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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-05-18
SYkESVILLE.

Nellie Gather and Alice Bennett
spent several days last week WIN the
formers grandmother, MIS- WIZ
Hobbs, of COOksville, Howard county
Miss Ruth Bennett and MISS EIhe
gImmart, of Baltimore, spent lloll
Saturday until Monday WIN MI ah'
Mrs. VIM. II. Bennett
Mrs. Jas. Carter, Sr., who mas peer
i'll the past week is reported 10 De
somewhat better.
Miss Julia Belts, who has beer
spending several weeks here with mel
mother and friends, has returned u
New York. ,...,.
Mrs. J. Brooks MellOr and little
daughter, Rose, spent several DAYS
last week in Baltimore.
Louise Bennett and Margaret Ell
spent Saturday in Baltimore, pellE
chaperoned by Miss EllzaDeth j
Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Melville enter
tanned from Friday until MONDAY
Mary Melville of Western Maryland
College: Miss Eloise Somerlott, OF
Cumberland, and Miss Helen Slmp,
ars of Washington. All three OF
these young ladies are in the senior
class at Western Maryland college:
Mr.. Harry Patterson, OF Norfolk
Va. spent the weeks end at the home
of Senator and Mrs. Wade II. II
Warffeld, at "Chihuahua.'
Mrs. VIM. Shipley and little daugh-
ter, Margaret. have returned nome
from a visit to the Eastern Shore Oh
Maryland.
MRS. Thos. Anderson entertained at
a dinner party Sunday Col. and Mrs
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Newton DeIrles
Mrs. Jennie Warfield and Miss Ruth
Berrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merceron and
children, of Towson, have been WISH
ing friends in Sykesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Graham are
visiting friends in Piedmont ana
Phillippi, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Grimes have been
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Glmple
in Gainesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Litchtield and little
daughter are visiting relatives IN Sy-
kesville. Mrs. Litchtield was former
" Miss Annabelle Forthman.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Deane and lit
tie son visited Baltimore Wednesday
to attend the big circus there.
The Out Look Club" was entertain
ed Saturday afternoon by DR.. Reese,
in the parlor at the Springfield Hos
pital DR.. Reese had lady to ad-
dress the club. who gave an interest
ing and instructive talk on the lives
of our Presidents.
Miss Elsie Jones is substituting for
the principal, Miss Ada Carter, this
week at our public school. Miss Car
ter was called away from school by
the illness Of her mother.
Mrs. VIM. Hobbs, of COoksville,
Howard county, and Mrs. VIM. Moles-
worth, of Baltimore. spent Tuesday
at the HON" of Mrs. VIM. Gather.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
Healthy Pasdmc for Women

"My experience in the sale Of
motor cars said Neal Sutherland
OF the w. c. Norris Motor Sales
company. local Oldsmobile distribu-
tor, TO n World reporter a day or
two ago. "has proven that driving
car is beneficial to the nerves Of
womanknd. Whether a woman has
been busy at household duties, shop
ping. or Just tired from social activ-
tiles, to get into "A car and drive for
an hour or two refreshes her in an
amazing way.
This Is not a theory of my own.
I have been told these things by
many women who drive Oldsmobiles
and other cars.
"One of these women recently
stated that when driving the body
becomes alert and the mind becomes
clear of everything but driving. Sit
ting behind the wheel she said,
constantly attentive to the handling
of my car. | unconsciously breathe
deep and my lungs are filled with
fresh out-of-door air do not be-
lieve any woman driver feels any
fear or strain on her nerves or
health, taking myself as an example.
The motor car of today, judging
from my Oldsmobile, is so easy to
operate and responds so quickly to
every touch II inspires confidence in
the driver"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
things wocld be quite different.

things wocld be quite different. Al
times, The ruts were so deep, In
places chat my grease pan dragged
along the center Of the road. Many a
time | had to get out and cut down
adobe as hard as rock and fill in
my own rcae so that could go ahead
I'm to Salt Lake, the going Is hor-
rible. The road there Is so unspeak-
ably wre:che1 that II should be closeo.
want to gay TO you that II every
tourist that takes the road that | took
would toll the truth about it there
would be fewer transcontinental trips
than there are now Then, again,
take the garage men In Utah and Ne
vada First. they look at your IL
ccnse tag. If IL is n Utah license, the
Utah garages will treat you with some
respect. But, IL rot, they take every
possible advantage. The same with
Nevada. My advice TO tourists cross
Ing these two states Is to get state IL
ccnses in both of them. If they do
not, they will be robbed right and left.
At one pince, found tho sherff's Of
Sec in cnhoots with the garage
at was relief to cross the Cali
fornia l,no. From now on. | shall con-
fine my motoring for pleasure to this
state"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
AUTO TRUCK SAVED
$50 MONTH ON FEED
Cheyenne Creamery Company
Makes Profitable Expert
ment in Hauling Milk.

More and more is the motor truck
coming into its own. The past three
years have seen wonderful strides
made In their use. First Of all, in Il
military way, the United states gov
ernmcnt alone has already contract
ed for over $4,000 Of AL sizes and
makes to be completed this year. The
freight condition throughout the
country has handicapped the railroads
10 an enormous extent and this condi-
ton will grow worse as the plans for
the final mobilization of the army for
oNersca service are completed. This
lack of transportation facilities has
forced shippers to use other means
than the railroads. In their urgent
need they have turned to the motor
truck and the result has been a revela-
tlon To them. The economic demand
for food conservation has led to the
greater use of the motor truck thru
the release OF horses and mules. and II
takes the produce Of 37,000,0o0 acres
of land 20 support the horses ana
mules Of this country.
Due "a the war all these things are
being brouLht to light and are point
ing the way to wider uses to which
n. tor trucks can be put and the nu-
lNelOuS otner COnilDonS tllal Will pe
relieved thru their use.
With the increased use OF motor
trucks the natural question of cost Of
operation enters into the discussion.
How well and how easily this question
can be solved is best illustrated by
the following instance:
The Cheyenne Creamery company,
Of Cheyenne. Wyo., have until recent
ly ben Using horses TO do their haul
ing Thru actual experience and sta
tistics kept over n long period of time
their records show that their horses
cost them exactly $44 a month. This
was due 70 several reasons, principal
" the hish cost of horse food The
company concluded to give auto
trucks a trial test They found that
the truck could DO the work in a
quarter OF the time that it was posi-
lie to do ii with horses, and could re-
lieVe the driver for other work. The
actual net upkeep of their truck has
been less than s1i a month showing
n net saving of $40 month in addi-
ton to many other advantages.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
NEW OVERLAND CAR TO BE
ON MARKET NEXT SUMMER
President WHY'S Says Model Will
Not Compete With the
Present Line.

There have been rumors concerning
the future plans Of the Willys-Over-
land company as they relate to- the
building of n new model 1t is true
that for a year past this company has
been working on a new model car, but,
acc crdinS to officials OF the company.
Il will be n type that will not in any
way compete with its present line OF
vehicles.
This new model Is a small car. de-
signed to be produced in quantities
and to meet an entirely different de-
mand from anything we have in the
line today" says John n. WHY'S. pres
!dent of the Willys-OVerlanG company
1T will have \ short wheel base
twC-speed transmission, and the front
tires VIII be 30X3 inches and the rear
tires 30x3R
1--WE hope to be able to get this car
into production by the summer Of
1918. but this is particularly diff
cult period In which to engineer a
production of this description. or ac-
count of the complications in getting
material AMI machinery with which to
go into this contemplated program.
The tests of this new model have
proved to us that the car has more
than lived up to our expectations. and
we believe that we will be able to pro-
duce results of n more or less startling
nature
we hone by the sumner of 1913 To
have some of these cars IN the hands
of customers"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
JOPLIN MAN GR0UCHY
ABOUT WESTERN ROADS
Paul Davey Says Auto Trips
to California Breeds Pic
turesque Liars.

Paul Davey, a wealthy mining man
Of Joplin, Mo. recently reached Los
Angeles, Cal. after a motor trip from
his home town and in an interview
with a newspaper reporter in the
coast city criticised the literature that
has been sent east concerning the
trails, highways and roads leading TO
California; the garage treatment he
received in Utah and Nevada; the lack
Of honesty and courtesy on the part OF
those whom he met and oVertook
along the way. His Is a tale of woe
end misery, all the way from Joplin
to the state line OF California.
Automobile touring To California
has raised up several varieties of
liars" began Davoy. when / get
to san Diego, | am going to remain
there for the rest of my life. AT any
rate. nobody will ever catch Davey at
tempting another trip across two
ranges OF mountains, over such roads
as now exist, seeking pleasure. There's
nc pleasure in it; nothing but hard
work ard no satisfaction. OF course
you may say that / was especially un-
fcrtunte.
Il covered $500 miles, all told,
/ 500 miles Of which was over the rot
tenest roads / have seen in my fifty
years of Ifo. From Joplin to Topeka
/ encountered notnlng nut rain ana
mud The roads were so bad out OF
Topeka that motored back to Hutch
inson and took the Santa Fe trail.
This is nothing but a trail a cowpath,
is better name. You go thru
buffalo wallows that have been in eX-
istence eve. since | punched cattle in
Kansas. thirty years ago.
"From Colorado Springs to Cunning
! found the first piece of good road
cut of Joplin. From there to Grand
Junction have not the words to de-
scribe the frichtful conditions This
was due, undoubtedly. TO the fact that
I'm Colorado they allow the freighters
law compelling the freighters to use
the same roads that automobiles have
to take. If the state would pass a
law, compelling the freighters to use
enc side Of the road exclusively. al
loving the motor cars the other side,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
DURABLE PAVING FOR
HEAVY TRUCK TRAVEL
Asphalt Blocks Said to With
stand the Strong Suction
of Motor Tires.

Asphalt blocks are now being used
in various parts of the country for
paving, because they are especially
suited to Withstand the destructive
friction ard suction which motor tires
exert on a street surface. This paving
material is factory made ard produced
under conditions more Uniform than
those of ordinary asphalt surtacing.
Each block measures s inches wide,
IL inches long and from to inches
thick. The material used is crushed
trap rock mixed with asphalt cement
at 4 temperature Of 400 degrees Far
cnheit, and fashioned into blocks at n
pressure of 1000 pounds to the square
inch.
The blocks are laid like bricks in ce-
ment mortar on a 6-inch concrete
bace, no heating plant being required.
The cost of the pavement, In place,
is about the same as that of brick. AS
much as 1000 square yards have been
laid In one day by a gang of sixteen
laborers. Every fifteen feet anchor
blocks. having strips of steel project
ing from their under sides, are laid
across the street to prevent creeping
of the surface layer. The blocks
the ends of the rows are cut by ma
chine into the desired length.
After the pavement aus been laid.
fine sand is scattered over the top and
swept into the cracks. A convenient
revolving brush has been designed II
do the sweepi~g. 1t Is mounted be-
connected with the revolving axle, and
drawn by n horse. Traffic is kept off
the street for week after the work is
finished
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-28
CASES 1918 MODEL HAS
Continental SIX ENGINE
Completely Modernized Design Ma
terially Improves Appearance OF
the Car

The J. I. Case Threshing Machine
campany. Racine, Wis, makers Of
automobiles. trucks, tractors and agri-
cultural machinery, have abandoned
the building Of their own engine. and
their car for 1918 will be fitted with
a Continental six 3 Y by 5H inches.
The car as whole Is larger. the
wheelbase being increased to 1876, or
5 inches more than last year. In
bodies there will b a seven n-passenger,
a four r-passnger and a Springfield
type available. The Case scheme in
This chassis is to employ well tried
units. The parts comprise the Con-
tinental engine. Borg 6 Beck clutch,
Grant Lees three-speed transmission
and Columbia axels, spiral bevel drive.
The electrical equipment is all Westlng-
house, the carbureter a Rayfield end
the fuel feed by Stewart vacuum from
an 18-gallon tank at the rear of the
frame. A chassis change Is the sub
stitute of half-elliptic springs for the
cantilever type used for the past few
years, Case being one of the first firms
to go back to the simpler layout
/ Hotchkiss drive is used. Rigidity Is
sought by the employment of a six
inch deep frame. The appearance Of
the car is very much improved. the
design being completely modernized.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
SUPPORTS COAL PRICE BILL
PRESIDENT IN FAVOR OF CON-
troll OF SITUATION.
Would Have Government Take Over
and Operate Mines and Also Fix
Prices If Necessary.

Washington, June %. --President
Wilson has given his support to Sen
ator Pomerene's resolution to empoW-
er the government to fix coal prices.
After a conference between the Pres
ident and the senator, a meeting OF
the Senate Interstate Commerce COM
mittee was called for to consider the
resolution. 1t proposes that, for war
purposes or other emergency, the
Federal Trade commission shall be au-
thorized to fix coal prices, and, in
event of disagreement with the oper-
ators, the government shall take over
and operate coal mines, with an ar
rangement for fixing the compensation
of the operators at later date.
President Wilson, according to Sem
ator Pomerene, is "in full sympathy
with the objects of his resolution, be-
lieving the coal situation acute and
prices far too high.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
DRAFTED MEN CANNOT CHOOSE
MUST TAKE CHANCES ON BRANCH
OF SERVICE THEY ENTER.
Assignments to Be Made by War De-
partment Though Most of Men to
Go Into Infantry.

Washington, June 22.-Men drafted
into the new armies by selective con-
scription will to great extent have
to take their chances as to the branch
of service in which they want to serve.
An announcement by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder has stated that
the assignments to the different
branches would be made at the discre-
ton of the War department. Most OF
the men brought into the army by Sc
lection are for the infantry. The draft
is for the army alone-in no cases are
men to be assigned to the navy.
Up to Absentees.
In the proclamation of exemption
regulations by President Wilson, pro-
visions are made for physical eXami-
nation of men drawn for service who
are absent from the place Of registra-
ton.
The War department places the bur-
den of learning whether or not they
are drafted, wholly upon the absentees.
1t was suggested that they make ar
raugements with friends to notify
them at once if drawn by the lottery.
Another official announcement eau
tons eligible men that because they
escape the first or subsequent levies
they are not releasd from liability to
service.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
PUBLISHERS POSTAGE
RAISED BY COMMITTEE
Five Per Cent Tax on Profits Over
$4,000 Is Also Favored by
Senate Body.

Washington; June 22.-The Senate
finance committee has taken what the
members expect to be final action on
publishers taxes in the war revenue
bill, adopting by vote Of to 6 an
increase of one-quarter Of cent a
pound on second class postage rates,
and an additional levy of 5 per cent
on publishers net profits more than
$4,000.
Revenues of 100000 annually
from the increase in postage rates to
IL cents a pound, which most publish
ers have vigorously opposed and about
$9,OOO,OOO from the profits taxes are
expected. The increase in postage
rates will apply to publishers of news
papers, magazines and all other period
icals, including religious publications.
The committee also decided to retain
the House increase of so per cent a
letter rates but tentatively agreed to
strike out the double post card rate.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
LAST BIG LOG DRIVE NOW
ON WAY TO MINNEAPOLIS
Arrival at Mills Will Mark Passing of
"Lumberjack" Days on Upper
Mississippi River.

Minneapolis, June 22.-The last big
log drive on the upper Mississippi
river now is on it's way to Minneapo-
lis from Swan River landing, near
Grand Rapids. It's arrival will mark
the passing of the old "lumberjack"
days on the upper Mississippi.
1--WE are bringing the boom sticks
down with the logs" said r. H. Chute,
secretary of the Mississippi & Rum
River Boom company. "When the last
of the drive is brought in next sum-
mer the river will be clear of logs
except for 'deadheads' that are yet to
be raised from the bottom. They can
not we'll be driven, but probably will
be sawed at small mills along the
river. 1t is the last drive"
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
PROPOSE DRASTIC PLANS
TO PREVENT EXTORTION
President May Ask Law Permitting
Communicating of Mines and Fac
tories to Control Prices.

Washington, June 21.-As a result
Of unchecked war profteering not only
in the sale of necessities of life to
the people, but in the furnishing Of
military supplies to the government,
President Wilson may ask congress
to enact the most radical legislation
ever proposed in this country.
The president and his cabinet have
discussed a plan to exclude fuel from
the food administration bill and in
clude it in a new measure, empower
ing the president to commander and
operate coal, copper, iron and lead
mines, smelters, cement plants, oil
wells and refneries and any other in
dustrial establishments the proprie-
tors of which refuse to furnish their
products to the government at reason
able prices. -r@
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
SIMS HEADS FLEET OF
ALLIES IN THE IRISH SEA
American Officer Put in Command Of
Naval Forces During Absence OF
District Commander.

Washington, June 21.-A brief mes
sage from London brought the navy
department it's first news of the ap-
pointment of Vice Admiral Sims to
command the Allied naval forces in
Irish waters during the absence of the
commander Of the district.
The Washington government has
given Admiral Sims wide powers to en-
able him to meet any situation that
may arise The admiral has full au-
thority to act on his own initiative in
disposing the forces at his command.
Much of his time has been spent in
London and Paris and late advices are
the first to indicate that he has been
at sea with his ships.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
SUFFRAGE BANNERS ARE
AGAIN DESTROYED BY MOB
Persistence of White House Pickets
eliminates in Demonstration BY
"Antis"-1O,OOO Witnesses.

Washington, June 22.-The persist
ency of suffrage sentinels at the White
House in hosting banners bearing in
scriptions interpreted as being 'trea-
sonable" eliminated in an anti-suf-
frage demonstration there when a
crowd Of nearly thousand persons
tore down the banners for a second
time.
The crowds victory was short-liVed,
however, for in 10 minutes two moro
banners had been obtained from sui
frage headquarters nearby.
Police reserves were called out to
quell the rioting. Nearly 10000 per-
sons witnessed the rout Of the suf-
frage pickets.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
INVASION OF GERMANY
THROUGH AIR PLANNED
Allies Consider Success Certain if U. S.
Can Garry Out Building Program
in Next Year.

Washington, June 22.-lnvasion OF
Germany-carrying of the fight INTO
the kaiser's territory through the air
with success deemed certain, is the
plan Of the Allies.
Chieftains of visiting war commits
sions insist the pAn will bring COM
plete victory nearer by many months
provided the program of the Council
of National Defense's aircraft produc-
ton board goes through. That pro-
gram calls for 1000 American air ma
chimes for the fighting front by April
and for 10000 by August.
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
j, s. WILL STICK TO FINISH
BALFOUR TELLS COLLEAGUES
THEY WILL FIGHT TO END.
Americans Will Not Refuse Any Sacri-
flee or Effort That Will Bring
Happy Fruition, He Says.

London, June 22.-Arthur j. Balfour,
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
gave an accounting of his stewardship
in connection with his mission to the
United States to the members Of the
House of Commons i'm luncheon ar
Knged in his honor by the Empire
Parliamentary association. Mr.. Bal
four said:
What moves me, and all of Britain,
and France, too, is the tremendous
and spontaneous enthusiasm of Amer
lea for what is now our common cause
and the deep feeling Of sympathy
which mauifestly animates the entire
American community-North, South,
East and West.
U. S. Will Not Turn Back.
"Our alliance is based on great
moral consideration. We alike do not
wish to use war as an instrument of
expansion, and so we here may be GER
tain that the United States will not
leave us under our great ends are &C.
complished. There is nothing I am
more certain of than this, that the
United States, having put it's hand to
the plow, will not turn back.
"The Americans have carefully stud
led the origin and aims Of the war and
have come irrevocably to the conclu-
sion that, with the victory Of the AL
lies is bound up the whole future of
civilization. They will not refuse any
sacrifices or effort which may bring a
happy fruition, on which they are con-
vinced depends the whole trend of
civilization"
The Tomahawk., 1917-06-28
HOUSE REJECTS AMENDMENTS
WHICH WOULD DELAY ACTION
AND SENATE LEADERS TO
COMPROMISE.
PROSPECTS SEEM BRIGHT
FOR PASSAGE BY JULY ]
Final Vote in House Is Expected al
Once, Prohibition Proposals and
Licensing Features Being only
Stumbling Blocks-Repub-
leans Support Bill.

Washington, June 23.-Prospect to1
passage of the administration food
control bill by July 1 as earnestly de-
sired by President Wilson appeared
brighter after the House had rejected
important amendments which prom
ised to delay final action and Senate
leaders had tentatively agreed to com
promises designed greatly to expedite
consideration.
Rejection in the House on point OF
order of proposals to include SHOES,
clothing, farm machinery and cotton
under the regulatory food provisions
cleared the way to passage to such an
extent that final vote is expected at
once. Prohibition proposals and Rep
resentative Lenroot's amendment to
strike out the licensing feature OF the
bill constitute the only apparent OBJ
stacles to a final vote then.
Republicans Rally to Bill.
To pass the measure with as few
additions to the original draft as pos
sible in order to expedite conference
consideration, is the plan OF Repre-
sentative Lever in charge of the bill.
He told the House that minor changes
could be made at leisure. House Re-
publicans are rallying generally to
support of the bill.
While perfunctory debate was pro-
ceeding in the Senate, substantial
progress toward compromising differ
ences was made by leaders at infor-
NAL conferences. The changes tenta-
lively agreed to include:.
Elimination of the section authorlz-
ing the food administrator to requlsl-
ton factories, mines and other plants
when he finds it necessary.
Would Not Fix Wages.
Elimination of provisions authorize
ing fixing of wages, including those OF
farm laborers.
Elimination of specific authorization
to regulate consumption by rationing
or control of individual meals.
Exemption of foodstuffs stored by
producers from the authorizing pen
alties.
Provisions for control OF foOdstutf
purchases in this country to prevent
competition in buying between the Al
lies and the United States and
Further provisions to prevent hoard
ing or speculation in foodstuffs.