The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS

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Nellie Hall, aged 46 years, daughter
Of the late Reverdy and Eliza Hall,
died at her residence in Baltimore, on
January H. Interment i'm Baltimore
cemetery
Work horses brought good prices
In the West last week. Five hun
dred army horses and mules were
sold i'm the bull ring" at Chicago at
prices and at a speed that opened
the ewes of some Eastern men max
ing their first trip.
Kentucky racing associations dis
tributed $754,155 in purses and
stakes this year and donated $3.50, 900
to the American Red Cross. VIM
ing owners donated $4,000 more,
and winning jockeys and employees
$25,27O additional.
Mrs Catherine Clark, who testified
she was the commOn-law wife OF
Walter l.. Clark, st. Louis, Mo-,
Frisco railroad switchman who was
knocked from an engine and killed
at a yiaduct April 1, 1917, has just
been given a verdict of $4,000 by a
jury i'm the Circuit Court She sued
for $4,000.
Mrs. Cora E. Kilborn, of Anthony,
Harper county, Kan, was the hrst
woman sheriff in Kansas. She was
appointed to the position by Cover
nor Arthur Capper following the
death of her husband. She held
office until the middle Of January,
when the successor of her husband,
nIno+nd in NNvnrn her took
the office.
Wensel Harworth, living at South
g. Paul, Mimi, became cold during
the night and got up and took the
stove to bed with him. The result
was that the bedclothes caught fire.
Physicians say if Mr.. -HarwOrth
lives he will be blind. Firmen found
the coal stove on his bed when they
broke into his small shack and
rescued him.
Mr. and Mrs. William Leese, OF
Bachman's Valley, delightfully."- enter
tanned at dinner, Sunday, Jan. 5, the
following guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Lean
der Matthias, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Math-
ias, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frock, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward W. Yingling, Misses
Nannetta Matthias, Pauline Leese, Ev-
elyn Frock, Masters Ralph Leese,
Joseph and Kale Matthias, William
and Leroy Yingling.
Not a single member of the Ameri-
can army has been put to death
since the beginning of the war because
OF the commission of a purely mil
itary offense, Major-General Crowd
er, Judge advocate general, declares
in his annual report to Secretary
Baker. Gen. Crowder said this fact
is the outstanding feature of his re
port Very few death sentences
have been imposed" he said, and
zone Of those imposed for purely
military offenses has been carried
into execution"
Employees of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad riding on passes are
expected to give up their seats to
paid passengers when the necessity
arises, according to an order issued
by the management 1T Is also sug-
gested that men and women on the
payrolls OF the company refrain from
travelling for pleasure, so that the
facilities of the road may be used in
handling the greatly increased pas
Senger travel.
Denmark, Norway and Sweden are
well represented in our Army and
Navy. I'm recent month the Bureau
OF War Risk Insurance or the United
states Treasury sent to the three
scandinavian countries 3130 checks
over third Of which went to Nor
way alone, and 4729 letters, over .
third OIL which went to Denmark
Each check represents a separate
dependent family OF d United States
soldier or sailor. Families OF sailors
predominant, judging from the fact
that 1892 or the 1880 checks were
sent to families living In Norway
Plans are now under consideration
Tor the covering OF this field by
American Red Cross Home Service
through separate Red Cross Offices
established in each or the three coun-
tries.
That the movement to fight The
spread OF prohibition organized ir
5Saltimore ut % meeting held
Sunday a week ago in Moose
TAI, T. not local, but il
part Oh q nationwide movement. was
asserted yesterday by Judge James r
Eleeka, of the Peoples Court, who Il
M eaulng the movement In that city
ait: IT proposes to use I'm the
'ies OF the country tactics similar
sUo nose which have been used SC
fh1 MI in the rural districts by
Aht-Saloon League. "It will be
tioS Gase "a lighting the devil of fana.
NJ, ISL with fire. said Judge Klecka