The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25

| John r. Gibbons, formerly manager
Iof the old Blue Mountain House mas
Teen appointed manager Of the Blena
Vista Springs Hotel.
Speaking O. the Garden of Eden,
William Bailey and his dog, Buster,
captured seven snakes in Salisbury,
N H, in one afternoon And New
Hampshire is dry.
Many pet cats have disappeared az
MerchantvilIe, - J. Investigation
showed a local furrier had offered %
cents per cat Many traps set by
boys were found
A conscience stricken burglar, after
robbing John T. Reynolds home At
Somerville, Mass, of 5000 and a gold
! watch, left a note apologizing for
such drastic measures"
Anthony Horton, Detroit, Mich, re-
fused to doff his hat when the ma
tional anthem was being played be-
fore q crowd Horton is slowly re-
covering, the hospital reported.
The House OF Representatives of the
New Jersey Legislature passed a
resolution rejecting ratification of the
national prohibition amendment. The
action in the Senate.
They are not charging 500 a bottle
for champagne in New York because
champagne is worth It, but because
prOfiteers are tired of taking money
away from fools in bills eli small de-
nominal Post.
Room and BATH" ordered John
Shovetin, Pittsburgh Where in
quired Coroner John Black. Here,
said Shovetin- This is the mOrgue,'
replied Black Excuse me-" said
Shovetin as he hurried away.
When Harry r. Glausien, Sylvester
Ga. passed a small place of business
and noticing it was on fire started to
enter, thinking to be OF assistance,
negro on the second floor threw out
1 a bucketful OF gasoline which, cover
ling Glausier, ignited and burned him
1 to death.
| Six million farmers of the United
States paid $1,S15,0 900 income tax last
| year, while the gross value Of all
farm products was nearly $20,0O0,0OO
900. The Steel Corporation paid a
war tax of $3.50, 900 900, or 125 times
as much as all the farmers in the
/ United States paid.
Fifteen men, soldiers and Il
civilians, were injured and property
I damage estimated as close to 100000
| to $1,000,000 was done Friday few
minutes past noon when four maya
zines containing shrapnel and other
shells used in making tests exploded
at the Proving Ground, Aberdeen.
Owing to the filibuster of Senator
France and his associates, no action
could be taken in Congress on the
pending bill for the repeal of the day
light-saving law, which makes 1t nee
essary to turn up the Nations clocks
again on Saturday, March Both. OPP
position of the farmers to the plan
did not avail with the Maryland
Senator and others.
A throat operation, In which the sur
geon was forced to use bare hands,
having no time to obtain instruments,
was performed in the case Of the IL
months-old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Stefan, who reside on farm
near Brainerd, MINI. The doctor who
examined the child, took an escape
ment wheel OF an alarm clock from
the baby's throat The wheel measur-
ed three-quarters of an inch in dia-
meter. - '-----
After travelling, through two States
with a travelling STILL" stopping at
towns and cities, making whisky and
moving on when the trail got too hot,
J. e. Brown, with a. peculiarly con-
structedi wagon, was arrested by two
revenue officers and his outfit seized
at Columbus, Ga. Brown carried
only a small stock of tobacco and
other small articles as blind. The
wagon had false bottom, where the
liquor-making paraphernalia was
concealed.
! Recently \ Mr.. Charles J. De-
lone, of Hanover, won a verdict for
$62, 605.04 in his suit to recover from
II. N. Git, also OF Hanover. Judge
Ross, OF York county ruled that no
legal defense had been shown and
instructed the jury to return a YER
dict in favor Of the plaintiff. Mr..
Delone sued to recover with nearly
nine years interest, three promis-
sorry notes signed by Mr.. Git and de-
livered to the plaintiff and which
were not paid at maturity.