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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
BIG SCRAP IN CARROLL.
Factions in Both Democratic and Re-
publican Parties Have Tickets.

Monday wds the last day for filing
certificates Of nomination for the
May primary election with the Super
visors of Election and from the list
of Congressman and State delegates
filed old Carroll will be hot from now
until election by the candidates call
ing on the voters for their support.
The Democratic candidates in the
fight consist of the following for
United States Senate: Hon. Blair
Lee, Hon. David j. Lewis and Hon.
Cabell Bruce. For Congress, Hon. J.
Fred. C. Talbot and Hon. Lloyd Wilk-
inson. The delegates to the conven-
ton are Joseph B. Boyle, Albert L.
Davis, John o. DeVries, Charles
Jones, Jacob A. Frederick, John E. B.
Nelson, Nelson A. Hitchcock, James
H. Sherman and William Lowell.
The Republicans have an eruption
in their big family and have filed
these names: For United States SEN
ate-Joseph Irwin France and Ex-
Governor Goldsborough. For Con-
gress-William James Heaps, Lin
wood C. Clark, William H. Lawrence
and Newton D. R. Allen. Delegates
to the Convertion-John W. A. Abken,
William E. Baker, Walter H. Davis,
Roland R. Diller, William H. Flick
niger, Elwood L. Murray, Harry Fl.
Barnes, John Brooks Mellor, Sr.,
William L. Seabrook and Samuel G.
Repp.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
ArLOr Day at the High School.

Friday, April 7th, having been by
proclamation of the Governor of
Maryland set aside for the observance
of ArbOr Day, the occasion was cele-
brated with appropriate exercises at
the High School.
Mrs. Austin Gallagher, who has
been quite prominent in the Shade
Tree Movement, both as member
of the Women's Civic League, of this
city and of Baltimore was present by
invitation of the Principal, and deliv
cred a very interesting, instructive
and inspiring address on the planting
and care OF trees.
At the suggestion of Mrs. Gallagh-
er, Senator Orlando Harrison, OF Wor-
cester county, who had made a gift
of 5000 fruit trees to the school chill
dren of Baltimore city for planting
this ArbOr Day, made a similar gift
Of 800 trees to the school children Of
Westminster. 1t had been planned to
distribute these trees to the children
at the conclusion Of the exercises at
the High School. Delegations from the
West End School and from St. Johns
ParOchial School were present to hear
Mrs. Gallagher's address and to re-
ceiVe the trees allotted to the pupils
OF those schools, but owing to the
congestion of traffic on the railroads,
the trees did not arrive and the dis
tribution will be made later.
The following program was rend
cred: Song, An Anthem for Arbor
Day, the school: reading, The Cover
nOr'S Proclamation, the Principal;
declaration, Plant a Tree, Elizabeth
Gehr; song, If There Were No Trees,
seventh grade; declaration. The In
tiuence Of Trees, Russell Benson; eX
ercise, What the Trees Teach Us,
fourteen 9Th grade girls; address, Mrs.
Austin Gallagher: song, Welcome
Sweet Springtime High School pu
pills; exercise, Trees of the Fragrant
Forest. Z fifth grade boys; reading,
Small Beginnings, Carroll Roger; rec
tation, Planting of the Apple Tree,
Mary Warfield; song, America, the
school.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
LOCUST HILL.

At st. Bartholomew Church
Sunday school at 1915 p. m. Preach
ing at 2 p. m., Rev. George E. Shelter
pastor.
At Bart's U. B. Church-Sunday
school at $50 a. m. Prayer meet
ing at 7.30 p. m.
At Pine Grove-Sunday school at
8 a. m.
The spring communion services
were not held, Sunday, at St. Barthol-
omeW's and Bart's U. B. Churches, on
account of the inclement weather.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Bart's
Z. B. Church held a very successful
social, Tuesday evening, in the social
room of the church.
The Long Arm Telephone Com
pany has extended it's lines to the res
licences of Jacob A. Leppo, Cornelius
M. Gobrecht and Lewis Hoffheims.
The bill-posters of La Tena's Big
Three-Ring Wild Animal Circus were
in this place Tuesday, and billed the
show.
Mrs. Philip Leese is on the sick
list.
Mr.. and Mrs John Brown and
daughter spent Sunday at the home
of NJ. H. Warner
Rev. E. l.. Hughes, of York. spent
Sunday with e. Riley Miller and fam
lily.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
A Worthy Charity.

Mrs. G.. NJ V. Follett, representa-
tive of the National Florence Crit
tenton Mission, is in this city. She
is authorized to present the work,
organize circles, and receive sub
scriptions.
The National Florence Crittenton
mission is a great undenominational
missionary society for the uplifting
OF fallen girls, making way of es-
cape through the open doors of
Florence Crittenton Homes in Ameri-
ca and foreign countries.
1t also conducts homes for work
ing girls, and maintains preventa-
tive departments where young, un-
protected girls are sheltered, and
from which they are placed in posi-
tiOnS.
1t includes homes for children,
where children who come under our
charge, especially young girls of II
to IA years, are cared for, educated
and sheltered until they arrive at the
age of discretion.
On Sunday morning Mrs. Follett
delivered an address at the Reformed
church; Sunday evening in Grace
Lutheran church; Tuesday afternoon
to the Woman's Literary Club We'd
nesday evening in the Methodist
Episcopal church and Thursday af-
ternoon i'll Ascension Episcopal
church.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
Quilting Party.

A quilting was given by Mrs Cal
vim Cook, on Thursday of last week
AS Mrs. Cook is noted for her gener-
Gus hospitality, every one was made
to feel welcome At II o'clock an ele-
CANT dinner was served. Those pres
ent were Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs John
Snader, Mrs. Washington Robertson
Mrs. Howard Bower and daughter
Myretta, Mrs. Wilmer Duvall and son
George, Mrs. James Danner and son,
James, Jr., Mrs. Ephraim Bowersox,
Mrs. George Phillips, Mrs. Calvin
Cook, Mrs. Paul Robertson and daugh-
ter, Ella, Mrs. Chester Cook and
daughters, Marjorie and Harriet, Mrs.
Grover Haines, Mrs. Clay Rouser and
daughter, Ardine, Mrs Clifton Cook,
Mrs. Norris Robertson, Mrs. T. A.
Summers, Mrs. Ellen Danner, Mrs.
Maggie Pool, Mrs. Wivie Cook, Misses
Eta Lee Duvall, Mabel Cook, Louisa
Robertson, Myrtle Cook and Estella
Cook.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
at Cos This Morning for Mur-
der of Vim. F. Brown, Silver Run---
Boards Tore From Enclosure by
Crowd to Witness Execution---People
Remained All Night to be PRESENT.
400 Curious People Gathered.

Sudler confessed that he had killed
Mr.. Brown by striking him with a
stone. The jury of inquest on Jan
uary 5th, found that the death had
been caused by a blunt instrument in
the hands of Solomon Sudler. On
January II, the grand jury brought
an Indictment against Sudler, charg-
ing him with murder in the first de-
gree. The first count of the indict-
ment charged that the killing was
done with a stone and the second
count charged the killing generally
without naming any instrument of
death.
Monday, January "a, was fixed as
the day for the trial and a venire
facias issued for the petit jury for
that day. At first Sudler and his
friends insisted that the case be tried
in some court other than Carroll
county but later agreed to try the
case before a full bench. Sudler was
brought to this city Sunday by Sheriff
Stoner. On the way here he stopped
at the Springfield State Hospital,
Sykesville and was examined by
alienists as to his mental capacity.
On the oath, Judge Forsythe held
NOuII, UuI OWlHS 10 Iue IllneSS OF
Judge Thomas the trial was post
poned, however Sudler was brought
into court and arraigned.
January 81, the following Monday,
the trial was held. After the hearing
of the testimony the case was sub
mitted to the Court without argu-
ment. The Court retired for few
minutes and after due consideration
of all the evidence given the unani-
nous verdict of the Court was that
Solomon Sudler was guilty of murder
in the FIRST degree and that he was
sane at the time of the commission of
the offense and is sane now. After
the verdict was recorded and a plea
was made for the prisoners life, by
his attorney, Judge Thomas pro-
nounced the sentence: The judg-
ment o. the Court in your case is,
that you, Solomon Sudler. be taken to
the Jail of Carroll county from
whence you came and from thence
to the place of your execution
at such time as shall be duly appoint
ed by the Governor of Maryland. and
there be hanged by the neck until
you are dead, and may God have
mercy upon your soul.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
SHOE WEARERS MUST "PAY THE
PRICE,
Hide Shortage. Population Increase,
Army Shoes and Autos Create
Higher Footwear Prices.

A slde-effect of a far-away war that
interests every man, woman and
child is the announcement of the
fact that shoes must this season ad-
vance in price.
The generally reported scarcity of
leather and increased cost of tanning
since the war, cOmDined with an en-
ormously increased demand for leath-
er, all account for the advanced cost
of footwear.
Millions of pairs of shoes for the
European armies have been and still
are being made by American shoe
manufacturers. On the average, these
army shoes consume one and one
half as much leather as the average
American mans shoe.
knapsacks, saddles, harnesses and
other material for the armies at war
and a general increase in equipment
militia account for a still further de-
mand on the none too large supply of
leather.
Munitions plants haye called for
thousands Of feet of leather betting
and the general picking up of busi-
ness has started thousands of factor
les wheels and greatly augmented
the call for betting.
Autos have also made great and
increasing inroads into the available
leather supply for upholstering.
Leather is by-product. The sup
ply cannot he increased at will as
crops and metals are, but is depend
ent on the hide supply; and cattle
are not killed, primarily, for their
hides.
The latest census reports show
that the cattle population has de-
creased 20 per cent in the last ten
years, and the population has in
creased the same percentage.
Shoes, therefore, are to be more
expensive. 1t is said that the in
crease for the present will be about
20 per cent, hut will likely be more
by next fall.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14

Emma G.. Bankert, administra-
triX d. b. n. c. t. a., of Alfred w. Bish,
deceased, settled her first and final
account.
Anna j. Yingling, acting eXecutriX
of Mary A. Lane, returned inventory
of personal property and current
money, and received an order to sell
personal property.
Nathaniel Schaeffer, John D. Schaef-
fer and John ID. Rohrbaugh, executors
of Reuben Schaeffer, deceased, report
ed sale of bank stock.
Kate Thiele, executrix of Henry
Thiele, deceased, settled her first and
final account
Blanch Franklin, Administrative of
Charles B. Franklin, deceased, settled
her first account.
Harry j. and George E. Turtle, ex-
ecutors of Thomas Turtle, deceased,
reported sale of real estate which was
ratified and confirmed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Miss Mary Wagner, Carroll street,
is visiting in Baltimore.
Miss Grace Gunther, PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, is visiting her sisters in Bal
timore.
Misses Lou and Allie Bixler, West
Main street, were i'm Baltimore this
week and heard Rev. Sunday.
Messrs. Bond & Geiman, Oakland
dealers, report two sales of the Oak
land Six, one to Rev. E. c. Brown and
the other to Mr.. Noah Brown, near
this city.
William Kornmann, Sr., the we'll
known Baltimore musician, and who
for number of years handled the
drums in the Pen-Mar orchestra, died
in that city Friday last of double
pneumonia.
Within the next 60 days the West
ern Maryland Railway Company will
have installed the system of dispatch
ing trains by telephone on it's lines
between Hagerstown and Baltimore
This system has been in service on
the lines west of Hagerstown for the
last year anu d Hall, anu So SdL1SIac-
tory has it proved that the manage
ment decided to extend it to cover
the remainder of the road.
With persons lettering about the
front of the building and the owner
working nearby, a Weary Willie, ~
logged in the accepted garb of his
profession" walked Wednesday into
the store of John NJ Roddy, at ST..
Anthony's, about two miles from En-
mitsburg, and took about $35 from
the cash drawer. Although his haul
was made virtually within sight of
several persons, the tramp was thor
ough in his work and left only sew
eral dollars in small change The
nan has not been located.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
Big Claims For Storm Insurance

LOSSES
The claims filed with the Clerk of
the Court to this date in the Granger s
Mutual Fire and Storm Insurance
Company case total over $37, 600. This
is about double the total amount of
the claims that had been filed with
the company before the appointment
of Messrs. F. Neal Parke and Charles
o. Clemson. Receivers, in July, 1915,
the additional claims being those that
had not then been filed with the COM
pany. The claims have all been sworn
to and come from farmers in Carroll,
Frederick, Montgomery, Howard and
Baltimore Counties. Na1FIy one
fourth of the claims are in the form
of Judgments against the company
and therefore carry interest for sever
al years and costs of suit which will
increase the total of the claims. To
all this is to be added the costs of the
receivership. II all the claims stand
as filed the total amount of the indebt-
edness OF the company will be in eX-
cess of 5000. There are over two
hundred claimants.
The receivers will next report to
the Court the amount of claims filed
and obtain the Courts order to pro-
ceed in the case. There are Outstand-
ing some assessments that were made
Gy the company, before the receivers
were appointed, which assessments
the receivers will endeaVor to collect.
Later it is thought that a general
assessment will be made against all
outstanding policy holders of the
cOmDany
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14

Solomon Sudler, colored, who mur
dered William F. Brown, of Silver
Run, on New Years evening, paid the
penalty this morning at sos by hang
ing before a crowd of 400 people.
Sudler was handcuffed and the black
gown placed on him by Sheriff
Stoner at minutes of and was led
from his cell accompanied by Rev.
Barnwell, through the Jail to the scat
fold which was built in an enclosure
about so feet from the jail There he
was led up the flight of steps to the
platform of the scaffold by Sheriff
Stonar, Policemen Stem and Helm,
and was strapped around the legs,
the moose placed around his neck and
the black cap pulled over his head.
Then Rev. Barnwell, who has been
constant visitor and his spiritual ad
wiser, mounted the scaffold platform
and offered prayer, to which every man
in the crowd raised his hat and bowed
his head After Rev. Barnwell as
cended the flight of steps to the
ground Sheriff Stoner pulled the
lever and Sudler dropped about 6
feet to the bottom of the scaffold,
breaking his neck from which he died
in S12i minutes. He was left hanging
for Is minutes under advisement of
DR.. Eugene NJ. Sullivan, the county
physician. After removing the body
from the scaffold it was taken into
the jail and prepared for burial, and
was shipped on the GA a. m, train
to Baltimore by his grandmother, who
came here to take charge of it.
The execution went off very quiet
ly, no disorder from the crowd of
curious people. On hearing that the
execution would take place early in
the morning about 200 citizens ar
rived by midnight in automobiles and
teams and on learning of the enclos-
ure being built around the scaffold,
tore off about 80 boards, so it would
give full view of the scaffold to ev-
erybody present. Among the crowd
were persons from every part Of Car
roll county, Gettysburg, Hanover,
Littlestown, Baltimore and Baltimore
county.
Sudler, to show his appreciation to-
ward Sheriff Stoner said last night:
Mr.. Stoner | know you hate to do
this, but to make it easy for you, l
will do anything you want" 1t show
ed that Sudler was true to his re-
marks, by the brave way he died, not
a murmur passed from his lips.
There was some discussion whether
the execution could take place with
tie large gap in the enclosure, as the
instructions to the sheriff were that
it was to be private, but after con-
everything that might happen
if the boards were to be placed back
and the delay it would cause it was
thought advisable to carry out the
plans formulated.
Mr.. Switzerland, manager Of the
Home, was present and
spoke to Sudler before the execution.
He asked him why he didn't tell him
his troubles when he visited him at
Christmas. Sudler said he did not
want to expose Mr.. Brown and added
that he brought this all upon himself
The crowd expressed satisfaction
in the way the execution took place
and complimented Sheriff Stoner on
the manner in which the plans and
were carried through '
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
HOwe'> Travel Coming to Opera
.April "a.

The semi-annual engagement of
HoWe's Travel Festival is booked for
April oath, at the Opera when an en-
tirely new program will be presented
comprising some amazing demonstra-
tions of the untold possibilities of
motion photography. Among them
may be mentioned the very latest
cinematographic process showing the
movements of animals which ordi-
narily are so agile that they elude the
eye. However, movements that are
entirely too swift for the human eye
to note in detail, are here produced
s times slower than normal. Another
curiosity of flmdom which is weirdly
beautiful shows the cryStalliZatiOn of
various metals. The world of indus
try also contributes a film showing in
a most comprehensive way every
phase OF making an automobile at
the immense plant of the WHY'S
Overland Company, Toledo.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
The Story of the Crime.

On last New Years evening William
F. Brown, young farmer, was bru-
tally murdered at his home, one mile
north Of Silver Run. After the dis
covery of the crime search was
made and Mr.. Browns body was
found in a thicket nearby, where it
had been dragged. Suspicion fell on
Solomon Sudler, a colored boy, who
worked on the farm for two years and
had been taken from the Cheltenham
House of Reformation. Sudler was
missing and it was soon learned that
he, in company with Truman Will
Jams, another negro boy from the
Cheltenham Home, who worked for a
neighbOr, Mr.. Yingling, had gone to
Reisterstown and from there by
trolley to Baltimore.
The following Tuesday a reward of
$500 was offered for the capture of
Sudler. He was captured Wednesday
night in Cumberland and on Thurs
day was brought by Sheriff Stoner
to Marshall Carter's Office, Baltimore.
Monday in the Baltimore City Jail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
ATHLETIC DAY
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS HAVE SELECT.
ED MAY 5th FOR SCHOOL CONTESTS.

The Board of School Commissioners
of Carroll County have selected Fri
day, May ), as the date for the Public
School Contest and Athletic Day. 1t
will be remembered that a celebration
of this kind was held about the same
time last year with highly gratifying
results, there having been gathered in
Westminster on that occasion prob
ably the largest crowd assembled in
this city in recent years. A striking
feature of last years celebration was
the monster parade of school child
rem from all sections of the county.
Prizes were offered to the schools
making the best showing in the pa
rade, and as a result many schools
from all sections of the county at
tended in body, equipped with ban
ners and arrayed in holiday attire.
For various reasons it has not been
considered eXpedient to make the
parade the principal feature this year,
but other interesting features have
been added and it is confidently eX-
pected that the attendance will be full
ly as large and the enthusiasm on
the part of teachers, pupils and pa
irons even greater than last year. The
principal new feature this year will
be two contests in spelling, Glass A
and Class B. Class A will be limited
to pupils of the third, fourth and fifth
grades. Glass will include pupils
Of the sixth and higher grades The
number contest will be of one class
only. and open to all pupils without
regard to age or grade. One-room
schools will be limited to one entry
in each class. Schools of more than
one room may enter one contestant
in each class from each ROOM First
and second prizes of s. and $3.50 re-
Spectively will be awarded to the
winners in each of the spelling con-
tests, and also in the number contest
A moving picture show. consisting of
films of an educational character will
be provided for the children at the
Opera House from II o'clock to 2
Free tickets to this exhibition will be
given to all pupils taking part in any
of the contests. The well-known and
popular film "Guarding Old Glory
owned by Reese and SANTOS will be
shown. and will doubtless prove a
highly instructive and valuable fea-
ture of the program for the day.
The contests will be followed i'm
mediately by an educational mass
meeting in the Assembly Hall of the
High School to be addressed by
speakers prominent in the educational
world. The names of the speakers
will be announced later
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
Barn Burned.

The large barn on the farm of Fred
Magin, near SmaTIwood, was burned
Wednesday morning between 11.30
and II M, with it's contents. The
property is tenanted by John III.
Hoffman, who lost some of his farm
ing machinery, and quantity of hay,
straw, fodder and grain. The origin
of the fire is not known, it is said, but
it is supposed that children may haye
been playing in the barn with match
es. The loss is about $1,000 with a
small insurance in the Dug Hill
Company.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
Salem Lutheran Church.

St. John 's-Sunday school 8 a. m.
Divine service 10 a. m. Catechetical
class will meet Saturday afternoon,
April %. at the church. Sunday
school will render special Easter SER
vice, Easter Sunday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. st. Benjamin 's-Sunday
school l p. m. Divine worship p. IN.
Holy communion with preparatory
services Easter Sunday morning at 10
o'clock w. F. Hersh, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-14
Orphans Court.

;, |'HdaE. Auril 1Oth.-John Fl. Stans-
o,I}' and EInma J. Gummel, execu-
so, .S oI Jacob Gummel, deceased, re-
erty.
70. .FlIerS oi administration on the es-
Wig r1.e OIL '"th-rine Basehoar, deceased,
rL LLle granted to Charles H. Basehoar,
'1o received warrant to appraise.
William T., Walter E., and George
Il, Nieh' Executors of Charles w. AL
nn n deceased. returned inventory of
crrs.ai ~Hr soAai property, debts due, and
sell r'e',L , money, and received order to
a. PERSONAL property.
Tboald bD@'ld f. B. Pickett, executor of
count. 'lieu iAA0
zn?an LYMAN L. Arnold and Nancy E.
prt administrators of Margaret
n ~ u arnold. deceased, received order
frs. UePoSIt funds and settled their
amt final account.
4xt,. ''"IS OF administration on the
Cd oI George p. /. Hoover, deceas-
Hoo,%,,eFe granted to Barbara A.
lraipo Ai' lCIelN Gu warrant W dp
Tbe e ana order to notify creditors.
JaroE ID last will and testament of
nittaa w. caple, deceased, was ad-
veo Ts to probate.
and ddOeSaay, 5Sy April 11th.-George H.
Of idEton Nj. Black, administrators
cd innlcanna ir"icanna Black, deceased, return
debts 'Senlory S,y of personal property,
recsfr1e' sS une' and current money, and
erty rt'eo order to sell personal prop
to Sra DID L. buchanan received order
estato ~ OF administration on the
We're oo vi Albert F. Sharrer, deceased,
Who 81 eldnted to Sarah v. Sharrer,
Order VeeiVed warrant to appraise and
Lett W notify creditors.
estate 81 = OF administration on the
grantaJdi sarah A. Zepp, deceased, were
eeived m 10 10 Dorry r. Zepp, who re-
70 Dotis. Msdrrant to appraise and order
1o'fy creditors.