The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-11-27

of high school, prepal
or free lance teams. None was
than 20 years of age, and ia,
was responsible for the greatest
Der OF the fatalities.
Baltimore detectives are l.,
for a brown leather satchel CO
ing clothing and iewelry vall
$3.50, which was stolen Sa
night from the waiting room al.
den Station. The bag belongs "
Ruth Berrett, OF Sykesville. A-
at the station at 3 o'clock to q
train for her home, Mrs. Berreq
the bag to Harry Ayres. a
porter, who carried it to the
room. The negro left the bag
few moments while Mrs. Berre
purchasing a ticket. When \
turned it had disappeared.
One hundred and twenty M
and twenty wholesale liquor
were put out Of business in w;
ton, recently. Under the new
law, passed by Congress, the H,
of saloons was reduced from
297. The Excise Board anna
the list of saloons which mus
their doors forever. Rum re
Pennsylvania avenue. was hal
AZ per cent. OF the saloons in az
block being closed. Several
nent hotels and also many n
lost their licenses. Fashionab
other clubs lost theirs. One
most famous resorts to close its
was Hancock's. established in
On Tuesday evening. Noyem
National Master of Forms NM
James Heaps, of the p. D. S.
met the State Executive Comm
West Virginia and their leading
ers at a rally to be held at
herdstown, w. va, and address
body in the interest or the Y
Scott Key monument, which il
placed at Terra Ruba, in
county, during the coming
West Virginia has promised III
an amount equivalent to five cei
member for the membersf
the order in the state. An aE
like nature Il being prepareA'
will De sent to each camp in
der throughout the United Stat
camps in Maryland have alrei
ceived an appeal and are requs
raise an amount equal To 10 ce
member for their membersh0
rolled. Maryland must not be
the other states in this patrit
terprise. nc
One of the most interesting
ments in connection with tn
struction and protection of roa
undertaken in this State is In
progress under the direction VI
State Roads Commission. II IL
pected to De or marked interea1'
farmers OF the State and ha !
undertaken by the commission
der to prove the soundnesse'
contention, which was overruDn
summer by the Frederick
Court, that it is not necessP
the improved highways of the w,
destroyed or seriously injTv
traction engines i'll order tlD
farmers may have their grain
ed. s State law forbids the
traction engines on the sta, :.
unless their driving wheelshI
which are equipped with trlD,
cleats. of steel, be rendered rn
To the roads by the use of file M
between the cleats or by thei
iron bands over the wheels
cient width to prevent the cleats
cutting into the roads.
On Tuesday night, Noyembe
State President William ". Sea
OF the r. o. $. or a., and the
more members of the state exc
committee met with represent
of the members of camps OF Bait
and suburbs and planned to b
memorial service at the new +
drome, EutaW and Baltimore 81
Baltimore, on Sunday afternoon
cember -. The State PresideI
pointed the various committed
look after many interests o.
service and those
mittees will report at the next
ing, which was held at WASH
Camp, No. 0, North Gay street
Wednesday. Each committeeman
the local camp was empower,
resolution to have his camp aI
an additional committee from d
cal camp or not more than 10
beers, to take part at the meeti
the committee. It Is the hope
OF State President
brook that the next meeting Of
will be the largest anC
attended meeting of any conn
that we have ever had. ALI mel
of the order interested in the 81
are invited to tEc Eeyt conn