The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-27

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Valentine Hahn, of Tuckertown,
Md, says his hogs refuse corn, but
/, thrive ON the 17-year Iocusts.
DR.. George e. Baughman has re-
turned from pleasant visit to Ocean
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. d. Fowble, West
Main street, spent Monday in Balti-
more.
Private r. Wisner, OF Hampstead,
has arrived at Fort McHenry, from
France.
Harvest in this county is now at
it's height. A bumper crop is ex-
pected.
Mrs. Vernon Reese, Of Baltimore,
spent this week with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Klee.
Miss Hilda VanFossen, of Asbestos,
is spending few days with Miss
Rosalie Wisner.
Mrs. Fred Boisvept and daughter,
Miss Rita, Carrollton, have returned
from a visit to relatives in New York
Mrs. Otto Fisher, Of Rockingham,
Va, who spent a couple weeks visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Carroll Lockard,
Westminster, returned home last
week accompanied by Miss Gertrude
Lockard who will spend some time
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boisvert, Car
rollton; Mr.. and Mrs. H. ID. Fowble
and daughter, Helen, West Main
street, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Farley, Shippensburg, Pa, were en-
tertained Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Billmyer, Union Bridge.
About 200 relatives and friends OF
Marion Taylor, Bethel Heights, gave
him a complete surprise last Satur-
day night, when all called on him :.
his home in honor of his return from
France A most pleasant evening
was spent by all. Refreshments were
served to all on the lawn.
The Patapsco Athletic Club, of Pa
tapsco will play a double header Oh
the home grounds with the strong
Carroll Athletic Club Of Baltimore, on
July a. The Patapsco Club has play
ing with them the well known Benz
Spencer, Grover Tracey, Orville
Evans. and a number of other stars
At an inquest held Wednesday at
the Northwestern Police Station, Bal
timore, by Coroner Smith to determine
the responsibility for the automobile
accident which caused the death OF
Mrs. Mary Butts, of Pikesville, last
Saturday, III. J. ESSick, OF Westmlns-
ter, driver of the car which struck
Mrs. Butts. was exonerated from all
/ blame.
Gleason Miller, of Sinsheim, waSser-
iously injured on the head in head
on-collisiOn of his motorcycle and the
touring car of Erwin Shearer, of Glen
Rock Tuesday. The automobile and
motorcycle approached curve from
opposite directions and crashed into
each other. Miller was thrown from
his wheel and the machine was
smashed. Five members of Shearer's
family were in the automobile but
none were hurt.
I It was learned through a reliable
/ source that there is now in the hands
Of the proper federal authorities a
proclamation signed by the President
to prevent the operation Of the war
! time prohibition act, which has been
scheduled to 60 into effect July IND
that the proclamation will be issued
as soon as the peace treaty is signed
at Versailles. This action by the
President will prevent nationwide
prohibition until the constitutional
amendment becomes effective Janu-
airy, 1920.
a mans right to store liquor in his
home for the long dry period after
July | stood up against an attack on
that provision Of the prohibition en-
forcement bill before the House
Judiciary Committee. Near the end
of an all-day session, the committee
voted down an amendment which
would have made it unlawful for a
citizen to have liquor in his posses
sion; struck out a section which
would have prevented "use" by g
citizen Of liquor in his private dwell
! ing, and decided that in the matter OF
general enforcement there would be
no difference between wartime and
| constitutional prohibition.
| Joshua w: Miles, the Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the Maryland
district, had counted UP $1S,S15,OOO,
and the total of his collections il Ibis
district for the quarter just ended
will, it is estimated, reach $4,000, 900
when the belated payments are al
tabulated. During the first quarter
$35, 900, 900 was collected. However,
this includes all those who wished to
close their account for the whole year
instead of awaiting themselves or the
Governments offer to pay their tax
i'm quarterly installments. Almost
all the small taxpayers and some or
the large ones decided to make just
one payment, and this caused the re-
turns for the first quarter to be very
high.