The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-30

Yesterday was Everybody's Day at
PEN Mar. Not everybody went from
this city, but some few attended.
There are two things certain in this
world, death and taxes. Collector
Diller H. taking care OF the tax end ant
present.
Homer ROdeheaver, the widely
known Billy Sunday song leader, Is
one of the latest recruits enlisted by
the Y W. G. a. for war service In
France
John Bailey, farmer, OF near Glen
Rock, is in an York Hospital tO t.
ceive treatment for internal injuries
caused by cross bull running him
down In the barn yard.
Mrs. Calvin Snyder, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Martin, died at
the home off her aunt, Mrs. wv IT, Mar
tin, Thurmont, Friday. Mrs. Ella
@mle, this city, IL sister OF the &C.
ceased.
Sheriff MellOr arrived last week
from Shelby, Ohio, with Harry and
Roy F'ringer, OF TaneytOWn. They
will be, confined In Jail until the
November term OF the grand jury at
which time, they will be tried for
several robberies.
The fuel administrator has done
the automobile owners favor by
keeping them home on Sunday to con-
serve gasoline They can give the
donation To the church instead or
John ID. Rockefeller, the gasoline
king.
The thief or thieves who stole 40
dozen eggs and so pounds OF butter
from building on the premises of
Harry G.. Harner, huckSter, near
Emmitsburg, several weeks ago, made
return, trip and brought back a
large basket used to- carry Of the
butter
John O'Brien, % years old, of near
Frederick Junction, was held In
$500 bail for the action of the Fred
erick grand jury, charged with beat
ing his mother, 67 years old, with bis
fist and causing her to be confined to
her room for several days
Thirty-one members OF the civilian
section of the ice plant force, sent to
France last January, to erect an ice
manufacturing plant for the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces returned TO
York, Pa They left France August
I2. Ten or the civilian force remained
in France to take up other branches
or war work.
DIR. Carolyn e. Geisel, the Chautau-
qua lecturer for Tuesday evening Is
a member of the w C. T. U. She was
selected by that organization to tour
Ia.
with the flying squadron in the inter-
est of National prohibition. Every
white ribbon woman in the county
should hear her.
Joseph Glenn Hellane, an employe
of the Western Maryland Railway
Hagerstown, received notice from the
local exemption board ordering him
\ To report for military service Septem-
Der g. Young Hellane, who has only
one L., showed hi patriotism by mot
claiming exemption and was qualified
a. DID army clerk. M
4 E. E. White, production manager
for the United States Fuel Admins
tration in the New River and Wind
ing Gulf coal fields or West Yir-
GINA, declares that preacher and
night to dig 100 tons or coal as an
act df patriotism, and H. says silni-
lar acts are being done throughout
the district.
| Letters from the Eastern States to
the trenches I'm France in seventeen
days was the promise made by Re-
preventative Isaac $iegel, OF New
York city. Representative Siegel,
who H. i'm France investigating the
delays to soldiers mail from home,
said that new postal regiment
henceforth will handle all mail matter
which, i'm future, will arrive at four
instead OF two, French ports.
An automobile ran wild at the rail-
road Saturday night It struck a
new buggy and smashed the wheel
to smitherines. The car was sitting
firm front of the Farmers Fertilizers
and Feed Company and when the
owner cranked it, H. was in gear
which caused 1t to run away. The
car would have gone into the store
window OF Rosenstock's store IL it
had not struck the buggy, which
stopped 1t.
Every subscriber to the Democratic
Advocate whose subscription account
ill., due will confer favor by making
an immediate settlement. Increasing
difficulties and expenses make it of
the utmost Importance that our pa
irons pay their dues promptly Look
at the label on your paper and you
will see If your subscription has ex-
PRED We are compelled, by not in
creasing our subscription to $3.50 a
year, to have the $1.00 In advance.
Our garages have received requests
from the War Economy Board for the
discontinuance of free service and
inspections, and the closing OF re
pair shops, accessory departments
and isalesrooms after ID m. evenings
and all day Sunday and holidays, and
place the retail automobile business
on a cash basis throughout the coun-
try. Owners are urged To inspect
their equipment, tools and tires for
the purpose OF being able to take
care Of minor repairs on the road
themselves.
Fire starting Saturday at o'clock at
the plant OF the Green River Distill-
ing Company, Owensboro, KY, de-
stroyed the entire plant, $4,000
barrels of whisky and entailed loss
well i'm excess OF 100000. The
whisky alone was valued at $780,
600 and the loss to- the United States
government in taxes is approx
mately $6,75O,000. The blaze started
! in pile OF thrash alongside the dis
tillery bottling plant, which burned
first The flames We're then com