The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-30

in this world will doubtless manage
A to keep warm in the next without a
cloak
Haslop Hagerman, of Baltimore
formerly Of this city, who has taken
part 1n many musical events here,
sang solo in Seventh Christian
church, Baltimore Sunday.
Philadelphia's Mothers Club de-
c1ded at meeting that husbands are
a necessary evil; that man is a
thing a woman marries and that they
drink, vote, smoke and swear, but
never 60 to church
4 Repeal of the semiluxury tax and
the 10 per cent. tax upon ice cream
and mixed soft drinks has been ap-
pointed by the majority members of
the Ways and Means Committee.
Lieut.. Lloyd Schaeffer, aviator, this
city, will, with other Maryland avia-
! tors, be entertained to a dinner in
their honor at the Belvedere Hotel,
Baltimore, June 10, by the Air Service
Club Of Maryland.
| Measures for repeal of the War
time Prohibition act, in so far as it
relates to wines and beer, and for
enforcement of that act as well as the
constitutional amendment, were in
troduced in the Senate.
No idlers can be found in Alexan-
dria, Ind Chief of Police Stokes
started looking around for man to
relieve a policeman, who wanted to
take a To-day vacation He could
not find man that was not working
The policeman will not get vacation.
Growing crops and fruits of Fred
erick county were seriously damaged
Friday afternoon in the most dis
astrous hail storm in years. The en-
tire central section was riddled with
hailstones ranging in size from mar
ibles to Walnuts. Fruit that escaped
the late froSts and effects of winter
fiare-backs was finished by the hail.
Uninterrupted production of war
beer" until the courts have passed
upon the claim of the United States
Brewers Association that the bever-
age containing 2A per cent alcohol
is Misunderstanding was assured when
Federal Judge Mayer, at New York,
granted an injunction restraining
government interferences with its
manufacture.
The eleventh birthday party of
Margaret Virginia ROutSOn, Balti-
more, was almost broken up May %
when some one entered the back yard
and stole a two-gallon freezer of
ice cream, which was to be served to
the guests. w. Morris Routson went
to get the refreshment and found the
container gone. Mr.. Routson was for
merly of Uniontown.
Habits are expensive sometimes,
says Ray Taylor, former fireman,
Kansas City, Mo. A patrolman said
he arrested Taylor while he was
speeding at IS miles an hour I'm
guilty of speeding, judge" said Tay-
lor. Got the habit when ! was driv-
ing a truck for the fire department"
PAY the clerk $25 and break the
habit said Judge Fleming.
The largest cargo Of flour that has
ever been sent abroad through Balti-
more port left Saturday aboard the
steamer Challenger, which will pro-
coed to Falmouth for orders to- dis
charge the food at some point in
Europe where the need is thought to
be greatest There are 100000 sacks,
or 10000 tons, of flour aboard the YES
sci, representing 325 carloads.
Fifty quarts of liquor OF high de
gree were seized at the Maine Cen
trail freight shed in Bangor, by De-
putty Sheriff Mann. They we're con-
cealed in packages of macaroni, and
to the average man the package did
not look in the least suspicious, but
the deputy gave it shake, neVerrhe-
less, and his ears being attuned to
liquid sounds, he recognized the
"gurgle."
J Representative Sanders of Louisiana
has again introduced i'm the House a
bill he offered in the last Congress
which is aimed at the Maryland Auto
mobile regulations. 1t seems that
Congressman Sanders has twice been
arrested in Maryland for alleged vio-
lation of the States Highway regula-
tons. 1t is related that he did not
have his license number displayed as
required by the Maryland law
! In a revolver duel with two bank
robbers at Agincourt, Canada, r. s.
Lang cashier of the local branch of
the Bank of Nova Scotia, was severely
wounded and one of the robbers was
shot through the head. Miss Chap
man, a clerk in the bank, grappled
with the unwounded robber after he
had shot the cashier and disarmed
him, but the man broke away from
her and escaped in an automobile.
! Following the pace set by other
progressive towns citizens of Creag-
erstown are planning to illuminate
the town with electricity. The cur
rent will be supplied by the Hagers-
town and Frederick Railway Com
pany and will be conveyed by a wire
from Lewistown. a distance of a
fraction over four miles. In addition
to lights farmers of that locality will
utilize the current for agricultural
purposes.
Another land mark will be convert
ed into an upto-date garage when
Klee & Hoff, automobile dealers
start to make changes in the Mon
tour House which they purchased
last Saturday from Joseph d. Brooks
attorney and agent for owner. The
. stable will be taken down to make
room for an entrance i'm the back as
/ well as front, as Bond street is only
, few feet away from the rear en-
7 trance. The hotel had been occupied
by MIR. John Six until a short time
. ago