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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
Another Stretch of Double Track.

From reports current among rail-
road men of this community, the
Western Maryland Railway Company
will, in the near future, begin grading
for a double track from Logs station
to sixty mile siding west of Thurmort-
At present there is a long siding at
Loys. This will be continued along
the north side of the main track until
it connects with the sidetrack east of
Thurmont If continued through to
sixty the freight depot and the two
stand pipes will have to be moved.
The passenger depot will not interfere
with the work.
1t is thought by many that instead
of erecting new bridges in the noun
tain, a tunnel will be bored and the
track made to connect with the main
line west of the old wooden bridge.
This, however, is not at this time a
portion of the distance to be double
tracked.
The business of the w. M. is in
creasing rapidly and to handle the
immense amount of freight two tracks
are needed badly. Gradually the COM
pany is filling in gaps between side
tracks and in this way, in a few years,
there will be two complete tracks
from Baltimore to Cumberland.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
FIRE CAUSES A Loss OF $4,000.
FLOUR MILL ABATOR AND PUMPING STATION OF CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMPANY BURNED-ORGN OF FIRE UNKNOWN-W.:F
SHAVER CONDUCTED THE MILL, BUT HAD NO INSURANCE
$4,000 INSURANCE ON BUILDINGS

The large -four mill abattoir and
pumping station of the Consolidated
Public Utilities Company Of this city,
located a short distance beyond the
corporate limits, was, with all it's valu-
able machinery, 500 bushels of wheat,
corn, &C., owned by William f. Shaver,
the tenant of the mill, destroyed
by fire shortly after o'clock Satur-
day morning. The fire was discovered
by Mr.. Shaver, who telephoned to the
c. & P. Telephone exchange to summon
the fire company to his mill, that it
was on fire. The alarm was sent in
and the fire company hastened to the
scene of the fire. On their arrival it
was soon noticed that they could do
but little on account of lack OF water.
After a number of attempts to eX-
tinguish the fire, which was in the
abattoir at that time with buckets and
garden hose the firemen gave it up,
and hurriedly ran line of hose from
a fire plug on Webster street, a dis
tance of $500 feet, to the fire. By the
time the line of hose was ready for the
water the fire had jumped from the
abattoir to the mill, which was soon
a mass of flames, and one seeming fur
mace, which caused much anxiety as to
the safety of the adjoining property
The heat was so intense that the barn
on the farm of ]. E. Routzahn, ten
anted by Mr. George Wantz, and which
was about 100 feet away caught h're
but was extinguished with small dam
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
METHODIST MEN
IN CONVENTION
AT HARRISBURG
THREE CREATlDRANCHES OF CHURCH
\ WILL DISCUSS PROPOSED REUNION. 4

Some important expression in favor
of reunion of three great branches Oh
the Methodist Church is being dis
cussed during the Pennsylvania Con-
vention of Methodist Men which open
ed i'm Harrisburg, Pa, this week.
The convention, the fourth in
nationwide series, brought to the
same platform leaders in the three
branches Bishop Earl Cranston, OF
Washington, d. c., presided and spoke
for the Methodist Episcopal Church;
Bishop Eugene r. Hendrix, of Kan
sas City, for the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South; the Rev. DR.. T. H.
Lewis, president of the Western
Maryland College, for the Methodist
Protestant Church.
The Pennsylvania Convention OF
Methodist Men is without authority
i'm the matter of reunion or anything
else, but leaders say that any testa-
ment by it will be weighty, as it will
represent the laity of the church in
hi; state.
Clergymen and 1aymen focked
there by hundreds for the meetings.
They came from all directions. Sew
eral special trains brought big dele
cations. Of the three previous con-
ventions in the national series, Ohio's
was the biggest. 1t registered $780,
Pennsylvania has set 1000 at it's goal.
The convention opened with Bishop
Joseph F. Berry, of Philadelphia,
presiding. Speakers were w. T..
Doughty, of New York, and Bishop
William A Quale, of Minneapolis.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24

WILSON URGES RAISING OF BIG CROPS.
WOULD PREVENT MDDEMAN FROM MAKING APPARENT SHORTAGE EXCUSE
FOR HIGH PRICES

vation now. We have got to increase
the product at every point where it is
susceptible of being increased.
"One of the things that has most
interested me about what has been
done directly by legislation for the
benefit of the farmer is the question
why it was not done long before. 1t
is astonishing that the assets, the
valuable, available assets, the visible
assets of the farm should not have
been available as basis of credit in
the banks on the same terms as the
assets of commercial undertaking and
manufacturing industry. Cattle are
just as valuable and tangible as goods
in warehouses and goods on trains.
I'VE have liberated the credits OF
the banks, and we have modified the
Department of Agriculture the scien-
tiic intelligence of the world. With
that combination, every nation in the
world ought to come to us to learn
how to raise big crops. We ought to
raise such big crops that circum-
stances like the present can never re-
cur, when men can make as If the
supply was so short that the middle
man could charge for it what he
pleased. 1t will not do to be mig
gardly with the world in respect to its
food supplies.
II wish that all problems of gov
ernment were displayed in as clear
lines of duty as this problem Of gov
ernment with regard as to how the
farmer ought to be treated is dis
played l wish, for example, that
foreign affairs were as simple as ag-
riculture. The great satisfaction
about what you have to discuss is that
when once your duty is determined,
we have got a great force of intnlli-
gence to 90 forward in the line of
duty.
THE things that make free coun-
try vital is the large number OF peo-
pie who get together to do important
things without asking leave of the
government to do them. The strik-
ing thing about great country like
the United States is that if the Gov
ernment neglected everything the
people would do it; that you do not
beckon to the people of the United
States; they command you to go on
and things that are neglected they
have got plenty of brains to get to-
/ gether and do for themselves"
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tangled with another in loving en-
brace to take to pieces, part by part;
burn it up and throw the trucks to
one side. The small man, a neces-
sary factor, crawls into and out OF
holes too small for his stronger
mates, attaches chains and ropes, re-
porting conditions, doing work as val
liable as that Of the Hercules who
with a crowbar heaves up a tangle
of wheels that a jack may be slipped
into position.
THE doctors and the nurses and
the relief train have come and gone.
Down the line stands an impatient
express, behind it long freight. In
the order direction a local is filled with
fuming commuters, and perhaps the
presidents special is close behind.
All along the division and soon to-
spread through the whole system is
delay, stalled trains, trains waiting
orders, trains costing the company
thousands of dollars minute.
over the tangled debris one man
stands supreme, swapping his o. ders
like the crack of a whip, utterly un-
mindful of the property he destroys
that other property may move. And
as if by magic the lines clear. The
last of the bent and broken cars are
turned on their sides and slide down
the bank The limping engine goes
off behind a switching engine sent for
the purpose If the delay looks long,
a temporary sidetrack has been
swiftly built and the several waiting
trains puff slowly by. The wrecking
train whistles. Its crew. driving the
last spike to make the track secure,
pull out jimmy pipes. The big crane
folds it's single arm and rests. The
men pile into their caboose. The
wreck is off the lines-time, fifty-hVe>
minutes The wrecking train has
finished it's work"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24

age. Everything in the barn except
the hay and straw was removed.
Bucket brigades, made up Of f1remen
aud citizens, kept constant watch on
all buildings, in the vicinity and ex-
tinguished the sparks as fast as they
fell on or near any building. After the
fire was under control line of hose
was kept playing on the smolderlng
debris for some time.
The abattoir had not been in use for
several years, but the equipment was
installed ready for service. The pump
ing station furnished water for this
city, and was equipped with pumps at
a considerable cost.
The mill has been in operation for
the last 20 years. The loss of the Con-
solidated Public Utilities Company is
placed at $4,000 with an insurance
of $4,000. Mr.. Shaver's loss will
amount to $500, with no insurance.
The cause of the low pressure OF
water, it is said, was due to the fact
that the hose was connected with one
of the old service plugs which is not
supposed to be used. 1t took the
strength of three men to loosen the
valve before it could be turned open
The mouth of the nozzle was closed
twice by stone coming through the
hose.
Two sections of hose, each so feet
in length, had large holes burned
through them lying 40 feet away from
the fire.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
Dairy Destroyed BY Fire.,

The summer house or dairy on the
Reese farm, at Meadow Branch, was
destroyed by fire with nearly all its
contents yesterday morning about 3
o'clock.
The fire was discovered by Miss
Margaret Reese, who sent Arthur
Starner to this city for assistance.
Frank and Leonard Shaeffer, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, hurried to the Are and
directed the work until it was extin-
guished. The stock in the large barn
was removed for fear of it burning,
but by careful guarding no sparks
were allowed to come close without
being Immediately extinguished.
In the dairy was large dairy tanks
and coolers, boiler, cans, &C., which
were consumed by the blaze. The
loss will amount to several hundred
dollars, which is partly insured.
The Misses Reese are the largest
milk shippers from this city to Balti-
more.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24

Wednesday of this week, Messrs.
Francis Neal Parke and Charles w.
clemson, attorneys, receivers OF tne
Grangers' Mutual Fire and storm IN
snrance Company, were in ToWson,
baltimore county, where they had
suits on a number of policies for over
due assessments. There were about
twenty-five cases in suit and all OF the
cases in which the company hao d
claim were decided in favor OF the re-
ceiyers. Just as rapidly as possible
the receivers are disposing of the suits
on back assessments and they hope Dy
the first of the New Year to know about
how much money is to be gotten from
the assessments that appeared to De
due on the books when the receivers
were appointed about a year ago
There have been about 1900 separate
nolicvholders on the companys books
and each case has been gone into and
II takes time and work.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
A SIMPLE INAUGURAL
Little POmp Expected When Wilson
Again Takes The Oath.

Washington, November 19.-Pres-
ident Wilson's second inauguration
probably will be comparatively
simple affair. While he has not dis
cussed details with his advisers, he
is known to desire that there should
be as little ceremony as possible.
1t is accepted as certain by Off
cials that there will be no inaugural
ball, in spite of the hope of Washing
ton citizens for such an event.
In addition to the Presidents op-
position to elaborate ceremony at his
Inauguration in 1913, officials point
to the recent death of his sister, Mrs
Anne Howe; the fact that March 4
falls on Sunday next year, and the
prospect that the European War will
still be i'm progress next March, are
reasons why the next inaugural exer-
cises will be as simple as possible
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
COURT HOUSE NEWS
transfers. Of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers of Real Estate.

uoIlie M. Furry to Lena B. Stem
and husband, conveys 80 square per-
ches, for $5.
charles O. Clemson ct al. trustees to
Caleb W. Selby, convey 39,776 square
feet, for $3.50.
charles o. Clemson, ct al. to Lizzie
N Frazier, convey 1854 square feet
for $500.
trustees of Mt. Pleasant M. T. church
convey 130 square perches, for $10O
emanuel Shaffer and wife to Marion
T, Warner, convey 5000 square feet
for S. -.
Harry Eckard and wife to Charles
II Bowers and wife, convey Z square
rcOds for S..
Charlotte MI. Vogt ct al to Pleasant
Grove parsonage, convey lot of land
for S..
4ampstead Cemetery Company tc
tie Board of Education of Carroll
eunty. convey l acre, roods and Z
sruare perches, for $500.
Henry G.. and Susannah Mace tC
Henry h. Bechtel, convey acres and
% perches, for $125.
John A. Fisher and vile to Henry
VI. Stem, convey % acres and 80 per
ches, for 81.
Henry E. and Savanna Mace tC
Henry l.. Bechtel, convey acres and
12O perches, for $125-
John A. Fisher and wife to Henry
VI. Stair, convey % acres and so per-
ches, for 81.
John w. B. Flickinger to George G
Myers. conveys SO square perches
for $3.50.
Nathan Hymiller to William Rob-
erts. conveys 101 acres, for S4390.
Theodore ID. Hare to John F. Gross
and wife, conveys 2 acres, 2 roods and
80 perches, for $345.
Jesse Lockard to Fannie z. Lockard
ct al conveys 16 acres, for $40.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24

President Wilson blamed middle
men for the high cost of foodstuffs
last week, in speech welcoming t.
Washington, the convention OF the
National Grange, the first formal
speech he has delivered since the
election. Urging that farmers in
crease their output, the President
said:
1--WE ought to raise such big crops
that circumstances like the present
can never recur, when men can make
as if the supply was so short that the
middleman could charge for it what
he pleased. 1t will not do to be
niggardly with the rest of the world
in respect to it's food supply.
The President did not mention re-
cent petitions to him to declare an
embargo on expectation of foodstuffs
from the United States to the rest OF
the world, and he did not refer even
Indirectly to the outcome Of the
Presidential election. His address
was interrupted frequently by ap-
plause from the farmers attending the
fiftieth anniversary celebration OF the
founding of the Grange.
"It seems to me-" said the Presl-
dent, "that some of the most inter
esting problems of our life and of the
life of the world lie before US, prob
lens in connectin with which the
farmers of the United States will play
a part such as they have never play
ed before.
ct goes without saying that the
physical life of the nation has always
depended upon the farm. 1t goes
without saying, also, that to large
extent the physical life OF the world
has drawn it's sustenance from the
great areas OF farm land in the Uni
ted States. We have sent food to all
parts of the world, and the Amerl-
can farmer has contributed to the
life of all the countries of the world.
But you know that as our own popu-
Iation has increased the proportion In
which we could help foreign coun-
tries as contrasted with our own has
decreased and there are problems that
are comparable with the problems OF
craftsmanship lying ahead OF the
farmers of the United States.
In the future we have got to BRING
more of the area of the United States
under cultivation than is under cultl-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
PERSONALS

Mrs. G. w. Frizzell, of Baltimore,
spent Wednesday in this city with
friends.
Miss Charlotte l. Mitten, this city,
who spent some time in Baltimore,
with her aunt, has returned.
Mrs. Raymond Frizzell, of New
Market, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Elmer Hoppe, near this city.
Miss Anna Case, of Baltimore,
spent this week with her mother, Mrs.
Harry Case, East Green street.
Miss Bess Clemson, of Union Bridge,
has been visiting her brother, Charles
10. Clemson, and wife, Court street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Yingling, this
city, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahaley, Hanover,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Humbert and
daughter, Edna and Miss Jones, of
Silver Run, spent Sunday in Abbotts-
town, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eppler and son,
of Baltimore, were the Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Fred Borsvert,
McGinnis, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Gorsuch,
East Main street. left this morning
for Atlantic City, and will be away
until after Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Carroll P. Albert and daughter,
Miss Frances, of Waynesboro, Pa, are
visiting Mrs. Albert's parents, Mr.
I1I: Hoir
street
A number of our citizens attended
the Democratic parade at Littles-
town on Tuesday and expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
demonstration.
Mrs. Theodore Yingling and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Myers and family, of
Hanover, Pa, returned home after
spending several days with relatives
at Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. Rossville w. Houck, of Wayne,
Pa, and Miss Iva Bryan, of York,
Pa, spent Sunday as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. o. M. Koontz, Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Houck is cousin of Mrs.
Koontz.
Mr.. j. Elmer Myers, of Pleasant
Valley, and Howard Hull, near this
city, left Wednesday noon for Chicago
over the Western Maryland Railway.
Their visit is on business.
Mr. Leo Coonan, of Baltimore, who
is doing service on the Mexican bor
der as a member of the Fifth Regi
ment of Maryland, visited his mother
and relatives in this city this week.
Ee is on a 30-day furlough.
Miss Helen Byers returned to Lit
tlestown, Pa, her home, after sever
al days visit with the family of her
sister, Mrs. John A. Bish, at Union
Bridge, Md. Her little niece, Helen
Bish, accompanied her home for
visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beachtel, of
near Silver Run, entertained the fol-
lowing relatives and friends Sunday
a week: Mr. and Mrs. James Staub
and son Luther, and Mr.. Edward
Slifer, South Queen street; Mr.. and
Mrs. Curvin Carbaugh and three
children, of Mt. Pleasant; Mr.. and
MRS. Luther Slifer, of near town; MIR.
and Mrs. John Maus, and children,
Lille and George, of Silver Run, and
Mr.. Michael Geiselman, of Hanover.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
RAILWAY WRECKS
Quick Rescue Work the Rule When
SmaShD Occurs.

Smashp Occurs.
Marvelously efficient is The system
Of Wrf cking machinert in use in these
davs for quick work when a smash
up occurs on one of the great rail-
roads. Some of the latest inventions
aud appliances for clearing tracks
after a wreck are described in the
Popular Science Monthly. The maga-
zine says:
"Wrecking trains are located on
every division of important railroads
standing idle in the yards waiting for
calamity-a crane car, with sufficient
power to lift freight car as a child
lifts toy; a supply car, containing
ropes, cables, chains, jacks, croWbars
tools, lanterns, fire apparatus, dyna-
mite, rails, ties; a caboose for the
Wrecking crew.
When the word comes over he
wire that the express and the fast
freight have tried to see which could
butt the other off the track the wreck
| ing crew assemblies in a hurry. fhey
are picked men-these minutemen of
the rails-each with his speciality. Me-
chanics, trackmen, men skilled in ex-
plosives, strong men, slender men, at
least one small but muscular man,
they come from roundhouse and shop,
| freight-yards and office at the su-
preme callThe wrecking boss takes
command, the best engine available
backs down, and with clear track
the wrecking train gets to the disas-
ter, often ahead of the special con-
tanning doctors and nurses.
There is only one order to be obey
e. when the wrecking crew gets into
action-'save life But once the vic
Tins are eXtricated-and they are TAX
en- out in remarkably short time-the
order changes. 1t is not, as might be
expected, save property 1t is clear
the line 1t makes no difference that
five jumbled freight cars contain ex-
pensive automobiles, or pianos, or
monographs, or fruit, which might be
saved by careful work. liz the con-
tents cannot be saved in less than an
hour there is only one thing to do.
The big steam crane is backed down to
the mess; a long, tentache-like hook
descends, chains and ropes are
brought into play, and slowly, sure
ly almost daintily, the crane swings
the wrecked freight car and it's con-
tents to one side.
sometimes the easiest way to
clear the lines is to burn the wreck
or blow it up. Tracks can be quickly
relaid if damaged, but nothing can re-
place lost time. The price of the car
60 of automobiles is nothing against
five hour delay, for the price of de-
lay mounts in stunning geometrical
progression. A few hundred dollars
for the first hour, it may be many
thousands of dollars in the second or
third hour. A stoppage of the lines
may mean stoppage of the whole
railway system, with hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of freight
tied up, confusion, loss, waste.
And we'll he knows his work-the
crane for this car, the jacks for that.
This engine looks like a scrap, but
probably will run; put her on the
other track. That engine looks all
right but is vitality wounded; throw
her off. This car is too inextricably
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
ORPHANS Court.

Monday, November 20th.-Letters OF
administration on the estate of Ellen
c. Grouse, deceased, were granted to
Samuel S. Grouse, who received war
rant to appraise and order to notify
creditors.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of George G. Maring, deceased
were granted to Ethel l.. Bounds, who
received order to notify creditors, and
returned an inventory of money.
Tuesday, November 21st.-The sale
of real estate of Susan c. Lester, de-
ceased, was finally ratified and con-
firmed
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Iaurinda Bemiller, deceased
were granted to Albert j. and John II.
Bemller, who received warrant to ap-
praise and order to notify creditors,
returned an inventory of personal
property and received an order to sell
same
Andrew B. Mckinney was appointed
administrator w. a., of Mary M. Shoe
maker, deceased
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
Hughes COngratulAtes President
Wilson.

Charles E. Hughes, Republican
candidate for President in the recent
election. Wednesday night from
Lakewood, N. j., sent to President
Wilson telegram congratulatns
him unon his reelection. In his tele-
gram Mr. Hughes said:
Because of the closeness Of the
vote. 7 have awaited the official count
in California, and now that IL nds
been virtually completed permit me
to extend to you my congratulatlons
upon your reelection. L desire also
to express my best wishes for sue
cessful Administrations
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
Buildings ON Herr Farm Damaged By
Storm.

The high wind which accompanied
the rain storm last night did consider
able damage to the buildings and
fodder stack on the Herr farm, ten
anted by Mr.. William Wolf, near this
city.
The tin roof on the barn was partly
taken off, the doors on the wagon shed
were blown down and carried away,
the fodder stack was scattered helter-
skelter over the property. Two wag-
ons that were standing along the road
we're blown down the pike for a con-
siderable distance but were not dam
aged.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24
Hughes, Home Is For Sale.

Washington, Nov. 21.-"F'or Sale
Or Rent" This sign of a large real
estate firm appeared today on the
residence of Charles e. Hughes, 21OO
street, northwest.
According to friends OF the ex-Jus-
tice here, he will become associated
with a large law firm in New York.
He will not begin his activities until
after the first of the year.