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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
Western Maryland College Notes.

Miss Azalea Shipley appeared in
the recital of the special students in
music and elocution OF Western Mary
land College on Friday evening last.
Miss Shipley read Kipling's ELI"
with much expression and conveyed
to her audience the deeper meaning
of the poem Miss Shipley also render
ed Foss's Hello This calls for an
expression Of good cheer and opti-
mism which was exquisitely express
ed by Miss Shipley.
Miss Lavena Roop appeared In the
recital of the special students of
elocution and music given i'm Smith
Hall Auditorium, Friday, March 18th.
Miss Roor, who is a senior. has Deen
specializing in elocution for the past
two years. She will graduate in June,
at the same time receiving the a. B.
degree in the scientific department OF
the college. Miss Roop's work in
elocution has received marked com
mendation, especially in the public
aspect, recital work. This il her
second appearance this year ana her
entrance was greeted with hearty ap-
plause Her selection-The Five
Ladies OF the Fair" was a most
humorous one, the story OF college
Junior who, discovering that GER
tain dance is not to be given, rises to
popularity by inviting i've girls 10 1t.
At the last moment the dance is given
and the junior causes himself to BE-
injured in a race In order to escape
from his quandary. He finds himself
hero at once. How he finally rights
himself with the girls make a story
OF absorbing interest and Miss Roop's
character work gave additional
humor to the reading.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
CURED BROTHER BY HER PRAY
ERS.
Herself Cured the Same Way-Mar-
VelOus Report From Delaware,

Helen, the ten year old daughter OF
4. l.. Hastings, of Delman, Del, who
claims to have been healed by prayer
several weeks ago, when she had been
confined to her bed for more than
month from an injury to her spine,
caused by a fall, and after physicians
had stated that she could never walk
again, gave further evidence t. the
public Of her faith when she offered
up prayer in behalf OF her afflicted
brother, Paul, thirteen years old, who
had been confined to his bed for more
than week with a disease of the hip
which rendered him helpless.
1t Is said that attending physicians
stated that the boys disease was in
durable and that he probably would
not walk again. After this statement
was made by them the little girl
walked into the room and took hold
Of her brothers hand. at the same
time kneeling beside the bed and
praying to God that He might make
her brother well. After praying for
several minutes, she arose and told
the boy to arise and walk.
AT first he would not try to do SO,
but finally consented to try, with the
result that he was able to get Off the
bed and walk.
Since the first miracle the little girl
performed when she seemingly heal
ed herself by prayer, she has receiv-
ed hundreds of letters from persons
in different parts OF the United States
asking that she pray for their rela-
tives and friends who are afflicted
and she is offering prayers daily for
all who have requested it.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
]. H. WELLINC KILLED
FALLS DEAD in DRUG STORE AFTER
ACCIDENT ON THE ROAD.

James Henry yelling, 62 years old,
farmer, whose home is three miles
from Sykesville, died suddenly on
Tuesday In az drug store at Sykesville
while undergoing treatment fol in
juries received the same morning
while hauling load Of corn from his
farm to Sykesville.
His wagon was descending Hugg's
Hill when the horses started to run.
Unable to stop them, he sprinted to
the bottom OF the hill to warn John
#. Ridgely, who was driving up in a
buggy. Then Mr.. Welling hurried
back to his team and attempted to
apply the brake, but the handle
struck him on the shoulder and
knocked him down.
DIR. Daniel B. Sprecher, OF Sykes
vile, appeared at this juncture and
took Mr.. yelling to a drug store at
Sykesville. He found Mr.. Welling's
shoulder blade dislocated. Just as
the doctor pulled the bone In place
Mr.. yelling fell dead.
Mr.. yelling leaves a widow, two
sons and three daughters: William
and Thomas Wellling, Mrs. James
Crook, Misses Grace and Mary Well
ing. Funeral services were held at
the house this morning at 1880
O'Clock. He was an uncle Of Judge
William III. Forsythe, Jr.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
DE-. BIGGS SAYS TUBERCULOSIS is
INFECTIOUS.
Noted Expert Denounces Attack OF
Christian Scientists and Urges Hos
pitfalls and Precautionary Measures.

Replying to an attack on the move
ment for local tuberculosis hospitals
made by the Christian Science Church,
DR.. Herman MI. Biggs, State Commits
sioner of Health of New York, says
in a statement published to-day
through the Journal of the Outdoor
Life, the official organ Of The Ma
tional Association for the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis, that tu-
bcrculosis II an infectious disease
and that every precaution known
siould be taken, especially for the
protection OF young children. He par
ticularly urges local hospitals.
The occasion OF DIR. Biggs' state
ment is, the recent wide dissemination
Of an article purporting to show that
tuberculosis is not infectious. BY
quoting only a part of a medical
paper written by Dr. Il. r. Baldwin,
OF Saranac Lake, the Christian Scien-
lists have given the impression that
tuberculosis ID not infectious, when
as matter of fact, DR.. Baldwin laid
stress on the extreme danger or the
disease to children.
tuberculosis is an infectious and
communicable disease" says DR..
Biggs. No age is exempt, and no
one il immune against tuberculosis
infection, tut differences in suscep-
tibility exist at different ages. The
frequency OF infection increases rapid
ly from the first year until at the age
Of fifteen perhaps 70 per cent. OF the
population show q positive reaction
to tuberculin, although only small
proportion have signs OF the disease
which can be detected by other
means.
The conviction has been gradually
strengthened that the first infections
from tuberculosis often occur during
infancy and childhood. 1t seems
probable that many OF those who de-
velop the disease in adult life have
carried the latent infection since
childhood, and have no recent and
new infection when the symptoms of
the disease appear"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
w. M. PLANS IMPROVEMENTS.
TO Spend 5000, 900 I'm Double Track
ing-May Tunnel Blue Ridge.

lng-MAy runner bLue hd0Bcs
Local officials OF the Western Mary
land railway have learned Of num-
Der OF important Improvements TO be
made at vast cost by the company. It
ID proposed to spend 80 100000 more
In the double tracking OF its line
from Mt Savage tunnel to Connells-
vile, passing through Southern
Somerset county, a distance OF 81
miles. Another much talked Of i'm
provement is the proposed low-grade
line of the Western Maryland through
the Blue Ridge mountains to be made
possible by a 11,000-foot tunnel at
Red Run.
The single line OF the Western
Maryland through Cumberland to
Connellsville cost the road about
s13,OO0,00O. 1t is said that not more
than 30 miles or the new track will
have to be laid to give the Western
Maryland road double trackage the
entire distance between Cumberland
and Connellsville. While the tun-
nels and bridges are ready for double
tracking, the cuts are NOT.
The project Of building the low
grade line, and the tunneling OF the
South mountain, date back to 1900,
when the late Colonel a. IT, Rives
represented some capitalists who
were interested in acquiring the
Western Maryland, with view TO
connecting it up with the West Vir-
ginia Central at Cumberland
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
Mrs, Brown SURPRISED.

The friends Of Mrs. Charles Brown,
of this city, rendered ner surprise
party on Wednesday evening, the oc-
casion being her birthday. Mrs.
Brown was induced to visit friend
that evening and was called home to
meet the friends who had assembled
in her absence. To say that she was
surprised is putting 1t mildly. The
guests enjoyed the evening in vari-
GUS ways until IL o'clock when
delicious refreshments were served
after which all departed for their
homes wishing Mrs. Brown many
more happy birthdays.
Those present were: Messrs. and
Mesdames.- Brown, John
Autz, David Crowl, Guy Fringer,
Frank Lowe, Frank Schweigart and
Andrew Himler; Mesdames-Edward
Manger and Henry Himler; Misses
Henrietta Himler, May Breitweiser,
Lydia Autz, Edna Manger and Mar
garet Lowe; Messrs.-Charles Eyler.
William Eyler, Wesley Matthias,
Charles Bollinger, Glenn Miller,
Charles Brehm, Charles Breitweiser,
John Basler and Masters Robert
Brown and Wilbur Bollinger.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
Baltimore First"

There is a political condition in
Maryland pretty hard to define, except
on the basis Of the caption of this
article. 1t overshadows party tealty
and party regularity, and even JUS
tice in legislation and moral issues.
The Democrat who can pick regu-
lar Democratic paper in the city, and
the Republican who can pick a rep
resentative Republican paper, on
state issues, must be afflicted with
mental astigmatism, or be very in
apt student Of public questions.
The Baltimore first" policy may
have some just foundation in matters
of representation, which necessarily
involves questions OF taxation, but we
are not so sure that Baltimore wants
its greater power on purely just rep
resentation grounds, nor that the
quality of legislative timber and
measures that ID has been furnish
ing the state in past years is a great
incentive toward giving ft greater
power. we believe that LIZ the state
were bigger, Baltimore would be bet
ter, a. well a. safer to trust with
more power; but as it is, Baltimore
ID in the position of being rival for
state control, and all that such con-
troll means politically.
Take the liquor question, for in
stance. Not a paper in the city is
willing that there should be free
and open statewide vote on the ques-
ton. Why? Because powerful city
interests-not necessarily the major
ity of its citizens-oppose such an
opportunity, and the papers use their
sr,A Ia nff fr~fn
to control country road legislation,
largely in the interests OF city users
of the country roads, irrespective Of
the preference Of country users. In
most instances, in fact, there Is con-
flict between the city and country,
and these questions are largely
argued on the basis of this selfish
quarrel, rather than on the broader
basis OF good government for the
whole.
The paramount questions should be
Which is greater? The State Of
Maryland or Baltimore City? The
purely selfish business interests OF
the city. or the greater moral good Of
the entire state? An urban, or an
inter-urban, patriotism? Evidently,
leaders OF a truer and more fraternal
sentiment are needed; leaders not
subservient to dollar getting, nor to
purely political chestnut knocking,
and until such leaders materialize,
the two pretty evenly matched rivals
will likely continue to use present
tactics, the outcome of which is not
always fully satisfactory, or fair, to
either.
Where the vote il highly concen-
trated, as in a large city, there is al
ways found the largest venal vote, the
largest foreign element, the vote with
socialistic and anarchistic tendencies;
therefore no great city should have
vote, man for man, equal to that Of
the home-making. producing, and
generally representative country
classes.-Carroll Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
DR.. COONAN TO Be
POSTMASTER
OF WESTMINSTER His APPOINTMENT
WAS SENT i'm YESTERDAY BY CON-
GRESHAM TALBOT TO POSTMASTER
GENERAL -MILLARD H. WEER TO
BE POSTMASTER AT SYKESVILIE.

We learn from good authority that
DR. Thomas J. Coonan will be the
postmaster at Westminster. His
name was sent to Postmaster General
Burleson by Congressman Talbot yes
terday, who will present it to Presi-
dent Wilson. The President will send
it to the Senate for confirmation. DR..
Coonan is well-known and popular
physician OF this city, and IL a mem
Der OF the State Central Committee.
tie has also been an active worker IN
Democratic politics for years. We
hope this appointment will be satis-
factory to all or our citizens. Messrs.
George w. Matthews, Thomas X.
Shaw and Joseph B. Boyle were also
candidates for the position. It has
also been stated that MIR. Edward
Burk, OF Taneytown, will receive the
postoff1ce appointment at that place,
a. mis- name was sent to the Presi-
dent this week
nominated by President Wilson FOR
postmaster at Sykesyille, his name
Gelng sent to the Senate on Tuesday.
Inc Sykesville Office, which is in
Representative Talbott's district, be-
Se-AS FdSaAI On january ~, 1914.
Mlllard Il. Weer, Robert w. Carter
and Thomas vi. Anderson aspirud W
succeed Postmaster Asa Hepner, Mr..
Weer finally obtaining the endorse
ment OF the county committee. Rep
resentative Talbot in recommending
MS appointments has followed the
rule that the applicants must have
the backing Of the county leaders. al
was the case with Mr.. Weer. Mr..
Weer was cashier of the First Nation
al Bank Of Sykesyille, which IL now
merged with the Sykesville National
Bank. H. made an excellent cashier
and is very popular with the people
Of his community.
Senator Blair Lee on Thursday riIed
objections to the confirmation of Mr.
Weer a. postmaster of Sykesville, and
or Mr.. III. @. Lauder as postmaster OF
Havre de Grace, but Congressman
Talbot doesn't anticipate any diff
Guilty about the appointments being
confirmed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
The Boy in the Country Town.

With a single exception, every
member of President Wilson'S cab
met began life as boy i'm small
country town. Making the best use OF
early opportunities, they developed
their talents by study, steadily work
ing their way through school and in
most cases through college toward
that broader experience in the af-
fairs of life which ultimately fitted
them to become cabinet timber"
Their example should be an inspira-
ton to those who being born and
raised in a small country town, are
apt to consider their surroundings a.
unfavorable. III a youth has ambi-
ton and energy he will surely find
the gate or opportunity open In no
part of the world have there been
finer illustrations Of the development
of self-reliance. prejudice, concentra-
ton and those other traits Of char
acter than in the country town or
village.-Christian Herald.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
Importance OF Proper Pruning.

Too much Importance cannot be at
tached to the operation OF pruning
young fruit trees. Pruning should be
done now before the buds swell.
Each tree has its individuality and
the pruner should know the funda-
mentals Of the operation In order to
develop trees along proper lines.
Many growers do not take sufficient
pains or do not study the problem
thoroughly to develop their trees to
we're pruning must be done in later
years and often the tree can never
be brought into proper shape owing
to the neglect during the first two or
three years OF its life.
Representatives of the School Of
Horticulture of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College are now arranging
for pruning and spraying demonstra-
tions in different parts or the State.
All growers who have young orch
ards especially and who are not thor
oughly familiar with the proper
methods Of pruning should communi-
cate with the College and seek its
help at this important time III the
life OF the orchard. The College will
be pleased to arrange for as many
demonstrations as its means will per-
init.
Old apple orchards should be re-
by pruning and spraying.
All fruit trees should be sprayed with
the Concentrated Lime Sulphur Solu-
tion before the buds open.
Any one desiring information along
these lines should write 10 the School
OF Horticulture, Maryland Agrtcul-
tural College, College Park, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
Orphans Court.

Monday, March 16.-Letters OF ad-
ministration on the estate of Lewis
J. Little, late of Carroll county, de-
ceased, were granted to Lewis r. Lit
tie, who received warrant to appraiSe;
returned inventory OF personal prop
erty and received order to sell same.
Kate II. IT, BiRh and John H. Stew
art, executors OF William j. c. Bish.
deceased, returned inventory Of debts,
and settled their first and final &C
count.
Nimrod Green, administrator Of
Mary X. Uhler, deceased, reported
sale of personal property.
Letters Oh administration on the es-
tate of Uriah A. Wentz, late Of Car
roll county, deceased, were granted
to Sue NJ. Wentz, who received war
rant to appraise and order to notify
creditors.
William V. Nusbaum and Fannie B..
Earnst, administrators OF John H.
Nusbaum, deceased, received order to
deposit funds Of John Lawrence
Selby.
John T. Beard. executor of John
Beard, deceased, settled his first and
final account.
Letters testamentary on the estate
or Margaret MI. Mackley, deceased,
were granted to Charles H. Mackley
and George IL. Stocksdale, who re
ceiyed order to notify creditors.
David ii. Frock, administrator Of
Christian Bankert, deceased, settled
his first and final account.
Tuesday, March 17th.-John y.
Reese, acting executor OF Elias Ying-
ling, deceased, reported sale Of per-
sonal property and settled his fourth
account.
Howard O. Keefer and Edward O..
Weant. administrators Of Sarah A.
Douty, settled their first and final as
count.
Charles F. Steger, administrator Of
Carl .. Steger, deceased, settled hi
first and final account.
Charles III. Mackley and George T.
Stocksdale, executors OF Margaret M.
Mackley, deceased, returned inyen-
tory of debts due.
The last will and testament OF
Catherine Frick, late Of Carroll
county, deceased, was admitted TO
probate and letters testamentary
thereon were granted to William ~
Seabrook, who received warrant 10
appraise and order to notify creditors
Letters or administration on the
estate of Martha L. Brandenburg, late
OF Carroll county. deceased, were
granted to Dorsey w. Brandenburg,
who received order to notify creditors
and returned list OF debts
Nettie ]. Starr and Harry Starr,
executors OF Jesse O. Starr, deceased,
returned inventory OF personal prop
erty.
Clarence I. Shank, administrator OF
Elizabeth Rebecca Shank, deceased,
reported sale of personal property
and settled his first and final account
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Rachel "a. Nelson, late or Car
roll county, deceased, were granted to
Robert IT, and John Il. B- Nelson, who
received warrant to appraise and or
der to notify creditors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
MAN ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.
George ShOckley, Of ThurmOnt. Is
Charged With Having Two Wives.

George Shockley, aged 30 years,
was arrested in Thurmont on March
Is and placed in the Frederick jail
charged with bigamy.
The arrest was made at the in
stance of Mrs. George Shockley, Of
Marion, Ohio, who in letter to the
chief of police of Thurmont said she
was Shockley's wife and that he also
had a wife living in the East. Shock
ley, however, refused to make state
ment.
A letter was found in his pocket
from Frederick signed Mary" in
which the writer expressed a will
ingness to marry him a. soon as he
could get a divorce from his wife.
The writer said she would wait three
years for him. Shockley went to
Thurmont about three weeks ago and
has been living with his mother, Mrs.
Ohler, who recently moved there from
Union Bridge. a small child az the
Ohler home ~ said To be the child
of Shockley. The authorities are in
vestigating his record
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20
BRYAN AT ANNAPOLIS.
FavOrs Initiative and Referendum
Warmly Welcomed by all Demo-
Gratis.

crafts.
Secretary Bryan made some very
effective statements in support Of
pending legislation at Annapolis last
week.
There are two points OF view," he
said, two theories Of government that
have always existed and perhaps al
Ways will. One Is the democratic
viewpoint, the other the aristocratic.
The former theory il that government
should be built from the bottom, the
other that it should be suspended
from the top.
"One theory is that legislation
should be for all the people and
let prosperity rise, the other that 1t
should be for the benefit Of those at
the top with the expectation that
some of the prosperity may leak
through to those below.
Unless you are willing to agree
with me that the Democratic theory
or government is the best, cannot
hope that you will agree with ME in
my conclusion that the initiative and
referendum is a good thing.
There are only two honest argu-
ments advanced-and these not open
ly-to support the aristocratic or
conservative theories of government.
One is that the people are too ignor-
ant to attend to their own affairs;
the other is that the people cannot
be trusted to deal justly with prop
erty rights.
The aristocratic theory is that the
public is too intelligent to think for
themselves and must select wise per
sons to do their thinking for them.
The Democratic theory Il that the
people should think for themselves
and elect representatives to carry
out their wishes"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-20

BY the Price bill Charles county Is
given Sis, 10000, while Carroll coun-
ty with a taxable basis of more than
all three OF these counties which re
ceived $500 100000 extra in 1912, gets
only $115, 10000 by this Act
The large counties OF the State, Of
which Carroll is one, are not getting
their own, Washington county being
given only $1S4,800 while Worcester
IL given $198,600. Frederick county
Il also badly treated, because it ID
allowed only $165,S00, not as much
ID Worcester or Washington, though
its road mileage is greater.
Should the Price bill 60 through in
Its present shape 1t would be great
injustice to Carroll county.
The gates have yet to be taken off
the turnpike in the county in addition
to completing the system, and when
the gates are or the roads must be
resurfaced. The distance from Bal
timore city to the Mason and Dixon
Line is about 26 miles, and it is es-
timated that it will cost $500 or
81. 900 per mile to buy It and at least
$4,000 per mile to rebuild it. To
complete the system we have still to
Du1lQ IL OF 10 ullleS OI TOdQ anu the
Road Commission says 1t has no
money, 50 what they are attempting
to give this county won't begin to
take care OF its actual needs.
1t appears also, that we have not
received all that was coming to us
from the previous loan. In the re
port made to the General Assembly in
1912, We were credited with being
entitled to $192,243.37 and the amount
expended and contracted for was
given as s16S,S2S.65, leaving as avail
able for the new administration $22,-
41472. The roads covered by this
expenditure were as follows:
Hering's Mill to Eldersburg, IL
miles.
Eldersburg to pike, 121s miles.
Albaugh pike, 21s miles.
Westminster to Cranberry, IL
miles.
This gives US 15K miles actually
constructed. the turnpike 279 miles
having been purchased for $4,000. 1T
has not been repEired and needs re-
building. Ii ID also a fact that while
Carroll county has spent its money
within it's allotment, other counties,
had expended or contracted for more
than their share In 1911, as follows: