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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
TO PLAN 115th's RECEPTION
Committee for Carroll county to BE
Named.

At the meeting of the Ladies' Aux
iliary Of the One Hundred and Fif-
teenth Infantry, held in the reading
room Of the Fifth Regiment Armory,
Baltimore, last night, an entertain
ment committee of 10 women and 10
men was appointed to plan for the
big homecoming celebration or the
regiment According to cablegram
received by Mrs. Milton A. Reckord,
chairman Of the auxiliary, from her
husband, Colonel Reckord, few days
ago, the regiment will sail Sunday.
1t was decided that the One Hun
dred and Twelfth Machine Gun Bat
talon, which is expected to return
with the One Hundred and Fifteenth
will be included in the celebration.
The last entertainment to be given by
the auxiliary will be a benefit per-
fOrmance at the Auditorium Theatre
May 19 to a.
Contributions are solicited and can
he sent to Major Henry S. Barrett,
Lexington Building, Baltimore.
a committee for Carroll county will
be appointed to help make the re-
ception success. The names will
be announced next week.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
An Excellent Suggestion

In practically every city there is a
market place of some kind where the
women OF the town can meet the farm
ers and truckers and select vege-
tables, and fruits in fresh condition
for days use.
The difference in prices OF COM
mOdities on farm and i'm the home il
absurd. In a good apple year the
farmer receives perhaps seventy live
cents bushel for apples on the
farm. These same apples are selling
in nearby towns for eight and ten
cents a pound or at the rate of $500
Or $500 per bushel In spite of
these fancy prices the greater pro-
portion Of every apple crop falls to
the ground and is either fed to the
pigs or goes to waste. The reason
is that apples are specked and
wormy and require too much labor
to put into marketable condition.
The same is true Of vegetables
1t is safe to say that more vege-
tables go to waste than are eaten
every year, especially the perishahles
Of midsummer. There are radishes
berries, lettuce, beans, peas and all
other available foods in quantities too
small to make an individual profit
when carried from door to door. AL
SO there il often surplus of some
particular product in the town
woman's garden which could be ex-
changed or sold if a market place
were convenient.
Could not Westminster have a
town and country exchange? II
could be SO arranged that individual
clubs, church societies, etc., could
have booths and sell also pie, cakcs,
candy and jellies az well as fancy
work. a bulletin board would pub
lish, articles wanted and those for
sale.
Tt is not so much a question of
production in America as il IL of
We are not paying for
production as much as we are pay
ing for convenience of having it
brought to our door.
As this year is to be made a Thrift
year and each woman is asked to
run her business Of home making on
an efficiency basis, why should the
of the city and country CO.
operate in the organization of town
market or exchange. This could be
worked out in cooperation with
clubs Of town and country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
HOME TO FIND WIFE GONE
Wilton SnOwden, Jr., Back From
France, Sues For Divorce.

Charging his wife with being un-
faithful and with having left him for
another man while he was serving in
the army, Wilton Snowden, Jr., a
lawyer and we'll known socially, ap-
piled in the Baltimore Circuit Court
for an absolute divorce from Mrs.
Elizabeth Upshur Snowden, formerly
Miss Elizabeth Sterling, this city,
and the custody Of their two child
rem, girls Of and 31s years. Joseph
j.. Kennedy Is the correspondent
named in the bill Of complaint filed.
Mr.. Snowden, the bill states, while
in the army, it is alleged, his wife
and Kennedy became intimate. OF
this intimacy MIR. Snowden says he
had no knowledge until March %
last, and two days later his wife went
away with Mr. Kennedy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
GRANTED STATE CHARTER
Pleasant Valley Bank Ready for
Business Tin July-A. Daniel Leister
is President Directors are Good
Business Men.

Wednesday of this week, Mr.. J..
Dukes Downes and his assistant,
Mr.. Page, State Bank Commissioner,
were here and paid visit to Pleasant
Valley to meet the incorporators and
other citizens interested in the bank
sought to be established at that place.
The Commissioner was persuaded
that there is an opening for bank
at Pleasant Valley and he approved
the Charter for same.
The bank will have a Capital
Stock or $4,000 and Surplus of
$4,000. The par value Of the stock
will be $40 but with the surplus add
ed each share of stock will cost
$125O.
Pleasant Valley l. something over
six miles from Westminster, has a
population of about one hundred
people in the town, has a canning
factory, two stores, a church, mill
and other industries. The new bank
will meet the wants of section now
quite remote from banking privileges
The incorporators are Joseph P
Yingling, a. Daniel Leister, Theodore
King, Edward @. Yingling, @. Tobias
Yingling, Edgar III. Shaeffer, Charles
e. Eckard, Charles H. Leese, Charles
E. Hosfeld, Harry l.. Devilbiss, VIII
liam Babylon.
The incorporators will be the
Directors for the first year. The
President is A. Daniel Leister anG
the cashier is yet to be chosen. The
bank will likely open for busines.
about the first of July or earlier il
possible. Charles o. Clemson, West
minister, is the local attorney for the
new bank. There are more than one
hundred stockholders, mostly citizen!
Of the neighborhood Of Pleasant Val
| ley.
Most of the men connected witt
the new bank are very successful
business men and they will quit
likely push the business Of the nev
bank with the same energy. w
wish the bank a big success. Car
roll county is proud of her numerous
banks.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN
RELIEVE WILLIAM MATHER OF $29 ATT
THE POINT or A REVOLVER ROBBERS
MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.

About II o'clock, last Saturday
night, as Mr.. William Mather, of T.
w. Mather & Sons, was on his way
to his home on Willis street, after
closing the store, he was held up by
two men. One of them stood in the
shadow of large tree, threw the
rays of a flash light into Mr.. Math-
er's eyes, ordered him to hold up
his hands. When Mr.. Mather obey
ed, the man with the flash light
directed his confederate to Ego
through him." The second man ap-
preached Mr.. Mather from behind
and robbed him of $29 i'm money
He was wearing a gold watch and
solid gold chain. The fact that the
watch was not taken is a cleal in
dication that the hold-up was the
work OF home talent. Unfortunately,
Mr.. Mather did not see either Of
the men as they robbed him, but
when they left him, he watched them
a. they passed near the electric
light at Longwell Place, and il alb be
to give very accurate description
of their clothing and appearance
He at once notified the authorities
and before midnight, Deputy Sheriff
Stem arrested two young men
answering the description. Both
were taken to Jail. On Sunday
Sunday morning, one of them, a
young man, formerly residing in
this city, but now living in Pnila-
delphia, was brought to the office of
States Attorney Seabrook, and by
the States Attorney, officer Stem and
Mr.. Mather questioned for more than
an hour as to his movements on
Saturday night. The other, a young
man of this city, was interviewed
in the Jail by the States Attorney
and deputy sheriff Bloom These
young men were found to have been
together from before II o'clock until
the time of the arrest, and though
the investigation conducted through
ou the day forged strong chain ot
circumstantial evidence around the
suspected parties, the evidence Sc.
cured was not sufficiently conclusive
to cause Mr.. Mather to feel justified
in having warrant issued, and they
were released on Sunday evening.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
A NEW GRANGE ORGANIZED
Farmers at Finksburg Meet and Or
ganize-vmcers Elected.

Monday night grange was or
ganized at Finksburg with a charter
Of thirty. James T. An
thony, State Organizer and Chaplain
of State Grange, gave the new mem
bers the obligation and exemplified
the work Of the grange. The follow
ing officers were elected:
Master, Jonathan Fenby; Over
seer, r. Dorsey; Lecturer, Mrs.
Franklin Feniby; Steward, Louis
High; Assistant Steward, Wilbur
Shreeve; Treasurer, Norman High;
Secretary, Claude Armacost; Gate
Keeper, VIM. III. Shroyer; Ceres,
Ruth Fenby; Pomona, Mrs. Geo. w.
Rill; Flora, Mrs. j. ID. Armacost;
Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Wilbur
Shreeve; Chaplain, Rev. N. C. Clough.
The officers were installed by
County Agent Fuller. The next
meeting will be held in the basement
Of M. E. Chudch, Wednesday, May IA.
All grangers are invited to the meet
ings and help develop the new
grange. ,-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Winning the War.
To services connected with win

To services connected with winning
your war:
2,O53,347 soldiers to be returned
from France at 5000 each, $41O,669,-
400.
Maintaining our army in Europe
from November IT. until embarkation
for home (average cost Of $52915 a
mani, $1,086, ,528, ,565.
1,655,000 soldiers in training camps
in America to be returned home at
$1225 each, $2O,273, ,75O.
Maintaining from November iii to
rehabilitation. 1,655,00 soldiers in
American training camps (average
cost Of $317.50 a mani, $525, ,462, 500.
$4,000 wounded now receiving hos
pital treatment (average cost of $725
a mani, $67,425,OOO.
Loans to our Allies to enable them
to help US finish the job, 1900 00O,-
600.
no help feed Europe till the next
harvest, $1O0,000,OO0.
Completion Of shipping program
$5OOyO00, 900.
Extra pay for army and navy att
$50 man, $228,O65,2OO.
This statement does not include
the following items; cost of maintain
ing navy from November IL until de-
modified to peace basis; cost of war
material in final course Of prepara-
ton November IL; cost OF finding
Jobs for 100000 soldiers through U.
=. Employment Bureau; cost of in
dustrial re-education of tens Of thou
sands Of disabled soldiers. These
items will total some billions Of dol
lars in addition to the above.
We pay interest on all money ad-
vanced by. you as q loan toward pay
ment on this account.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
"A Couple OF Million,"-It'S ALI for
YnL.

v On Thursday night, May Sth, and
l,iuay q, night, May 9th, at s o'clock
Couple Of Million" will be given
u, " you at the Opera House. OF course
nu, tvu are coming. Everybody's com
ns' hug That is, everybody who likes to
rSal rH oid negro plantation melodies,
~ Tlo likes to be thrilled with a play
iOlhance and adventure.
MIL ~ mas been a long time since West
usler braar mas seen such a bright and
ue S,eezy comedy with such clever act
rns;. nj II you feel all worn out with
NJ rprng fever or spring house clean
rS, ri5h Il you are completely exhausted
ro p,n your worries or your neighbor's
tbn tfbDirleS' A Couple of Million" is lust
IN .r, ionic you need. One hundred
aqghs guaranteed!
will m addition to the good the play
do ,'t ~ 10 you, there's the good it will
A. it,e pe civic League, for whose bene-
II ~ ~ given. And the Civic League
u ,ufn, vou viii give the benefit back
H. h you. you. Westminster will be made
0IIy Deautifuli %~
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Beck-Lindsay.


Mrs. Clara B. Lindsay wishes to
announce the marriage Of her dauEh-
ter, Laura Marie to Herman !. Beck.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Beck, Of
MT. Airy. The wedding took place in
Pipe Greek Methodist church, Thurs
day, May 1T, AT Ks ID. m. The Rev R.
k- Lewis. the brides pastor perform
ed the ceremony
The wedding was attended only by
the immediate families of the bride
and groom. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy couple left fUr
Baltimore where they will start for
a trip to Boston. After May 18th Mr..
and Mrs. Beck will be at their new
home in Mt Airy.
The groom was a line sergeant in
Company M, 313th Infantry and was
severely wounded in the Argonne
Forest on September Goth, 1918. We
all wish them a-happy and prosperous
life.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
St. Johns Wins OratOrical Contest.

The twenty-first annual contest of
the Oratorical Association of Mary
land Colleges took place at Alumni
Hall Western Maryland College Fri
day night. The contestants were for
ST. Johns College, III. E. Fankhanel,
of Baltimore, Answering the Call; y
Western Maryland College, r. Carl
Phillips, The Laborer and His
Standard Of Living" Maryland State
College, G. Walter Cole, America S
Place in the World" Washington
College, Harold c. Wickard, Stamp
Out the Red Fag." The judges were
Prof. Joseph M. Beatty, Phi. D., oil
Goucher College; Prof Joseph E.
Green, of Baltimore City College;
Prof. Walter B. Norris, of U. S. Naval
Academy.
The honors were awarded as fol-
lows: First st. Johns; in the sec
ond honor the other three Colleges
were tie. Mr.. Frankhanel, who won
first honor for st. Johns was the
alternate.
The officers of the Association are
DR.. E. A. WarfeId, Western Mary
land College, president; Prof. S. S.
Handy, st. Johns College, secretary;
Prof. G. S. Richardson, Maryland
State College,. treasurer
An address of welcome was deliv-
cred by DR.. IT, iii. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, with re
spOnse by Prof. 3. S. Handy.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
GUNMAN IS WAR \! HERO
NEW YORK BAD MAN RETURNS WITH FINE
RECORD.

n -- -Ha -.-g4 MI
Monk Eastman, gllnman, nOtDr-
ious leader of gaRgsters who once
terrified New Y0Ths East side, now
is Private William Delaney, veteran,
back from France with an !. enviable
war record HE WAS hOnOrably dis
charged from thB One Hundred and
Sixth. Infantry and within a few days
there will be fOrwarded to Governor
Smith q petition signed Iby his COM
manding officers, asking that he be-
restored to citi7enAh1p. WV
Monks" life history is the story
of a come back Ia the old days he
was an opium addict, burglar, crea-
ture OF the slu1ns Mtth- ever a gun
on his hip. I'm 1919. he finished a.
term for burglary and in October of
that year enlisted, no questions asked.
Into war, which has made heroes
out oR towards, strong men out OF
weak, went Monk" When the
Twenty-seventh division ( took it's
place in Flanders, ttMonk" was there.
When the gallant New Workers swept
forward against the HiHdenburg line
and cracked it-"Monk" was in the
first wave. When comrades fell and
stretcher bearers were needed,
Monk" volunteered. When carried
to British hospital wounded in the
head while leading q bombing squad
into the face of machine guns, Monk
escaped to mount once more the firing
step.
These and many more are the facts
recounted in the petition signed by
Col Franklin w. Ward of the One
Hundred and Sixth, by Mai J. Scott
Buxton and by Capt. James nj. Com
roy and Lieut.. Joseph. "A. Kerrigan,
Monks" immediate superiors, who
| fought by his side on foreign soil.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Ray Hill Gives Himself Up.

Ray Hill, alias Happy Hill", the
negro who shot another negro, Jess
Wilson, at Union Bridge on Monday
night, April 21, and eluded the peace
officers when they sought him with
a warrant for his arrest, came TO the
office Of States. Attorney Seabrook
on Friday, and was by him turned
over to Sheriff Mellor. Hill was
locked UP in Jail until Monday, when
ne waived hearing before Justice
Dinst, and Mr.. kaufman Waskins,
of Union Bridge, became his surety
for his appearance at Court.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02

The construction of about two
miles OF State road, to make d com
plete link from Emmitsburg To Bal
timore, by way Of Westminster. will
cost about $4,000 per mile, according
TO statement OF Frank H. ZOuck.
Chairman of the State Roads Com
mission. The Emmitsburg piece of
road is about two miles long and will
complete the highway of between so
and 7O miles, which connects En-
m1tsburg and Baltimore Concrete
III the material which will 5e used
and the road will be 15 feet wide. one
loot wider than the usual widthS and
ne depth will be eight inches, OF one
inch deeper than usual.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
Ray Kiser To Receive an Honorable
Discharge,

States Attorney Seabrook, on Sat
urday last, received a letter from
the Adjutant General of the United
States, at Washington, Informing him
that General Pershing, commanding
in Europe, had, at the request of Mr..
Seabrook, ordered that Ray Estee
kiser, serving i'm the army in France,
be returned Immediately to this
country and given his honorable dis
charge. He is expected to arrive be-
fore his mother, Mrs. Alice Kiser, is
brought to trial in the Circuit Court
here, on the charge OF having killed
his father, J. Frank Kiser, by a gun
shot, in February last Immediately
after the death of Mr.. Kiser, Mr..
Seabrook wrote to Secretary Of War
Baker, requesting that young Kiser
be discharged.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
eleven VICTIMS OF
MODERN BLUEBEARD
,,, uouFv AND ONE BOY DISAPPEARED
= AFTER VISITING HOME NEAR PARIS

oiio0 of Paris are taking de-
ln' eteDs to solve the mystery -
n1n' n,ss modern bluebeard' ,,,,a .,d
Every Of the villa owned BY Henry
grounds " y. Gambais, 30 miles. south
Lanq5u paris " was to be thoroughly
q had falI'i in hope of discovering some
s'arsnoff of 10 women and one boy al
race " n have disappeared after
TS Tisiting him there
LAntA tha woman who may possibly
met tho bean intended as his. twelfth
nave ave-, i'm in the subway just before his
arrest. .ro,oan .~livad with
~ - for some time ait his Villa,
Ialuhg hava never been seen since. All
anu ~ tbem ON are alleged to have met him
% .s-onrb cn matrimonial advertisements.
I4luuo Ir wore between 40 and 80 years
Ln'' age most Of them we're widows,
y Va al had excellent regulations.
Tsov Tso are said to have permitted Lam
,- =, IN sell their household goods
ord " A take over their savings accounts
nna NV N the women is understood 10
have had $4,000.
80 The police allege they found a
,otabook in Landru's possession UoA-
sining 3 list of the women. All
trt one have been identified. They
oIso claim to have found the bodies
of three dogs and one cat, known to
have belonged to two of the supposed
victims The animals had been
strangled.
The inhabitants of Gambais tell
wild stories of happenings at the
villa One of their tales is that just
before each of the women disappear
ad heavy, ghastly-smelling smoke
WAS seen arising from the chimney
leading them to believe that bodies
we're being cremated.
Landru already has served several
vrison terms for sWindling. "A spe-
cialist has been appointed to inquire
into his mental state
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
MedfOrd Grange Met mt Cornelius
Haines'.

Medford Grange, No. 1873, met at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Haines, near Marston on April oath
with a large attendance. After the
business session of the Grange, the
doors we're opened and the visitors
Of which a goodIy number were pres
ent were invited in for the lecturers s
hour Worthy Lecturer Gladhill gave
as his opening talk, one Of deep inter
est to ALL namely that of Increased
taxation. Ex-senator r. S. Snader
was then asked: to give a short talk.
He took as his tonic, THE Milk As
ISOLATION" His remarks were fol-
lowed by some very good ones by Mr.,
Joseph Belt along the same line, thus
Developing into general discussion
A very amusing, one act farce, was
then giveI by Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Duvall.
By this time the genial hostess
stood at the door with her usual
pleasant smile, inviting everybody to
the dining room where the tables
we're groaning with the good things
she had provided, to which all did
more than justice. The next meeting
Will be at the home OF MIR. and Mrs. G.
". DuVall, of Warfeldsburg, May 9TH,
at which time the following subjects
will be discussed:
Is it a fair proposition for the far
her to demand lower prices for what
ne buys and higher prices for'iwhat
he sells? ,:...:t.
Is real family cooperation ;as
thoroughly taught in the rural homes
as it should? wv.
Every one come prepared to parti-
clpate freely in these discussions; g..
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
organized 60 Years Ago

c,o%5 more than 60 years ago small
getbsr u oI Interested people came to-
orrantat % at Wentz's schoolhouse and
nora Iea 4he What has been known for
Union 'nen e, half century a. VENT ]
most sunday school. One Of the
sanizatioe1F persons at the or
Who dia% 1 was MIR. Phanuel Wentz,
tather IT, u A number Of years AGO
"a the 4 bo george r. Wentz, who lives
house p. Tome place near the school
The 81. scboa'u During the past few aus ysars
lar eOUI nemb,a has been treating the regu9 r :
MEMBER bers, last Hear giving each
trks cost; nice set or knives ana
DAY, Nav Ms,ing ! about $4,000. On sun
VI VII be- :, nsd. at $50 a. M, an effort
%AoOl for aue tSo to reorganize the
4I.Nted. Besr ,re VI, summer. Everybody
ssy school, oeaf Y. 10 mind that the sun,
srrch. IS stepping stone to
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-02
The Lend-A-Hand Book Club.

Perhaps our God somewhere has
made thing
More admirable to see
Than majestic tree:
But il he has, L think it grows
In Heaven, by the stream that flows
Along where whittier souls than ours
sing"
So says Mrs. Austin Gallagher, Of
THE Orchards. One could not help
but recall, while she was addressing
the Lend-a-Hand Book Club at the
regular monthly meeting held at
'"The Bungalow" the home Of Mrs.
J. G. Wales, April %, Of the. Leaves
of the Nations" Mrs. Gallagher
drew a word picture of father and
daughter vending their way in low
ing companionship among trees in a
devotional manner that is worship to
the Father of Light, from Whose
inspiration was written: Thou shalt
not destroy the trees thereof by fore
ing an axe against them; Thou shalt
not cut them down for the tree of
the field is mans life" The address
was replete with practical know
ledge and advice to the Club, for Mrs.
Gallagher is vice-president of Mary
land Forestry Association and chair
man of Shade Tree Division of
Woman's Civic League.
\ After the business meeting of. the
Club America" was sung The
''Introductions!" was given by
Mrs. O. M. Hiteshew, of Baltimore
Meet Miss Tulip, won't you?
And here's Miss DaffOdil;
And yonder Miss Arbutus smiles,
Or Jack-in-Pulpit will!
Meet Miss Morning Glory,
And meet Miss Dogwood, do!
And meet Miss Violet in the lane,
All dressed in April blue!
Meet Miss Sassafras, surely,
Meet Miss Buttercup, Miss Peach,
AS you pass from lass to lass,
Just take a kiss from each!"
The president OF the Club, Mrs.
Maurice Palmer read the American
Creed, music by Mrs. Thomas An
derson, from Sykesville, Missouri
Waltz and Humoresque7; address
EARLY History Of Westminster" BY
Miss Mary Bostwick Shellman, how
all the ladies enjoyed Miss Mary
They all went back with her to the
days when the words Of the old
colored man, Little White Lamb
described her. The history was all
too short. 1t deserves publication
verbatum ct literatim i'm our county
newspapers.
I At the close of the program music
was rendered by Mrs. Emma Wine
brenner Christman, who sang one of
\ the old time songs OF Eye Olden
Time"
Mrs. Hfteshew and Mrs. Beasman
assisted Mrs. Wales in serving re-
freshments. Mrs. William x. Mar
shall, of Sykesville, addressed the
president OF the club, the entertain
ing ladies, closing with a toast:
! ITO our hostess, Mrs. Wales,
Whose pluck and good cheer never
fails,
7 Has hitched her airplane to a star,
And with her Club goes sailing far
Besides the members of the Club
present, were Mrs Christman, of
Walkersville; Mrs HiteShew, Baltf-
more; Mrs. Gallagher and Miss
Shellman, Of Westminster; Mrs. w.
K. Marshall, Mrs. Thomas Anderson,
Mrs. l.. G. Bennett, Mrs. Harry Pur-
dunn and Miss Bennett, of Sykesville.
\ The May meeting OF the Club will
! be held at the home of Mrs. D. Leis-
ter, Deer Park Farm. The June
meeting, at Mrs. O. M. Hiteshew's,
Forest Park, Baltimore