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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Orphans Court

Monday. March 26th.- Charles A
ana Royal }. Smith, executors Of Will
lam +. T. Smith, deceased, reported
sal" OF real estate on which the Court
granted an order nj 81.
Letters of administration on the es'
tate Of John {. Lippy, deceased, were
granted unto Daniel c. Noble, who re-
'rlNed warrant to appraise and an
order to notify creditors.
Emma NJ. and Edw. o. Geiman, ad-
MluiStratOrs of Israel Geiman, de-
ceased, reported sale of personal prop
ery.
Edward NJ. KHidler, executor Sof
Mary NJ. Kridler, deceased, returned
an inventory Of personal property.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate Of Adverdie V. Zepp, deceased
We're granted unto Stephen H. Zepp
who received warrant to appraise and
an order to notify creditors.
Mary NJ. Bemiller, administrative OF
William f. Bemiller. deceased, return
ed an inventory of personal property
Letters Of administration on the es-
tate OF Benjamin Croft, Jr., were
granted unto Benjamin Croft, who re-
turned an inventory of debts due.
heener Costley, executor Of Ann
Maria f. Costley, deceased, reported
sale OF real estate on which the Court
granted an order nj 81,
Ida Belle Shipley, executrix OF
Inomas H. Shipley, deceased, reported
SAFE OF real estate on which the Court
granted an order nisi.
Inc last will and testament Of John
A. Basler, deceased, was admitted to
PROBATE and letters testamentary were
granted unto Julia A. Basler, who re-
GelFed warrant to appraise and an or
ger to notify creditors.
sdlth |. Bowersox, Administrative OF
Hpnrlam c. Bowersox. deceased, re-
ported sale Of personal property.
tuesday, March 27-Letters Of guar
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Mobilization Camp to BE at HaYre de
Grace.

1t is practically settled that the
troops will be located on the A. Nell
son Lewis farm at Havre de Grace,
the deal for this property having been
closed Monday. This site is the most
advantageous in Maryland, being cas-
lily accessible TO both the Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads and
is also on the Lincoln Highway.
1t is also rumored that the camp
will be used as division headquarters,
and in such a case, between 10000
and 10000 soldiers will be encamped
there for an unlimited time.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
GRAT'S HANDS OFF STRIKE.
Man on Way to Shops Beaten BY APP
prenticeS.

1t was officially stated yesterday
evening that Carl r. Gray, president
of the Western Maryland Railway,
would not 60 to Hagerstown to attempt
to settle the strike Of the 500 railroad
shop employees. President Gray will
not interfere, it is said, and has dele
gated General Manager Ennes to
handle the strike.
Hilton Bennett, a striker, after he
announced his intention of returning
to work, was set upon and beaten, ii Is
alleged, by about Is young apprentice
strikers, as he emerged from barber
shop.
1t was reported that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has condemned
a number of Western Maryland loco
motives as i'm bad condition. There are
in the yards 80 locomotives needing
repairs.
A meeting of the wives of the strik-
ers was held in Eagle Hall. They
organized with a working body to as
sist their husbands to obtain what
they regard as better working condi-
tiOns.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
FARMERS WILL SAVE
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
BY Low INTEREST RATE OF FARM LOAN
BANK MARYLAND TO SAVE $685.
600.

The Federal Farm Loan Board, in
formally announcing that loans will be
made to farmers under the rural cred
its act at ger :'.1t, made public q
statistical table, showing that the
farmers O! the Baltimore Federal Land
Bank can save $1,S44,237 in interest
charges annually by availing them
selves of the cheaper money under the
Farm Loan law. In the whole coun-
try the saving will be $1O0,OO0,0O0.
This saving, the statement points
out, only applies to the present farm
mortgages and does not include new
business which may be developed by
reason of lower interest rates under
the rural credits act.
The volume Of farm loans in the
states composing the Baltimore bank
district, together with the present
rate of interest, follows:
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Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. Edgar T. Read, pastor.

Rev. Edgar T. Read, pastor.
Palm Sunday.
$50 a. N. Bible school.
1890 a. m. Sacrament Of the Lords
Table.
D. m. Junior Endeavor.
$50 p. m. G. e. Society led by Mr..
Geo. K. Mather
80 p. IN. Evening worship.
Easter Week.
Services each evening at 80. To
all these services we cordially invite
you TO worship with us.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Present
Total ...$1S2 ,294,000
Means $356,0OO To Maryland.

When these mortgages expire the
Federal Farm Loan Board officials feel
that the per cent. interest rate, es-
tablished under the rural credits act,
will force the farm mortgage interest
rate down to per cent. If it does or
if the farmers go to Baltimore Land
Bank for their loans at the expiration
of their present mortgages they will
save approximately $1,SS4,000 annual
ly in interest charges. The Pennsyl-
vania farmers will save $S74,496 an
nually; Maryland farmers, 1856 1928;
Virginia farmers, $3.50, 1926; West Vir-
ginia farmers, $122,15O, and the Della
ware farmers, SAL, 1,142.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
BOY EXPLORER TTMBLES AMONG
GRlNNING SKULLS.
Lands on COitin<. Human Bones Rat,
thing Over Him-ReScued From
Pit by "COp."

New YOrk--SeVeral years ago the
City of New York purchased a piece
of ground at the southeast corner OF
Second street and Second avenue on
which to erect a new Magistrate S
Court There was some hitch in the
arrangements after the plot had been
cleared for construction and the Off
cials put up a high picket fence to
protect the property from trespassers
Flowers and weeds suddenly began
to spring in all parts of the plot where
had stood for an age a small two
story dOrmer window dwelling.
No one had been seen to enter the
plot for many months. Then the in
quisitiveness of James Lucia, aged II,
got the better Of him. He decided he
would vault the fence and explore
among the flowers and weeds. some of
them towering above the head. So he
got several boys together and pro-
ceeded to explore.
They found nothing particular that
appealed to them. They were about
to leave when James tarried. He was
plucking the blossom of a dying ger
anium when suddenly the earth open
ed and took him in. His companions
screamed. in which respect. however.
they had little the better Of the boy.
for his cries from a living sepulchre
aroused Policeman Wittenberg, and
fully a thousand persons in the
neighbOrhOod.
The boys screams came from an
opening in the earth of two feet wide
and three feet long. The policeman
vaulted the fence, ran to the opening
in the earth and shot down the rays
of a pocket electric lamp.
The light brought out the features
of the boy whose arms rested on top
Of a hermetically sealed coffin. At
his back was another huge casket
and to his left still another. At his
feet lay a dozen or more skulls and
innumerable bones which had been
scattered from a barrel he shattered
in his descent. Further away was
another barrel, whose top cover in
the rays of the light of the police
mans lamp showed more skulls.
Wittenberg yelled to the boy to be
calm and soon lowered himself into
the hole finding himself in a huge
vault of cement walls. The big cas-
kets had Drowned with age, and the
OIneF DdFTel Ol Skulls Cdne apart
when the policeman's heavy feet hit
the floor.
Wittenberg saw he was in a tomb
and after assuring the boy of his
safety, set about to bring him to the
surface. Meantime, Second avenue
had become crowded with men, wo-
men and children, some highly excited
after having heard the boys cries. A
passer-by sent in a. call to the Fifth
street police station, and reserves
come to clear the streets. Then Witten-
berg drew up the boy and sent him
home
He learned a short time later that
the plot Was the site OF one Of New
York's oldest cemeteries, abandoned
probably seventy-fire years ago.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
FATHER MALLON TO LEAVE.
Rev. Thomas McGuigan To Come Here

Rev. Joseph c. Mallon, pastor of ST.
Johns Catholic Church, this city, has
been appointed by Cardinal Gibbons
to the charge of St. AIMS Catholic
Church. Baltimore, succeeding Father
Thomas, who was transferred to
Washington.
Rev Thomas McGuigan, assistant
pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Wash
ington, will be sent to St. Johns
Church, this city.
Father Mallon has been pastor of st.
Johns Church for several years, COM
ing here from Tennedlytown, ID. c.
While here he made many warm
friends who express deep regret OF
his removal from our midst We ex-
tend our best wishes to Rev. Mallor
for most successful stay at his NV
parish. /
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
YORK PROPHET SEES FALL OF
THE KAISER
Declares the United States and France
Will Master the Universe.

York, March 22.-Lee J. Spangner,
who has done much prophesying, and
who declares that his prophecies have
all come true, is out with his bulletin
for 1917.
He says the United States will go
to war and will, with France, be the
masters of the world. The Kaiser
has lost the help of God, he adds, and
in a short time will be compelled to
give up.
Spangler predicts that this year will
be the most horrible year the world
has ever seen, but it will be the last
of wars. All nations will be subdued
and that a perpetual peace is to reign
when the nations are reconstructed
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
No Crimes Anymore.

Notwithstanding there are no
crimes in Wheeling since it went dry
four indictments were returned by
the county grand jury against Smith
H. Bracy, of Baltimore, charged with
defrauding David McGary, OF CleNe-
land, out Of $4,000 through the safe
OF gold mine stock. The grand Jury
returned thirty-one felony indictments
including three murder charges, anu
over 100 extra indictments for VIOLA
tions OF the Blue laws. This beats an
wet town records.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Grace Lutheran Church.

Sunday school, 9.15 a. m. Confirma-
ton of class, 1890 a. m. Junior Chris
tian Endeavor, 2.3O p. m. Christian
Endeavor, $50 p. m. Conservation
meeting. Preaching 7.3O p. m. The
Broken Cruise"
Holy Week Wednesday,
73O p. m, "Barabbas." Thursday, 80
p. m, Holy Communion. Friday, 7.30
p. m, Cantata, Life Everlasting
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
BOWman-Mann.

Miss Evelyn Bowman, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman, of F1nksburg,
and Mr.. Samuel Mann, of Finksburg,
we're married Sunday, March 20, at
the home Of Rev. Carroll Maddox. The
wedding was quiet and sudden as
the groom is a member of Company
III, First Regiment and was called to
duty. The people wish the couple
a long and prosperous life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
ENLIST NOW.
Recruiting Office mt the ArmOry in
Charge of Lieutenant Bcrwager.

Lieutenant Harry G. Berwager has
opened a recruiting station in the
Armory, East Main street, where he
will receive all men between the ages
of is and 40 years for enlistment that
are unmarried, able-bodied and of
good character All men that enlist
will be sent to Havre de Grace, where
Company RI is doing guard duty
Let every young man, unmarried
that has no one depending upon him
for help, enlist and swell our splendid
Company of men to its full enlistment
All recruits will be examined by DR..
FitZhugh before being accepted.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30

Washington, Westminster and Cetty4-
burg Line May Cross Montgomery
Roads.
The County commissioners of Mont
gomery County granted Tuesday TO the
Washington, Westminster and Gettys-
burg Railway Company general per
nit to build tracks across the roads
in that county Walter S. Taylor, of
Washington, representing the COM
pany, submitted a map showing the
route of the road through the county.
The permit was given with the un-
derstanding that all crossings of pub
lie roads, wherever practicable, would
be carried overhead or underground
in manner to be approved by the
County Commissioners and the State
Roads Commission
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
County Commissioners.

The board has been in session every
day this week with all members pres
ent. On Monday the board selected
the dates for transfers and abate-
ments. They will sit so many days
each week for the districts of the
county until all have been completed.
The dates will be found in an adver-
tisement in this issue.
A number of bills were passed and
paid.
The balance of the week has been
taken up as a board of control and
review for districts 2 and g.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church

Morning Worship, 1890, Baptismal
service, sermon, subject: Baptism; ;
Who and How" Evening worship,
7.30 sermon, subject: Who is This?''
Choir, assisted by the orchestra, will
render The Palms" Sunday school
9.15 a m. No service will be held
Wednesday, Thursday 7.30 Sacra-
ment of the Lords Supper. Friday,
7.30. Devotional Hour. E. T. Now
bray, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Stauffer-GArrick,

Saturday morning at $50 o'clock,
Miss Alva E. Garrick and William d.
Stauffer, both of Carroll county, were
married in the West Mannheim Luther
an parsonage, Hanover, Pa, by their
pastor, the Rev George K. Shelter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stauffer moved to the
Getting farm i'm Carroll county.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
WOOdbine Charge.

Lutheran Messiah Church-Sunday
school 9:45 a. m Preaching service
1O:45 a. m. Calvary Church-Wood-
bine-Sunday school $50 a. m.
Preaching service 7:30 p. m. G. w.
Baughman, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Marriage Licenses.

Harry e. Bowers and Helen NJ.
Lachman, both of Taneytown.
Irving l.. Armstrong, Lineboro, and
Elsie Wildasin, Manchester.
Samuel Mann, Finksburg, and Eve
lyn NJ Bowman, Asbestos.
Paul Rufus Feeser and Hazel |.
Fankel, both of Hanover, Pa.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30

We wish to extend thanks to neigh
bors and friends for their kindness
during the sickness and death OF our
baby and the illness Of our son.
MIR, AND MRS. THOS. A. HARRISON.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Salem Lutheran Charge.

. St. John 's-Sunday school a. m.
Preaching 10 a. m. St. .Benjamin's-
Sunday school | p. m. Preaching p.
m. Stephen Traver, pastor.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
Church Services
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Man.
chester, Md. C. G. Leatherman,
Pastor.

Palm Sunday services Sunday
school at a. m. Brotherhood Bible
Class enrolment passed IS and at
tendance passed the 65 mark. Pastor
breaches at 10. Subject, Thy King
dom Come" 7.30, subject, Idle
Words" Lenten Offering to be re-
ceived on Palm Sunday. $1,000 is the
expected amount. Note burned East
er Sunday evening.
Services each evening till Easter
Topics:
Both. "Starved Sin"
31st, "Andrew-like e to 81"
2nd. Send them away"
3rd, "Elcansed Temples"
4th. Members one of another
Preparatory Service.
5th, Love-" Holy Communion.
9Th, This thing became a sin
7th, Faith or Sin at ="
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
MRS. DAVID LYNCH
GAINED 70 POUNDS
DALLAS MAN SANS HtS WIFE
CHANGED FROM NERVOUS
WRECK INTO STRONG
hEAtThN WOMAN

Nucf .eDint ~, vifc CHAINS, f1m
deaunndrnt uruuus ana nh,ri.af
vnpN n hapln UDtltht woman sni
increase tWrnr ruuu,n u Wusht en
tuu hotiles nf fHuiat us nn Nnoarf
sHN us tht af,atyst mr,H, lue ln tbo
Wutld uid naRM t.sn,h r,siAine st
ile }pfirisnn str,st nsua. Texas Nr
iNneh a Nttl buoun n thtt .t, t.
ms eursfrd bon au extensive u.,t.s..
huainr.s tnd hlNIus hrcn a rcall. cat
~ nailsa fot tWrut, .4iN ,s,,.
,ss.ld hsulN hvNs,, that , t,..,
ann WeIlG he ait,, ia rnaut, th. taf
ture thaf MY witf wont nt,oten ott,
ANA ntt H hadn't .ern h.y ~. ..f
frrtd" hc continued tof ursn, 49,,
salrs hat Nfs Ma. ia4t ann ts, ~ ,,..
rry after another on ,r,ouot az rh.u
matlsm ANA lndiss.ton s,tl l,s ~.
eotuna wur.. an tbr ti,o. Aa.,n...
lur psin would 4,au tn d., .t..,t,t.,.
AVID wDfk les WaV urstsh bs, ,.,t.
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hAsd lunin uoaii r,rm y, ~, 't.,,,. "a,
whleh would scur ANA form 81. tb.t
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
THE TAX AS ADOPTED.

There IS no earthly reason win,
warprotlts should moi go INTO the
war with the exception Of a small
per cent. Tor bait. Money Is no
mere sacred than blood What /,
q million beside Marx Patterson 4
only son, Thomas Vet. when Il
came 10 heating the non. m.
United States Srnate baked II
cuul,i not bring itself to brand
Wall Street With the stigma ol
eighty per cent, II felt that il
should deal gently with the rs IL
tss hrslneSS. Il finally agreed 4,
exact n third ~ the Nations al
venlltious wealth. la other words
about sixty.siN per cent. Of Ia,
profit from the she'll that smashr,
lians goes into tho dividend nile
Nice business. Makes war
source of IimousineS aud parm.
violets Makes peace condition
TO be dreaded by certain peopls
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
ESTABLISH THE BLAME

Secretary at Wm Raker has
been asked % explain the dcrcr.
ilto ammunition supplied \mcr
can soldiers licruu4o less than
two per cent al our Wrmdvc,
have slow burning primers wr
have "a scandal, or Qua outward ap
rearuncc of one According Ia
the War Department. Che primers
contained chemicals weaker than
the standard Iris a. explained
hy the cessation 81 imports from
1ermany The ,artrilrrs are
marked aud can be- usrd Tor tnrpct
Practice They were di.cmere
bclpfe they causrd damage ln
spreiion will hc more paiusiak,np
IN the future Nevertheless. Rem
resentulive Mcl4cmnre does wen
IL insist upon the establishment of
responsibility Ia charge the
difference hctweeu good and bad
ammunition might bee the dllrr
enee between victory and defeat
u we are gnlug to sun5 oar mru
70 France, we must send ihem ade
qllatcly prepared to face nn enem,
who has reduced mistakes Ia the
minimum.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07

did nothing more than tickle
treason with straw while the
President was reviewing Amer.
cans who viii soon face death ia
France. Not content with max
ing themselves obnoxious around
The White house. They tried 10
break up the most Solemn parade
Of the century. flnuling their im
pudcul banners II will do them
good 10 study the science Of rock.
breaking The chances are they
will be treated too considerably
II their jailer would perWli, we
would furnish some Texas granite
for those delightful ladies' 10 work
on aud it would give lhem time
10 think. too
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07

'..i'I u'"" ~h,n j. '''n"'n 'ni.''
'r" MHi h
We unHi hrN" l"Iari "
li"HHrla "Hr t"lf'ird il i.h' 'n' ts'
r." th" '''rw'n .'t"w''''i ~" M'+
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
ROUNDING THEM UP.

William e. Haywood national
secretary ol iho Industrial Work
err Of the World. is under arrest.
Haywood merits detention H. IS
n hot conl and lies too near the
powder quite rcecntly he said.
We are going 90 RIDE Boa the auto.
mobiles ot nobody clsc Is going lo
ride To- them That Is Haywood
lie devil through and through
always breeding ironbio uefer
eenieni feolishlg class onn-4eus
Dorsn Z seem Ia realize that poor
people own more automobile than
arc owned hf folks who ean ai
ford them.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
THE CLAP OF DOOM.

This is po intense moral wave
that has struck resas u rs au
earnest effort upon ilo puri oi
the people 80 discover ,oureos nl
corruption and waste mud 20 pro
vide remedies Public allulr have
been conducted in luN mauurr
for many wears There s not %
single sin up there m Muslin thaf
has nni been tolerated. made hpht
of, sot down o. ihr necessary wraf
and tear of polite. 1855 thr tmc
has come iof correction OF faults.
particularly those OBJ cNlrayu
ganco. The resolution introduced
hy Representative l'N and uuu
lm0isly adopted hN lllc House
provides for thc appointment of
n committee "a luy plans lnr ID nll
investigation of the various de
partmcnis. Tins moaus that trr
riblc lot Of junk ~ going 90 bc Us
posed that Secret traics aud m
proper Influences win bc lud
bare that expenditure Wll Dr.
Traced from their source oi oripu
To Their last resting place that
persons IN authority will hr roin
PEELED To- show their accounts and
prove them Il takes mo- his eor
20 gather ia the crcak OF irur md
the shuttle OF confusion lnhkc
Pekin Austin has no Temple 40
Heaven 10 provide sanctuary tot
delinquent persons
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
1.-The Story OF Corpus Christi
BY MARY a. SUTHERLAND

STORY o. Corpus Caller Dobshrg daily ~
Chfistt
o. be secured ~
and
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-09-07
JAILED

Eleven plekets from the Ma.
aional Woman's Party have been
sent g the workhousc, to serve
sixty days, These gentle ladie.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-19
BIG ARMS PLANT BLOWN UP
100000 Shells Rain on Town in New
Jersey-Thousand in Danger,
But All Escape.

New York, Jan. 13.-Fire in the am
munitiOn plant of the Canadian Car
and Foundry company, near Kingsland,
N. j., destroyed the factory, with loss
estimated at $5,O00,O00, forced the
evacuation of large part of the town
of Kingsland and made 1000 people
temporarily homeless. So far as could
be learned there were no fatalities, al
though IL workmen are said to be
missing.
For nearly five hours northern New
Jersey, New York city, Westchester
and the western end of Long Island
listened to a bombardment that APP
proximated the sound of great bat
tIe-a bombardment in which more
than half q million 3-inch high ex-
plosive shells were discharged.
The reason for there being no fatali-
ties is chiefly because the shells, which
were being loaded for the Russian gov
eminent, were not to be equipped with
decorating fuses until they reached
Russia. AS fast as they were filed
with trinitrotolUol they were set aside,
point upward, in cases, like bottles
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-01-19
U. S. GETS EGG BOARD DATA
Government Agents Seize Papers at
Chicago After Price
Boost.

Chicago, Jan. 15.-Files and records
of the Chicago butter and egg board
were seized by agents of the federal
department of justice to discover
whether tie egg commissioners are re-
sponsible for price fixing, bringing eggs
to 55 and 60 cents dozen. In 1914
Judge Lands issued an injunction re-
straining the butter and egg board
from working together to fix prices
This government action was unexpect-
ed. It was sprung while the explain
ers were saying the egg price was, fixed
by the tremendous demand and small
supply. They said there were fewer
than 100000 eggs in Chicago cold
storage and Chicago uses 100000 eggs
a day. officials of the board viewed
the government action with equanimi-
ty. They turned over without question
records, files, correspondence and data
concerning thousands of transactions.