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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
REAL ESTATE F0R SALE.
MORTGAGES SALE
In tine Village of Clint, firm Carroll
County, Maryland.

BY virtue OF the power and authori-
ty contained II two mortgages from
Andrew o. Phillips and Susie E.
Phillips, his wife, to William d.
Thomas, the one bearing date August
IT., 1910, and recorded among the
chattel and Bond Records of Carroll
county, in Liber I'D j.. j, No 23,
folio $50, and the other dated March
18th, 1911, and recorded among the
Real Estate Mortgage Records of Car
roll county, IT. Liber %. I'D c., No. 57,
folio 497, the undersigned mortgage
will offer at public sale, on the prem
ises occupied by Andrew G. Phillips
and wife, in the village of Gist, I'm
Berrett district, in Carroll county,
Maryland, Oh
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 1919,
mt 12 o'clock IT,, all the following
personal property mentioned in said
mortgages, and which mortgages arG
fled in No. 1885 Equity in the Circuit
Court for Carroll county, to-wit:-1
SORREL MARE, about years old;
ONE bay Sucking COLT, one steel
colored HORSE, about years old;
one broad tread wagon, one Osborne
Binder, one double row Tiger corn
planter, two Oliver chilled furrow
plows, one spring tooth harrow, one
double q harrow, one truck wagon,
one Bickford & Hoffman grain drill,
one four-horse hay carriage, one
MOUSE COLORED HORSE, - years
old; one yellow and white spotted
COW, o years old; lot OF straw and
hay. Also all the right, title and in
terest at law and in equity of Susie e.
Phillips in and to all that parcel Of
land, situate in 14th Election District,
in Carroll County, State OF Maryland,
adjoining the village of Gist, contain
ing 116A ACRES, more or less, being
the land that was conveyed By Robert
Wheeler, Trustee, to Paeyton III.
Buckingham, by deed dated April 16,
1883, and recorded among the land
Records of Carroll county, in Liber
w. N. M, No. 67 folio 437 and of
which said Peayton IL. Buckingham,
died, seized and possessed
See sale bills for sale OF house and
3A acres of land.
TERMS OF SALE:-CASH.
WILLIAM i. THOMAS,
IVAN IT.. HOFF, Mortgage.
Attorney. Jan26
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Farms and Town Properties
For Sale.

The undersigned has ten farms for
sale, containing from l to It's acres and
several fine town properties and twenty
building lots. Apply tO The Real F.
tate on. of Westminster.
MICHAEL II. WALSH,
President, l75 E Main St,
dec 23-tf Westminster.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16

our stay in Europe, but one grip in
our party was opened twice. In New
York they pulled everything inside
out and made Us pay duty On several
small articles. Tit was the first duty
we had paid during our tour.
This annoyance over we set out for
home.
The writer il not literary man
by profession, Tie has made 10 ST.
forts at scholastic embellishments
for he is not a scholar. But he trusts
that his friends have derived some
pleasure from his accounts of what
once a farmer, now a merchant, saw
during "a day tour Of Europe.
IThe end.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
II DAYS ABROAD


An account of the European formerly of Lnwood
and John A compiled from Mr. Becs Diary
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
Fine Carroll Go. Farm.

am instructed to sell fine farm of
2l9 Acres located near Taney t-wn Ex-
cell-nt land in fine condition .n0 acres
cleared Well watered; good fences;
fine orchards; good stone residence, 2
large barns and other outbuildings.
This is an opportunity seldom offered
to acquire good farm in that section
For price ami particulars apply to
J. LELAND HANNA,
822 Equitable Building.
oct 6 1y Baltimore, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
POst-MOrtem Statement.

An Irishman saw while passing
through a graveyard these words
written on a tombstone: Il still
live" BE jabbers ,if I was dead
I'D own up to t"-Unidentified.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16

THE Champion Binders, Mowers, and
1 Rakes sold by m. III. Bennett, Of
SykesviIle, are the light draft and most
durable on the market.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
" WARNING AGAINST WET FEET.

"A WARNING AGAINST WET FEET.
Wet and chilled feet usually affect the mucous
membrane of the nose, throat and lungs, and La
grippe, bronchitis pneumonia may result.
Watch carefully, particularly the children, and
for thu racking stubborn coughs give Foley
Honey and Tar Compound. It sootheS the in-
famed membranes, and heals the cough quickly.
Take no substitute. For Sale by all Druggists.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16

Sorrento is famous for it's water.
The town itself has from 5000 to
5000 inhabitants. we stopped at "a
nice hotel and in the evening went
in bathing.
Sorrento is the only seaside water
ing place in the world, of which 7
have ever read OF heard, where they
have no drowning accidents am not
a chemist, SO cannot explain why,
but a fellow couldn't sink in the wat
ers of Sorrento if he wanted to. We
floated like rubber balls
After dinner, company Of twelve
dancers visited us and danced for
two hours in the courtyard of our
hotel, in their native costumes, the
Tarentella.
we had good nights sleep and
early next morning the Naples boat
hove in sight to take US to Capri Is
land a row boat took US out to the
ship
Blue GrOttO Cave.
The Blue Grotto Cave is an attrac-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16

The Blue Grotto Cave is an attrac-
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
TAFT AIDS BALL TEAM
Suggests Operation on Player
TO Help the Senators.


Washington. Aug. 1S.-One of the
great drawbacks TO the pennant as
piratons OF the Washington Nation
ais ball team this season has been the
dlslocated shoulder Of Dare Devil
Dan Mocllcr. the star right fielder. but
President Taft, who is an ardent fan, -
has a remedy in mind
At one Of the recent games attended
by She President Moeller threw his
"collapsiblc" shoulder out. President
TAFT thcn inquired of Major r. l..
Rhoads. his military aid and a sur
gcon IN the army. n an operation
would not fix the ball players shoul-
der 10 prevent such frequent dislo-
cation. Major Rhoads. after an exam
iuaton Of Moeller's shoulder said he
thought it would.
The result Of the incident is that
Major Rhoads and Clark Griffith.
manager Of the Senators, will hold "A
conference 10 decide about the opera
ton. 1t Is believed that the liSaments
Of Moeller's shoulder can be tightencd
I'm such manner as To eradicate the
.g.fc,t
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
RECASTING EQUITY RULES
Supreme Court Justices Pre-
pare New Practice Code.

Washington, Aug. lS-With the aid Of
an elaborate card index system, three
members Of the Supreme Court are la
boring this summer over a new set of
rules for equity practice I'm federal courts
which arc expected almost 10 revOlu-
tlonize the work Of these tribunals
The three are Chief Justice White and
Associate Justices Burton and Van De-
vanter They expect dlfring the next term
OF court 10 lay before the full court the
result of their labors Once tho court has
given its approval the new rules viii bee
promulgated FOR enforcement throughout
the federal courts of the United States
The work Is the result Of a deternina-
ton Of Chief Justice White, settled upon
shortly after he became the mead Of the
court. lie regarded the present rules. un-
amended through the decades, as instru-
ments Of delay and invitations 10 tre-
mendous cost bills. Thousands Of sug-
gestions for amendments to the present
rules have been received by the court
committee Of three through ifs secretary
w. J. Hughes OF the Department of Jus
tice. They came from judges, bar assO-
Citations and individual lawyers. The sug-
gestions were written off In trplicate and
indexed. and Chief Justice White and AS
sociate Justices Lurton and Van Devanter
each was furnished with O SGT.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
MANY INCIDENTS. AT FIRE
Proprietor's Little Girl Arrested
Salvage Auto Wrecked.

Crazed at the sight Of building owned
by her father in flames, little Rose Solo
mon, thirteen years old. OF No. JD2 Blake
avenue, Brownsville. attempted TO break
through the fire lines yesterday with a
companion, Joseph Blau, fifteen years
old. and was arrested by Patrolman
Francis Little Of the Brownsville station.
crowd of bystauders were inccnsed at
the action Of Little and it was with the
greatest difficulty he took his prisoners
10 the station house.
When Rachmal Solomon. her father,
learned Of the plight Of his little girl he,
with some friends. went 10 the station
house and secured her release
The fire. it seemed at first, would spread
to a block Of tenement houses and to the
freight buildings in the Long Island Rail
road yards II started in an unoccupied
four story brick loft building at No. 232
Snediker avenue. The hremen, seeing IT
was impossible 20 save the loft building,
turned their attention TO the houses. The
tenement house dweIlers, panicstricken,
were made to leave their homes until the
danger was over. The fire marshal will
investigate the cause Of the blaze.
While on a quick run to the fire through
PtRin avenue, near Amboy street, the
automobile Of sidney Johnson. of the salv-
age corps. skiddcd. and. jumping the curb.
crashed into the front Of Il confectionery
store The machine was wrecked John
son and his chauffeur escaped Injury, ex-
cept for few bruises.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
DOELGER AUTO HITS BOY
Yonkers Child Crushed Between
Car and Tree.

Crushed between an automobile and
n tree. Edward Shapiro, two and a half
Years old. was mortally injured ycstcr-
day afternoon in sight OF his mother,
Mrs Simon Shapiro. in front Of her
home. at 40 65 South Broadway, Non-
kers.
The little chap toddled ont 10 the
rurbstouc and fell into the roadway
lust as an automobile came along.
The car belongs TO Peter Doclger, jr.,
the brewer. of so. 2GG West End ave-
nue.. New York city. and i'm it were
Mr. Doelgcr. his daughters. Phoebe and
susie. and the chauffeur. Matthew
Dwvor.
Doycr turned tho machine sharply
t1 avoid striking the child. but the
car skdIcd on the wet pavement and
tho head Of the child was pinned be-
tween the automobile ana a tree.
The injured boy was taken into the
car and rushed TO ST. Joseph's Hos
r1al. where it was found that his skull
was fractured in two places. DR.. Lo-
rtz. az the hospital star. said tho
.hnd would probably die during the
night
The chauffeur was arrested. but was
uarolcd by Coroner Hes lu the custody
Of hls employer.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
ROOSTER WHIPS BULLDOG
Fast and Furious Battle at
Edith Decker's Farm.

Rockville. Centre Long Island. aug. lS.
Spike. a AZ pound English bulldog the
proucrty Of Miss Edith Decker, the prima
donna. who lives a. Occansdc, was van
ouishcd this afternoon by a hacl, Minorra
rooster. Srikc has been lordiug il over all
Of the ROSTERS and their companions OF
the opposite sex ever since he was added
TO Miss Deckcr's family Of pets, several
years ago.
During tho carly part OF the day SchmuH"
met and defeated several Of the oth'f
gentlemen Of the bamyard. and when he
was finally accepted as the King OF the
hcuuery Ic started forth to inspect other
fields with the ladies of his court follow
ing. All went wcU until thc corteee In
vadcd the vegetable garden. which has
been under the guardianship of Spike,
who had been taught 30 shoo or thc fowl
whom they invaded that precinct. The
bulldog made his usual rush Tor the birds
and al scattered except Schmuke, VINO
few ut the dog with spur and hcak'
Spike foU back with a yclp and then rush
cd to chew MP his opponent. AZ each
rush Schmuko lrapcd nigh and lauU"d
Spike i'm the ears with his spurs.
Tine combat lasted almost dfiecn Wi1-
ut,s. despite the combined efforts az Miss
Decker aud Raymond Peck to put nm end
o., jhr fray. ana was only Nn'shol finally
when ScEmulle managed to drive q spur
through uc pupy nose of tho bulldog
who shook himself looec with howl ~
defeat and raced for tho house ki-yi-ins.
leaving the rooster minus q fon month
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19

! make me feel that any man who
would take a cent from such sources
should be executed in the electric
chair"
As to the reasons assigned by Com
missioner Waldo for the dcmotioD ana
Suspension Of Inspector Hayes, it is
said IL be the general understanding in
the District Attorneys office. among
the assistants who have had charge OF
the prosecution Of disorderly house
cases that Hayes was right in his as
sertions.
1t is understood that all the In
spectors received practically the same
instructions as Hayes did, and, further
that those instructions were based or
suggestions from the Mayor TO his Po-
lice Commissioner. which were pub
lished last December and which dealt
with the method by which the police
were TO get evidence against such
places. More raids are looked for this
week. as il is not believed that Mr..
Whitman means TO confnc his efforts
TO clean up the work that should be
done by the police to the single irspec-
ton district visited on ThWsdayN
The limit Of punishment that can he
mctcd out to the prisoners arrested
i'm the raids Of Thursday night is
eleven months. because under tho state
! law they arc not charged with any
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
SEE BOY DROWN
Falling from Boat, He Succumbs Be
fore Help Arrives.

John SYaen, fourteen years ola. Of 80
! NosIraud avenue, Brooklyn. whose
father, John spaen, b. q motorman Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, was
drowned yesterday afternoon in jamaica
Bay.
WITH three other boys Of his own age
he had gone ont rowing. ON their return.
about 4 o'clock. the boy. who had been
standing IN the stern of the boat lost
his balance and fen into the water about
two hundred feet from the Bergen Beach
Yacht club Ills companions became
frightened and hurried shoreward. calling
loudly for help.
Patrolman Brown. who was at the wa
terfront on duty spraHg into motor
boat and went 10 the boys rescue. lie
pulled the boy out II the water. but Or
Connor, OF the Kings County Hospital
who was called was unable 10 revive him
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
SCHEPPS'S DAY SUBDUED
He Sticks to Hotel Till Start Is
Made for New York.

Buffalo. Aug. B-"Sam" Schepps spent
quiet Sunday until his start for New
York at 9:4j tonight over the New York
Central.
Except for a brief walk for exercise,
Schepps remained in his hotel all day
long and declined 10 discuss anything per
tanning to the death Of Herman Rosen-
thai or 10 police graft on other subjects
he was yoluble 10 tine point Of glibness.
but when the name OF Becker or ROscn-
thai was mentioned he waved a depreca-
tory hand and explained that any state
ment concerning the case would be un-
fair 10 his counsel and 10 District Attor-
noy Whitman"
Bernard IL. Sander counsel for Schepps,
spent the afternoon at Niagara Falls. lie
has seen little Of his client in private and
is concerned chiefly in taking care that
Schepps reserves whatever he may have
10 reveal until he gets 20 New York
Curious persons streamed all day
through the hotel where Schepps has been
quartered, but the little gambler evinced
no desire for notorety, and remained
either in his room or in corner Of the
cafe, with a detective at his side
Whatever plans District Attorney Whit
man had for the reception and eNamina-
ton Of schepps his custodlans here de-
eIlned 10 reveal tonight Their greatest
hope. according to Assistant District At
torney Rubin, was TO enter the city quiet
Iy at any time most convenient 10 Mr..
Whitman. 1t was thought possible that
the party might leave the train before
reaching New York and finish the Journey
by automobile
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
WHITMAN TO MEET
SCHEPPS AT ALBANY

SAM Schepps. who was best known in
the underworld Of New York as the conf
Dental agent and messenger for Jack
Rose. vzl be brought back to-day to fur
nish what help ne can to District Attor-
ney Whitman iu the work of convictinS
the murd erers OF Herman Rosenthal.
His trip from Hot Springs, Ark where
he was discovered and arrested. was i'm
terrupted Yesterday for a stop-over in
Buffalo. IN charge OF Assistant District
Attorney Rubin and Detective Lieutenant
"Al" Thomas. Schcpps was taken ont OF
Buffalo last light at o'clock ON ar
rival in Albany at = O'Clock this morning
he will be takAn to the Ten Eyck Hotel
where Mr.. Whi imam viii be waiting.
The District Attorney came down from
his country home iu Manchester, Vt, last
night 10 await the arrival of the Schepps
party In Albany and after a conference
with him there Mr. Whitman Will bring
him to New York.
Back of this meeting in Albany lies the
fact that the District Attorney has been
anxious 10 keep S&hepps away from police
influence until he lps had free oppor-
unitv TO tel his whole story. Schepps
as a lobby gov Of Chinatown, Schepps as
the handy man for jack Rose, who
was I'm turn the handy man for Police
Lieutenant Becker. is believed to be a
man over whom the police influence is
strong. and Mr.. Whitman did not want 10
take any chances Of having his value as
a witness spoiled.
on the trip back TO New York Schcpps,
II Is reported. has been keeping fairly
quiet lie has appeared anxious TO talk
only 70 Mr. Whitman. and seemed TO be
saving his whole story until he could have
that chance. lie did, however. tell Mr..
Rubin yesterday that he would be able TO
furnish all the corrOborauOn necessary 10
establish the fact that the relations be-
tween Becker and Rose We're chiefly built
on a financial basis.
He can also establish the fact, which
Mr.. Whitman has already corroborated
from other sources, that Becker had beer
in frequent communication with Rose
when the gambler was hiding, a fugitive
from the police, at Harry Ponok's house
Becker's Messenger.
schepps will say that he was. I'm fact
the messenger by whom most OF Becker's
. .communicauons were delivered 10 Rose
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
GIRL IN TAFT PARTY HURT
Miss Vincent Thrown from
Horse and Trip Is Delayed.

Glacier Park. Mont. Aug. 1S.-In-
juries 10 Miss Elizabeth Vincent,
daughter Of Mrs. George II. Vincent,
Of Minneapolis. viii cause the Taft
party to remain I'm camp at st. Marie's
Lake until Tuesday.
Miss Vincent was thrown from her
horse and severely bruised.
The trip OF the Taft party. which con-
s.sts ~ Robert and Miss Helen Taft Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Vincent and the
Misses Isabel and Elizabeth Vincent, OF
MINNEAPOLIS. Miss Martha Sewers and
Charles e. Glover. Of Washington;
Thomas g. Bowers and l.. V. King. Of
Minneapolis. and Paul Vincent Harper,
son of the former president Of the Uni
vcrsitv OF Chicago has not been without
thrilling incidents.
on August g they left Cutbauk I'm Gla-
clo- National Park whore they had ar
rived after midnight ride, to follow a
trail which would lead them past St
Marlo's. Iceburg. Swift Current and Nc
D.rrnott Lakes.
Robert TAFT received a bear cub from
an Indian. and when he went 10 sleep
tied q outside his tent. During tho night
the animals mother severed the rope with
her teeth and fed with her offspring.
Young TAFT. touched by the devotion Of
the mother beast, did not give chase.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19

,,o, began first to get on the tran OF
the graft which led directly to police
l,nspectors. Since that time the III
,vesfigation has proceeded rapidly an"
has been leading more and more al
.,ao,lv ~ higher places in the Police
Department.
PosaDthaVs murder, it is now unueI-
stood. deferred rather than forWarneu
the general graft investigation. foi
months before that dramatic Tragedy
Mr. Whitman's men had been so closely
on the trail of many Of the men III
VOWED IN the graft that, as one OIL ''i0
investigators said yesterday:
every man in the police ring mas
baen known to the District Attorney
for over four months. and for that
time not one Of them has been aoie To
take a cup Of coffee without Mr.. Nhl'-
man being told of IT, The murder anu
the trouble which ensued retarded 'he
Investigation. for. Of course, all Gov
erred I'D their trails as much as pos
Slblp then. DOl Dtl'l' ''i''' '''N
the investigating work had been done
and We were certain the trails led to
two. and probably four. police inspoc-
tors and to one man in the depart
ment who stood back Of them, and
seemed TO be something Of a general
manager for the graft work
on the disorderly house end Of the
INQUIRY Assistant District Attorney
James Smith, who handled the raids OF
Thursday night said yesterday that his
records showed that there are, or have
been UP to a very short time ago. about
$50 such places in the two police dis
tricts commanded by Inspectors Hayes
and Lahcy. Judging solely from his
work Of Thursday night, Mr.. Smith
said Il was obvious that these places
had been protected and were work
ing only by police connivancc.
The misery and crime that were
patent to any one who could sec what
We saw IN the raids Of Thursday
night said MI Smith Yesterday
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
SAVED FROM BURNING YACHT
Ten Men Rescued at Night-Three
First Were Reported Lost.

Boston. Aug. 1s.--Ail OF the ten occu-
pants Of the auxiliary sloop, which caught
fire IN the harbor last evening were
saved. IT was learned I day. when three
Of the party. who II had been feared were
lost. landed at Nahant from yacht which
rescued them. The seven other men OF
the party, which was made up Of employees
OF the navy yard, were rescued by sol
disrs from Fort Strong and landed there
asst night The boat burned 10 the
pr~<~-e~ AdRs.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-19
BOY HELD AS BURGLAR
Caught at Bottom of Dumb
Waiter Shaft with Loot.

TWO Brooklyn policemen found an un-
dersized boy of seventeen at the bottom
Of a dumb waiter shaft in an apartment
house at No. 2sl Jay street last night.
In the Adams street station house they
said they found his pockets filed with
jewelry. He was charged with burglary,
The police were attracted TO the house
by the screams OF a woman who saw the
boy entering her apartment. In the sta
ton the boy said he was Herbert Smith,
an orphan, OF No. 1862 Grand avenue.
Brooklyn. The jewelry was spread over
the top OF large desk There were ten
gold medals, three gold rings, three
watches, pair of earrings. two bracelets
and a lot of small trinkets. The police
say they found revolver on the boy