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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
NO CHANCE FOR CYLINDERS.

In Europe everybody has a def
mite social position fixed by birth and
education Individuals pass from
one social level to another with more
facility than is thought. Yet the
vast mass of Britons, Frenchmen,
Germans and SO forth, pass their
lives on the social level where they
were born. Position is fixed. Their
compatriots place them at a glance
This caste makes for contentment
There il hardly any temptation to
spend for appearance; because such
spending will not lift them into a
higher order. The social values are
not easily falsifed. Thus two mer-
chants of the same class will have re-
tired with incomes earned in bust
ness. They live in the same suburb
One has twenty thousand q year and
keeps O motor car. The other has
only five thousand, and for him a
motor car is out of the question. Yet
their families associate with little
envy on one side or pretentiousness
on the other, and to the man with five
thousand a year it would seem mad
ness to try to maintain a touring
car for the sake Of appearing a. well
off a. his neighbor with four times
the income
In the United States, on the con-
trary, the absence of fixed social lev
els tends to encourage lavish spend,
ing. People try, by appearances and
the possession of mere things to give
themselves fictitious social values.
This social counterfeiting, though
common In every American commune
ty, reaches its highest development
among the third class of New York's
spenders. Elsewhere people seem to
feel that the thing is successful II
they can put themselves into circula-
ton a. twenty dollar banknotes. But
the metropolitan standard Of social
II It'd pass yourself off
as safe deposit box full of gilt edge
enthusiastically Evening Post.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
MAY TERM OF COURT.

The May term of the Circuit Court
for Carroll county gives promise of
being an unusually short session and
reveals a very gratifying condition.
The criminal docket is the smallest
i'm the history of the county and there
are at present but three prisoners in
the county Jail. This is surely a
condition to be proud of, and a COM
munity which can show such a con-
d1tion is one to be sought.
Short terms of court and the de-
creased expense therefrom are al
ways gratifying to taxpayers. This
Is law abiding community and we
should be proud of it,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

i'm MEMORIAM.


Urn sad but loving remembrance or our dear sor
Mnd brother, Harry G.. Lowe. who was inStan lily
killed one year ago today, May 7th, 1872.
May has come. again,
- The saddest month in all the year.
Oh how often do we wander
To spot we love so dear.
And with our poor broken hearts, --
Place flowers and evergreens there.
God took our loved one from us.
1t was His holy will,
There's not day that passes
Which does not fill our eyes with tears.
BY HIS MOTHER AND FATHER MIR. AND MFRS.
"A. LOWE
No day will ever seem so sad
AS the day he passed away,
No words will ever seem SO sweet
AS the words he used to say.
BY HIS BROTHER RAYMOND.
Have you brother? love him well,
While he is spared earth,
Wait not till death shall call him home
To know his precious worth.
As the evening sun is setting.
Oft times we sit alone,
In our hearts there comes feeling.
That our loved brother must come home.
One mournful year has vanished,
Think we while the tear drops start,
But the memory of our dear brother
Still is fresh within our hearts.
BY HIS SISTERS. BERTHA IDA AND MARGARET.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
PLEASANT VALLEY.

At the annual election of the Union
Sunday school which was held last
Sunday afternoon, May 18th, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Henry y.
Myers; male superintendent, Jacob
Lawyer and Clarence Myers; female
superintendent, Miss Bessie Logue
and Mrs Edward Myers; secretaries,
Miss Alma Myers and Miss Margaret
Ylngling; treasurer, Mr.. Stevenson
Yingling.
Rev. u. Luther Hoffman will ceIe-
brate Spring Communion Sunday, May
18th, at Ito 81 I'D. Preparatory service,
Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9, 1918
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATIONS.

We are living i'm an era of the pub
lie Investigation Of official conduct
There is scarcely a municipality Of
State in the country in which this Il
not going on.
Whenever these Investigations art
made with proper motive and Cal rice
on in proper spirit, desiring to serve
a public purpose and benefit, they
unquestionably accomplish good
There is nothing that tends so mucf
ito restrain official misconduct al
publicity; for the official to know
that he is at any time, liable to have
the Hmelight thrown upon him. We
believe that the number of public
officials who would deliberately GO
wrong, IL comparatively small. But
we do know there are some of this
class and for the purpose of keeping
such in line, publicity is the best and
most effective remedy. Of course it
does not make such men honest.
They belong to class who are only
"as honest as the law makes them, -
which il i'm fact not honesty at all.
The public official who is conduct
ing the affairs of his office in an hon.
est way, has nothing to fear from the
most rigid investigation. 1t may be
some inconvenience to him; give nim-
self and his department some extra
work, but when the investigating
body pronounces him all right he has
his reward.
Sometimes, however, harm is done
to innocent public officials by the
inuendo of glazing newspaper head
lines, while the investigation is go
ing on, and before it is possible for
anyone to know the real facts. This
Is not only improper, and would not
be INDUCED in by any well conducted
paper, but is positively harmful, cast
ing suspicion upon the individual
that is not easily removed
We thing, upon the whole, these in
vestigations are a good thing and
work out a good result for the public
But it is manifest that there must be
no premature judgment entered,
whether by newspapers or individuals,
lest character, honest character,
which ought to be safeguarded, shall
be smirched and injured.
Every department of the State,
municipal and county governments
ought to be the subject of at least
annual examinations. In this way
the purpose of guarding the interests
of the public is subserved without
creating any public sensationalism.
The good, straightforward, honest
man, welcomes the examination of his
affairs, while the fellow who is going
wrong does not want it. You cannot
send the examiner to his place too
soon
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
CANDIDATES CARD.
TO the Democrats Of Carroll Coan

/ hereby announce my candidacy FIR
Sheriff of Carroll County on the Deino-
cratic ticket. subject to the prima -ies.
ALBERT T.. DAVIS.
Woolery's Distri1t.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

YOU ARE NOT A TRAILER" YOU
ARE AN EARLY COAL BUYER and
this is the month to buy it. Nobody
knows what the future prices may he,
but orders taken i'm May Will be fill
ed at the lowest prices, II you are
ready to take the Coal. Order to-day
of Smith g. Reifsnider.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

The Ellicott City Times took it's
place last week among the eight-page
weekly newspapers of Maryland TItI
had q clear. clean and cheerful iap-
pearance and every page had interest
ing local happenings. Congratula-
lions Mr.. Editor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

Nv ARFIELDSBURG Public School
W. will hold an Ice Cream and Straw
berry Festival on Saturday evening,
May l7, az the School House. All are
invited. If the wea her il unfavorable
the festival will be postponed until the
Following Monday. may 9 2t*
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

Hand made Lead and Oil Paint will
not cover as much surface, or. wear as
we'll as the average High Grade ready
mixed paint.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

OPERA HOUSE, TUESDAY, MAY
18th, HELEN GARDNER HIN CLEO
PATRA, One night only. Two shows:
7.3O and 9.15 p. m. Six reels, price:
15c. The one night.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

YOUR WIFE'S WORK IS JUST AZ
HARD AS YOURS, just as compn.
Gated and important. Ought you mi
to buy the best Coal possible for tne
home. You can surely help her
you buy Smith G. Reifsniders
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
SNHTTnH7S
Fifth Big Sale
OF
HORSES AND MULES.

THURSDAY, MAY 18th, 1913,
30 head of Horses, to 8-years If
old, consisting of Western and
Acclimated Horses. Among NczaSs
them are draft and driving horses, g.
year-old Colts, and several with speed
49, Five pairs well broken Mules
In addition to the public sale,
h will have so head of Horses On
hand for retailing before and after the
sale Is head of Good Cheap WORK
HORSES. Remember the date, April
Sd, 1918. Sale to begin promptly at IL
O. clock, rain or shine.
I'll. A. SMITH, Hanover, Pa.
mays I'll l. Strayer, Auct.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

4 10000 SHINGLES for sale, white
u chestnut, second growth. Apply to
JOS. ID. WIMERT,
near Cranberry Station, or John II.
Shafer. may 92t*
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09

A FEW REMARKS ON "GUFF" BY
SMITH & REIFSNIDER THE COAL
MEN. Some COalmen hand out a lot
of silly "guf'' about Coal being ab-
sOlutely pure, with no slate or bone
OIL clinker. There isn't any such,
and never was, but the Coal we are
selling liz better than most Goals are,
and averages mighty good.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-05-09
MI AR RED.

On May 8. 1913 at tine Methodist Episcopal
Parsonage. this city. by Rev. L.. Emory Bennett
Mr. Robert w. To pnshend and Miss Esther T..
ShiI dler. both of York. Pa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
THE HOLD-UP.

The Gould hhldup of the subway
contracts is probably legal. in spite Of
the Mayors suggestion that il be re-
ferred TO the grand jury But it is
shameless morally.
The stock holders Of the Manhattan
Elevated Railroad Company have prof.
tied by immensely valuable franchises
granted in pcrpctuity by the public OF
this city for little or no compensation.
Those franchises are the richest OF
traction franchises in The city. and the
stock holders own them forever Where
surface lines have gone into the hands
Of receivers and subwayS can only he
financed and operated through the aid
Of the city's credit and by reason of
the city's Willingness ~ wait for re
turns upon its investn, the elevated
railroads owned by VI. Gould ana his
associates have been constantly pros
porous: still are and are likely 10 he
for n long time. if not always the
most profitable form of rapid transit
property.
The owners Of this immensely valu-
able concession from & prodisal city
have never shown the slightest sense
of their responsibility 10 the public
which was 50 unwiSely generous 10
them. When the elevated railroads
were under their management they
gave bad service. and now that they
are secure in the possession Of tenant
and n lease Civin. them Il certain ANA
handsome return upon all their llber-
ally watered stock they make Il great
eXicency for the public. 10 whom they
are 50 deeply indebted. an occasion for
Il hold-up.
The public he-hut there i no word
strong enough 10 express this attitude.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01

rccklcsSucsS and irrcsponSibiliiy i'll
making appropriations. aud the Exec
utivc has been making the peoples
fight against extravaganza. II ME-.
Wilson will continue that fight the
country will gladly see him climbing
Capitol Hill and boarding Congress IN
It's den.
The legislative branch might even 90
further and fare better by making
some arrangement by which Cabinet
officers could have the privilege of par
ticipating i'm debates on questions al
fccting their departments. Secretary
Never said Yesterday tlIat he deeply
regretted not being able to go into III"
House Of Representatives To defend MS
recommendation Of two, if not three.
new battlcShips. The House colld
have voted more intclligcntly II II hau
first listened 10 the arguments OF the
head of the Navy Department.
Cooperation of that sort may o'cli'i
the iinical who maintain that the cN-
ccutivc and legislative branches OF inc
government must hold each other Scru-
pulouSly at arms length. But common
sense urges II friendly collap"ra'loh'
The House of Representatives W'uhh
merely annul an unwriticn law II II
should grant 10 Cabinet oi1cefS we
status now enjoyed 10y the EcSidcn'
commissioners from Porto Rico and
the Philippines. Those officials are mol
necessarily u part of the lcgISlatiV'
branch. but they sit in il and are al
lowed 10 speak without voting. cam
net officers could he Of material ser
vice to those who have the voting Il"
do. If MIR. Wilson hopes 10 use Tue
Presidents room az the Capitol. LEI "
he nut i'm commission. AZ the same
time il might he well 10 lct seats he
provided in both branches for Cabinet
officers. who are able Ia contribute -
Il much more intelligent consideration
of legislation affecting the fedora ser
vice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
THE BRITISH QUANDhRY.

The triumph of cpicurcan over
sioical philosophy in the mind Of Mrs.
pankhurSt gives mOmcntary relief 10
the suffragette situation in England,
but merely posIponcs the day Of uiti-
mate reckoning on what seems 10 be
one Of the most vcXaiious quandarics
which the guardians of law and order
aud the administrators Of Justice have
had to deal with in that country in a
long time. The leader Of the militant
suffragcllcS decides that she would
rather he good than 60 hungry. That
J., both gratifying and surprising. But
unfortunately il Is not "A permanent
resolution. II lasts only until the cour,
determines her case. Then. il she
should bc released. she would be- under
no obligation Ia he good; and If she
should be sent Ia iail-wcll. the bal
ancc OF power between her gastronomic
desires and her pure passion for votes
for women Is vet Ia be demonstrated.
Really. II il Il very grave problem
which confronis the British govern
mcni. Here are "A lot of women with
perverted minds. who are persistently
committing atrocious fclonies waDton
destruction Of valuable and sometimes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
AN ABHORRENT LIMIT.

II was only natural that the pork
barrel" contingent in the House Of Rep
resentativeS should reject the Senate :
suggestion that limit be put on the
ambitions Of towns and villages Ia
serve as sites for federal buildings.
ANY purely mechanical device intended
10 Illustrate the architectural aSpra-
lions OF deserving community l. re-
gardcd by the public building pro
,pectors of the House ~ piece ni
petty tyranny. The Senate sought t'
translate into Jaw the unWlitten rul".
hitherto observed. that town mus
show "a postal business Of $1,000 u year
i'm order to make il cli.ible for The pos
session of gOvermncnt-oWncd post
Office building. AccOrdin. 10 the pork
barrellers" in the lower branch that
would he base surrender 10 the cash
ledger putting the dollar above The
citizen rs some patriots are fond of
describing it,
The trouble i that if the $1,000
limit is clamped down there may soon
BE- deficiency in promising sites for
public buildings. Some Representatives
near the disburSing counter have about
exhausted the list If towns in their
districts eligible under the $1,000 rule.
Must they stand ny and see other parts
OF The country being studded with new
governmental edifces while they wait
for postal receipts 10 transcend an IN
convenient minimum: 1t is against hui
man nature 10 expect the average CON
gresham To declare himself ont in In"
biennial rush for favors 10 the folks
al home How can he face his con
stituents with nothing but a few garden
seeds in bis hands. while more fOrtu-
nate colleagues 90 back loaded with
plans for q couple Of $1,000 or SlW.WH
public buildings:
The $4,000 business limit must Z" II
10Y is 10 remain uncOniined. When the
real towns and villages give ont IN
industrious pork barrellcrS" will prob
ably see 10 il that every rural free
delivery carrier has - stable built AT
public expense in which to house his
automobile or his horse and wagon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01

ciplcs of physics when he built his
machine. and that ne now realized thlt
nearly all OF the fatal accidents with
il had been due 10 this ignorance.
There have been ingenious attempts
TO "sidcStcp" any appearance Of steal
ing the Wright idea but there i only
one known principle of flight with
a hcavier-than-air machine. and TN"
Wrights were the first 10 demonstrate
it TO the world. The effect Of Their
legal triumph upon the art of avla-
ton will probably he to eliminate
many of the incompetent from the
field. In this country and France cS'
pecially a horde of persons lacking
knowledge of the fundamental things
in this new science. and without any
consideration for the future. nav"
thought only Of the gate receipts. 1he
result was inevitable Little. If any
thing. of value TO humanity has been
accomplished. Instead, disaster mas
followed in their track.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
THE ENEMY OF INDUSTRY

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: ! cannot sympathize with the out
burst of your Warren. Penn, correspond
eni Of February g against the antitrust
law. To fight monopoly is not 10 discour-
age business. bur To encourage it in the
most effective way. II Is Ia give ndi-
yidua initiative a chance. IT is To protect
thousands of firms from being pressed 10
the wall 10y competitors as Overwhelming
as they are INSCRIPTIONS. The German
supremacy in business. 50 Tar as II exists,
is no, due to trusts. but to unri"alled IN
telligencc organization and patient indus
Try. Where the trust has its own way
there are closed factories. men turned out
of their business and often out of their
houses. and consequently thousands out Of
employment oh. no The fight Of the
United states government is not against
business. but against the worst enemy al
most, business ever had--namely. monop-
oly--anl the more persevering and az
gressive that fight is carried on the more
prosperous the country will become
J. ALFRED FAULKNER
Madison. y. j.. Feb %. 1918.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
MR.. LYMAN RETIRES.

The Tribune regrets 10 announce the
retirement of Mr.. Hart Lyman, whose
cditorship ends with to-days issue. Mr.
Lyman was The Tribunc's third editor,
succeeding Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. who
succeeded Horace Greeley. the founder
Of the paper. He assumed the pos,
eight years ago. when Mr. Reid retired
from il to become Ambassador of the
| nited States 10 Great Britain. and
kept the paper true To its great tradl-
tions. being qualified for his task by
years Of experience aS practical jour
naliSt. gained through service upon Vt
i'm various capacities.
The good wishes Of all the staff and
of tho owners Of The Tribune 20 with
him now that he is seeking the well
earned rest 10 which his long and
faithful labors cntitlc him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
SALOONS AND SCHOOLS
The Tribune's Attitude Endorsed by
the Rev. DR.. Brann.

TO the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Every conservative man IN Now
York who has read your article oil To-
,Isy on Saloons and Schools must bc
grateful TO YOU for defending our schools
against the attempted cncroachment oil
the saloons. and the consequent INJURY 10
the schools Even the space Of two nun
dred feet away from school or church
is too near for "A liquor store. The church
or the school is often near tho middle OF
tho block. and four liquor stores MAJ nc
al the four corners of the block like four
guns aimed at the sidewalk. on whlch
children and Young and old women have
TO walk back and forward TO school or 10
church The corner liquor store Is "A
nuisance TO every one who lives on its
block Il is nuisance even TO IN"
owner for ne gets away from II with ms
family II he can. II can never keep the
drunkard ana tho losfer away from rs
attra actions Three hundred feet ought 10
he the legal distance between church
or school and liquor store or moving
picture show If all the newspapers were
as clean and honest as Tho Tribune al
WAYS has been public opinion and our
Legislature could not be 20 easily cor
riipied HENRY \. BRANN. ID. d.
Rector OF -. Agnes church.
\.v York Fob y 1913
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
GOLF A JOY. SAYS TAFT
President Urges Public Links IN
Washington Parks.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Presdent tart
uanr ON record to-day strongly IN iaNo'
of Golf his fayorite recreation. in leuer
,o tho local chamber Of Commerce approx
inc the establishment Of public so't INNS
IN the parks Of Washington
"you know my tendency To golf, my
sympathy with anybody who wants ~
plav il and my desire 10 spread love LOT
tho game wherever I can. COR IS
sn,endid recreation. which can he enJoEeo
win nroGt bv the Young and the old. III -
Il, tho interest of good health and good
manners II promotes self-restraint. anu
as one of it's deyotees has well SAID AZ
fords a chance to play the man ana ac'
the gentleman IL is the game oi a."
classes not a mere play,hng for fsddlstS
nor as many suppose, game for the ricn
man only.
~ favor, a frcer use Of public parks ny
tho noonIe than We have had in the past
.rbev should be available for tennis, base
ball. skating golf and like games unde'
reasonable restrictions. Coli is the least
Injurious OF outdoor games 10 the land
scane features of our public parks. !
,b,pk ALI our marks should be opened FOR
GOLF tnicss there is some spcclhc oDlco-
,ion in puhlic needs The use 20 "hlch
,b,v ara nut should not be confined 10
drivevavs which are boon 10 those VINO
own carriages and motors. but shouid III
Guide health giving games for the ehJo!-
uent OF those who cannot afford 10 ne
velop country clubs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-01
A HELP TO AERONAUTICS.

Within the last two days opinions
favorable TO the Wrights have been
handed down by German and United
States courts. These opinions If sus-
tanned. will be the best thing that ever
happened to the art Of acronautics.
We have been passing through pc
Rod Of grossly silly and incompetent
limitations. by which progress has been
greatly retarded. because all Of these
mahesbifts have been poor limitations
of the true principle of fight. rs now
acknowledged by all the eminent tech
nical authorities Of France and Ger
many. the two leading nations in aero
natItics. The death roll Of the last
four or five years has been much in
creased by these poor limitations. Bic
riot. for instance. the Inventor of the
monoplanc. publicly confessed before 4
French military commission that he
haa bern ignorant 'of the first prin-