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The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
~ STATES ARE BONE DRY TODAY.
Liquor Shipments Stopped Part OF
Maryland Affected By New Law.

Washington. Sunday, July 1.-TWen-
ty-three states became bone dry af-
ter midnight last night, the effective
hour of the Reed amendment prohibit
ing shipment of liquor into any terri
tory where it's manufacture or sale is
prohibited. Eleven other states are
partially affected by the legislation,
which has been hailed by temperance
advocates as the greatest single step
toward abolition of the liquor traffic
yet taken in the nations history.
The law bars from prohibition areas
whether states or smaller cOrpor-
ations, all mail matter containing ad-
vertisements or solicitations for or
ders for intoxicants, provision de-
signed to aid in enforcing the anti
shipment feature by suppressing the
activities of mail order houses in dry
territory.
Justice and POStOffice Department
officials have made extensive prepara-
tions for enforcement OF the statute.
United States marshals and postal in
spectors everywhere have been in
structed to be on the lookout for v1O-
lations. There are heavy penalties for
violations.
Ethpl alcohol is regarded by the fed
eral government as an intoxicating
liquor within the meaning of the act,
but methyl, wood and denatured alco-
hols are not so regarded. No ruling has
been made regarding the status or
patent medicines containing alcohol
and that question may be among the
first to be passed on by the courts un-
der the legislation.
The language of the antishipment
section is very comprehensive, impos-
ing a fine of 81 900 and Imprisonment
for six months, or both, on any person
who shall order, purchase or cause
intoxicating liquors to be transported
in interstate commerce except for SCI
entific, sacramental, medicinal or me-
chan1cal purposes, to any state or ter
ritory prohibiting the manufacture or
sale therein of intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes"
The same penalties are prescribed
for violators of the anti-advertising
section. For a second offense in either
case the penalty is made one years s
Imprisonment.
Following are the states wholly af-
fected by the act:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colo
RADIO, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas,
Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, North
Carolina. North Dakota, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee. Vermont,
Virginia, Washington and West Vir-
ginia
Those partially affected are Califor-
MIA, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana,
Maryland Massachusetts, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New York, Ohio and
Texas.
The following are affected at future
dates Alaska. January l, 1918; In
diana. April 8, 1918; Michigan, April
80, 1918; Montana, December 81, 1918;
and Utah, August l, 1917.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
REMEMBERING
COMPANY II.
THE LADIES OF THIS CITY PRESENT
FULLY EQUIPPED COMFORT BAGS
SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL Be RECEIVED
TO MAKE MORE

Mr.. James D. Mitchell, accompanied
by Mrs Charles Billingslea, Miss Mary
b. Shellamn and Mr.. Carl Twigg mo-
tored to Baltimore on Monday last in
Mr. Mitchells car, for the purpose OF
carrying to the boys of Company n,
stationed at Montebello and Clifton
Park, number of fully equipped COM
fort bags made by friends in West
minister.
A large amount Of the material was
donated by Mrs. Billingslea and a
majority of the bags were made by
ladies at the Aged Peoples Home of
the Methodist Protestant Church, and
others contributed the cash for the
purchase of the contents of the bag.
On arriving at Montebello they were
met and escorted into the camp by
private John Magin, where they were
cordially received by a number Of
our Westminster members of Com
pany H.
Lieut.. Smith Billingslea did the hon
ors of the camp, and took charge of
the bags for distribution.
About 20 bags had not been received
in time to take with the 80 finished
ones. but even with them, a number
more are needed to furnish every
man with one Had those who con-
tributed seen the genuine pleasure
and heard the assurances of the great
comfort and convenience they will be
to them, there is no doubt that every
man will be furnished with one by
friends in Westminster.
The bag with its contests cost a
little over a dollar, and is a private
t-yI I,y+ %rS1 I~ ali
county to our own home company,
and does not in any way conflict with
the great work of humanity which is
being done by the Red Cross, Navy
League and National Defense League
in which we are all so deeply in
terested, and to which We are giving
our time and help.
Anyone willing to make some of the
bags, or give dollar to furnish the
contents, will please communicate
with Mrs. Charles Billingslea or Miss
Mary B. Shellman, Westminster.
AS soon as the full number are
completed they will be forwarded to
Company II and given to those who
have not already received one. Fol-
lowing are the directions for making
and equipping the bags. Size of bag
when finished and without allowing
for seams and hem at the top for
drawing string is 12x1312, made of
good. stout cotton canvass or kahki,
strongly sewed and supplied with a
drawing string run through the hem,
filled with the following Bandana,
tooth paste, tooth brush, comb, paper
of pins, paper of safety pins, pack
age of envelopes and writing paper,
pencil, spool of darning cotton, tan; !;
mirror, cake of soap and wash cloth,
pack of cards. tobacco or game, card
of white buttons and one dozen
black, bone, spool of cotton No 30,
white; Aunt Lydia's" tan linen
thread, knife or scissors, thimble,
paper needles, | to Z
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers OF Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Transfers Of Real Estate.

rarn " krom ct. al, TO Sykesvllle
.JI;1,, Aseo.. convey parcels OF
land. for $4,000.
''-G Hannah Ditman to Norman }. Dit
rnryevs 7G2 square feet, for
$500. o..o.vs
=, David NJ. Yingling ct. al, convey
-c Gas square feet, for $6,O7s.
nalja V. Basler, executri1, to Guy
MYERS ct. al conveys IL acres, 1or
$3.50. ros.a-
y Ta,lor and wife, convey acre, Tor
Sarah &. Wolf and husband TO Ed
-,.rrF q Sellers. convey "A square per
ches. for s.. .,,.
Edward G. Sellers to William A
u-aIq and wife. conveys A. square per-
Iohn Fl. Bemiller and wife to Vir-
oiDia r YingIing. convey IS square
rerches for 50. =, ~,
miller and wife. conveys 81 square
perches. for 80
ae- rladhiH. convey 1927 square feet
for $50
Francis J. Shriner and wife to Fran
ci. Neal Parke, convey a lot OF land
for $500. ~,
Francis Neal Parke to Mary Z. Nor
-is and husband convey lot Of land
varv +. Norris and husband to
1,-onc;. Shriner. convey lot Of land
WARY +. Correll. William F. Brick
4- and wife. O. T. Shoemaker and wife
n r Fogle and wife, Laura Vaughn,
r. r keefer and wife, R. n. Eckard
and wife. W T. Smith and wife, LOU
-sa Hin. to C.. and ?. Telephone Co.
convey right Of way.
William 4. Conaway et. al to James
T. Conaway and wife. convey ! acre
tor ST.
Lawrence r. Doyle and wife 10
Farmers Cooperation & MILK Pro
dvno Co.. convey &G acres, for SIC.
Harvey +. Beard and wife to Gar
arrt =. Bachman and wife. convey J
acres. for SIG.
Murray r. Shreeve and wife TO b.
y ~uriyrr Co.. convey % acres. for 90
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
KILLED BY AUTOMO-
BILE
HELEN G. LONG WAS RUN OVER BY REV.
SPENCER INQUEST HELD AND MIN
ISTER EXONERATED - The LITTLE
GIRL RAN In FRONT OF CAR.

One of the most distressing accidents
that has happened on East Main street
for some time took place yesterday
afternoon about 4 o'clock, when Helen
Gertrude Long, 10 years old, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Long, was
instantly killed by an automobile in
front of her home. Rev. Harry G.
Spencer, pastor of the Market Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, Winches-
ter, Va, was driving his car accom-
panied by his wife, three children, his
mother and Mr.. Eberole. The girl
ran from the pavement in front of her
home directly in front Of the car. The
front wheel passed over her and the
automobile was stopped with the rear
wheel just touching her. Mr.. Eberole
carried the child into her home un-
conscious and she died few minutes
after the arrival of physicians.
Sheriff Stoner summoned jury. with
Jas. n O. Smith as foreman. Coroner
Dtnst brought together the jury at the
Office of the States Attorney, who ex-
amined a number of eyewitnesses.
The verdict of the jury declared the
death the result of an unavoidable
accident and eXonerated the minister
from all blame.
Helen and two other children were
playing on the street in front of her
home, when along came traction en-
gine with a separator and water cart
on behind. The attraction took the
eye of one of the children, who hop
ped the watering cart. Helen, who
was holding her doll, laid it down
and ran from the pavement to the
street, not noticing the automobile,
to get on the cart when she was
struck.
The funeral and interment will take
place at St. Johns (Leister's) Church
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock Jas.
M. Stoner & Son funeral director.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
EPhe Dutch Picnic"

Trinity Lutheran Church, where
for 40 years has bec%l annually held
the great gathering known as the
Dutch Picnic" was in the very heart
of the district devastated by the re-
hail storm, and nearly every farm
owned or tenanted by members Of the
congregation was stricken. Unde-
tered by personal misfortune, these
brave people, whose forefathers
changed THE Barrens" into one of
the garden spots of old Carroll, are
preparing to make the picnic this year
as great a success as in former years,
and hope that their friends IN larger
numbers than ever will meet with
them on that day, the day on which
the picnic has always been held,
which this year falls on August
Fourth.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
The Fourth Celebrated.

The Fourth was celebrated in this
city in the afternoon by the Boy Scout
Band and the Soldiers Of the Farm
parading the streets. At s o'clock in
the evening very creditable display
OF fireworks given at the B. F
Shriver Co.'S canning factory, was
witnessed and appreciated by large
number of citizens.
The day was very threatening but
passed off without the expected rain
MIR. Guy w. Steele made an address
after the parade where the soldiers
are in camp on the Shriver farm.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
BEST RURAL ROAD.
Concrete Highway Extends From
Baltimore to ReiSterStOWn.

What is pronounced to be the finest
rural road in the United States was
completed yesterday and viii be open
70 traffic in about 10 days. 1t is the
concrete road between Baltimore and
ReisterstOwn which has been under
construction for over a year. The total
cost of the entire improvement is
about 5000, 900 From Pikesville to
ReisterstOWn the road. which was
built on the state-aid plan, cost
$4,000. The contract was award
ed last year. Had the contract been
given out this year the cost per mile
would have been about $4,000 in
stead of $4,000 because of the increas-
es in the prices of labor, material, etc
So enormous has been the rise in all
classes of materials entering into the
cost of road construction that many
contractors who were successful bid
ders last year and who estimated on
prices then prevailing have been COM
PEELED to abandon their contracts or
face bankruptcy. The state is COM
pleting the unfinished work. Because
Of the award of contracts last year in
stead of during the present year the
state has saved over 81 900 900 Because
of exhaustion of appropriation and
because of the high prices of materials
no new contracts are being awarded.
State roads have been reolled at an av-
erage outlay of $3.50 per mile. The re-
ceipts from automobile licenses are
almost sufficient for maintenance of
roads. The state road being built from
this city to Reisterstown is progress
ing finely under contractors Thomas,
Bennett and Hunter. In about two
weeks the firm will finish the stretch
from SandyVille to this city almost 5
miles, and will then start on the con
tract from Sandyville to Falls Hill
bridge.
We don't know the contractor who
is building the road from Reisterstown
to the bottom of the Falls Hill, but if
he continues at the pace he has been
going, it will be year or more before
he will be through.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
RECRUITS NEEDED
FOR MARYLAND
FIELD ARTILLERY
ADVANTAGES OF ENLISTING In THIS
BRANCH OF The SERVICE TO BE EX-
PLAINED At RAILROAD STATION SAT-
URDAY NIGHT.

A number OF officers and mem mbers
of Battery A, Maryland Field Artill-
cry, will be in this city on Saturday
night, July 1th, at the Railroad Sta
ton. to recruit for the battalion OF
field artillery which the government
has ordered to he formed in Mary
land. Three batteries of 126 men
each are required to make the battal-
ion. Of these Battery A has been in
existence for more than a year, Bat
terry B is nearly enrolled, and enroll
ment for Battery c is about to begin.
The field artillery has many ad-
vantases which the recruiting OH
GERS will emphasize. Half of the men
are mounted on horseback in drill
and on the march, while the others
ride on the guns and calssons. This
branch of the service appeals partic-
ularly to men who know something
about horses, and it is most interest
ing to men who have a mechanical
turn Of mind. The men are not COM
PEELED to carry heavy packs or rifles,
nor do they have to stand in the
trenches. There are other advant-
ages which the recruiting officers Will
tell about at the meeting on Saturday
night in this city.
There are many young men on the
farms who are anxious to serve in
some branch of the service, but who
are holding back on account of the
harvest, but recruits for. these new
artillery batteries will not be called
upon for any service whatever until
July 25th or August 5th.
Mr.. F. Neal Parke or DR.. Henry NJ.
Fitzhugh, of this city, will give fur
ther information to anyone interested
in this attractive and important
branch of the service. Mr.. J. Milton
Reifsnider will preside at the meet
ing and introduce the speakers. The
meeting will be held at s p. m.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
MAN PERISHES IN
FLAMES.
George Brown Meets Death When Fire
Destroys His Home.

Their home converted into a seeth-
ing furnace, Geo. Brown, 60 years old
a prosperous farmer, living on the
Hanover pike, a mile above Wood
ensburg was trapped and burned to
death early Monday morning and his
brother, Joshua, so years old, was
partly overcome by smoke.
The fire broke out about $50 o'clock
The flames attracted the attention OF
the people for miles around. Joshua
Brown was awakened by calls from
his brother, who in the attempt to save
his life was partly overcome by smoke
Kept back by the flames, in order to
save his own life the younger brother
was forced to fee to the outside.
Late Monday afternoon the body OF
the older man was found. Mem
bers of the Reisterstown, Glyn-
don, and Boring fire companies re-
sponded and fought the fire as best
they could, hampered by lack OF
water.
The fire is said to have started by
the falling over of a lamp. In all prob
ability the wind blew it over. The
house, a new two story affair, was
burned to the ground with loss ot
100000.
The dead man lost his wife about a
year ago. Joshua Brown is a single
man Both are we'll known in Balti-
more county.
The deceased is survived by one
daughter, Miss Stella, Of Overlea, Bal
timore county, and one son, Floyd, OF
Youngstown, Ohio.
Funeral services were held in Pleas
ant Grove Methodist Episcopal
Church, Wednesday afternoon, Rev. H
G.. Hall, assisted by Rev. N. G. Clough
officiating Interment in adjoining
cemtery. The pallbearers were Will
liam Houster, Milton Henkle, William
Osborne, Thomas Callahan, William
Musselman and George Akehurst. c.
V. Upton & Son funeral directors.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
BEASM4N co. GETS CAMP con-
TRACT.
The Board of Public Works Makes
Award. Terms That We're Accepted.


The Board of Public Works award
ed the contract for clearing the Ad-
miral camp site and putting it in con-
dition for occupancy by the govern
ment to the F. B. Beasman Co., Of
Baltimore.
This company agreed to do the work
on a percentage basis and then accept
six per cent. profit when completed.
This means that an itemized ac-
count of the material and labor will
be submitted to the Board of Public
Works, which will, after approval,
pay the entire cost plus per cent.
The work is to be pushed as speed
lily as possible so the ground may be
turned over to the national govern
ment, which will then proceed to
erect the buildings and put the big
camp in condition to accommodate
the army to be modified and trained
there
The cost of clearing and preparing
the drill grounds, each of which is to
be one mile square, is estimated at
approximately 100000 1t is a big
undertaking, but the Beasman Com
pany is said to have the resources as
we'll as the force to push the work to
a speedy completion. The headquar-
tiers of the concern is in Baltimore but
the plant is in Carroll county.
! Mr. Beasman, the head of the con-
Germ is son of former State Senator
Johnnie Beasman, and though still a
young man, has had considerable ex-
perience in the contracting business.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Patawat0mi Camp News

The FatawacGmi Camp Fire Girls OF
Westminster arrived at the Forest
and Stream clubhouse, near DetOuT
last Friday About 30 girls are in
camp at present On the evening OF
the Fourth a number of guests wit
messed the Grand Council meeting OF
In" camp Fire Girls A novel and
much enjoyed program was rendered
Iii the open air. Honors were con-
lcrred upon Misses E Bond and D.
AeitSnider.
Those who visited camp on Sunday
We're MIR. and Mrs. Link and friends
u baltimore; Mr and Mrs. Carroll
i"ckard, Mrs. Edward HelWig and
son. Edwin; Mrs. G.. c. Beach and
daughter, Mrs. G. W Gibbs, Messrs
r. Ditfenbach, Sr, and son, and Miss
hNth ROyer, of Westminster
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
MAY BUY WHISKEY FOR NEXT
YEARS.
Enough On Hand To Last That Length
OF Time-NO COnfscatiOn.

Washington, July 1-Whisky is
doomed so far as it's manufacture is
concerned There is no question about
this, even in the minds of those op-
posed to prohibition legislation of any
kind.
But this does not mean that no whis-
ky will be sold either at wholesale or
retail in this country during the war
period The chances now favor most
if not all the whisky now in bond be-
ing sold ct retail over the country,
but with the price of drink mount
ing as the supply diminishes.
There are 220,0G0,000 gallons of this
whisky now The distillers are report
ed to be working overtime increasing
this amount. The bill as it goes to the
President will undoubtedly contain a
clause permitting him to commander
this whisky and redistilI it for indus
trial purposes, but this would cost
the country $250,000,00O.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Sunday School Rally.

A Sunday school rally of all the
schools of Westminster district will
be held in the Reformed church, this
city, Rev. Chalmers Walck, pastor, on
Sunday afternoon, July 8, at 2.30 p. m.
All the schools OF the district are ask
ed to send as many representatives as
possible. This is the seventh in the
series of rallies or conferences being
held over the county, it being the pur-
pose of the association to hold one in
each of the fourteen districts. Ad-
dresses will be made by Sunday
school workers and various Sunday
school problems considered.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Marriage Licenses.

" Neindollar Motter and Alice +,
..n-=. both Of Taneytown.
,na- f. Sneak and Annie ! SWehA'
.urh of Westminster.
Alfred r.. Bently and Emma VI. Nas-
SELL both Of Highland.
Ir4 II. Myers, York, Ma, and Laura
A Hines. Hanover, Pa,
Forrest -. Parrish and Alice Flynn
-u.H nc Washington.
John r. Storms, Westminster, ana
s'.rnf.. n Dickensheets, Hanover, Ia
n-nEnpv Nj. Gorsuch and Hilda M,
Ho-.ry both q keymaT.
r.nIc. W. Brown. PataFscc. ana
@.rv T.. leather. Carrollton-
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
DO YOUR BIT"
War Emergency Notice

anyone throughout the county
wishing to serve the country in any
%ay-yet not knowing how to 20
"Oout it's requested to communi-
,ale with Mrs. Austin Gallagher, chair
man lTel 126 Westminster) of the
Gdrroll County Division, Women s
SoHFnlssion on Preparedness and
survey of Maryland
old table clothes or other linen or
musiln, also clean white rags are de-
slred for Red Cross work. Kindly
T tedVe such at Headquarters, Main and
Court streets. Lessons in knitting
WI mll 0e given at 230 o. clock each
monday at headquarters. All are
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
ANOTHER HEAVY STORM.
Does Heavy Damage at DetOur and
KeySvilIe.

Another heavy thunder storm pass
ed over Carroll county Monday at
ternoon causing a great deal Of dam
age to crops and trees.
At Keysville and Detour the corn
was cut off to the ground and wheat
and other growing crops badly dam
aged by the hail.
A barrack and trees were blown
down on the Dreschler farm near
Reese.
The residence of Daniel Rill, near
Hampstead, was struck by lightning
the bolt passing through the house
and set fire to the bed in which hls
son was sleeping. The son was rescu-
ed and the fire extinguished before any
great damage was done. The rain
was very heavy around Statewoods
Warfeldsburg, New Windsor and
TaneytOWn.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Subscriptions to Red Cross War Fund
Received at Westminster.

Following are the subscribers to
the Red Cross War fund:
Collected by young ladies Sl6l.57
F.. H. Knapp Company 25O.OO
Smith & Reifsnider 10000
Englar & Sponseller 5000
Baltimore Roofing & Asbestos
Company lOO.OO
Frederick Mehring 2OO.0O
Times Printing Company 3O.OO
Austin Gallagher $500
Mrs Martha J. Woodward $500
Western Maryland College Sun
day School 1000
J. F. Diffendal 100
F. r. Cassell 2.5O
H. p. Gorsuch 25.0O
Rev. T. H. Lewis $3.50
Primary Glass of VI P. Sunday
School 800
Annie S. Roberts 3.75
Mrs. G.. T. Tubman $50
J. c. Sharrer 1O.OO
Mrs. ]. NJ. Reifsnider 500
Mrs. S. M. Robins 300
Mrs Laura Englar 1910
Mrs. H. l.. EldeTdice 500
Dr. and Mrs. l.. X. Woodward 25.O0
NJ. E. Church and Sunday
First National Bank of West
minister 10000
DR.. Charles Billingslea 10000
B. F. Shriver Company 100000
Albaugh-Babvlon Grocery Co. 5000
Babylon & Lippy Co. 1O.0O
Reported from the county.
Through Bank of Hampstead 14.00
Through Birnie Trust Com
pany, Taneytown 16.5O
Through Carroll County Saw
ings Bank, UniontoWn 1870
Through First National Bank
of Union Bridge 1000
Through First National Bank
of New Windsor 121.5O
First National Bank of Mt Airy 10000
Airv 10000
ladies' of Union Bridge 4S.00
Westminster Savings Bank declared
per cent. of dividend.
Westminster Deposit & Trust Com
pany declared p per cent. of div1-
dend.
AS it is optional for stockholders
to apply checks to war fund, amount
is uncertain.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Centenary Methodist Episcopal ChurGR

Morning worship, 10:3O a. m. EV-
ening, s p. m At both of these ser
vices Rev. A. S. Mowbray, Dean OF
National Training School, Washington,
D. c., the pastors brother, will preach.
Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Prayer
meeting, Wednesday, p. m. E. t.
MOWhraV DaStOT
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
Salem Lutheran Charge

St. John's-9 a. M, Sunday school.
10 a. m, Children's Day Exercises.
St. BENJAMIN n's-1 p. m, SUNDAY
school. p. m, Preaching, by re-
quest. Text, 2 Peter 3:8.
The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06

One way to keep awake in church is
to think about fishing
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-30
Women Wireless
Operators To Be
Trained In CITY

Success with the first class OF
women radio students working for
government licenses has led 90 the
formation of a second class under the
auspices of the Women's Branch of
the Navy League here. Announce
ment was made yesterday that a meet
ing for the enrolment of the new class
will be held at o'clock next Thurs
day afternoon at the Library Of Ha-
wall
Basil E. Fem of the cable office,
who is a wireless expert and particu.
larly adapted to teaching operators, is
in charge of the instruction and his
present class has made splendid
progress under his direction. The stu.
dents are deeply interested in their
work.
The two classes will be carried for.
ward in conjunction, the instruction
being adapted to the progress Of each
pupil. 1t is hoped that the students
will be ready to take examinations
in September. Each class is com.
posed of ten or more.
Miss Carolyn Raymond, 1862 Nuu