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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
THE THREE TESTS

"He rules over his country" replied
Peggy.
Didn't ! tell you so?" said King
Bird triumphantly, And that's why
I'm going to rule Birdland."
But I've been elected Princess of
Birdland," put in Peggy.
which is greater, a princess or a
lting?" asked King Bird.
"A king is greater. but"
"Then I'm ruler of Birdland. Princess
Peggy says So Everybody cheer for me
and bring me nice. rich bugs to eat"
This claim rather staggered Peggy.
It sounded logical, but then she knew
that just having the name of "king"
didn't make King Kird n real king.
we want Princess Peggy to rule our
republic" chorused all the birds ex-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
The Judas OF Attegdt

JN HIS own turn, Louis Blals dis
l. covered something about the insta
bllity Of political fences
He had crafuly undermined the
posts which Representative Clifford
had set so solidly during his long years
of incumbency; Attorney Bais had
softened the political soil with the
waters Of race prejudice and had dug
diligently with the thin trowel Of
falsehood He felt certain that on
the day of the legislative convention
he could huff and could puff and blow
that Clifford fence down. The river
valley echoed with the woe and wrarh
of the men who had been driven off
the disputed lands. I'm tho soil OF
that rancor Attorney Bais had dug
his own postholes. The fabric Of his
political fence seemed good.
But the high ones "outside"-as the
border called the wOrld-did not under.
stand the politics Of Attegat nor did
they bother to find out
In the first place, the landowners
had acted when their own interests
suggested action; Clifford suffered.
Then the good bishop, incensed by
what had been revealed to him by
prejudced word and pen, had taken
this time to punish a priest who
seemed openly disobedient An act
which is removed from the circum
stances which modify it fails to appear
in its true light
The bishop saw only the surface
from a distance; unfortunately ht
lacked the intimate and sympatheti,
knowledge that would enable him tt
. Judge rightfully the people and con
ditions of that far border of hi
diocese.
| Blais was a young politician, an i'm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
READ THIS FIRST

The Acadian peasant squatters
have opened farms on the Maine
Canadian border. and are stirred TO
rebellion against the American GOV
ernment when Yankee" lumber
dealers. the owners, drive them
from their homes. The public school
building in Attegat, the principal
village of the parish. burns and IL
is hinted that some one fred II.
Attegat is the home of Ambrose
Clifford, Representative in the Legs
lature, and Louis Blais. an unscru-
pulous attorney, who is intriguing
TO win Clifford's seat by stirring up
strife among the people. Father i'c-
clair. the parish priest, warns nus
people against Blais. who brings the
priests political activities TO the at'
tention of the bishop. who removes
Father Leclair, and, as punishment
sends him to distant lumber camp.
The people. under the guidance OF
clifford and Norman Aldrich,
"Yankee" customs officer. petition
the bishop TO send Father Leclalr
back to them. They choose an Qua
fiddler. Anaxagoras Billedeau, To go
10 the bishop with the petitions 10
plead their cause. Attorney b'alS
has as a client one David koh
notorious smuCCler.
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had not accomplished. For all they
had done for him in the years when
they had received him at their boards
he had returned nothing, eh?
He dashed the tears from his eyes
tie stood up. lie took off his faded
hat.
The spirit Of old Acadia" he
murmured. where is that spirit in
me, AnaNagoras Billedcau? Is It not
there-dcep underneath? Is it not
there, the same MS it is in Evanccline
Beaulieu when ] have seen her eyes
SHINE and the soul rise up behind
them? Yes, it is here. ! will sleep
under the trees. viii cat the crusts
from my bucket. will stay. I have
been sent to see our great bishop. I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
author Of "King Spruce" "The Ram.
rodders," "The Skipper and The
Skipped" etc.

old cat who had been pnched. II tell
you that only because I have to tell
you that as the priests housekeeper." :"
She added in the patos OF the border:
But for myself I say Pig that rolls
in mud! LonE.tailed, foul bird! Shiny
snail, dragging itself across paper and
leaving lies bchind!'" She slammed
the door.
The aroma of a good cigar, the glow
of it's coal, directed the attorney 10
Father HorriEan, who strollcd on the
edge of the turf under tho orchard
trees.
IL am Louis Brafs, the attorney,
father. ] wrote the letter TO the
church authorities. SO I thought l
would come and see you"
Father Horrigan had his hands be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10

Grant now seemed loath to part with
his lavender which had SO tied up his
capital and which he had been at wits
end TO get rid of. Funny how quickly
mans ideas change.
/ was able TO return to New York
in two days and report complete sue
cess.
That's good work, Peter you may
go home for a couple of days, IL you
wish. Then we'll tackle the Problem
of the Empty Mansion That prom
ises to be a very interesting problem.
Well try to solve it during this sum-
mer.
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CREATION

Here in tie square, where now and then
A curious stranger stops
And then, refreshed, goes on again,
The boys play with their tops
Here Youths elixir is imbibed,
Joys banner is unfurled,
And to it's orbit circumscribed
e. Each filings a spinning world
Squat lumpishness grows trig and trim,
And wooden.headed clods
Live but TO crafty the whim
OF careless little gods.
They laugh and shout till they are hoarse,
Right on the edge of town.
And when they're tired, why, then, of course,
Their worlds all tumble down.
GRIF ALE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
Attention

A colored sergeant, while drilling Z
squad of dusky-hued lads at Camp
jackson. had one boy who could not or
would not stand at attention After
exhausting his patience and vocabulary
on the erratic one, he secured two.
by-four from woodpile nearby and
started toward the boy
Mani" cried the lad, "whut yo' gwins
do with that stick?"
"Niggah. I'm either goin' to stand
you at attention, or lay you 10 atten'
tion. The Oteen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10
Automatic Safety

Mandy what fo' you glib dat baby
a big piece OBJ polk TO chaw on? Dom
you-all know de po' chile'll choke on
it?"
''Dinah. don't you see de string tied
to dat piece OBJ polk? De oder ends
tied TO de chile's toe. Ef he chokes.
ne KICKS an ef rschen he h,SNs don ,ek I
me nothin' bout bringin' up chilluns."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10

have been sent to tell him of the poor
people. Then by Saint Navier. | swear
it, / will toll him!'
All good Patriarch Clifford, and your
old mans inspiration regarding "psy'
Geological instruments"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-10

I'm this adventure Peggy learns tono
the mysterious knight Is after he per.
forms three doughty deeds In a test OF
COurdOc)
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-16
Al PICTORIAL BANQUET.

Lyman I'll. Howe's new Travel Fes-
tival. which comes to the Opera on
Tuesday, May goth, has aptly been
termed pictorial banquet"
The program embraces such a
wealth of diversified material that 1t
cannot fail to appease the tastes of
all who attend. 1T is a feast of
education and entertainment, includ-
ing an up-to-the-minute excursion
through Yellowstone National Park,
ride in a maneuvering warplane
over the city of Washington, the
capture of monster sea-elephants i'm
the South Seas, a picturesque journey
through Japan, rarely beautiful pic
lures of clouds, exciting glimpses of
Italian ski soldiers in action in the
Alps, a strenuous hunting and fishing
trip i'm the Canadian wilds, a lucid
explanation of the insignia of the
United States Army, new and various
accomplishments of powerful cater
pillar tractors, and copious measure
of those delectable animated carica-
lures and film novelties which are
So characteristic of the Howe enter
tainmentS.
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The Civic League Play.

The people of our city were given
a real treat last week in the able
presentation at the Opera House, Of
an exceptionally well selected little
play called "A Couple of Millions"
which was given under the auspices
of The Women's Civic League of
Westminster.
There was not single part which
was not -creditably rendered, while
many of them were portrayed with
such cleverness and absence of self
consciousness as to suggest the pro-
fessional stage.
One very noticeable feature was
the team" work, or i'm theatrical
parlance the ensemble action, which
il SO often absent in amateur rendi-
tions, amateurs being quite apt to
work independently of one another,
and not as a whole, and which pre-
vents that smoothness and finish that
we found SO delightful in the
presentation of this play.
And right here may we say that it
would have given great satisfaction
to have had Miss Dorothy Elderdice,
who directed the training of those
taking part, appear before the cur
tain at the end of the play, to re
ceive the applause she 80 merited;
for, without doubt, her skilled know
ledge and perservering patience gave
added assurance of the success of
the entertainment
But it was all good from start 10
finish, the fun was funny, and the
pretty girls were pretty. And there
were some charming and dainty.
gowns gracefully worn, while even
Pink, the colored maid, dressed
the part" to perfection.
The singing Of Messrs. Billingslea,
Zepp, Gehr and Wantz, the now we'll
known Liberty Quartet, was truly
delightful, and received many en-
cores, as did also the airs chanted
by the girls chorus in their honest
to goodness" costumes from "Way
Down South in Dixie"
When one realizes that the price
OF the ticket was merely bread cast
upon the waters" to return to each
Of u again in the form Of various
civic betterments, we surely got our
worth, and more.
Those taking part in the play were:
Messrs. Frank II. Herr, George
Paul 8 Warner, Fred G.
Holloway, Walter Zepp, O W Dieff-
enbach, Misses Emily R. Zepp,
Dorothy Reifsnider, Ruth " Walsh,
Ethel r.. Mitten, Mrs o. w. Dieffen-
bach.
The girls of the chorus were Misses
Mary Cunningham, Rita Huff, Julia
Beach, Marie Shaw, Nellie billiard,
Gehr, Caroline Foutz,
Martha Manahan, Marguerite Fouke,
Gertrude L,ockard, Rose Walsh,
Elizabeth Mitten, Mary Myers, Caro-
line WantZ, Helen Dieffenbach and
Charlotte Myers.
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McGINNTS SIDING.

My furlough has been extended
four days and II am taking advantage
or the same. came I'D from Balti-
more with Col. Joshua Murdock in
his new Buick and had a splendid
trip. II am visiting all the folks and
will give you what little news have.
Tom Fisher wanted to demonstrate
the German Grip" but Andy Long
could not see il that way % Tom
tackeled the big spotted bull and
when the dust and straw had cleared
away, the watering trough was i'm
three pieces, two pannels Of fence
were missing and four OF Toms front
teeth were gone. Tom says no more
Germany for him. -
MIR. VIM. Tony has a new cow of
the White Belt variety and has kept
an accurate account OF the butter
produced. Last week he secured
tWenty-four pounds of butter, besides
the milk he used and was surprised
to find three dozen eggs under Rose
the last day. This il a three year old
and was purchased from Miles Shar-
row, who has few left but wants
a fancy price.
People are troubled about the 10
Gusts but MIR. Theodore Yingling has
chickens called the hong BILLED
Jerseys" that will catch locusts four
inches under ground and when well
filled will carry some home to their
young.
Mr.. Miles Long has a few Black
Minorky cantaloupe seeds LETT, and
will gladly give few to his friends.
These melons are thin skinned and
few seeds and fine flavor.
Hon Jacobius Long has his saw
mill in place. lit required eleven
teams to haul it and the Hon. says
that after he gets enough lumber
sawed for his chicken house, which
will be two by four, he will help his
neighbOrs.
Luther Friese went to see the cir
Gus in Baltimore and has been gone
three days Nobody knows if he
came too close to the animal cage OF
If he had too much red lemonade and
peanuts.
MIR. Zahn, our local blacksmith
who put new shoes on Col Joshua
Murd6ck's horses SO they could pull
we'll, was excited over the war news
and put the shoes on backwards and
when Col started to raise his 80
foot flag pole the horses went north
instead of south. When Col. Muir
dock found he had one horse to take
from the cellar he was peeved, as he
had no derrick and had to rig a
take me-"
Bob Long has had the gOut in both
ears for the past week, but is better
He only used creased chicken feath-
ers for a poultice.
Well, T must get ready for camp
but will let you hear from me later.
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Choral Society Concert.

Unless a larger attendance and
more interest l. shown in the re-
hearsals Of the Choral Society the
concert which was planned to be
given in the Armory this month or
next will have to be abandoned or
at least postponed until fall.
Prof Peltz and few faithful mem
bers have labored most earnestly to
prepare for a recital that would be
credit to the Society, to Westmins-
ter and the county.
But they have been discouraged and
greatly handicapped i'm their work by
the small and irregular attendance
at rehearsa1s and the lack Of inter-
est of many whose voices would prove
a valuable addition.
at conference of the officers Of
the Society and Prof. Peltz Monday
evening it was decided unless full
attendance can b. gotten at the re-
hearsal next Monday evening and an
that the members will. at
tend the succeeding rehearsals II will
b. unwise to attempt the concert at
this time If sufficient interest j.
manifested and rehearsals with at
lG-lSL llltS FOiCCS CILA DC l4ClA 80 IhG
next several weeks Prof. Peltz be
lieves a successful concert can b.
given the last week in June.
When concert was decided upon
1T was the thought and purpose to
make ii notable musical event in
Westminster
"a carefully and well balanced pro-
gram was arranged to be supplement-
ed by celebrated sOlOist. -
Governor and Mrs. Harrington
were invited I'd attend and accepted
the Invitation cOnditionally.
Unless the recital can b. made the
success desired, Prof Peltz, the Off
GERS and members OF the Society who
have shown % much interest believe
it best not to attempt.
It j. squarely up to every member
and all who sing and can assist If
they desire the concert to b. present
at the rehearsal at the Armory next
Monday evening and express their
intention and willingness tO attend
the weekly rehearsals.
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|lvRT HOUSE News
Ill N sFssION-G GRAND JURY
BUSY.
,,,,tFps or EAL ESTATE, | HhlA6
mn LICENSES, ETC.
I|E|IIA(;I'
rircuit Court News.

N u.r term of the Circuit Court
Ths MY 1cI1 County, convened last
ca c,rr9l5 With Chief Chief Judge William Fl.
anras' au,as. On the bench. 90 rri,,u }
Fpeals, 'nH Turors are as follows:
|Granu Ira q. Lawyer, George W;
tsnan' 5ar william II. strevig, Edward T
Fyder' charles P. Welk, Henry T.
Fner, .1,t.s sD Harry Ogg, David T.
VilDl1'' sn George w. Jenkins, Guy NC
lUu,r lEsnn Scott Bollinger, Jonn =
PoAsUH' M Howard M. Parker, Wlltreo
Efesl5i eaShs Edward NJ. Byers, Charles
n.a, nvyY Tohn l.. Haines, Ezra a. e
Psr Ds.A' Newton A. Reindollar, Lewis
Eesn. Esal' Jr., Harvey e. ohler' DaVio
nl4 rli. Jurors are Jacob III. Krumrine
fs'iE usvden Bolltnger, Jacob a
..s Noah w. Rill, George 2. Rit-
\ 'roi robn W. Smith, J. Andrew Bran,
|.tnrq r George A. Weller, Joseph
FlDaIe, paEar charles nj. Shaffer, James
I T slasman, Theodore :. Clarke
tcrre :. stofle. William x. Mar
N ETI Chester F. Cook, Frank W. Ware
tns ~ william E. Grumbine, Edgar }
Lsrs M David C. Nusbaum, Claude T.
EroTer, Reuben A. Stoneslfer, Sterl-
\ G. Bixler, Robert :. ShrlVer
,sdford Fl. Owings and William Il
Elkingham.
'RatTiffs at the gates William Nc
sbnd and Charles Wampler
'iTH to petit jury Christian Rother
" bailiff to grand jury George X
arehime.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-16

The third year class OF Westmin-
ster High school will present Joan
of Are q tragedy, in the Opera
House, Thursday and Friday, May p
and 23, At SIS p. m. Proceeds for
purchase of new International Ency-
clopedia.
Tuesday noon, while the pastor of
Baust Reformed church was Dusily
engaged beautifying the lawn around
his home he heard a very peculiar
noise coming from the direction of
the UniOntown Road. lie stopped TO
listen and concluded that some boob
must have tried to invent new kind
OF tin-lizzie and miserably failed,
OH else 1t was real Henry with three
sparks missing. ~ the cOntraptiOn
came closer the noise increased and
the machine was evidently I'm great
pain and collapsed right in front Or
the parsonage. The pastor was asked
To take look at the thing and dis
covered that ii was trying to get
along Oh two plugs When the man
who pushed the machine recovered
his normal color after his hours
chagrin and rage. he was recognized
a. prominent minister of Union
Bridge Union Bridge Pilot.
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Cardinal Gibbons il visiting N
Frank Shriver, Union Mills.


Frank Shriver, Union Mills.
Mr. and Mrs J r. Hull, Of Harris
burg, Pa, visited relatives and
friends ia Silver Run and vicinity.
John r. Anderson, aged 81 years,
died at his home in Baltimore Sunday.
Interment was at Mount Airy Wednes-
day.
The Civic League will hold dance
in the ArmOry on the evening of May
3O Proceeds to BE- used to beautify
the armory grounds.
Howard Devilbiss, New Windsor,
had his pocket picked for So yester-
day while taking in the attractions Of
Barnun1's circus in Baltimore.
Last Friday and Saturday were
days of rest for the farmer. Fhe
only excuse that can be given i the
rain man opened the food gates and
.let IT pour down rain.
we hope that great many farmers
and their families are planning te
visit College Park the Both of this
month. we expect to 20 down in
body starting from the County Agents
Office, Times Building, Westminster
at $50 a. m Others wishing to join
the party enroute may, do o. Bring
picnic lunch if you wish, although
coffee and sandwiches will d. served
On the College grounds Let's have
BIZ turn out from Carroll county
Everyone will surely enjoy the trip.
This il not only for farmers but any
one wishing to take this trip i in-
vited.4 Do not take down an empty
car. Fill IL with your friends and
WA rT pthRrn 4# HH## H#M#
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VICTORY
COMMENCEMENT.
WESTERN MARYLAND EXERCISES JUNE
ITO 11-LIST or GRADUATES AND
PROGRAM.

The Western Maryland College has
styled it, commencement TOT this
year as the Victory commencement
and will be held in Alumni Hall,
Western Maryland College from June
8 to 1T with the following program !:
Friday, June 600 p. To-, Fresh
man and Sophomore contests In
Elocution for the Norment prizes;
certificates and honors of the Pre-
paratory School will be awarded.
Saturday, June 900 p. m, un-
yelling window i'm alumni Hall by
the class OF 1919; presidents dinner
to graduating class; 500 p. m, Fresh
man class creme ton.
Sunday, June 8-10.3O a. IT,, Bac-
calaureate sermon by President
Lewis; 500 p. m, sermon before the
Christian Associations, Rev. Charles
T.. Schaeffer, ID. ID, General Secre-
tary of the board of Home Missions
of the Reformed Church in the United
States.
Monday, June 300 p. m, Liter
ary society reunions; 500 p. m.
piano recital, Leon Sampaix.
Tuesday, June 16--10.00 a. m.
annual meeting of the board Of
trustees; 1890 a. m, The Comedy ot
Errors, Shakespeare, School OF Flo
cution, on the campus; 200 p. m.
military exhibition, athletic field
400 D. m, annual business meeting
Of the alumni association; 500 p. m.
society contests.
Wednesday, June 1000 a. m.
Victory commencement; orations BY
six graduates; award Of undergradu-
ate honors; comforting of degrees
His Excellency, Emerson G. Harring-
ton, Governor of Maryland; Address
Lieutenant-C Colonel Robert J. Gill, Y
:. "A. of the Glass of 1910.
The graduates will be a. follows:
william Valentine Albaugh, Liberty
Md; William Emmett Andrews
Crapo, Md Moreland Ellis Dearholt
Lutherville, Md; Holly Martin hel-
Ter, Cumberland, Md; Thomas Cole
man Mulligan, Baltimore, Md; Rich
ard CARL Phillips, InWood, N. n;
Richard Henry Roop, Westminster,
Md; Samuel Biggs Schofeld, George
town, Md. Aubrey Cannon Smoot
Rock Hail. Md; John Thomas Ward,
Jarrettsville, Md; Ralph Edwin VIM
brow, Whaleyville, Md; Dee Andes
Yount, Westminster, Md; Nellie May
Adams, Trappe, Md; Matilda Alex
ander, Creswell, N. c.; Myrtle An
drews, Crapo, Md; Helen Rebekah
Bartlett, Centreville, Md: Mary
Adelaide Baugher, Ellicott City, Md. !;
Marion VanHorn Bell, Homecoming
Md; Esther Marie Bill, Homecoming
Md; Elizabeth Billingslea, West
minister, Md; Isabel Thomas Clark,
!Ceci1ton, Md; Josephine Oneida
Evans, Brunswick, Md; Mary Helen
Fowble, Westminter, Md; Rose Lur-
line Gibbons, Princess Anne, Md.
Ruth Hickel, Jane Lew, w. Va;
Charlotte Robinson Kindley, Glen
Burnie, Md; Elizabeth Baker Kirk
Buckeystown, Md; Elizabeth Ray
Lewis, Westminster, Md; Cecilia
Sinclair Major, Homecoming, Md;
Ida Orem Meredith, Cambridge, Md. !;
Laura Esther Panebaker, Westmins-
ter, Md; Myrtle Conaway Reck, MT.
Airy, Md; Mary Frances Sidwell,
townsville, Md; Frances Maydwell
Warren, Ellicott City, Md; Ivy Ver-
dilla Yeaworth, Baltimore, Md.
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Celebrated Their Golden Wedding.

Last Saturday evening MIR. and
Mrs. Frank A. Eckenrode celebl ated
their Golden Wedding at their home,
Reese, Md They were married al
the rectory in this city, by the late
Rev. John Gloyd on May III, 1869
and have three children living, Mrs.
Andrew Stump, of Baltimore; Mrs.
Frank Fowler and VIM. IT, EckenrYde,
both Of this city. The neighbors and
other relatives gladly responded to
their invitation and helped celebrate
the occasion. Rev. Thos. McGuigan
and y. Frank Magee made very ap-
propriate addresses of congratula-
tions for the occasion Refreshments
which consisted of sandwiches
coffee, salads, ice cream and cake
were served i'm abundance. Music
was furnished by an orchestra and
later a jazz band appeared on the
scene and gave an old time serenade
The gifts, which were mostly OF gold
were numerous and beautiful.