davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
WESTERN MARYLAND WINS.
Captures OratOrical Prize for the
Fifth Time.

The Annapolis Capital of Saturday
says: George Frank Thomas, of
Western Maryland College, Westmin-
ster, won the prize last night in the
tenth annual contest of the Oratorical
Association of Maryland Colleges. 1t
is the fifth time the prize has gone to
Western Maryland. The grafton was
"The Employers Liability Law" and
it was treated in masterly manner
Every employer in the State of Mary
land should have heard this young
mans grafton, and profited by it, He
stated startling facts when he said a
half million people are killed every
year by accident that in many cases
could be avoided. He said in the last
five years more people had been killed
in mines and on railroads than during
the three years of the Civil War in
battle.
Mr.. Thomas showed the defective
ness of The Employers Liability Law,
which is half century old, and is the
same today as when the spinning wheel
and stage coach were in use instead
of machinery and the locomotive The
oration was well delivered in a force
full manner and though it's subject
matter gave very little opportunity
for display of oratory, the facts
were presented with striking effect
and decided forcefuAness.
The judges who awarded the first
prize to Western Maryland College
and the second to Maryland Agricul
tural College were Hon. Isaac Lobe
Strauss, the Attorney General of Mary
land; William H. Saunders, Esq, of
Washington, and A. S. Goldsborough,
Esq, of Baltimore.
The contest was held under the au-
spices of the Oratorical Association of
Maryland Colleges, representing the
following: Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster; Washington Col
lege, Chestertown; st. Johns College,
Annapolis; Maryland Agricultural
College, College Park.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

At meeting of the officers of
the Internal Revenue Service of the
Maryland District, held this 23rd day
of April, 1908, at the Collectors Of
flee, in the Custom House, Baltimore,
the following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Whereas, Providence in His infinite
wisdom has deemed fit to remove from
our midst our fellow-officer and CO.
laborer, Mr.. George e. Sharrer, late
Chief Deputy Collector of Internal
Revenue Service of the Maryland Dis
trict; and,
Whereas, We are deeply sensible
of the great loss we sustain in his
death, therefore be IL
Resolved, That it is with deep re-
gret and profound sorrow that we
learn of the death of Mr.. Sharrer, and
we extend to his family our most
sincere coincidence in their bereave-
ment. His unerr ing kindness i'm
partiality and his generous dispo-
sition were always made manifest to
us in the performance of his daily
labor, and we are cogniZant of the
fact that we have had taken from us
one who may be truly said to have
been a man of generous impulses and
friend of unquestioned loyalty. And
be it further
Resolved, That copy of these reso-
lutions be published in the press of
Baltimore City and of Carroll county,
and also sent to his family
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
Masquerade Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Albaugh gave
a masquerade at the Hotel Westmin-
ster to thirty-five or more of their
friends on last Friday evening. 1t was
very amusing company that gath
cred in the parlor of the hotel soon
after eight o'clock. Generally speak
ing, the young ladies dressed them
selves as flowers, the young men as
celebrities. The evening was very
pleasantly spent and with much antici-
patton they awaited the unmasking.
Those present and the characters
taken were as follows: George Wash
ington, Charles o. Clemson, Statute
of Liberty, Mrs. H. F. Cover; Brown
eye Susan, Miss Mary Weaver; Sun
flower, Miss Marion Cover; Water lily,
Miss Irene Woodward; Little Red Rid
ing Hood, Miss B. o. Herr; Rose, Miss
Eva Rinker; Buster Brown, Frank w.
Mather; Sunfower, George H. Arma-
cost; Summer Girl, Miss Ruth Gillian,
Emmitsburg; Folly, Mrs. G. K.Mather;
Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert F.. Cover;
Statute of Liberty, Mrs. Carroll Al
baugh; Queen Elizabeth, Miss Mary
Ressler, Baltimore; Skeleton, James E.
Shreeve; Monk, George E. Beyans;
Uncle Sam, George X. Mather; Teddy
Bear, T. w. Mather; Folly, Miss Mel
lie Albaugh; Clown, S. S. Wilson;
Chinaman, D. s. Babylon; Jester, Car
roll Albaugh; Janice Meredith, Mrs.
r. s. McComb, Baltimore; Deacon,
William Simpson; Clown, Carroll
Skunk
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
Target Practice.

Captain John w. Weigle, of Com
pany H, 1st Infantry, Maryland Ma
tionaI Guard, has sent out the follow
ing letter, dated April q:
Under provision of general orders
No. 5, A. o. G., and general orders No
1, headquarters 1st Infantry, Mary
land National Guard, Companies B, D.
H, and X will report to the target
range on the 18th OF May and will re-
main until the 23rd of May. 1t is
urged that employers encourage and
allow all of the men to attend and help
the record of the regiment and COM
pany.
Company H has been issued the new
rifle, model of 1903. The rifle is six
inches shorter than the old Krag pat
tern, but the bayonet is six inches long
er than the old pattern to give the ad-
vantage in the reach in close action.
The new rifle is one of the most mod
ern rifles in the world, having the fat
est trajectory of any rifle in existence.
The danger zone, infantry against in
fantry is 500 yards that is,in the space
between the to lines the bullet would
not rise in it's flight above mans
head. Any one wishing to inspect the
new rifle can do so on Monday even
ings by coming to the armory of Com
pany H on Green street.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
BAUST CHURCH DEDICATED.s
Handsome New Edifice for Lutherans
and RefOrmerS.

A hundred and fourteen years ago
congregations of the Lutheran and
Reformed Churches erected log edi-
flee on the road between this city and
Taneytown, about equidistant from
these places, and worshiped in it al
ternately for 21 years. Then they
erected a substantial brick structure
which they occupied until last year,
when it was torn down to give place
to a handsome church edifice. This new
building cost $4,000. 1t is a brick
structure, with granite trimmings. 1t
has tower 70 feet high in which is a
900-pound bell. The interior walls are
tinted a mild terra-cotta, the windows
are of opalescent glass, a Fink re-
flector furnishes artificial light and a
steam plant heat. There is main
audience room, a Sunday school room
and a pastors room. The furnishings
are all in harmony with the general
design of the building. The seating
capacity is $50.
This edifice was dedicated on Sun
day. Rev. DR.. W. C. Schaeffer, of the
Theological Seminary of the Reform
ed Church, Lancaster, Pa, preached
in the morning, and Rev. A. Stewart
Hartman, of Baltimore, secretary of
the Lutheran Board of Home Missions,
in the evening, at which service the
church was dedicated, the dedicatory
act being performed by the pastors,
Rev. G. w. Baughman and Rev. Mar
tin w. Schweitzer. DR.. Hartman had
charge of the financial part of the SER
vices. The subscriptions amounted to
$500. Prior to the dedication the
church had received donations in diff
ferent articles of furniture amounting
to $1400. About 1900 persons attended
the morning service and from 1900 to
1900 throughout the day.
Rev. G. w. Baughman is pastor of
the Lutheran congregation and Rev.
Martin w. Schweitzer of the Reformed
congregation. Alternate services will
continue to be held by these congrega-
tions for many years to come, the
church and ground being their joint
property.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
PERSONAL MENTION

Scott Stevens has returned home,
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Sny-
der, of Sykesville.
Carroll Thomson, of Baltimore, Wis
tied his brothers and sisters in this
city on Monday.
Rev. Carl Mumford of Littlestown,
and Miss Maude Beard, of Thurmont,
were married Wednesday, April 20.
Miss Lynn Ursula Ritchie, niece Of
William P. Maulsby, Jr., and Alfred l..
e. McKeil, of Chicago, were married
in that city on Wednesday, April 22.
Mr.. and Mrs.Joseph Sheeler, of Ship
pensburg, Pa, visited his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Josephus Sheeler, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, this week, !;
DR.. Victor F. Cullen, of Williamsport,
Nd, spent some time at the Blue
Ridge Sanitarium for his health, and
| likes the place so much that he has
settled there permanently. 3
Misses Clara M. Bowersox and Denia
Sittig are delegates to the C. E. Con-
vention, which meets in Westminster
next week, from st. PauI's Lutheran
Church, Uniontown.
Mrs. A. v. Stouffer, Mrs. Adelia
Stouffer, Mrs. H. S. Stouffer, of New
Windsor, and Mr.. and Mrs. James M.
Shellman, of Uniontown, are visiting
DR.. and Mrs. L. E. Stouffer, Union
Bridge.
DR.. NJ D. Norris and DR.. Josephus
A. Wright represented the Carroll
County Medical Society in Baltimore
at the meeting of the State medical
and chirurgical faculty on the 28th,
29th and 30th.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank w. Snyder, of
Sykesville entertained at their home,
Glover Hill," on Sunday last Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Clarke, Misses Marie
Streaker, Mary E. Clarke, Miss Lacy,
of Ellicott City; Oscar r. Streaker
and Erma Shoemaker.
The Misses Slagle, of Westminster,
Md, recognized in Baltimore musical
circles as most talented musicians,
will give brilliant recital in Emman-
uel Reformed Church on Friday even
ing, May 1, under the auspices of the
Mite Society.-Hanover Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
A Tribute to the Late Geo. E. Sharrer
Editor of The Advocate:

Once more death has struck shin
ing mark, and with a relentless swing
of his seythe has removed from our
midst one who was at the same time a
beloved husband, an exemplary father
and worthy citizen. In the death of
the late Gee. E Sharrer deputy collector
of internal revenue, for many years a
resident of Carroll county and an ac-
tive man in it's politics, and all affairs
to promote it's welfare and that of the
State of Maryland, this community
mourns the loss of an estimabie citi-
zen and a genial wholesouled man.
The writer knew Mr.. Sharrer well and
can bear testimony to his upright
character and uniform good conduct
in all the walks of life. He was gen.
erous to a fault, and while an ardent
Republican in politics, he was first of
all the patriotic citizen of the State
and numbered many warm friends
among his political opponents. He
discharged the duties of his position
with a fidelity to his chief, the Hon.
P. L. Goldsborough, which won that
gentleman's highest commendation,
and the love and esteem of his asso-
ciates. He passes into the great be-
yond .eminently deserving of the well
done, thou good and faithful servant"
and will be sincerely mourned by a
large circle of friends.
COLUMBUS J. HAMILTON.
Baltimore, April "a, 1908.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
w. NJ. C. Relay Team.

Western Maryland College relay team
closed their season last Saturday at
Philadelphia, when they took part in
the University of Pennsylvania relay
carnival They succeeded in captur-
ing the second place cups, running
second to Rutgers of New Brunswick,
New Jersey The other teams in the
race were the Carlisle Indians, who
ran third, Colgate University of New
York, College of City of New York,
Dickinson and Haverford.
This is four years in succession that
they have taken part in these games,
taking three second places and one
first as follows: 1905 ran second to
Fordham of New York, who won in
3.40 2-5; 1906 won 1st place in 3.35 1-5;
1907 ran second to Haverford, who won
in 3.33; 1908, ran second to Rutgers
in 1892 2-5.. They have made better
time in the last two years but were
classed higher.
Brown will not be with the team
next year. Stultz, Turner and Marcus
are left from this years team, besides
Elderdice and Longfeld, who have
shown good work on the track this
year.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
A Billion Bushel Harvest.

A bumper wheat crop of over 700,-
100000 bushels is promised for this
year. While this would be stipend
Gus harvest this country has by nc
means reached its limit as bread
producer.
The American wheat fields grow on
the average yield of only 147s bush
els to the acre. In England and in
the Netherlands, where the volume OF
the crop is far smaller than it is here
the Yield for every acre is just double
what it is in the United States.
In those countries the acreage has
steadily fallen in the past two dec
AIDES, but improved methods have made
the ground do more work. The yield
per acre grows larger all the time.
If the necessity existed, wheat
States of America could increase the
number of bushels grown on each acre
just as in some parts of Europe. Some
day this will be done, and there will
also be brought under the p1ow mill
lions of acres of now untitled soil.
Without reaching the horizon of her
possibilities, the United States can
soon have in good year round bill
lion bushels of wheat. Not even the
timidest soul need ever fear bread
famine in this country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
ORPHANS COURT.

Monday, April 27.-Wm. A. Killer,
administrator of Amanda M. Killer, de-
ceased, received order to deposit
amounts distributed to minors.
Frank A. Miner, executor of John
Miner, deceased, returned report of
sale of personal property and real es-
tate on which court granted an order
nj 81.
David Green, administrator of Isaac
Green, Jr., deceased, returned inven-
and received order to sell personal
property.
Letters of administration on the
estate of VIM. Woods Crapster, de-
ceased, granted unto VIM. B. Crapster,
who received warrant to appraise,
also order to notify creditors.
John D. Diffendal, executor of To-
bias H. Eckenrode, deceased, returned
report of sale of real estate on which
court granted an order nj 81.
Leah Franklin, executrix of James
S. Franklin, deceased, settled her first
and final account.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Annie R. Reese, deceased,
granted unto Andrew D. Reese, who
received warrants to appraise per-
sonal property and real estate, and
order to notify creditors.
]. Winfield Snader, executor of Peter
Greenwood, deceased, settled his
second and final account.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Penelope Martin, deceased,
granted unto Fannie r. Weaver, who
received warrant to appraise, also or
der to notify creditors.
Tuesday, April 2S.-David Green,
administrator of Isaac Green, Jr., de-
ceased returned inventory of debts.
Sale of real estate of John M. Snow
den, deceased, ratified
Sale of real estate of Tobias H.
deceased, ratified.
Sale of leasehold of Emma v. Show
er, deceased, ratified.
Sale of real estate of Herman P.
Keck, deceased, ratified.
Edward o. Weant, administrator of
Harvey E. Weant, deceased, returned
inventories of money and debts, sale
of personal property, and settled his
first and final account.
Maggie L. Hoppe, administrative of
Robert L. Hoppe, deceased, returned
report of sale of personal property,
and settled her first and final account.
G. NORTH Zepp, executor of Clara A.
Haines, deceased, returned report of
sale of stock, and settled his second
and final account.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
THE COUNTRY TOWN
ANCHORS OF SAFETY In TIMES OF
INDUSTRIAL STRESS.
Advantages OF Towns Over Cities for
Manufacturing Enterprises.

The same reason exists for a ma
tional policy to stimulate the prosper
ity and upbuilding of the country
towns and villages sall throughout the
entire country wherever they may be
located. The social environment OF
the country town creates wholly diff
ferent type of citizenship from the
slums or the tenement districts of the
great cities. The pressure of poverty
in hard times does not bear down sc
hard ON the working people. There
is an atmosphere Of human sympathy
and mutual helpfulness in rural COM
munities that prevents the acute pri-
vation that faces the worker who is
long out of employment in the great
city.
1t is this stability of all conditions
of life and society that makes the
country towns anchors of national
safety in any time sof social or indus
trial stress, and the nation should al
once wake up to this fact and stop
legislating to make cities bigger al
the expense of the country towns. The
trend for many years has been to
hlHd up the cities at the expense OF
the towns This must be stopped, and
every loyal and patriotic citizen should
dosa1l he can to help to stop it.
Manufacturers as a class should
study the many fundamental economic
advantages of locating their factories
where all operatives can live next to
mother earth.
The towns themselves should or
ganize associations to promote the To-
cation of factoriessn the towns rather
than in the big cities, Many such as
sociations cooperating together in a
national league could actually start
a stampede of factories from the cities
to the towns. Already such a move
ment is gaining momentum. The time
is ripe for it.
Farmers, the whole country over
should unite with these associations
to get factories to locate near them
because the increase of local popula-
ton means increased demand for all
the products of the farm near at home
"a far better market than the distant
city.
& This movement is one that should
unite every interest that centers in
the country town in most enthusias-
tic national campaign. 1t is not to try
and catch one nackerel on hook fol-
one town. 1t is &C skszsss d swhele school
of mackerel townwards.
Get every manufacturer in the
United States to thinking about it
Show them that the city means high
rents, high food, expensive entertain
ment, and greater expenses in every
branch of life, and in the end the en-
ployer has to stand it in higher wages
or the employee cannot live.
In the ultimate analysis, the manu-
facturer who avoids aiI these unneces-
sary burdens and expenses in the lives
of his employees will win out in the
competition for survival between the
city and the country factory.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
Be Courageous.
For the Advocate.

For the advocate.
Our strength of character is not put
to the strongest test until RESPONSE
bility falls upon us. 1t is comparative
ly easy to evade, for the time, the
weight of trouble which must come
sooner or later, to each of us; and in
that trouble-if it be serious-we
know how vain it is to try to escape,
or how vain the efforts of friends to
gild the grief with words, albeit SYM
pathy is one of the most powerful
stimulants to renewed exertion and
hope. Here in this world, where we
meet all conditions of life-and prac-.
tical1y the same series of events pass
to the lot of each-where life and its
burdens are almost equal kings-the
struggle is virtually the same for every
sojourner. And so the test applied
to one is the test applied to all. Do
we yield or do we triumph?
Responsibility exactions will sure
ly bring to light the moral courage
and strength of each of us, and thus
from the wondrous tree of effort will
fall to us fruit in proportion to con-
sistent exertion and rectitude of pur-
pose Let us go forward with an un-
,faltering trust, that in the end we
may hear the melody of the Masters
voice I'm the consoling words: well
done, thou good and faithful servant,
enter into thy rest.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-05-01
NOW THEY'RE OFF
HOT CONTEST FOR LUCRATIVE MUkIC'
IPAL POSITIONS.
Two Tickets in the Field and a Sharp
SkifmiSh Anticipated.

Last Friday night the citizens OF
Westminster to the number of prob
ably 200 met at Odd Fellows Hall fo1
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for mayor and five candidates for
common council. Mayor Oscar D.
Gilbert, whose record beats that OF
Mayor Latrobe, of Baltimore, by one
term, and who positively declined fur
ther honors in that direction, was
elected to preside over the meeting
and the senior editor of the Sentinel
was chosen to keep tab on the proceed
ings. The nominating speeches were
brief and contained nothing that can
be used as campaign material III
boosting the respective candidates
Michael E. Walsh and John B. Saylo1
were nominated for mayor, but the
former won out with II votes to spare
Eleven persons were put in nomination
as candidates for council, and it was
decided that, in order to preserve an
equilibrium between the two parties
Mr. Walsh being Democrat, the two
highest Democrats and the three high
est Republicans should be the nomi-
nees. The balloting resulted in the
nomination of George B. Shriner and
Harry K.Oursler, Democrats, and John
H. Mitten, Oliver M. Grouse and DR.
Daniel F. Shipley, Republicans.
Heretofore there mas been no con-
test for these positions, the honors and
patronage not being deemed of suffic-
lent Importance to warrant a fight
1t was therefore supposed that the
above-named candidates would have a
walk-over, but the game of politics is
so fascinating that it is difficult to
keep out of it, and another ticket has
been placed in the field, made up as
follows: For mayor, John B. Saylor
for common council, Harry K. Oursler
A. Bailey Morelock, Edwin w. Shriver
Paul Case and Granville D. Lippy
Messrs. Saylor, ,Morelock and Lippy are
Republicans and the other three are
Democrats.
The friends of the respective can
didates are working hard, and both
sides express determination to win.
Political lines are obliterated, and
Democrats, Republicans, PrOhibi-
tionsts, Independents and mugwamps
are to be found in both camps. From
the amount of energy displayed one
would imagine that the destiny of ma
tions was at stake, and that the fate
of worlds hung upon the result. Such
is politics, however. 1t is always a
serious game to. the players, whether
the stakes be large or small The out
slider does not take it so much to heart.
He will probably select some names
from each ticket, or perhaps make up
new one of his own, and he will vote
this with the full understanding that
no matter which wins, the sun will
continue to shine and that two and
two will still make four.