The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-19


Salem school will hold an. enter
tainment on December 20, for the
benefit OF the school. and to which the
public is cordially invited. 4 good
program will be rendered. -
Because he refused to support his
nine months old child. Norman War
ner, of Littlestown, Pa, is now IN the
York county jail to await action OF
the Grand Jury at the February term
of court.
Mr.. Cornelius Hull's woods, near
Krider's church, caught fire on Friday
and burned over a considerable area
before 1t was extinguished. Some
grass in the field Of Mr.. Howard
Koontz was also burned.
Senator John Walter Smith intro
duced bill In the Senate approfriat-
ing 100000 to pay the old claim which
the city of Frederick has against the
Government for the ransom paid to
the Confederate general Jubal early
10 protect the city against destruction
during the Civil War.
The Ten-hour Law Bureau has sent
out a notice to help reap the full bene-
fits of the Ten-hour Law for working
women. Realizing that the employ
ers, the employees and the general
public are all responsible. the bureau
asks their combined aid TO shorten the
hours of women who are overHorked
At this Christmas season.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Hoe on
Monday began issuing automobile
licenses for 1914. They will not be-
come effective. however. until January
|. They are being issued at this date
merely as q matter Of convenience so
that all aulomobiligta may have their
tags at the beginning Of the year. The
new tags show white letters on n green
background.
Declaring the county system Of dis
pensing outdoor pensions n anti
qnated. the directors Of the Federated
Charities asked the Frederick County
Commissioners to give the association
the money Il now appfopriates . that
the work can be done in a systematic
manner. Dr. T. Freeman Dixon. pres
Ident OF the association. showed that
the county now pays s6.li6 annually
and said tfat with this amount the
number Of dependent families IN the
county. nov 1900, could be reduced to
300.
William Frook. retired and In
fuential farmer of Silver Run. met
With a most painful accident n noon
December 10. While returning home
from his farm "A short distance be.
low Silver Run. h was foreibly
thrown from the vehicle In which ne
Nag riding. caused Il l. supposed by
tie wagon striking stone. The
wagon passed over both leg Ind
arms tearing tho hE lisameutz and
bruiBiuE and decorating his boz and
diBiocatinF lie right wrist u @aF
picked up IN an unconscious condition
md conveyed 70 his homo.
Henry Henderson. 4 farmer living
near Hancock. had remarkable rs
eaBe from being killed when hIE tenn
sas struck b IA passing train - tie
Western Maryland Railroad at a raad
crossing uear that place on Saturday
The engine nloWed through tha buggy,
completely demolishinR IT, aud len
defEon feiI upon til plot Of - en-
zine and rs carried about nun
dfed yards before The ITain wHH HIaHpz
II. Henderson was removed frolH tho
plot by tHH trainmen. He - al
most pafaIYzed with fright, b. Rag
HnhuTt,
The Good Templara Of Carroll eoun-
= held Their annual rally Sunday af-
Iefnoon n Mount Ar. The meeting
Kas held n the Mount Airy Methodist
Episcopal Church Members of 20
lodges met ut the Town hal aud
marched II Il body 10 he church. The
procession rs headed ~ the officers
o. the Grand Lodge Of Maryland and
Virginia, RIIh Grand Marshal :. I
Hardy In charge. 4 sermon o. the
temperance question Nas preached by
10y. Howard o. KeeHe. past grand
chaplain of Maryland and editor II the
Maryland Templar
States Attorney Joseph /. Donovan
Of Howard county. 1Ied Saturday a
petition Will the Public Utilities gom-
mission Asking an investigation into
he operations OF the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company IN How
ard county The petition states that
Tic telephone company Ii furnishing
- its suHHEf ibera tie worst KIHd OF
service fer which am charge could be
made. and N addition to tim tho
rates are unfair and should l. ad-
IuEted. Another reason il thai they
Lave so many subscribers on ona line
thai II Is impossible n give good ser
vice
Rev. John Rosser. d fredericksburg.
Md. chaplain of Dorchester County
Pomona Grange. has offered silver
for #HH lat a. 4u#= -
and Nest economical .ag To Improve
noef Ii nd. Contestants must be mem
hers of the grange and base their es-
says. so FAR rs possible. on theII per-
g0nal experience. A. essays IRE TO
become IN property Of Pomona
Grange. IN order that Trey maY be
read at their session Hnd circulated
among the various oranges Of the
county for their benefit. The essays
are to be IN the hands of the zeere-
tary of Dorchester Pomona Grange by
January ID. 1914.
Warrants were on Saturday after
noon served on eight merchants OF
Frederick. including Two of the lead
Ing dry goods merchants OF the city,
charging them with violating the pro-
visions of the Maryland ten-houf day
law for WOMEN. Some of the mereh-
ants are charged with not having the
proper signs displayed III their stores,
and others With working women more
than the specified number of hours
per day allowed by law. The viola
lions alleged are said to have occurred
last June. Miss Mary Captain. IN in
aneetress. awore out the war; ants.
Frederick merchants say they will
carry the matter to the Court Of Ap-