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New Britain herald., 1919-12-10
New York Stock Excnange quota tlons furnished by Richter & Co.,, 1nemburs of the New York stock EXohLngc:

Wall street, tToSe--RailS and ship pln&S were under mOdcratc pressure in the last hour when call money rose to 10 per cent. but rallied in the final dealings on the strength of Stccls, mo- tors and oils. The closing was firm sales approNimatcd 7O0.00O shares.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-10

The basketball practice this even ing will be, New Britain Machine, 5;30 to 6:30; Russell x Erwin, 6;30 to s o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1919-12-10
Notes, V Plans,

The board held a meeting this aft eSpoon at the Y. W. C. A.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
LOOKING IN THE FUTURE.

The old. Old dream wig-wagging with Mars may
yet come true
Signor Marcon thinks electrical scientists of the
future win be able communicate BY means Of wire
less with the planets mathematics being the language
for interplanetary conversation Ether waves the
ductors of the wireless ray universal he believes
q have often pondered The strange signals that
from the realms space beyond this
world" signor Marconi stated in an interview "Possb-
by the people Mars had, having the same
troubles ourselves perhaps they. too. have their
Kaiser their Huns and their Bolsheyiks endure
from distance Of millions of miles trying to
give US their latest communique, which shall not
eeiye for many generations. if al all.
"A leading scientific official being interrogated on
the subject said we are progressing rapidly in wire
les teegraphy, but how soon shall be able 10 talk
stars remains to the savants Of the future
Tine distance of some planets is great that it
takes light which travels the of 10000 miles
second. than $4,000 years to from them
the earth-the star il mil.
lion miles away
at is interesting to note" he said that scientist
in America, experimenting longdsance wireless sent
off message and received it back oneseventh of
later IT having travelled right round the earth-a
distance of $4,000 miles"
The official continued. THE spark ar the wireless
apparatus dimnishes slightly farther it goes and
consequently little difficult detect but.
ever, there be some hope of communicating with
the planets Tor the detectors In use at present
thousand time stronger than they four years
And besides, he continued "the strength OF the wire
less spark is practically illimitabe."
Mars is a small planet-little more than half the
size of the earthbut the atmosphere surrounding
as far ascertain very similar our own so
that Mars viii probably be more responsive
to our messages than any other"
The scientific experimentalists officials Of the
Marconi company reiigously support . Sig
nor Marconis engaging thesis. though Marcon himself
complains that messages he sent years ago
yet reached some of the nearest stars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
BEER AND NEAR-REER-

The dry status seems to becoming more
and more involved every day.
In line with the plan which seems TO have been
adopted by brewing as first stem in
policy Of attempting thwart purpose of the new
prohibition amendment to the constitution Of the United
States, March 49, suit in the United States
District Court for the District of New York
by Elihu Root and William D. Guthrie counsel for the
Jacob Hoffman Brewing Company asking an injunction
restraining the Federal Government interfering with
the manufacture of beer having per alcoholic
content II is said that every will be made TO
obtain an early decision. This legal proceeding seems
to bring definitely and directly before the court the
question of the legality Of the regulation OF the Com
missioner of Internal prohibiting the nanufac
ture of beer containing oneha per cent or more
of alcohol The proceeding is very unusual one since
1t seeks TO restrain in advance possible criminal pro
secuton Ordinarily the prosecuting officer United
States Government any state cannot be legally
enioined from prosecuting person charged with VIC
alton would apparently be should prove to
be possible successfully to maintain such an acron
since It might be possible by such indefinitely to
postpone the trial of individuals charged with even the
most serious crimes. The for the ex
traordnary action undertaken in this case Is that
extensive business interests in the attep
of the Federal Revenue Department to restrict the
manufacture and sale Of alcoholic beverages to those
containing less than onaha per cent Of alcohol
In discussing this action of the brewers William IT
Anderson. Superintendent the New York stare ~..-
Saloon League is reported having said that it viii
probably neeessitate the calling an extra session Of
Congress at earlier than President Wilson had
intended
The brewers by their defiance Of the Executive
Department of the Government have made action bv the
legislative branch real necessity. Mr. Anderson stated
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
NO BoLsHEvIsM NEEDED HERE.

The American people have proven themselves % Be
the greatest wonder Of the world
This is merely because they have within
period of four centuries. converted huge. savage
wilderness into the richest and powerful Of all
tons but particularly because they have created and
maintained continuously since ts organization in 1876
a government which stands well worth Of
ins a model al The world
is understandable that people of other nations.
because of the hmsy structures upon which Of
the~ governmental institutions have been erected,
should drift hndly desperately towards the Mag
aranisus- anarchisn. boshevsm. 81 what not-which
confront many IN Europe today but Amer
lea needs these for Americans are already
to do whatever they to do and be whatever they
to be In this country there need nor
excuse for anarchism for bolshevism for any
of the other untried deserted dreams Of over
wrought and disordered minds for whatever Of hap
piness of freedom of welfare is conceivable by
mortal mind is already easily obtainabe BY when
fair share of people conclude that they really
desire it.
If the American people want to manage or 70 own
the railroads the telegraph lines other Ameri
business industry they by the quiet, peace
able of their ballots put their available legal
chinery into motion and the thing is done. Indeed
whatever our people do undo they have but
speak through the ballot and will be speedily
complished either BY making enforcing. or by repeal
ing laws or BY amendment to the Constitution
Moreover this power Of the ballot is great
that we Americans can on short notice any time and
in perfectly peaceabe and lawful by means
suitable Constitutional amendments and laws and
through the power Of suffrage. merely change
statutory and Constitutional provisions to extent
desired but we can it We SO Will. 20 TO the extent
of repeating all laws. and the Constitution
itself and set up limited absolute monarchy any
other form of government either with without
stitution.
Since then under our present form Of government
already have this absolute freedom Or action
would seem that there be no justification
whatever the attitude those preach or
advocate political creeds doctrines conflict with
government
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08

Continuing. ne said THE brewers have created
situation that Congress- will be compelled define
toXicatns liquors ana adequate enforcement legis
lation At the earliest possible date And this
state the calling of extra session than the
president intended in order 70 prevent confusion after
July lst when the statute becomes effective"
1t Is reported that the entire matter being
considered BY a Mitchell Palmer the newly appointed
Attorney General, who Is understood viii undertake
to decide what the alcoholic strength may
without violation of the law Il that under the
present regulations, beer having 275 cent alcohol
may be manufactured hut that II be sold until
H. reduced TO less than one half 81 cent and
il this rule which has been attacked in the opinion Of
attorneys Root and Guthrie furnished the brewing in
March II. advising them that providing beer
containing 30 per alcohol is not fact intoxicat
ms it be lawfully sold
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
y y - y y - y
METHoDIsTs SCORE WILSON.

Some time this newspaper had occasion to
criticize the appointment of George Heron. the Iowa
free-love professor. diplomatic mission Herrons
escapade with Carrie Rand civilization at the
time and the people asonshed at Mr. Wilson rec
ignition of him.
The other day the Mehodists of the North Indiana
Conference went record against appointment 1t
stank in their nostrils they bones about
saying The conference adopted the following reso
luton by a standing
Whereas the president the United States has
appointed to Diplomatic service George D. Heron
therefore it
Resolved, That hereby condemn in unmeas-
ured terms the appointment of this noted pro-
in the interest of good morals, pure homes and
downright righteousness demand his immediate
recall, and be 1t further
Resolved, That copy of this resolution be sent
to the president Of the United States properly signed
by the officers of this conference
An exchange that 'the Methodists are not alone
in their and disgust concerning the high honor
paid this moral leper mental pervert BY President
Wilson There is hardly citizen in the whole
country who has branded Herron's preferment as
an insult 10 the American people. how President
Wilson can explain remarkable a lapse on his part
is beyond comprehension. And he probably won't try
TO explain it. Sufficient for him that it fitted into his
celestial scheme things"
The president is autocratc enough to think that he
doesn't have TO do any explaining of his acts The
people-the common peope-can go to- as far as he Is
concerned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08

AdoIph PeunIng. Griffith. spent the
week end home. He Is anxiously wait
ing his discharge from the Great
Lakes Naval station
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
sTENTTON!
Here's Buddy!

Il. Brown. Just returned from over
seas with THE Canadian troops. Is in
Gary visiting with his sister. Mrs
Arthur Carlson $40 jefferson street
Mr Brown enlisted ira Canada in No
vember. 1915. with the 2l3th American
Legion Infantry. after which he was
transferred to the Eighth Battery. C.
r. T. in which he served for twenty
months in the field with the British
army. with which me participated IN
the battles ~ the Messincs. Ypres and
the drive ia NIouscron. He returned
home on the Minnehadke. arriving at
Halifax. Nova Scotia, March 27th and
was demobnized at Toronto
d
Ensign Judson Shurtz has returned
g Cary from a visit to his mother at
Decatur. IH Ire Will visit in Gary
for several days before returning to
the naval base in New York where
he is stationed
Ensign Alexander FEEDER. wired his
parents. Mr. and Mrs William FEEDER
or Monroe street. Gary. Saturday that
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08

In reply to the request of the
Philippine legislature brought to
the U 5. by a special mission for
complete independence of the
islands. Secretary Baker recently
read President Wilson's letter on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08

the subject in which he stated his
hope that the mission viii be
source Of satisfaction to them and
that it viii result in bringing
about the desirable ends set forth
IN the joint resolution Of the legis-
lature approving the sending Of
the commission to the United
States" Manuel L. Quezon, presl-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08

dent Of the Philippine senate and
chairman Of the mission, states
that the request for independence
the islands during the past four
trying years. That the American
rule in the Philippines has been
successful is shown by the very
modern buildings and progressive
institutions on the islands.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
NoTIcE 20 sunscsrnERs.

II you fai @ receive prompt.
as you have IN The past please a.
was nor sent on time Remember mali
sre : not What used g be and that complaints
sheFa. from many sources about the
~ The TINES has increased its mailing equipment and
STRIVING earnestly to reach its patrons
we will act promptly
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-08
THE PASSING
lsHOw| :.
ON our hlock Id least the most

on our block at least the most
SINGULAR thing the nu did was %
ACHIEVE new popularity by deliber-
ately
SKIPPING most Of the silk stocking
POSSIBILITIES
AND attacking wearer Of long I'M
derwear
SAYS boy Who Is now back in
"civies"
WHERE are the girls who used to
smile
AND The rides that used to get
AND where is the crowd that was
very proud
TO pass me a cigarette?
TIME was I danced with the maidens
fair
AND captured their heads by storm
BIT I've lost my pull with the
beautiful
SINCE shedding the uniform
a MOSQUITO weighs much less than
an elephant
BIT 1t can poster you a great deal
more.
WE suppose il is the
FALSE pride Of sex which prompts
MAN when he tries to help his wife
a little
BY carrying out the garbage
TO do it in as noiseless fashion as
possible
81 ! not . excite the attention Of
the
NEIGHBoR women who may be at
their listening
POSTS and points of observation.
BY the way wouldn't it be
JUST = ven 70 start thinking up
new name
FOR the peace conference?
GIRL is eager to add - years to
her age
WHEN she's ten
BIT when she's twenty-five it's dir
ferent-
JUDGE says the L $. is too lenient
with the
BoLsHEvIsTs bu, his Honor might
lust
As we'll recall that the & s. is now in
Paris
NoBoDY home.
GIRLS. We saw fat man with big
tummy in one of those
PINcHBAcK coats last night and
Wei never
MAKE FUN Or you and your clothes
again.
AID We SUPPOSE these are lots of
people
WHO in years 10 come Will recall
THE war by saying
WELL YOU ought to have eaten
some 81 the
WAR bread my wife used to make
DEBs in his swan song before going
TO the pen
SAYS Lenine and Trotzky
ARE the greatest statesmen Of the
age
THEY are sending Debs to the
WRONG place
BETTER change his sentence to the
insane asylum.
GET your spring taxes paid
THEN youn have nothing to worry
about until
THE second installment of your
INCOME tax comes due.
IT seems as If the average rich old
man
IS So easy a mark
THAT the designing women are
surely
ENTITLED to little credit
THAT they don't do more to him
than they do.
WRITER or Truth About whiskey'
SAYS it is not all evil
RIGHT you are comrade. there is
some
GOOD stuff so we've been told.
THE dove Of peace with even his pin
feathers
PICKED out Is sorry looking bird.
a GIRL VIII take a mans word for it
when
he tells her she's beautiful
BUT when ne tells her that be nose
isn't shiny
SHE'LL hasten to the lookins glass
TO see If mes telling the
that right
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
ST. Mary's Industrial School Burns.

Two firemen were killed and "A
others were injured, besides two per
sons connected with the institution,
in spectacular fire which wrecked
st. Mary's Industrial School for Boys,
ON Wflkens avenue, Baltimore, yester-
day evening. The dead ffremSn are
Lieuh Howard q. Davis, of No. IA
Engine Company, and Lieut.. John
Watson, No ~ Engine Company.
They were struck by am iron beam
from an upper story after the building
had been gutted. Lieutenant Wat
sons body was still buried in the de-
bris at late hour. The damage
done by the fire is estimated at $780,
600 and there Is about 100000 in
surance.
The fire started at Is O'Clock, when
all but 80 OF the $50 boys were at
play Ia. the yard Those iR- the
building were rescued. The fire is
supposed to- have started from a
timers torch Oh the roof. NJ.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
WORK TO STAR1N ID
DAYS.
THOMAS, BENNETT g. HUNTER, GONTRAC-
!. u TORS, TO BUILD CONCRETE ROAD ON
LiTTlESTOWN PIKE.

ttt At last our rural friends living
along the Littlestown pike from
Westminster to Pennsylvania line
will soon be riding over smooth
surface concrete, instead OF one OF
the most damnable pieces Of earth
that was ever called pike or road
lin this county.
The citizens and people living along
the road pleaded with the county
commissioners and the State Roads
Commission over and over for sUme
relief to the abominable piece of
road. TO repair or build or anything
w better fts condition and at last
their pleas have been answered by
the State Roads Commission, who on
Tuesday left q contract with Thomas,
Bennett & Hunter, contractors, this
city, to build the first section off con-
crete road on the Littlestown pike.
The work viii begin In 10 days, COM
mencing at the city limits on Penn
Sylyania avenue. -M.-
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Mr.. George z. Benson, Fair Ground
Hill, has been elected a director of
the Union National Bank.
MIR. Samuel Helm, East Green street,
lost a fine hog last week. The hog
was taken sick and died in 8 few days.
Sunday, May 4, will be known as
Employment Sunday" Every church
in the United States is asked to OBJ
serve it.
MT. Airy High School ball club
cops two games, Sykesville High
School being one of the victims by
the score Of 20 to 2, and Middleton
school also succumbed to the tune
of Is to 8.
The victory loan trophy train con-
sisting OF two flats, one box, one
tourist and one diner with about 30
people will come over the Western
Maryland on May 9th. The train will
leave Union Bridge at $50 I'D. m, and
will arrive in this city about $50.
Arthur Patterson and william
Caltrider, on Reisterstown, were
badly injured Sunday when the auto
mobile in which they were returning
from Westminster overturned at
Sandyville Mr. Patterson was in
jured on the head and Mr.. Caltrider
was cut ON the face.
The Woman's Home Economics
Club OF Wlarfieldsburg will give fes-
tival at Stone Chapel Hall, Thursday,
May 1st Supper will be served, also
ice cream and cake. The proceeds
will be used towards securing equip
ment for the club. The club meeting
will be held at 1.30 p. m, anu supper
will be served ali evening. Miss Ola
Day, or Maryland State College will
be present.
Former Sheriff Peter Mcfarland, OF
Allegany county, who obtained O. lii
cense in Pittsburgh to marry MRS.
Janet Kemp, of Meyersdale, q widow,
has been made defendant i'm $4,000
breach h-of-promise suit brought by
Miss Lillian Wenner, OF Keyser, w.
va Mr. Mcfarland IL u prominent
political leader and former presi-
dent Of the Maryland State Firemen's
Association and IS well known among
our flremen here.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
!. SCHOOL BOARD DOINGS.
MANCHESTER TO CONTINUE AS 2-YEAR
NIGH SCHOOL CLAUDE ERB REVIEWS
CONTRACT 10 BORROW MONEY TO
MEET EXPENSE.

A regular meeting of the Board of
Education was called to order in
the office of the Board vi Education
at $50 a. m., ON Wednesday, April
18th. Ali members were present but
Commissioner Glover. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read
and approved. l Ht
Requests for contributions for the
purposes indicated from the follow
ing schools were presented. The
Beard contributed $1,000 to- the
amount raised i'm each case except r.
the case OIL Westminster. 1t agreed
To make the contribution 10 per cent
of the amount contributed: --
Westminster, 1850. Nh.
Gathers, Mrs. g. WI. Griffith. maps
and books, $22.6O.
Pleasant Gap, Arthur Griffee, maps
and books, $1,000.
Taneytown, j.. T.. Hunsberger,
school equipment, $91.65.
New Windsor, Hanna Skunk, organ,
$3.50.
Piney Creek, Clara Hockensmith,
maps, $1,000.
Snydersburg, Emma Caples, organ,
1921.
One hundred and forty-four un-
framed copies of the American Greed
were presented BY the Maryland
Society to be placed in the rural
schools, and the members OF the
Board of Education authorized
superintendent Unger to accept them,
and have them framed by such means
as he saw fit without expense to the
Board. M.
After careful consideration it was
agreed by the Board that Manchester
should continue for another year al
a two-year high school.
Pres. Wantz, .Supt. Unger and Com
Glover were authorized as a COM
mittee with power to arrange to meet
various committees from Frederick
and Montgomery counties at Mt. Airy
for the purpose OF establishing q
Parental Home School.
The Board authorized Pres. Wantz
and Supt Unger to borrow sufficient
money To meet the current expenses
df the Board OF Education and to
finance the construction OF the Myers
Consolidated Building until the Coun-
ty Commissioners can cancel the OBJ
legations. Nv
lit was decided that the Board re-
new the contract with Mr.. ETS fol
smother year.
A number of projects for repairs
and reconatructions or enlargements
were considered BY the Board and
the superintendent authorized to in-
vestfgate costs and place tfte Items
i'm the budget to be considered at the
next meeting in May. -
The Board adjourned at 1890, sub
ject to call of Supt. Unger.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
westminster Grange Notes.


The Westminster Grange viii meet
i'm the Assembly Hall OF y. the High
School Building, Tuesday evening,
April 2gth, at g d. m
Several applications win be sobligat-
ed and the obligation and unwritten
work will be- given by j. p. Anthony,
Chaplain OF the State i, Grange.
Brother Anthony IL very much Wy In
terested i'm the success OF Westmins-
ter Grange and we urge that you
come out and enjoy an evening with
him. ..+-s
We know that busy season for the
farmers is at hand and we want to- get
our Grange work up before summer
sets in. After the close of the Grange
light refreshments will be served.
Visiting members are especially in
vited to attend.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
FOrd's Inn TO Open.

Tourists will be accommodated att
a new hostelry which will open on
May 1st by Walter a. Ford, at
his comfortable home In this city.
It will be known as "Ford's Inn"
The Inn is located on beautiful
site on the outskirts Of this city.
The surroundings make the hostelry
one of beauty and comfort fhe
scenery from the Inn Is beautiful.
The valleys through the West and
the Blue Ridge mountains can be
seen for miles from the elevation
upon which it is situated. It's
location from the main roads and the
gorgeous shrubbery IL another point
OF advantage for tourists making lit
noteworthy. One hours ride from
Baltimore and two hours from Wash
ington will bring you to % chicken
dinner or lunch that cannot be served
for the price or accommod odation
elsewhere. There is plenty OF nom
for parking automobiles and teams.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
Jurors for May Term or Cour

Jurors for May Term or Court.
ChieT Judge William H. Thomas,
Saturday afternoon, drew the follow
ing jurors to serve at the May term
or the Circuit Court for Carroll coun-
ty, which will begin on Monday. May
18th: E
Taneytown district Claude =. Con-
over, David c. Nusbaum, Newton A
Reindollar, Harvey r.. Ohler.
Uniontown district-Charles P.
Welk, Jacob a. Haines, Oliver Ed
ward Dodrer. Guy MI. Cookson. IVY:
Myers district tAJacob E. Crumrine
Ira G.. Lawyer, Frank w. Warehime.
Woolery's district-Hayden Boiling
er, Henry r. Devilbiss, Edward Miner,
James H.. @. Slasman.
Freedom district. Andrew Bran
denburg, Theodore S. Clarke, Howard
M. Parker. -
Manchester district-Theodore "a.
Miller, Charles Frank Shaffer, John
w. Smith, George w. Snyder, William
e. Marker.
Westminster misunderstanding G..
Bixler, William T.. Grumbine, Brad
ford III. Owings, George r Grumbine,
Robert :. Shriver, John Wv. Strevig,
Chester II. Cook, William iii. Bucking-
ham, Charles vi. Shafer.
Hampstead district-Lewis Green,
Jr., Noah wv. Rill, George >. Stof1e.
Franklin district-David Bloom,
John T. HainAs. m.-.a... .....-....-,. /.
Middleburg district George p. Rit-
ter, Reuben a. Stonesifer
New Windsor district Edward M.
Byers, Scott Boilinger, Joseph T..
Englar.
Union Bridge district-Williann H.
Grimm, Ezra =. G.. Buckley.
MT. Airy district-Charles F. Beck,
William I'll. Gosnell
Berrett district-James G. Hewitt,
George M. Jenkins. ..... ...... .