The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-25

street spent the weeks end WISHING
friends in Silver Run.
Miss Hilda Daley, of Baltimore
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents in this city
A number Of our citizens attended
the automobile races at UniontoWn,
Pa, and were pleased with their trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Arnold re-
turned home Sunday evening after
spending a very enjoyable wedding
tour
Miss Catharine Haines, Of Balti-
more spent the weeks end with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Haines.
pennsylvania avenue.
At H rrisburg, Pa, there has been
a school established to instruct merf
and women farmers how to care for
and operate tractors.
Enough food is wasted in months
time, newspaper stated, which
would feed ali the poor in the United
States for a whole year
Both Henry Ford, the great auto
mobile man, and Thomas Al. Edison
the great inventor, employing many
men, will not hire anyone who
smokes Gig retts.
What is Oleomargerine One of
our citizens, who has often eaten the
butter substitute, says, Unless you
are told the difference, yon cannot
detect the CSC. OIeomargerine from
the soc butter"
Recently in conversation with ono
Of our neighbors. he predicted the
following The a. G. L. will not
change until the next presidential
election when many wonderful things
will be revealed.
A serious accident occurred at the
Cement Plant ON June IA, when Geo.
Otto was caught between two cars
while coupling the same. He was
ken to a hospital Tuesday where il
is said he has a fair chance to re 1
cover.
Mrs. y. Lerene Wenzel, MT. Airy
have been granted a divorce from her
husband, Walter r.. WenzeI, Mt Pleas
nat. BY the decree the Court awards
to Mrs Wenzel the custody of Lewis
Edward Wenzel. one of the children
and to Mr. WepzeI the custody 81
Paul EsIwood Wenze1, the other child.
Despite the fact that the normons
are despised class OF people, they
believe in educ. ting their children.
In Utah, the home Of the majority of
the Mormon faith, there are $4,000
children between the ages of six and
eight years, costing the state $4,000,
000, OF an average expenditure Of $35
per year for each child.
Harry Gernand was badly burned a.
bout the face and hands last Saturday
night when he attempted to start Ii
large motor at the Cement Plant
Through some trouble the feed wires
had become short-circuited which
caused an electric arc the instant the
switch was thrown. He is wearing a
mask and bandages, but is progress
ing nicely.
~ The work Of erecting a new c9n-
crete bridge over Double Pipe Creek,
mear Detour, on the site of the bridge
washed away about two months go,
is now under way The new struet-
ure viii be on the exat,t location of
the old bridge. It was atgthis site that.
Miss Lille Speilman, the 16-year old
of Robert Speilman drown
ed last April.
Up in PelnsyI in a town
called Hazleton, contractor sum
med up his work the past summer,
Twelve dwelling houses and 400
garag es. In little while people Will
nave combination dwelling houses, fas
the Trench use, instead OF cattle
be automobile and dwelling house
Clothing and household articles
valued at about $500 were stolen from
the home of l.. o. Willis, near New
Market, Sund v during the absence of
members of the household. The au-
thorities are looking for two young
men, supposed to have gone to Bal
tirnore, who disappeared at the. time
of the robbery. The young men, one
of whom claimed to haVelbeen in the
Aviation Corps.
VegetaTians, after years of study
and research, have found a plant in
the Philippine Islands that may be
used as a substitute for the potato. 1t
will grow in the tropic ! parts Of
the United States, yields 4 and 5
tons to the acre, and the roots can be
boiled. fried, or roasted Bread can be
made from them, having a nutty
flavor. In IFS native country, the
vegetables called Yampea.
& Tt may be news to some readers
that tobacco was first grown in
America then introduced to Europe
and other Eastern countries In
1892, a small party that Columbus
had sent ashore while lying off the
coast Of Cuba, reported that they had
seen naked savages twist large
leaves together, and lighting them
at the fire, smoked them with a re-
Iish. Cortez sent King Charles some
specimens of the tobacco plant ir
1913. and later it was introduced
into Turkey, Arabia, and other tparts
of the world.
Today the annu | meeting Of The
Mantone Company of Maryland, was
held. at their establishment, Corner
Park avenue and Mulberry street,
Baltimore, Tuesday. The following
officers and directors were elected
for twelve months: J. B. Montgomery,
tB fillmore; P. IT. Mccormick, Bel Air;
G. e. Bartol, Baltimore; Sen. Geo.
Arnold Frick, Baltimore; Chas E.
Key, Baltimore; DIR. NJ HI. Carter,
Baltimore; Chas. H. Wilson, Forest