway to the mailing desk ready to receive thename stamps. In the meantime if any im-portant news story "breaks" the presses arestopped and some less important matter is

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"lifted" to make room for the late "live"material. The telephone rings, word comesinto the office that there is a movement onfoot to organize a large manufacturing in-dustry for the community. What is to bedone? Already there is enough type to fillthe paper. One of the staff immediatelytakes the assignment and makes a personalinvestigation. He later reports to the edi-tor, and the matter is discussed, and it isfound that it certainly warrants first-pagespace. In the meantime something else hashappened. An auctioneer comes in with anorder to print hand-bills for a sale in thenear future. This job must be given atten-tion-at once. The whole plant is busily en-gaged with the newspaper, but one man isheld in reserve for such emergencies, and heimmediately proceeds to set the matter togo on the poster. The visitor may think thatthis is an unusual Friday, but indeed he ismistaken, for this is Friday every week inthe year. Of course, the incidents whichoccur vary to some extent, but they occurusually about the same, and sometimes theresourcefulness required is astonishing. Sit-uations and problems have to be met thatwe least expect, and which could never bemet unless the system prevailing in this of-fice is carried out to the very letter. Theaverage reader never gets behind the scenesor, as we may put it, the printed pages ofthe newspaper, to witness the expenditure ofenergy which go into its make-up. Folks seeonly the result. If the paper pleases, thatis as far as the readers are interested.

A few hours more now and every paperwill be in the postoffice. The dispatching ofthe papers is one of the most important fea-tures in the plant. The papers are tied intobundles and then placed in huge mailingsacks labeled for the different postoffices inthe county. Each paper is stamped with thename of the subscriber. When there is butone paper to a single town or village thatone must be wrapped separately, and thereare several hundred of these that leave TheJeffersonian plant each week.

The day is about over, likewise the week.The pressman smiles as he finishes his run;a few licks more and the folder has com-pleted its task; the last bundles are placedin the mail bags and are now being loadedon a truck to carry them to the postoffice afew blocks away. The boy who takes thepapers from the folder has begun to sweepthe floor of the press room; the compositorsare at the sink washing up before makingtheir way homeward; the editor fs busilyengaged at his desk sending out marked cop-ies and seeing that new advertisers are en-tered on the mailing list. Thus the weekends in the office of The Jeffersonian, Balti-more county's most popular newspaper. An-other issue of The Jeffersonian is but a mat-

ter of history; all thoughts centre upon a re-petition of the process, for the same thingmust be done again next week; the news willbe different, but there will be about the sameamount of work to be done.

Now everything has been completed forthe week; the big arc lights are turned outjust as the hands of the office clock pointto 8 o'clock; the night light is turned on,the front door bangs, there is a click of thelock, and The Jeffersonian's mission for theweek has ended.

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COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

WHEN one has listened to a descriptionof the crude methods of fighting firesin the long-ago days, as is often inter-

estingly told by many of the older residents,and then visits one of the modern fire enginehouses in Baltimore county and inspects themost improved fire fighting apparatus housedin these structures awaiting a call to duty,such person cannot help but feel a spirit ofthanksgiving arise within him for the atmos-phere of protection that has been thrownabout the public. Hand-drawn apparatus hasgiven way to horse-drawn and then in turnhorse-drawn has given way to automobileapparatus until today there is but one pieceof apparatus in Baltimore county which isdrawn by horses.

During conventions of the National Asso-coation of Fire Chiefs all eyes have in recentyears been turned to developments in Balti-more county. No community in the countryhas made more rapid strides towards bring-ing its fire department up to the highest pos-sible standard of efficiency than has Balti-more county. When visiting fire departmentofficials have made a tour of this county andthen compared the apparatus with that ofBaltimore city, which is, for the most part,a lot of horse-drawn machinery motorized,the visitor has upon every occasion congratu-lated the county government upon its equip-ment.

While what has been said above relates tothe regular paid department, the volunteerdepartments which are scattered over manysections are especially well equipped. Carehas been taken by the board of directors ofthese companies to see that they are sup-plied jvith the equipment that best answerstheir needs. Realizing the development infire-fighting machinery, many of the volun-teer companies have either motorized theirapparatus or have purchased new automobileengines. In passing one cannot help but takenotice of the activities of the members ofthe Pikesville "Volunteer Fire Engine Com-pany, which only recently purchased one ofthe most modern engines now operated byany volunteer fire company in this part ofthe country. William F. Coghlan, presidentof the Board of County Commissioners, ispresident of this company, and while thecounty government, it is true, contributed asmall amount towards the purchase of thisengine, still it is believed that Mr. Coghlanspurred the residents of that section on togreater efforts to raise the necessary fundswith which to purchase this machine. In ad-dition to this company many others are pro-vided with pumpers attached to the drivingmotor of the truck, while some have had the

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foresight to be equipped with portable gaso-line pumping engine in addition to the chemi-cal tanks.

When the paid department was organizedmany years ago there was an equipment ofchemical engines drawn by horses. In timethese engines were replaced by horse-drawncombination hose wagons and chemical en-gines. This was after fire plugs had been in-stalled in the majority of the small townsin the belt lying adjacent to Baltimore city.In September, 19 06, the first automobilepumping fire engine was installed in thecounty. It was located at Roland Park.This machine consisted of a Thomas motorwith a Webb pumper. The engine is still inexcellent working order and is looked uponto be one of the best of its character in thecountry. After the installation of this ma-chine it was quickly followed by the pur-chase by the county government of a num-ber of other machines for fire-fighting pur-poses. With the exception of one companyat Highlandtown and Govans all of the com-panies are now equipped with automobilepumping engines. The Highlandtown com-pany is the only remaining horse-drawn ap-paratus in the county and it is housed withthe Highlandtown and the Canton automo-bile pumping engines. It is the intention ofthe County Commissioners to purchase apumping engine for Govans and to transferthe automobile combination hose wagon andchemical engine at that place to Highland-town during the coming year, and that willmark the passing of horses from the Balti-more County Fire Department. During thepast year the county has purchased two finepieces of machinery for the department, andthese were stationed at Mount Washingtonand Mount Winans. These companies wereformerly equipped with horse-drawn appa-ratus.

At present the department is under thedirection of Marshal James Rittenhouse, sonof County Commissioner James Rittenhouse,and who has ably filled the office for morethan two y«ars. The machinery in the de-partment is under the supervision of ChiefMechanician Philip G. Priester, who is as-sisted by Ellis Mahon. Both men are expertsin their line and whenever there is a fireyou are sure to see both of them on thescene looking after the welfare of the ma-chinery in event there should be the slight-est indicataion of a breakdown.

In conjunction with the fire departmentis the fire alarm and telegraph system of thecounty which is under the direction of Su-perintendent John L. Parley, Jr., who hasbeen connected with that department formore than sixteen years and has been super-intendent for more than five years, havingsucceeded State's Attorney George Hartmanwhen the latter was elected to office.

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When Superintendent Farley took chargeof the system there were but 70 fire alarrnboxes in the county and about 2MJQ tniles ofwire. This system has now been extendeduntil there is more than 400 miles of wireand 181 fire alarm boxes. Every localitywhich is in any manner densely populated inthe. belt that surrounds Baltimore city hasbeen supplied with one of the best moderntypes of fire alarm boxes.

The machinery at fire alarm headquartersis what is known as the Gamewell system.There is one machine which is known as arepeater and which receives the call fromany one of the four circuits and dispatchesit out over the remaining three circuits. Thismachine takes the place of the work of twomen and is easy to keep in order.

When one considers the rapid strides thathas been made by the Baltimore County FireDepartment and its fire alarm system theycannot help but marvel at the same, and ifit continues to progress in the future as ithas in the past there is little doubt that itwill not be equal to any department in thecountry, but that it will be far in front ofeverything else in the manner of fire-fight-ing machinery and efficiency.