The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-06

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party at her sisters summer home, on
the Severn River.
The doctors are wholly unable to
find out how the germ of infant par
alysis is spread, but it is always safe
to lay it to the opposite political party.
Mrs. Emily Herr, East Main street,
received telegram this morning from
her son-in-law, Major Harry KINNEY
OF First Regiment Band, saying That
they have received orders to return
home
cambridge Colby, who nominated
Theodore Roosevelt for the Presi-
dency at the Progressive National
Convention in Chicago, declared him
self in favor of the reelection of Pres
ident Wilson.
Having vetoed the twO-cent fare
and opposed the income tax as Gov
ernor, it is quite logical that Hughes.
as 1OO-Per-Cent. Candidate for Pres
ldent should attack an eight-hour law
for railway trainmen.
David Lubin, founder of the Inter
national Institute of Agriculture and
father of the rural credits movement
in America, joined the list of promi-
nent Republicans openly espousing the
reelection of President Wilson.
With foreign governments taking
hand in the peace" negotiations be-
tween the United States and Mexico
something may be accomplished even
yet. When the man with the big gun
speaks the little fellow listens to what
he has to say.
The Republican party whose major
ity in Congress voted for the passage
of the Eight-hour Law, might have
former Speaker Cannon answer the
criticism Of the Presidential candidate
of their action. He and sixty-nine
other Republicans voted for the meas
ure.
The first days registration in West
minister district resulted in voters reg
lstered as follows: Democrats, 80 and
Republicans 20. In the first precinct
Eof WOolery's: Democrats, 8; Republi-
cans, 2. Several voters registered In
dependent and some declined to affili-
ate
Former Senator H. c. Hansbrough,
of North Dakota, who served IS years
in the United States Senate as a Re
publican, announced that he intended
to support Presidet Wilson for re-
election. He reached this decision
after hearing one of Charles E.
Hughes speeches.
The following services will be held
in the Bethel at Warfeldsburg, Sum-
day, October Sth: Sunday school at
2 p. m. Preaching and the ordinances
of Gods House, commencing at p.
m. You are especially invited to attend
these services. Rev. c. Amos Rey-
nolds, pastor.
The man who invented the slogan
"A Full Dinner PAIL" which has long
been the campaign cry of the Republi-
can party. wears a Wilson button on
his coat lapel. David G. Baillie, of
New York and Los Angeles, newspaper
man, writer and authority on internat-
ional affairs, is the man.
In a letter received recently by
Sheriff Thos F. McNulty, Robt E. Han
rahan, says that after being an ardent
Republican for IA years" he will
take great pleasure in announcing his
affiliation with the Democratic party
and a strong advocate of Woodrow
! Wilson as President to succeed him
, self"
Mr. Benjamin Dorsey, Bond street,
was in railroad wreck on the Penn
sylvania Railroad in Kentucky last
Saturday morning, but was not injur-
ed. The train was a double header
and was running so miles an hour
when it jumped the track upsetting
both engines and killing the engineer
on the second engine.
A new Camp, of P o. of A.. No
26. was instituted at Claggetts, Balti-
more, September s, by Sister Well
stood and the team of Camp No. 26.
The camp was organized by Sister
Mary E. Weidner Sr, P. P Camp 3.
The camp is not month old and has
taken in several new members and
they are going right to work.
That the Hughes candidacy is sup
erfluous and that the former Supreme
Court Justice has lowered his own
standards by assailing President Will
son, are among the reasons given by
William Albert HARRISON, an attorney
and Republican of Pittsburgh, Pa, for
supporting the President for re-elec-
ton.
Automobile Commissioner Baughman
is directing his attention especially
to enforcement of the act of the last
Legislature which requires motorists
to report to the Commissioner within
"a hours any accidents resulting in
death or serious injury. Mr.. Baugh-
man thinks that motorists have not
been complying with the new law as
they should.
A spark from an emory wheel struck
in a tub containing gasoline at Klee
& Hoff's garage, Saturday morning,
causing the gasoline TO ignite. An
alarm of fire was given but upon the
arrival of the fire company, the fire
was about extinguished. A fire ex
tinguisher was brought to use and
soon settled the blaze. The tub was
pulled from the building to the street
where it was left to burn.
William F. Gempp, the youthful
auto jack" of 1872 Clifton avenue,
Baltimore, who was arrested Thurs
day afternoon by Headquarters Detec-
tives Quirk and Vahle at Millers, this
county, while making an effort to dis
pose of the automobile Of Ernest Slat-
er, which was stolen on Wednesday
night, faced Justice Stanley in the
Central Police Court on three charges
of larceny. He was held in default Of
$500 bail for the action of the Grand
Jury.
The Speicher dry" law of 1916 for
Garrett county was upheld by the