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MELROSE.

Mr. George Houck, of this place,
nassed peacefully away on Monday at
II m, after an illness of several
months of dropsy, aged 6S years. he
was twice married and besides his
wife, he is survived by an adopted
daughter, Mrs. Harry ]. Croft, Of
silver Run, and the following step
sons: Clayton Fisher, Of Detroit, Mich.
I,uther Fisher, of Baltimore; Victor
Fisher. of New Freedom, Pa, and
Kermit Fisher, at home. Funeral in
ST David's (Sherman) cemetery,
rev. A. M. Hollinger officiating. w. L.
r. Bergman funeral director.
St Jerusalem's (Bachman's) Union
sunday School was reorganized on
sunday last, electing the following
ogficers. President, Ezra Frock;
Superintendent, George u. Sullivan;
Secretary, David L. Frock; Assistant
Secretary, Vernon Sullivan; Treas
urer, Denton S. Warehime; Organ
list. Louise Leppo, Managers, Nessrs
Horace Ieppo, Otto Harmon, CLAIR
ence Myers, Raymond Stoneslfer,
Mrs. Horace I.eppo, Mrs. James Ham,
Miss Lille Sullivan, Miss Sadie Sulh-
van. Mrs. Walter Warehime. Sun lay
school. Sunday May 16, at ] o'clock.
Everybody is welcome to attend and
make it a greater success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Frock and child
rem. Vernon and Helen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar Frock, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Frock spent Sunday at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Frock.
Mr.. George u. Sullivan, near this
place recently lost his overcoat be-
tween his place and BixleT's church.
Finder please return to him and re-
ceive reward.
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SMALLWOOD.

The death of Mrs. Sarah Davis came
as a shock to our neighborhood, al
though she had been in bad health
for sometimn she was on the streets
of Westminster Saturday afternoon,
chatting with friends. She was taken
suddenly Sunday morning about 2
o'clock and funeral services were
held at Deer Park church on Wednes-
day afternoon She was laid to rest
beside her husband in the adjoining
cemetery. The family has the sympa-
thy of the neighborhood as they had
a similar bereavment a few months
ago, especially the dear little nieces
and nepehews, who are indeed now
motherless and fatherless.
Mr.. VIM. LockaId, Jr., is on the
sick list at present.
The Deer Park school has a very
good attendance, the average for last
week was %.
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H0UCKSYILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs T. w. Buchanan enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Sheats, the
Gospel singers, of Baltimore, the past
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Emory Shaffer, of Baltimore
has rented A. w. Vampires tenant
house, near Wesley church, and viii
move in the near future.
The Ladies Aid Society, of Wesley,
will hold it's next meeting May 70, at
the home Of Mr.. VIM. Beams.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Tull, Of Bal
timore, spent several days of the past
week with their mother, Mrs. Carrie
Leppo.
Mrs. VIM. Mcmillan, and children,
of Baltimore spent several days OF
last week with their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah W. Rill.
Mr. and Mrs. c. E. Elseroad spent
last Thursday in Hanover, Pa.
The play given by the young people
of Wesley was a grand success. Every
one took their part fine. The people
of this community showed their
appreciation by filling the hall to
Overlooking as there was a great
many people that could not get in the
hall. Every member of the play de-
serves much credit for the interest
they took and the time that was given.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Warehime, OF
Baltimore spent Saturday and Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Sellars, of Valley Brook
Farm.
All of Mr.. Barton Taylor's and Mr..
Melchour Harris children, have thu
measles.
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MANCHESTER.

a reception was given by Miss Fam
nie q. Ross THURSDAY evening, April
e. at her home, south Main street. IN
honor of DR.. and Mrs. Carey, VINO
we're married Tuesday, at Chester
town, Pa, at the home Of the bride. A
delightful evening was spent me
house was beautifully decorated with
ferns and lilies. Refreshments were
served at small tables. The guests
extended their congratulations and
wished them many years of happiness
The Mayor and Council decided at
citizens meeting TO have an old fash
toned. @Whit Monday Celebration"
with its numerous attractions and the
week of July 4 to have their Carnival.
They hope to have their new electric
light plant installed prior to that date.
Mrs Elizabeth Furhman Hoffacker,
= native of this town but now resld-
ing with her brother, John Hoffacker,
Hanover, Pa, suffered a paralyflc
stroke about two weeks ago. Her con-
dillon is critical
Rev. Roy Freeman, pastor Of Trinity
Reformed church and Mr.. Harvey
Rhodes. Elder, are attending the
meeting Of Chassis, at Frederick, Md.
An infant child of Mr.. Oliver Reed
was buried Tuesday in the Lutheran
cemetery, Rev Letherman, officiating.
Captured" or "An Old Maids Tri-
nmph". a comedy drama Of four acts
viii be played by home talent, Fri
day evening, May II, in the I. o. 0. f.
Hall, Manchester. for the benefit Of
Hoffman,s Orphanage. Chart open
Monday. May II at George M. Hoff-
mans store.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION

OF The Westminster Leposit C Trust Com
pany at WestD,inster, III the State Of
Maryland at the close Of business
Nay 4. 1920.
RESOURCES.
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REpoRT OF THE CONDITION

Of The Pleasant FIditey Bank at Pleasant
talseg IN lie State Of MARYLAND, at the
close Of business Hay 4, 1890.
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The Millinery Department

special sale of ladies ready-to-wear hats are
now on sale at the special price of $685. These hats
sold up to $500.
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OEPoRT OF THE CONDITION

1fthe Union National Bank at Vest
minister, az the State of Ma1Ylaltd, at the
close of business, Nay 4, 1920.
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.BPoRT OF THE CONDITION

Of The IEoodbins National Bank. at
H-ooddue. II, ne State Of Maryland, at
the close Of business. on Nay Z, 1870.
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Children S and Ladies
Wolfe Dresses

The famous Molly Pitcher" line of childrens
wolfe dresses are now placed sale. These were
purchased early and the prices are reasonable
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Voiles and Organdies

Our spring and summer lines of colored organ
dies and yoles are now sale. great variety OF
patterns and colors are here shown.
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We have placed on sale our entire lace and en-
broidery stock Here you will ind laces that can
not be duplicated today at any price wide Insertions
fmnorted laces worth than twice the sellng
nrice some linen laces, fine edgings, allovers gal
looms narrow imported aces, wide skirt hounclngs.
These are sold at less than the cloth costs. Wlde
insertions suitable for scrim curtains THESE are
values that cannot be duplicated 1t will pay you to
get in touch with these exceptional offerings
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Wanderer Man
of Many An,Ours
Continued from Pase One

Continued from Page One
and also offered to testify fully to her
friendly relations with him. She says Ne
always conducted himself properly and
she considered him "a nice fellow and
good friend"
In letter to Miss Schmitt: which
Wanderer had torn up. but which detec-
tives pieced together. he said, in part:
Il hope, Julia, il you can go no fur
ther, that you will be true friend to
me. You do not know how happy I
was when ] saw you. Some day l will
tell you whole lot more. - The
reason / do not come up to your house
Is that people would talk about me.
Good night, little love, and happy
dreams. From CARL"
Wanderer Loses Composure
Confronted with the girl in his cell.
Wanderer, for the first time since his
arrest, lost composure momentarily, but
firmly denied the girl had had any in
f1uence on his desire to be free.
The girl. Julia Schmitt, told the
police she had known Wandercr some
time and had gone to an amusement
park with him several times, but did not
know he was married.
II went through the locality where
met this fellow" he said. 'to pick up
the first bum ! could get to agree to ac-
cept my offer, determining that whoever
he was l would shoot him to make it
appear that the robbery I intended to
stage was real"
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HEAD OF ENGINEER
BOARD RESIGNS
r. J. Wasser Quits Presidency
of N. J. County Association
Because of Appointment
SUCCESSOR NOT YET NAMED

Trenton, July 13.-Meeting in special
session yesterday, the New Jersey As
sociation Of County Engineers accepted
the resignation of Thomas J. Wasser as
president Of the organization. Mr.. Was
ser, who is engineer Of Hudson county,
was recently elected by the new state
Highway Commission to succeed Will
liam G.. Thompson as state engineer.
1t had been the intention of the en-
gineers to elect Alexander II. Nelson,
engineer of Atlantic county and vice
president Of the association. to succeed
Mr.. Wasser. It was decided, however,
to defer such action until Mr.. Wasser.
whose term as state engineer begins
July 10, had formally qualified In his
new position. This Is due to the fact
that a question has been raised as to
the legality Of the acts of the new high
way commission. including Mr.. Was
ser's election. The opinion on this ques-
tion is expected from the attorney gen
eral within a few days, and may de.
terInine whether Mr.. Wasser is entitled
to his new position.
In retiring from the presidency of the
county engineers organization, Mr..
Wasser told of various reforms he ex-
poets to introduce in the state Highway
Department. He said it would be his
special effort to, speed up construction
Of state highway work and to hasten
the approval Of plans and specifications
for all work involving state aid.
With n view to getting the roads
down and in use as soon as possible,
Mr.. Wasser urged co operation on the
part of county engineers throughout the
state in the construction and mainte-
nance of nil highways
Mr.. Wasser also asked the association
to make recommendations for the main
tenance of gravel roads. with a view to
adopting some standard plan for their
upkeep. He said this subject should be
taken up especially by the engineers
of southern counties, where there is a
large mileage of gravel roads. Such
roads, although satisfactory while in
good repair, deteriorate rapidly, and the
problem of their proper maintenance is
one which has baffled engineering de-
partments throughout the southern
counties of the state.
The retirement of Mr.. Wasser and
his selection - state highway engineer
called forth number of congratulatory
addresses from members of the associa-
tion. Among these we're the following
county engineers: William g. Cattell,
of Gloucester; l.. NJ. Rice, of Cape
May Major Frederic A. Reimer, of Es-
sex Roscoe NJ. McClave, Of Bergen,
and Garwood Ferguson. Of Passaic.
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tellectuals" leading the forty Fighters
had no real control over the mass of
their followers and that an appeal from
the Labor party would bring the pri
Yates Of the Forty eight movement into
the labor ranks.
Delegates freely urged that the La
Dor party forget all about the Forty
eight leaders and 20 after the farmers
in their convention" They said that
the farmer strength in the other meet
ing had no real. affinity with the
"plutes and subtle. slick lawyers who,
they asserted, comprise the leadership
of the Forty eight group.
At the height of the vitriolic arraign-
ment of the rival party, Chairman John
II. Walker. president of the Illinois
Federation of Labor, took the hoor to
voice .deep seated distrust' of
"plutocratic philanthropists, lawyers
and professional men who endeavOr to
solve the PROBLEMS of the working peo-
pie without themselves being members of
that class"
Made Restive BY OratOry
He said he did not really believe 1t
was worth while to try to go any fur
ther with the Forty Fighters, and that
the labor delegates. already restive un-
der prolonged oratory. might be kept
here for three weeks waiting for the
lawyer leaders of the other party to
"prepare something legal and technical
and with phraseology wlrich covered
up it's real meaning
The labor delegates, Walker declared. +.
we're unable to stand the expense OF
staying here to wait for an agreement
ut the present rate of progress.
The partly completed labor plat
form includes recommendations for
comprehensive soldier relief legislation,
both through bonus and preference in
the distribution of railroads lands in
the West, and formal invitation to
farmers organizations to ally them
selves with the Labor party.
Meanwhile, in third hall, the Single
Tax party was framing an appeal to
Premier Lloyd George urging that his
government adopt single tax policy
for Palestine The Single Takers plan
today to adopt a platform and possibly
nominate presidential candidate in
the event the Committee of Forty eight
nominee proves unsatisfactory to them.
They specifically agreed that they would
not Join the new party should the nom
inee be Senator Robert M. La Fol-
lette.
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MAYOR GETS STREET DATA
Chief Morden Supplies Information
About Cleaning Work

Mayor Moore today received the re-
port of the survey of street cleaning
conditions here made at the direction of
Earl B. Morden. chief of the Bureau
of Street Cleaning. Experts worked
for six weeks on the investigation,
which was for the purpose of deter
mining whether it would pay the city
better to do its own street cleaning
work, or give it out to contractors as
at present.
During the investigation Mr.. Morden
visited some of the principal cities of
the country to learn at first hand the
practice followed there. The fruits of
this trip are incorporated in the re-
port.
The report was handed by Mr.. Nor
den to acting Director Wagner, of the
Department of Public Works. Mr.,
Wagner turned II over to the Mayor.
q Though Mr.. Wagner would not di-
vulge the contents Of the report, It Is
rumored at City Hell the recommenda-
tion is Tor the city D do It's own work.
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including the. war between the Poles
and the Bolshevists and the twenty one
or twenty-five other wars now raging
in the wrecked countries Of Europe, has
been caused NY President Wilson's stub
bornness in refusing to separate the
peace treaty from his covenant of the
League of Nations.
When he visited us for a week
after his first European trip he was
very angry because Of the cool recep-
tion accorded his league by the Senate
and went so far as to threaten that he
would get the treaty and the league so
intertwined that those gentlemen will
not be able to unravel them
we should have made peace, as
Colonel House says, when the allied
armies were still militant and flushed
with victory; when the Germans knew
that they were beaten and before they
had chance to regain their self conf
dence and insolence, not to speak of
their strength
Sitting in the sun spotted library Of
his farm, once the headquarters Of his
forebear, General Knox, of Revolu-
'tionary war fame. the senator smiled
with satisfaction as he read Colonel
Houses dispatch. He nodded in en-
thusiastic assent when perusing the
passage referring to the treaty delay.
After reading the statement through
carefully, the senator said, in his Gus
tomary measured tones:
1t is source Of great qualification
to me to note that Colonel House con
firms the views l took and expressed in
Congress even as early as October %,
1913. At that time I insisted as will
be apparent from an inspection of the
records, that conclusion of peace with
Germany was separate and distinct
proposition from the formation of q
league OF nations or other adjustments
having to do with reconstruction made
necessary az result of the war
so deeply impressed was I with
the danger of the delays that were in
cidental to the tying up of the making
OF peace with the other grave questions
upon which the nations naturally might
wish to ponder, that on December 3,
i9lS, Immediately before the Presi-
dents first departure for Europe, I in
troduced resolution to the effect that
the purposes of the United States in
the projected Peace Conference should
be confined to the making of peace and
that any project for Il general league Of
nations or sweeping changes in the
ancient laws of the seas should be
postponed for separate consideration,
not alone by the victorious belligerents,
but by all the nations of the world ut
some future conference.
This resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations, which
at that time was under Democratic
control, Senator Hitchcock, of Ne
braska, being its chairman. ! was not
able to get It voted upon or even con-
sidered in the committee.
However, on December 1S, 1913, l
addressed the Senate at length upon
the resolution and particularly with
reference to the wisdom, If not the i'm
perative necessity, Of separating all
other subjects from the pressing and
vital one of making peace with Ger
| many"
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'DORSEY'S ILLNESS
WON CLEMENCy
Department Of Justice Explains
Why cattleman's Sentence
sd Was Reduced :
ANSWERS WILSON'S CRITICS

Washington. July 13.-The nation
wide intotest created, by the action of
President Wilson in committing from
eight to four years the federal prison
sentence of James Dorsey. wealthy
Illinois cattleman. has caused Depart
mont of Justice officials to make public
further details of the case taken from
the records Of the pardon attorney. y
The record shows Dorsey, who was
convicted in Chicago for using the mails
IN dcfraud. was extended executive
clemcncy wholly because Of his physical
condition. There Is nothing in the plea
of the prisoner that seeks to question
The verdict or sentence of eight years
;mposed by Judge X. NJ. lands. Judge
lands recently remarked he could not
imagine what the President could have
been thinking of to take such action.
Dorsey's petition asked for pardon
an grounds that be was sufferer from
diabetes. In case pardon was not
In,,,d. the petition asked for commu-
ta,,,, of sentence. Dorsey's plea was
signed by the following residents of
Elgin: ,,,,
Alfred Bosworth. banker; William
(;rote. banker; Charles Abbott, states
attorney Of Kane county. Illinois; A. L.
Paulson. president of the Elgin Com
mercial Club: Lyman IF. Black, pub
lisbcr of the Elgin Dnily News; X. p.
Hellifen. manager Of the Elgin Daily
Courier; John s. Russell. Morgan II.
Brightman, Howard L. Zook and f.
NJ. Lesher, commissioners of Elgin !;
Armin Il. Price, mayor Of .Elgin; +. Il.
Shoiein, judge Of the Elgin city court !;
G. F. Irwin, judge Of the Circuit Court !;
Harry ID. Barnes, president OF the Kane
County Cow Testing Association. and
]. p. Mason. president of the Illinois
Dairymens Association.
The record also shows. the federal
district attorney at Chicago suggested
commutation of Dorsey's sentence to
fve years.
That was cut to four years by the
recommendation of Attorney General
Palmer. after the prison physician at
Leavenworth. Kan, reported that Dor :
sey had lost sixty four pounds In
weight since admitted.
Under his commuted sentence, Dorsey
still has two years to serve.
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KNOX APPROVES THE VIEWS (.
OF COL. HOUSE ON PEACE
Senator Blanes Treaty Delay for Many the PresenDay M
That A6ict Europe

SENAToR KNOX and Colonel House
~ are in accord in the thought that the
peace treaty delay is responsible for
many of the present day ills in Europe.
Colonel Houses views were cabled
to this country from London. Senator
Knox expressed virtually the same
thoughts at his Valley Forge home yes
terday after reading the cablegram.
Among other things, Colonel House
is quoted as saying:
"A suggestion was made in Paris just
after the armistice to proceed at once
In the making Of a preliminary treaty
Of peace with Germany alone. based
upon broad general lines and concern
ing four subjects--army. navy. repara.
tions and delineation of boundaries. The
boundaries need not have been exact,
but should have been 40 drawn as to
give Germany the assurance that her
loss Of territory would not be greater
than indicated. Such a treaty could
have been made by Christmas of 1918
and would have been not only the usual
but the obvious thing to do. There was
at that time facing Germany the entire
allied army. militant and flushed with
victory, and there would have been no
delay or evasion Of terms"
Finds Own Views Confirmed
Senator Knox expressed great graft.
fication over the fact that Colonel
House, whom he holds in high esteem,
aside from all political considerations,
had confirmed the views the senator held
and expressed in the United States
Senate on three different occasions be-
tween October and Christmas of 1918.
Ever since before the armistice until the
time of President Wilson's first trip to
Europe the senator, in speech and
resolution, urged that peace with Ger
many be concluded Immediately and that
a league of nations be considered after
ward. 49,. .,.
When, in the course of the interview,
Senator Knox was asked whether he
thought that the suggestion" to make
a speedy peace with Germany had been
the cause of the rupture between the
President and his trusted 'confidant,
Colonel House, the senator declined to
| make any direct comment. However, he
added:
"The passage in the statement indi-
Gates that Colonel Houses mind did
not 20 along with the Presidents. II
will be remembered that that was the
phrase Wilson used when he chucked
Lansing. Colonel House is a man OF
great common sense, keen judgment and
wide experience, and he is man who
is not afraid to have and express an
independent view. That sort of thing
will never do with Wilson,"
Senator Knox said he agreed with
Colonel House that the present Euro
pean turbulence contained renewed
menace to the peace Of the entire world
And he continued
Blames Wilson for Menace
"All the world disturbance Of today
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TROLLEY LOADS LIMITED
Fifty Passengers Fixed as Maximum
for One-Man Cars

Trenton, July INSTRUMENTATION
made NV m irsnector of the Public it'll :
ity Commission. following several com
plants relative to overlooking one man
cars operated by the Trenton and Mer-
Ger County Traction Corporation, were
the subject of hearing before the com
mission yesterday. at the close of which
It was indicated that orders would
be issued directing the company to con :
form with the suggestion of the in
spector.
One of the recommendations was that
the load of the one man cars be limited
to fifty adults, and the other would re-
quire that there be painted on each car
in a conspicuous place the words LOAD
Limit, Fifty Passengers The com :
pany signified its willingness to adopt
the recommendations.