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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26

The convention of High School
teachers and principals convened in
the High School Building, Center
street. this morning at 10 o'clock and
this afternoon at o'clock. This
conventin takes the place OF the old
association meeting.
The principal speaker was Mr.. ;.
NJ. North, who is the High School
Supervisor of the State.
The meetings were not open to the
public, but a teacher in attendance
was allowed a friend.
The program was as follows
l. Permanent organization by
election Of officers.
,. Address by S. NJ. North, Super
visor of High Schools
,. The Broadening Vision of the
High School Age.
Paper prepared by Mr.. Charles H.
kOlb.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
PATAPSCO.

The public school will hold an
oyster supper in the hall on Saturday
night, February 3. The proceed ;
will be used for improving and
beautifying the school ground. All
are invited to attend and enjoy the
festivities Of the occasion.
Mrs. John Shipley and daughter,
Cecilia. have returned home after
spending a few days with relatives
in Baltimore. ....-.
Miss Ruth R Chew spent Saturday
and Sunday in Baltimore, visiting
Miss Carrie Green.
Myrtle and St. Clair Shamer were
the guests of Miss Grace Coker Sun
day last.
The Methodist Protestant church
of Patapsco, will hold an oyster sup
per in the basement Of the church
Saturday night, February II. All
are invited
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
BRICK WAREHOUSE
BURNED.
William Cover & Son, Keymar, Receive Heavy Loss
Fire Started i'm Cellar.

sides the above mentioned business
carried on in the warehouse, num-
ber of rooms were also in the upper
part of the building, which was used
as a residence and occupied by j
Price Robertson and family.
The Messrs. Cover purchased the
warehouse from Mr.. Birely about a
year ago.
Messrs Covers loss consisted of 700
bushels of clover seed, 100 barrels of
corn, carloads Of sulphur lime, &c,
and place their loss between $4,000
and $4,000, with some insurance.
Mr.. Robert9on's loss will amount
to $4,000, which is partly covered by
insurance.
The Western Maryland Railroad
used the building a number of years
as a ticket office and freight station.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
NagIe.

Mrs. Sarah Nagle, aged 76 years, l
month and u days, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William Bur
goon, MAJ chester, Wednesday. Bur
ial will be in GreenmOunt cemetery
tomorrow at 10 a. m. The services
will be in charge of Rev. Dougherty,
assisted by Rev. Wagner and Rev.
Letherman. Surviving her are II
children, p grandchildren and 6
great-grandchildren
Pallbearers will be Theo. Frinding-
er, John Hoover, Jacob Lynerd, John
Stansbury, Frank Utz and Thomas
Lowe Jacob Wink funeral director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
TEACHERS CONVENTION
High School Teachers and Principals Meet Today i'm
This City.

Discussion, Mr. Edward X. Cough
ran, Mr.. Wilbur l.. Koontz, Miss
Julia d. Roeder, Mr.. E. w. Craumer.
General discussion.
+. The Proper Studies and Curri-
culum to be offered in small town
High School, or the adaptation OF the
High School TO the needs of its
pupils.
Paper to be prepared by Mr.. F. r.
Young.
Discussion. MIR George Morelock,
MIR. j. Keller Smith, Miss Katherine
F7iscel. Mr.. n. Z. Basler.
General discussion.
:. Demonstration work by Miss
Troy.
G. Miscellaneous Discussion.
I. Appointment of Examination
Committee by the Superintendent.
S. Adjournment.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
ElSerOad.

Ida S. Elseroad, widow of the late
Jesse Elseroad, died last Friday
night at the home of her granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Vernon Abbott, Patapsco,
aged IA years. She is survived by
two daughters, also one brother, VIM.
StrattOn, of HoucksVille.
Funeral services were held in Wes-
ley Chapel, Monday afternoon, Rev.
Havens officiating. Interment in ad-
joining cemetery. The pallbearers
were w. II. S. Allgire, Peter Buch-
man, Wesley Davidson, George Rill,
Grant Dell and H. c. Eby. c. V. Tip
ton & Son, funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26

The large brick warehouse owned
nv William Cover & Son, at keymar,
was destroyed by fire this morning at
ID o'clock.
The fire, it is said started in the
cellar. and before any OF the contents
could be moved the building was
mass of flames and burned. The
building was used as Warehouse
DOstOltice and store room.
William Cover & Son conducted the
warehouse business, the postolllce
was under the charge OF Postmaster
William Cover and the store stock
was owned by J. Price Robertson.
The milding was erected by David
IIeldebridle about 20 years ago, and
was one of the most substantial
buildings in the neighborhood. Be
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
Those Dear Girls.

Edith-"I think Jack is horrid.
asked him if he had to choose be-
tween me and a million which he
would take, and he said, the million" p"
Marie-"That's all right. He knew
if he had the million you'd be easy"
Kansas City Journal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
Dieiienbach.

Mrs. Grace Allen Deffenbach, wife
of 0. ". Dieffenbach, Baltimore, died
yesterday morning aged "a years,
after an illness of one week of peH-
monia She was the daughter of
Anthony Allen, Butler, Pa. Besides
her husband, two children, Helen and
RiX, at home, survive; also two
brothers and two sisters, of Butler,
Pa
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at o'clock in the Chapel
of Stewart & Mowen Company, 10S
West North Avenue, Baltimore, Rev.
DR. Weber officiating Interment will
be made tomorrow in Zenlianople
cemetery, Butler, Pa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
Centenary M. E. Church.

Morning Worship 1890. Sermon
Subject: The Improbable Servant.
Anthem by the choir: The Heavens
Declare Thy Glory" by Judson. Ev-
ening Worship 73O. Sermon by Rev.
w. w. Barnes, D. D., of Baltimore,
District Superintendent. Sunday
school 915 a. m. Prayer meeting,
Wednesday, 7.30, Topic: Prayers of
Moses.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
Miller.

Vernon James, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ferd Miller, of Shiloh, died
January 19 at the age of l year and
week. Burial was at Snydersburg
Monday. Rev. Letherman off1ciated.
Jacob Wink funeral director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
Edwards.

The infant son of Paul w. Edwards,
near Taneytown, died January 20,
and was buried in the Church of God
cemetery, UniontoWn, on January o.
Funeral services were conducted at
the house by Rev. l.. B. Hafer. C. o.
Fuss & Son, funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
HOuck.

Carroll Houck, aged2 years, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Houck, Bridge
port, died from diphtheria on Janu-
ary %. c. o. Fuss & Son, funeral
directors
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
County Commissioners.

The board met on Monday and
transacted the following business:
Bills were passed and paid
Mary Anna Mumford, of Westmin-
ster, was granted q special pension OF
$40.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26

A fool and his money are soon part
ed, but it is different with lazy man
and a shady spot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-26
COURT HOUSE NEWS
J[IRORS FOR FEBRUARY TERM OF
COURT DRAWN.
raasfers Of Zeal Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers OF Real Estate.

,r,r,,.t,.r. nj Real F>iate.
w.,
IAoHil9 D. I'alHe9 anu wy ,o,l-,
Lambert ana VIE convey a "'i -
for $500. D,,.:,
VIM. Lambert anu "llG "
Ita.nea, convey ~ dCl 4oI ~. w. =
Milton L. myers anu vie ~ w H. So
Null and WlLe' coh'e! ''ol Co. 4o-
$4&J. w..
Win. Augustus 0hrlEer' JE'' " w. n
a. Towers ana Wile' conveys "0'"
iHHr" feet. lot 4o@V'. ..,, ~,
Herbert {. hlNIer 70 M"iuiiia II '.'
conveys ~ @'FeS' Lol *l''' ,y,.,
J"hn l. fOG!e " am "a i>'--'''
rHH|e%S Il Iot OIL laAu' l'l %'
crank Nooh'Z 10 Jol!I l. o61e' %
a., conveys ldHu' Iol g.. n po,.s
N4'. IT, osI' ~ ~ l.I,d for
conveys several tracts u l'li'' A0l
$-"V. .,-....-, o,,.l ,,.if, -,
ndf-'7 II. 10" li.s1l anu i,-,,,.
iAoII'.'N - ~ .''' '''''S 90
~ aIT"9' L"l 49, .,l,,,..
ihuinas y y. Da"-hSaI tHcI " nae
H. 4. Bowman ana "l1e' conveys -
acres, tor s..
Blue Ridge oli@2e 70 'icrpeLt d.
Getty, conveys - = acres IoI ?l"''
Nar@"rrJ T.. a2le5' eAe(o'i l>,.,', iA ~
I1Tehte ". anu .ll''lt.i tto-o
conveys i>!2 acres lo[ @"U''. ..;.
'Ur\eE r. AHiehI anu "Iie ~ ann
:. AhI"hl' convey 9eNtl' 'l Il 1'O19 'l
land.
Annie :. Alneht 10 ,urNeH @;
Ament ana "iIe, conveys se'eI"I
tracts On ''h0' Tor >'"'"'
H.liIi'i|' t-i' Tl'>'>'
hihoI il. Sullivan, Manchester ana
Margaret Warner. lt@nGFef, "a.
Erirun Gr>cnc, Chamber, ana Anna
M Cun.o% oiist.
Howard liadean. JOhnSOnburg, Pa,
and Maud NJ. CoIler, IdGway, Pa.
irwin VI. Sterncr and Esther Bank
"rd bOll ut Carroll county.
Joseph {. 'Onnor, Union Brldge'
ami Nellie +. Bowers, New Midway.
Orphans t0Hrt.
s.on,..v Ianu3rv 1.-THE last will
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

be invested in the Netherlands East
Indies, and 1 have done constantly
what could to promote that end" de-
clared J. B. van der Houven van
Oordt, one of three Hollanders who
have just been charged with an official
mission to Washington in connection
with the pending export question;
that so vitality concerns the Neither
lands Mr.. van Oordt is a colonial Of
fetal and authority. He has been
under secretary of state for the col
onies, and has also filled the post Of
president of the council of the
Netherlands East Indies.
To the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press, Mr.. van Oordt pointed
out that there has been a big increase
in the commercial intercourse between
America and Dutch India since the
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

in com parison with the British, Ger.
man, French and Belgian capital. It
lis true there has been an increase in
recent years. There is one American
rubber estate in the island of Suma-
ira that is the largest plantation in
the world. and special ships run to
United States ports to carry its prod
uce thither. But a great deal more
might proftably be done, especially
now money is. so plentiful in the
Union. The sugar rubber, tea and
other agricultural branches offer enor-
nous scope for profitable investment,
not to speak of mining possibilities.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

war, and particularly since the estab-
lshment of a direct steamship line
between Java and San Francisco.
The five boats now engaged in that
SERVICE he said, "are always packed
with goods. Rubber and all kinds of
tropical products are shipped to the
United States, and the boats return
laden with railroad rolling stock, ma
ch1nery, automoblles, aeroplanes and
the like. If only the ships were
available, the service might easily, and
to advantage, be extended
But the amount of American capt.
tai operating in the colony is small
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

America, especially in ArgendN
cording to Paul Dedyn, wool q!
er OF Buenos Ares, London o64a
sterdam, who has been in Japafls
great needs at present, he said
better shipping facilities betd
Sonth America and Japan, and PR
alton by Japanese mnufacturere1
handling crossbred wool as we'll e.
merino quality.
Mr.. Dedyn said there We're unli1
trade possibilities with tbs
American continent in wool, nfdSe
feathers to be exchanged Tor all 4
of manufactured goods from Japai
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07
Germans Indignant at Attack.

T. Stockholm, Aug. 21.-A story of the
fraternizing of the German and Rus
sian troops along the east front is told
by Swedish journalist. The usual
daily visits were going on, he said, and
all was peaceful, when the Russians
suddenly began firing furiously from
one section of their trenches. A Ger
man officer ran over and called out
Indignantly, What do you mean by
shooting with ball cartridges?'
A Russian officer explained apollo
get1cally THE colonel has just come
Up for inspection, but he'll be going
away in minute
When the Associated Press CORE
spondent was at the front a German
major told how one of his officers was
shot through the leg while walking in
front OF the trenches at time when.
by the custom of that period, neither
slde was supposed to fire. He made
indignant representations about it la
ter to the Russians, and was told that
party of high officers had visited the
trenches and the soldiers had to shoot.
But even at that said the major
the fools might have fired high
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07
FRATERNIzING SPIES
ON RUSSIAN FRONT
PrussianS Indignant When EN-
envy" Fires Ball Cartridges

Petrograd Aug. 20 Correspondence
of the Associated Press) The Ger
man soldier who is fond of fraterniz-
ing is more often spy, according to
diary found on captured Teuton SER
geant, says a Petrograd Gazeta CORE
spondent the front.
Only those German soldiers qualified
for their acuteness in observing are
allowed to fraternize with their Rus
sian opponents, this diary shows. The
document disclosed that it's writer had
been supplied with several bottles of
vodka, which with chara cteristic Ger
man thoroughness had been specially
brewed for distribution among the
Russians.
The diary contained a minute rec
ord of the fraternizers' acts and OBJ
servations, carefully headed, sub-head-
ed and numbered. Among the head
iings were: "Questions and Answers
About an Armistice;;;" "Conditions of
the Russian Army Attitude Tow
ards Peace Talk Invitations to F7u-
ture Meetings.
Among the entries were: Russians
warned us that their artillery was
about to fire." white peace poster
pasted up" and Russians report they
will not listen to orders to attack u.s."
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

although there are at present very
few in the country, Americans are
popular in the Netherlands East Indies
and they and their enterprises are as
sured of a most cordial welcome.
There is every prospect of a big extern
sion of the relations between the two
countries, to our mutual advantage.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07
CAPITAL INVITED
TO EAST indies
Dutch Missioner Explains Oppor-
tunity for American Investments

The Hague. Netherlands. Aug. %
Correspondence of the Associated
Press).-'I regard it as most desira-
BILE that more American capital should
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

are: Private Harry Devereux, Major
Copley Hewitt and Private Ruth
Stiles. They find their new uniforms
well adapted to the service required
of them as Red Cross ambulance
6riVeS
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07

This photograph shows. the new
uniform for Red Cross work just is
sued by the government at Washing
ton. These young women are am
bu1ance drivers at the medical camp
at Allentown, Pa. Left to right they
New Britain herald., 1917-09-07
Field Open to Japan.

Toxic, Aug. 20.-Unlimited posi-
bilities in the wool manufacturing bus
mess are open to Japan in South
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Corn Saved Pilgrim Fathers.

Had 1t not been for the Indians corr
our Pilgrim Fathers Of Plymouth and
our Cavalier %forebears Of Jamestown
would have persisted from famine.
They were saved from "The Starving
Times by the Indian corn which the
redskins had stored for the winter.
Indeed. the settlers wanted that corn
so much that they introduced the hith-
erto unknown vice of theft among the
Indians. They stole from the caches
and cribs, a practice Of which, to quote
Capt. John Smith, "the Indians griev.
ously complained" Civilization came
to it's own on this continent through
corn not only in the East but in the
West, for the journal of the Lewis and
Clarke expedition shows that those in
trepid explorers would have died for
lack of food had it not been for the
parched maize they obtained from the
first Americans.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Ieuends OF Polar North.

The polar North is filed with weird
imaginative legends, but perhaps the
most imaginative Is the theory Of the
north Greenlanders recently studied by
European ethnologists, concerning the
controlling power Of the universe.
This, they believe, is a woman, known
as the Old Woman Of the Sen. Accord
ing to Hartley Burr Alexander, "once
she was a mortal woman; a petrol
wooed her with enhancing song and
carried her to his home beyond the
sea. When her relatives tried to res
cue her the bird raised such a storm
that they cast her into the sea to save
themselves. She attempted to cling to
the boat, but they cut off her hand and
she sank to the bottom, her several fin
gers being transformed into whales and
seals of the several kinds. In her
house in the depths Of the sea Ner-
rivik dwells, trimming her lamp, guard
ed by q terrible dog, and ruling over
the animal life of the Deep"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Irene S Little
Adventure
o.
By Katharine Howe

By Katharine Howe
Copyright, 1917. by ". G. Chapman1

Copyright, 1917, by ". G. Chapman
"Mother! you never want to go any
where"
The other woman regarded her re-
bellious, but undeniably pretty Off
spring on the other side of the table
with a look of mild forbearance. She
was not yet very old, and had not
forgotten her own youth. But there
were firm lines about her mouth which
indicated that her advice was meant
to be followed.
"Dearie," she said gently, "if you
will think that e a minute, you will
e you are wrong"
SWELL" persisted the girl, ut comes
so near to being never I don't see
much difference"
II WISH" sighed Mrs. Folsom, 81
could give you more good times, but
you know our small income won't al
low me to go much in society, where
I would like to go for your sake"
Eyes, I know" said Irene with some
contrition, "but if you weren't so lni-
cal about whom I went with-there
isn't q girls mother in town as par
ticular as you"
perhaps I am a bit old fashioned.
But it seems to me q custom more hon
ored in the observance than the
breach"
Eyes, but if you didn't want a care
fully compiled history Of everybody I
speak to-"
snow Irene, let us get down to
facts. I simply don't want you to go
to places with young girls or men
that 1 don't know anything about. I
want to save you from possibly unhap-
py experiences. Perhaps I am all
wrong in trying to ave you. Perhaps
I ought to let you have the bitter ex-
p%erienceS, so that you may learn from
them. I know you will have them af-
ter awhile, but you will be older, and
better able to face them. So many
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11

terrible things are happening these
days. Sometimes when young girls
80 off with strange men, they never
come back"
Eyes mumsy, I know" coaxed the
girl. "But Mr.. Garston isn't a strange
man. you've seen him."
Eyes, just twice, and I didn't like
him."
That's because you're so wrapped
up in Jerry Carver"
"Wel aren't you?" smilingly asked
the mother.
"Of course II like Jerry, but he
can't take me out as much as he'd like
to. He can't afford it. I haven'i
been in an automobile In six months
and now when Mr.. Garston wants to
take me for a little spin, you don't
want me to 60"
mo" answered her mother, "decld'
edly, I don't. Who knows anything
about him. He's been in this town
just about two weeks"
"Well, everybody likes him, and
met him at Bessie's house"
docs she know anything about
him?"
81 didn't ask about his past history
If he was her friend I thought that
was enough"
at ought to be enough" responded
her mother. But in this place II
doesn't seem to be-"
"Well," said Irene looking at her
wrist watch, 81 suppose it's time fol-
me to go downtown for these things
Irene now never consulted the clock
since her birthday present had come
from her uncle. It was a beautiful lit
tie gold wrist watch, set around with
diamonds, and the mother had ex'
claimed just a trlfle regretfully when
it came: "Oh, if Uncle Albert had
just sent q check for that amount, II
would have bought your clothes fol
two years. 1t must have cost two OF
three hundred dollars"
But when she saw the girls delight
in wearing it, she remembered her OWL
pleasure in her first watch, and sale
no more
That evening Jerry Carver called
He was a wholesome, Woodworking
young fellow with the refinement ant
good breeding which appealed especial
l, to the mother, and it was plain hi
was deeply in love with Irene. Mrs
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
HMa&n@Vn
.J@Q9H4 q!
ROAD BUILDING HINTS GIVEN
Military Attaches With Former Pre-.
mier BaIfour of England, I'M
part Information.

Some interesting information re-
garding military road building was Civ
en- to the United StateS>when the Eng
lish mission headed by Former Pre-
mier Balfour arrived in New York.
Military attaches told how the armies
of France and Great Britain rebuilt
roads in France and Belgium.
English military engineers recently
have made experiments demonstrating
that it is possible and desirable to
build the highest types of road sur
faces for the temporary or emergency
movement Of artillery and supplies.
Roads built with asphalt sent from
England have been constructed in the
real of the Franco-Belgian front.
Roads so improved gave better serv-
ice than any type attempted under the
swift and heavy movement necesSi-
tated by the artillery action which
precedes infantry attacks. It was
observed that motortrucks and gun
carriages suffered no injury in move
ment over these hastily constructed
pavements, while frequent b~reakdowns
were experienced when road building
was not attempted.
Following those experiments q mis-
sion, including officers of the British
and French engineer corps, looked
over the pavements in the environs
of Paris built in the last three or four
years. Among other roads inspected
was the asphalt pavement laid on the
road to Versailles. which has been
carrying heavy military traffic ever
since the war started. AS a result
of these experiments and investiga-
tions it has been decided, wherever
possible, to construct similar surfaces
for the movement of military traffic
in regions where roads have been de-
stroyed or where they may be made
necessary by battle plans.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11

TO Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Ouinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. 50 cents
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
BUILDING GOOD EARTH ROADS
> Can Be Constructed at Low Cost, but
They Require Constant and Costly
Attention.

Good earth roads can be constructed
at a very low cost; however, they re-
quire constant maintenance, which may
be expensive where the travel is heavy.
A well-built and properly maintained
earth road will serve some sections as
well as the most expensive types Of
hard-surfaced roads will serve other
sections. Where this fact IS realized
more attention will be paid to earth
roads, and the money spent on them
will not be regarded as lost.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11

main highways extending from the
Oregon to the Mexican line. 1t SHOULD
be kept in mind that an application
for federal aid in the Improvement Of
any road must be made by the high
way department of the state. Con-
sequently If anybody in the state de-
sires to have a road improved at the
aid Of federal funds it IS necessary
that the matter be taken up with the
state highway department and not with
the federal government"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Get Out in the Open

GoF, tennis, horseback riding, noun
ing, boating. bathing, motoring, drivin
other outdoor recreations.