The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-23

Miss Alice Lippy has returned to
her home In Baltimore after spend
ing several weeks with her brother,
Mr.. Granville .Lippy, this city.
Out-of-town capitalists are reported
to have purchased so acres Of land
along the Western Maryland Railway.
between Hagerstown and Security, up
on which it is proposed to erect a
large fertilizer plant Potash made by
the Security Cement and Lime Com.
pany will be used in the manufacture
Iof the fertilizer.
The Office or US. Brennan, assistant
superintendent OF transportation, un-
der Federal management of railroads,
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
the Western Maryland Railway and
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Railroad was abolished Saturday
MIR. Brennan will be assigned to other
duties with the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
4 bonfire Of expensive feathers. will
take place as the result OF a federal
court verdict at New York. Import
ed plumage worth $4,000 will 20 up
IN smoke. A jury decided that Rene
Arb1b, an importer, by bringing the
feathers into this country violated
statue designated to protect certain
kinds OF birds. Arbib said he was
ignorant of the law.
a ghost did it! That, at least. il
the reported cause Of the confession
of murder by Edward Lee, who IL be-
ing held at Ithaca, N. Y, charged
with the killing Of Napoleon Jack
son. Lee, In his confession, it ~ al
legged, stated that the ghost of Jack
son had haunted him the night be-
fore and, after several weeks Of
denial, he fastened to confess.
Two special policemen of Elmira,
N. Y, bothaof whom were awaiting a
regular appointment to the "force. !"
have confessed to the burglary OF
two cases Of rye whisky. A ware
house window was pried open BY
these two protectors of the peace"
the booze" secured, carefully tuck
ed close to their bosoms and ca :ried
to their homes. Their gumshoe tread
left its trail, and they were caught.
The time has come when unscientific
patching Of country roads ought to
cease. The farmer needs a good road
a great deal more than the pleasure
driving automobiles. To the latter
a bad road means simply a little dis
comfort. To the farmer it means
many hours Of time wasted while he
draws his loads through the sloughs
of mud. lit means that he must keep
hot h.
burden will wear out quicker. Let
every farmer insist that the road Off
Gals Of his neighborhood do modern,
scientific work.
The California Wine Growers As
sociation during the campaign. to
carry California for the Constitutional
asked what will we do
with the vineyards Of California, IL
prohibition should VIM" Millions of
dollars of investment would be lost,
they said, If prohibition should become
effect1ve. Now comes the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce with q report
OF the survey made by the California
Agricultural College, which report in
dicates that the grape crop of 1919 can
all be utilized not only without loss.
but in fact with big increase Of bro
hts over what would accure were the
grapes used in the manufacture of
VINE. 1t is proposed to make the
grapes into syrup equivalent to 10000
IONS q sugar having a value of ST.
1UV.O0O. and even the culls can be
used to profit. A ready market
awaits the grape syrup i'm the can
1aries
Oscar Baumgardner, Of Harrfsville. |
the other side of the Carroll county |
line. was tried before the Frederick |
court on two indictments for larceny
and another for selling goods without
, license recently. He was acquitted
IN each charge. This past April "a. a |
ire destroyed the store and mill Of the |
Farmers Cooperative Milk and Pro-
luce Co.. of which Edward 0. Weant |
and K. Allen Sauerwein were the re-
oelvers. After making an investiga-
ion Mr.. Weant found the scales in a
pantry in Baumgardner's house, be-
hind box. He had previously been
invited by Baumgardner to 20 through
he house and look for anything which /
ne suspected OF being there, but the
irst trip failed to reveal anything.
Later the scales were found. 1t was
testified that during the fire a lot Of
he goods were carried from the burn
ne store and placed on the porch OF
3aumgardner's home, which is Just
across the road. Later Antony Kim
mel and man named Cue carried the
scales into the house and placed them
n Baumgardner's pantry. Baumgard-
Ter said he did not know they NJ were
here. A quantity of goods in Baum
sardner's house was carried out at the
time of the fire for fear that the place
would ignite from the blaze across the