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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

In matters political the presidential
candidates and the campaign fund in
vestigation had to share interest last
week with some important primaries.
The results of these were not salts
factory to the upholders of President
wilson's draft of the league covenant,
for their opponents scored in three
states, widely separated. In New
Hampshire United States. Senator
Moses, who is one of the '~irreconcil-
ables," was renominated by the Re-
publicans, having a majority of 1900
over II. L. Spaulding in a total vote
Of $4,000. Spaulding advocated a
league with the Lodge reservations;
what may have counted more, he was
opposed to woman suffrage.
Georgia's Democratic primaries re-
suited in the nomination of Thomas 3.
/ Watson. former Populist, for United
States senator. His opponents were
Senator Hoke Smith and Gov. Hugh
Dorsey, the latter making the race as
an administration candidate and &C.
cepting the league as submitted by
President Wilson. Watson has been
an open foe of the administration and
opposes the league in any form. 99
A third test was in Wisconsin, where
the Republicans renominated Senator
Irvine L. Lenroot, a Lodge reservation
list. Trtrs er dtfm~ .sr5I
Senator Brandegee was renominated
by the Republicans Of Connecticut, and
Senator Marcus Smith by the Demo
Gratis of Arizona.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17
Attempt of Communists to Run
Metal Industries of Italy
Likely to Fail.
TECHNICAL MEN HOLD OUT
L~ithuanlans Open Hostiiities Against
the Poles-British Won't Release
Irish Hunger Strikers@Destruc-
tive Earthquake in Italy-De-
velopments in Politics.
BY EDWARD J. PlcKARD.

Soviet rule in the industrial region
of northern Italy came rather sudden
ly, but it was not unexpected by those
who we're watching developments
there. The experiment of the workers
is of great interest, but the indications
are that it will be a failure.
Employers in the big m~etallurgical
works of that part of the country I'M
dertook to head off a threatened gen.
eral strike for increased wages by put
ting a lockout into effect. The imme-
diate result was the seizure of the
plants by the workers, who put them
under the management of the soviets,
and are trying to operate them on COM
munistic principles. The owners did
not resist, but the technical and ad-
ministrative STATS unanimously re
fused to join in with the others, and
consequently the latter are having a
hard time in making good They have
no one capable of directing their ef-
forts, and thousands of them are drift
ing away and refusing to work at all.
In the plants that are running the
waste is said to be appalling.
So far the communists have gener-
ally refrained from violence-indeed,
there has been no. occasion for it.
Therefore the government has declined
to interfere, trusting that the employ
ers and men will finally adjust their
differences. The government of Italy
is in a more precarious position than
any other of the great powers and
cannot afford to antagoniZe the labor
ties and communists. If the soviet
movement spreads to other industries
and ~interferes with the public services
and the provisioning of the people,
Premier Giolitti may be forced to in
tervene. In order to meet that event
uality, it is said, the employees of the
communiZed automobile factories at
Turin are building armored cars and
tanks. and the airplane makers at
Brescia are mounting on planes a num-
Der of machine guns that were secret
~ removed from the arsenal at Ven
ice. The situation may be cleared up
by two conferences that opened nea
the close of the week.
Italian manufacturers declare that
the wage increase demanded by the
100000 metal workers employed by
them would add at, least 1000, 100000
lire to their pay roll, and that this
burden could not be sustained. They
point out that Italy pays IS times the
pre-war price for coal. while England
pays only three times, America only
80, France six, and even Germany
only II. AS a result foreign produc-
ton is replacing Italian.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

One important event in the world OF
sport took place on Labor day. That
was the vain attempt of Billy Miske
to take away from Jack Dempsey the
heavyweight championship. The fight
was staged at Benton Harbor, Mich,
and was witnessed by some 10000 men
n a few women. Mr.. Miske was
game, but he never had a chance. In
the third round Mr.. Dempsey knocked
him down and, as he arose, shot a right
hook to the jaw that put him on the
mat for the count.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Persistent digging by the senatorial
committee On campaign funds brought
out facts favorable to both sides.
Among the witnesses heard was Harry
Blair, assistant to Republican
Treasurer Upham, and the author Of
the now famous Form 101" plan for
larger cities. He said that he had 250
copies of this circular made, locked
most of them in a safe, but took sew
eral to New York, where his idea of
raising the limit of subscriptions was
rejected by the Republican committee.
Consequently the circular was never
issued, but Mr.. Blair admitted some
copies might have got out and thus
come into the hands of Mr.. Cox. Dud-
ley S. Blossom of Cleveland gave evil
dence in support of the Cox charge
that special quotas were fixed for the
larger cities, admitting that the Cleve-
land quota vas 100000, and that he
was in charge of 20 teams named to
raise that sum-. He said that only $74,-
600 has been raised or pledged.
Other evidence heard by the commit
tee established the Cox charge that
within the Republican national CON-
mittee there was a volunteer as we'll
as a paid organization for raising
funds; and refuted the Democratic
candidates charges that the Republic
can fund was to be S16;OO0,0 900 or any
thing like that, and that subscriptions
of more than $1,000 were sought.
The fact was developed that state
and local managers all down the line
expanded the quotas they we're asked
to raise, in order to get the amount
asked by the national committee.
A man from Augusta, H., produced
letters TO the postmaster of that town
soliciting contributions to the Demo-
cratic fund. Those bore the signature
of Charles Boeschenstein, Democratic
national committeeman for Illionis.
The Republican members of the inves-
tigating committee asked that Boes-
chenstein be summoned to explain.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Polish troops, in their operations
against the Russians, have run afoul
of the Lithuanians, and hOstilities have
broken out between the two countries.
The bone of contention is the province
of Suwalki, which is inhabited main
ly by Lithuanians and was given to
Lithuania by Russia when the Poles
were driven out recently. Attacking
suddenly, the Lithuanians defeated the
Poles in the region of Seiny and then
by forced marches advanced beyond
the city of Suwalki. with the evident
intention Of assaulting the Augustowo
fortress. TO which heavy Polish re-en-
forcements were rushed. Poland pro-
tested TO the League of Nations against
the action of Lithuania, butNthat coun-
try refused to accept the blame, stat
ing that it does not recognize the lines
of demarcation fixed by Earl Curzon
and Marshal Foch, but is ready to
cease hostilities and negotiate a new
line.
OF course. the Russian reds took
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Building Association funds to loan
on first mortgage in amounts to suit.
Robert j.. Kay, secretary, Wildwood,
N. J.-adv.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Reports from southern Russia dur
ing the week were contradictory. One
day there would be a story of the de-
feat of Baron Wrangel's forces, and
the next day dispatches telling Of vic
tories over the reds. At this time the
latest report is that Wrangel's troops
had surrounded the bolsheviki at Kach-
ovka and that a fierce battle was in
progress with the bridge over the
Dnieper river Is the immediate prize.
The town is Of great strategic value.
The Russians are using most of their
reserves in combating Wrangel. The
Polish general staff has declined to
undertake a joint offensive against the
reds in combination with Wrangel,
pointing out that peace negotiations
at Riga are imminent and that the al
lied attitude prevents the renewing Of
the campaign unless the soviet gov
eminent refuses equitable terms.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

AT this writing Terence MacSwiney,
lord mayor of Cork, was still alive, but
very weak, and there was no prospect
of his relief save by death. This may
be delayed a considerable time as he
is fed during his periods of uncon-
seriousness. Sir Hamar Greenwood,
chief secretary for Ireland, on return
ing from a visit with Lloyd George in
Switzerland, announced: 1.-THE deci-
sion of the government is final and ir-
r~evocable. Neither the lord mayor Of
Cork nor any other Irish hunger strik-
er will be released. 1t would be a
monstrous thing if any prisoner. po-
litical or otherwise, could ecu his
release at will by refusing food"
The British government has made
it clear that the Irish need expect lit
lie leniency as long as they continue
their campaign of assassination against
the constabulary and military in Ire
land. 1t was reported from Rome that
the pope had ~interceded in behalf of
MacSwiney, and the mayors of a num-
Der of American cities sent cable
grams asking his release. Dispatches
from London said Archbishop Mannix
of Australia might be permitted to go
TO Ireland within a few days, having
convinced the authorities that he is OPP
posed to extremist measures and seeks
to act as peacemaker.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Predictions that the Germans would
be unwilling or unable TO disarm and
properly intern the many thousands
of Russians who were forced across
the East Prussian border have been
fulfilled. Several times lately large
bodies of these reds have recrossed
the frontier and attacked Polish po-
sltions. They were captured or re-
pulsed, but Poland naturally is peeved.
She has sem notes to the allied pow
ers, demanding that Germany be COM
PEELED to follow the rules of warfare
and keep these bolshevik forces in re-
straint. The Poles allege that the en-
tire Third bolshevik cavalry corps in
East Prussia has been neither dis
armed nor informed and their horses
have not been taken away from them.
ton to charge across the frontier
whenever they wish. The Germans
reply that they have insufficient reichs-
wehr troops Il guard so many reds.
The Independent Socialists of Ger
many have turned against the Lenine
regime in Russia, and in conference at
Berlin they declared against union
with Moscow. Prof. Karl Ballod, one
of their wisest leaders, who has been
in Russia for several months, told them
the Russian soviet chiefs have failed
to show that they car establish social
ism in their country and have proved
themselves wholly incapable of effect
ing an economic restoration of Rus
STA. He pictured the food, transporta-
ton and industrial conditions there as
deplorable. The Germans were high
ly d~ispleased with the a~nti-socialistic
policies adopted by Lenine and Trot-
zky.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-09-17

Earthquake shocks in northern Italy
killed several thousand persons, made
many more thousands homeless and
did tremendous damage to property.
The region affected lies between Flor
ence, Milan and the Adriatic coast.
NUMEROUS towns and villages were
wholly or partly destroyed and edi-
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Guests at Carroll County Society
Banquet.

of Carroll County Society of Balti-
more held at Emerson Hotel Janu-
ary 10 were
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Alcorn, Samuel
Q. Appler, Miss Vadie G. Armacost,
G. R. Babylon, Dr. and Mrs. J. n Bag
well, J. Hampton Baumgartner, ].
Stem Bennett, Miss Edna G.. Bowers,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Brandenburg, Miss
Della B. Buckingham, As Guy Buffing-
ton, ]. R. Burlington, John f. Buffing
ton, r. Pierce Burlington, E. G. Barnes,
B. B. Bennett, Cecil G. Caples, Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Cornell, Joseph R. Corn
man, Miss Edna G. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter R. Devilbiss, Lewis H. Diel-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ditman,
Charles Devilbiss, Miss Dorothy Eld-
erdice, Rev. DR.. H. l.. Elderdice, En-
ory Z. Englar, E. Ray Englar, Geo. M
Englar, Jesse Englar, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
Arthur Evans, DR.. and Mrs. Edwin B.
Fenby, Mrs. Sarah A. E. Fleagle, Mrs
Emma J. Fowler, Miss Edna Frock,
Mr.. and Mrs. George-F. ,FrsclS, F. w.
Fuller, Howard E. Green, Miss Carrie
E. Greene, H. w. Handley, Miss LuRay
Ham, DR.. and Mrs. F. L. G. Helm,
DR.. JOS. T. Herring, Mr. and Mrs. o. M.
Hiteshew, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Houck,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Houck, r. A KEEP
hart, Arnold Kleff, J. G. Koons, Mr.
and Mrs. E. H. Lamotte, Mrs. Claude
E. Leber, Mrs. Margaret Lennon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip M. Lennon, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry E. Little, DR.. John F.
Manger, G. McC. Matthews, Charles W.
Melville, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Mil
ler Mrs. Belle c. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Milton, Thos. H. Moore, VIM. E.
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Moores Miss
Rosa M. Morgan, A. Baker Myers, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Myers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis E. Myers, Mr.. Murphy, MIR. and
Mrs. Francis T. Null, DR.. and Mrs. VIM
Pannebaker, Charles w. Parrish, Miss
Peeling, Stanley Peters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernon Reese, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Roop, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry M. Routson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Routson, L. M.
Sellman, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J.
Sharrer, Mrs. L. V. Shipley Mrs.
Warren L. Ship1ey, George G. Shriver,
Arthur F. Smith, Miss Lila. SnTder,
BENZ. F. Stansbury,. C. F. Stansbury,
DIR. H. H. Stansbury, Mr.. and Mrs
Mordecai B. Stocksdale, r. C. Stoner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Suter, Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Warren, Rev. DR.. A. S.
Webber, George R. Wentz, Harry C.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs S. S. Wilson,
Charles G. C..Wooden, Herbert R. Wood
en-, Miss Nellie Wooden, W. B.. Wooden,
Laurence Wooden, Charles R. Woods,
Joseph D. Zepp, w. Scott Zepp.
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PROMINENT CITIZEN
DIES
FRANCIS G.. SHARRER SUCCUMBS AFTER
TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING WAS
IDENTIFIED WITH MANY BUSINESS
INTERESTS HERE.

After q long and painful illness,
Francis c. Sharrer died at half past
five o'clock on Friday morning, jan
uary Goth, at the residence of his
brother-in-law, John J. Reese, Esq,
with whom he has made his residence
for some years.
Mr.. Sharrer was the son of the late
Francis Asbury Sharrer, of Westmin-
ster, and was in his sixty-ninth year.
He is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
John j. Reese and Miss Hettie NJ.
Ssharrer, and a brother, Jesse C. Shar-
rer, all of this city. For two years
M. onarrer has been unwell, and for
the past three months has been con-
fined to his bed with cancer of the
throat Throughout. this long illness
he bore his intense suffering with he
roic fortitude, and in silent endur-
ance so that many of his friends were
ignorant of his af1iction until he was
on.iged to &C 70 bed
From his fourteenth year Mr.. Shar-
rer had been in the furniture and un-
dertaking business. He began with
his father, and their business was con-
Quoted under the firm name o, \.
Sharrer & Son, and, after his fathers
uGdiuy uG IuO III LII
mans untiI quite recently when he re-
tired from the business to be succeed
ed by his nephew, Mr.. j. Francis
Reese, who has been associated with
him IN the business for some time.
Mr.. Sharrer was for many years di-
rector of the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank of Westminster, and
was it's President at the time Of his
vath. He was a director of the Con-
sCHdated ruUnc ULIntles Company OF
Westminster, and a director of the
American Sentinel, and interested in
many of the most important enter
prises of Westminster.
Mr.. Francis G.. Sharrer was one of
Westminster's most useful and popu-
lar citiZens and his wide influence
and sound Judgment were invariably
employed in the public interest and for
what he conceived to be best for his
native town with whose history and
growth he and his family had been
so long and so honorably associated
Quiet and unobtrusive in manner, and
of unfailing courtesy and exemplary
habits, supporting and contribut-
ing to every worthy cause, and of in
LeApUIe personal rectitude, Mr.. Fran
els C. Sharrer was an influence for
good n this community, which will
deeply mourn his death.
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did it, she went to the corner OF the
Jail office and picked up gun stand
ing there, and showed how she carr1-
ed it by her side in her right hand, re-
turning to her husband; that it was
dark and he could not see it. Graph
ically and dramatically she pictured
herself walking by his side, and how
he pointed the revolver at her and
with a vile epithet told her he would
kill her now She threw up the gun
and pointed it at him. He turned to
run, she pulled the trigger, shot him
in the back and he fell. Falling he
dropped the revolver, and she picked
it up. She did not touch the body, but
left it lying on the track in the place
where it had fallen.
She almost tainted when the gun
went Off and she went to the house
crying and told Potenziani what she
had done; that she had to tell some
one to relieve her mind and that he
promised her not to reveal her secret.
She declared that she'd not take off
her dress after returning to the house
that she did not go to Potenziani's
room IN her undergarments alone;
that she did not offer him whisky;
that she never had sought intimacy
with him; that she never had propos-
ed to return to Italy with him if her
husband should be killed; that her
husband and Potenziani were not jeal-
Gus of each other, but were good
friends.
Neither the f FabriZio woman nor
Potenziani could explain several facts
that show clearly that Fabrizio was
not shot on the track, but that he was
killed and his body placed on the rails.
When he left the house he was wear
ing heavy pair of rubber boots
These boots were found off Of the
body standing "by an embankment
near the track; they had not been cut
or torn by the cars, though the toes
were cut off one Of the feet. There
was a pool of blood some distance
from the track.
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Mr.. STEVENSON WINS
CASE
CAN USE TRACTION ENGIRES ON STATE
ROADS WITH GLEATS-G Chief JUDGE
THOMAS CONFIRMS LOWER COURTS
DECISION CASE ARGUED AT ANNAP-
OILS.

Judge Thomas handed down his
ruling on the demurrer in the case
OF Stevenson VS.. The Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles yesterday. This case
was argued last week in Annapolis.
The question the Court passed on was
whether the legislature intended to
give the Automobile Commissioner the
power to revoke license for traction
engines On the sole ground that its dri-
wing wheels had cleats on it which
were not filled up with blocks so as to
make a smooth surface All the Leg
iSiation OF the State on this subject
was thoroughly reviewed, as well as
Col. Baughman's contention that he
had the power under the law to re-
woke the license for unreasonable
damage" to the roads as authorized
by the Automobile Law and the Court
disposed Of this contention, by saying:
IF, as alleged in the bill and ad-
mitted by the demurrer, all traction
engines manufactured and used for
the purpose for which the plaintiffs
engine is ued are constructed with
cleats on the wheels, and can not be
so used without cleats in a large Sec
tion of the State, it is not reasonable
to assume that the unreasonable
damage" referred to in section 145
as ground for revocation of registra-
ton and markers is damage caused by
use of cleats. To hold that the de-
fendant is authorized to revoke the
registration and markers simply be-
cause of the use of cleats on the
wheels of traction engine used for
the purpose for which the plaintiffs
engine is used would, under the aver
ments of the bill, be giving section
145 of the Act of 1913 an unreasonable
construction and ascribing to the Leg
islature an intention to authorize a
revocation of registration and mark
ers because of such use of the roads
as is clearly sanctioned by the Act"
1t is understood that the Attorney
General will take some prompt action
in this case, either by answering the
bill. or by submitting TO final decree
and taking an immediate appeal to the
Court of Appeals in order that this
important question may be passed
upon by the Court Of last resort, while
the Legislature is in session.
Guy w. Steele, Esq, represented
Mr.. Stevenson.
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DEATHS.
Young.

Alfred Young, aged SO years, s
months and days, was found dead
in he'd Wednesday morning at his
home near Uniontown. Mr.. Young
had not been feeling well for several
weeks and Monday night became/very
sick, dying sometime early Wednesday
morning. He is survived by his wild
ow one son, Alfred Young, Jr., near
GTniontown, and one daughter, Mrs.
Morris Bankard, at home; also the
following sisters and one brother,
Mrs David Petry, Mrs. Edward Cum
mings. Miss Jane Young, all Of this
civ: Mrs. VIM. Wantz, near Frizell-
hurg, and Daniel Young.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urdav morning at 10 a. m. at the home
conducted by Rev. B. E. Petrea, and
interment will be made in Krider's
cemetery Pallbearers will be Keener
Bankard, Samuel Bare, Frank More
lock. Harry Weller, Charles Bankard
and Noah Miller. Harvey Bankard e
Son funeral directors.
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Donations to Home Of Aged.

Donations received at the home for
the Aged, Westminster, are as fol-
lows: Groceries, vegetables, canned
goods and money sent by the follow
ing churches: Sandymount, Harmony
Belair, Parksley, Central, Milton, st.
James, Oak Grove and Prince George,
Fawn Grove, st. Johns, Salem Liber-
ty, townsville, Taylor Memorial, Cam
bridge, Georgetown, D. c., and Laurel.
Many individual friends sent gifts
at Christmas: DR.. Thomas H. Lewis,
roast beef, bread and souse; Mrs.
Philena Fenby, scrapple; Mrs. Tot
tens Bible Glass of West Baltimore,
box of candy for each of our old folks !;
Mrs. Carroll Albaugh, Jared fruits
and jellies; Rev. GilTs Bible Glass, 81
for each one; Mrs. Gill's Bible Glass,
81 for each one; Miss Reese, calend-
ars; Mr.. Morris Mitten, cake; Mr..
Oliver Roberts, 2 gallons of oysters !;
Mrs. Geo. w. Albaugh, So; Mrs. Romey
Shirven, $5; Mr.. w. S. Mock, SIS; Mrs.
D. F. Schulz, $40; Mrs. C. C. ,Gorsuch,
81; Mrs. Emma J. Zepp, 81; Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Frank Fuller, one turkey.
The old folks were made very
happy on Christmas eve when Santa
Claus delivered handsome Victrola
at their door. Numerous friends in
Westminster contributed toward this
donation which will help our old
folks pass many happy hours.
The ladies board wishes to thank
all those who so kindly remembered
the home during the past year.
MRS. ,THOS. H. LEWIS,
Corresponding secretary.
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CameIs Are Coming to Town.

Westminster is soon to have sub
ordinate caravan of the Order Of Cam
els, a new fraternal organization form
ed for the purpose of protecting per-
sonal liberty. Headquarters OF the
Grand Caravan OF the order are 10
Gated at Milwaukee, Wis.
The Order OF Camels is on record
as opposed to prohibition, and during
the next several years, it is expected
to wage a campaign for repeal OF
amendment of the eighteenth consti-
tuuonal amendment The puritanicaI
blue laws and other measures which
are encrOachments on personal lib
erty are to receive the attention of the
order.
Louis NJ. Kotecki, city comptroller
Of Milwaukee is Grand Sheik. Plans
are being made to enroll six million
members in the country in the next
two years.