The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-19

Frederick county election expenses
were $4,000.
Raw sugar has dropped to 81 cents /
q pound in New York
Mr.. and Mrs. w o. Barnes, of New
Windsor. spent Sunday with their son,
Mr.. Clarence Barnes, near this city.
William o. Atwood, Republican,, whoE
was defeated by Congressman Linthi-
cum. Democratic, for Congress. by H.
AZ, is talking OF contest. Bill must
have confidence in the three Rspuhii-
can election officials
Announcement was made in New
York BY one Of the largest manufact-
urers and distributors of underwear,
hosiery and sweaters. that his pro-
ducts would be cut Immediately from
IS to 80 per cent.
Train robbers threw an express mes
senger's safe off Southern Railway
train, near Columbia, S. G. but before
they could return to the scene the
safe which contained about SIG. 900.
On Sunday last Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mills, CT Washington, d. c., Mr. and
Mrs F. B. Farver and daughter. Fran
ceszof Baltimore, and Mr. Ralph Hines,
OF New York, motored to the home of
Mr.. Jacob Farver and spent a very
pleasant afternoon and evening
The large bull elk which was one of
3the most priced animals at the city
zoo in Stone Park. Sioux City, Pa.
came TO sudden and unexpected de-
mise one. afternoon when his horns be-
came entang1ed in the wire fence In
endeavoring to free himself from the
fence the elk broke his neck.
/ A paper-elogged furnace 1ue, which
caused smoke to fill the Catherine
Theater New York. a motioH-picture
house in the East Side Italian quarter,
raised cry of Fire late today. and
in the ensuing panic six tots, between
! the ages of 2 to 10 years, were tramp
led to death. Twelve others seriously
injured,
Sleepless nights and memory ridden
days through (which stalked the SPEC
! trc of a man whom he had accidental
! ~ run down and killed three years ago
while motoring. caused Clarence
Burgmann. head of Burgmann ar ID
Company, realty dealers, Chicago. to
kill himself. Burgmann shot himself
through the right temple
Miss Edith M Miller. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Marshall Miller the
latter secretary of the Fredericktown
Savings institution. had her arm brok-
en- and Arthur Myers and Elliott Black
iGton were hurt about the body VIXEN
an automobile in which they were rid
i ing skidded on the State road near
l3idgeville Thursday afternoon and up
set in ditch.
An expensive freight wreck CO
Cured at Marriottsville. when an East.
bound train crashed into the local
] Pickup freight train at a cross-over.
Wrecked cars were hurled in all nj
rections and all traffic was blocked.
/ Passengers and mail weret transferred.
1t is said the 1agman of the pick Zip"
was not back far enough to step the
freight One trainEnan was injured,
but NOS seriously
Miss Cameron, a tourist of Phfla-
delphia. was injured in a peculiar
/ manner on the Lincoln Highway.
while on her way from Philadelphia
Ito Taneytown last week, when she
sustained a cut about two ana a hat
I inches long on the head by the blowing
iout of tire, which was being earned
along on the car. The young goman
and those in the party could not tell
clearly how it happened.
The largest deal in Waynesboro's
industrial history, one involving 3d.,
H000, 600 has just been concluded under
which new organization to be know
as The Prick Geiser Company is to
take over the plant, manufactured
stock and materials of the Emerson
Brantingham Implement Company, and
the light. line of machinery manufac-
tured by the Prick Company, including
manufactured stock and materials on
hand at date Of purchase.
Fire Friday night destroyed Liber-
/ ty Roller Mills. on the Waynesboro
I pike, in Adams county, Pa. about two
miles west of Emmitsburg and also
burned ton and half truck and
five-passenger Overland touring car
in the shed of the mill. and did other
damage estimated to total nearly $15,-
600 The mill had recently been pur-
chased by man named Beane, for
Sc, 000 who had pust installed new
machinery valued at $4,000.
The Buckeystown Brick and Tire
Company, whose plant is at Buckeys
town, pat into effect Saturday new
wage scale reducing the pay of EN-
ployees from 81 to So per day. In
adopting the new scale an official of
the company stated that it was simp-
| ~ a question of closing the plant or
operating at reduced expenses. This
situation was placed before the en-
ployes, who decided to accept the
wage reduction in order to keep steady
employment.
Eddie Cicotte. former Chicago White
Sox pitcher whose confessions result
ed In numerous indictments by the
special Cook county baseball grand
jury in connection with the 1919
worlds series scandal. probably will
I NOT bas sa11r9ichod FIR his mart in fI7p