The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-10-02
REGISTRATION.
October 8.
October ".
Polls open s "A. MI. Close s PM.
Every Voter Must Register.

OILS open o a. M. ClOSe y F .M.
Every Voter Must Register.
Many a morning headache is due 10
nightcap that didn't fit
Our stores are holding their fall
opening this week. The show win
dows are displaying the latest fabrics,
\ hats, &c.
| A special officer was stationed on
the state road near Gambler, on Sun
day, and il is said that quite a num-
! Der OF auto drivers will be arrested
for speeding.
I The Opera House will show tonight
Mary Pickford" and other reels.
Tomorrow the human band,
''Vspilhnans," Jugglers and strong peo-
| pie. The pictures Will be When the
Heart Calls" in two reels, and The
Man Of. Her Choice" by Grace Cunard
and Francis Ford, of Lucille Love and
Fame.
With the view of strengthening the
Patapsco Academy, at Shipley, Anne
Arundel county, the trustees have Sc
cured the services of two experienced
teachers in Miss Ida c. Hall, principal,
graduate of Western Maryland Col
F! lege, formerly connected with the
Centeryille High School, and Miss
Loretta Hidey, vice-principal, a grad
uate of the Western High School, of
Baltimore, formerly principal Of a
school in Carroll county.
The agricultural committee OF the
Maryland Agricultural College met at
the Rennert Hotel, Baltimore, Wednes-
day and, after approving number of
accounts, mapped out the work to be
done by the department of farmers
institutes. The State was districted
and arrangements were made to have
a number of lecturers appear i'm each
district, the idea being to encourage
this feature of agricultural enlighten-
ment as much as possible.
The 23rd annual convention VI Ine
Woman's Home & Foreign Missionary
Society, of the Maryland Synod Luth-
eran church will meet in Zion Luth-
eran Church, Waynesboro, Pa. Oc
tober Z, 5 and 8, Rev. A. A. Kelly,
pastor. a very interesting program
has been arranged. On the evening OF
the seventh, Miss Jessie Brewer,
Guntur, India, will make the address.
On Thursday Miss Gertrude Simpson,
MuIllcHD0TS, AlTICd, VIII u.th6 lIlG dQ-
dress Of the evening.
Mr.. George Z. Benson, a prominent
resident of Gambler and salesman for
TideWater Portland Cement Company,
Union Bridge, was seriously injured
at Shippensburg, Pa. Mr.. Benson had
taken refuge in a car on the Chambers
burg & Shippensburg railroad, think
Ing it a regular car. Just as he was
alighting work car struck this car
throwing Mr.. Benson over a bale of
wire. His left hip and knee were in
jured. The company's physician was
called and rendered aid. Mi. Benson
came to Gambler Friday morning but
il not getting along as well as Is eX-
pected.
"a tax on automobiles in place OF
the tax on gasoline, contained in the
House war tax bill, was recommend
ed yesterday by the subcommittee of
the Senate Finance Committee in
charge of that section, and decided to
strike out entirely the tax on gasoline
and to substitute tax Of % cents
per horsepower on all passenger au-
tomobiles, paid by the individual own
ers- and tax of 81 per horse power
paid by the manufacturers on all
sales of such machines. It is esti-
mated by the subcommittee that this
tax will raise approximately s16,000,-
600 revenue.