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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-02-13

cOrding to some newspapers. Hall
of the people of America do not have
enough to eat" the article says. It
goes on to say that 20 per cent Of
the people are undernOurished, es-
pecially those who have an income Of
less than $4,000 a, year. The same
can be said Of clothes.
In q Pennsylvania College a young
man threw the lighted butt Of a
cigarette out OF his window. 1t fell
on the dry grass, was pounced upon
by a sparrow and carried to a nest
the bird was building along the
caves OF the dormitory, starting a
fire. Safety first" should be taught
cigarette smokers in more ways than
one.
There Is a difference between
hurry, carelessness, and reckless
ness, which was plainly illustrated
one day last week, when one Of the
market men, with truck, tried to
go around other trucks, on the ma
cadam road now In the course of
CONSTRUCTION, with but one hand on
the steering wheel. When a stop
was made the truck had overturned,
the occupants crawling out from be-
meath the debris, rolls of butter
scattered, eggs smashed into mass,
and the truck badly damaged.
We notice the expression in some
of thu newspapers, THE American
Flag on every sea, American tonnage
equal to that Of Great Britain" St.
Matthew 24:2 plainly tells us what
will happen to all worldly possess
sions.
The high prices of shoes has
caused the wooden shoes, used in
oriental countries, to come into use
here in America. Many people in
the large cities consider themselves
fortunate to wear such shoes selling
at $1.25 per pair.
In these days of rapid travelling
in cities by electric cars, perhaps it
will revive old memories to know
that there is an old horse-car route,
two miles in length, in St. Augustine,
Florida, patronized by many tourists.
AS it Is an open car, running three
miles an hour, the sightseer has all
chances to see some of Florida
scenery in the suburbs of the oldest
city in the United States.
Truly, electricity is doing wonder
IuA J4luSS. III lUd1O 3 m1u0S a llCJl0
electric engine pulls forty cars with
az tons of ore on each, with ease
and rapidity.
In Wisconsin man undertook
what no one has yet made a success
(! to plant box elder twigs and have
them grow into a comfortable as well
as artistic chair. We must not, how
ever, forget from whence all these
comforts como, namely, st. John
l15:5, Without Me Ye Can Do Moth
ing"
In some way, not only in the
United States army, but in some of
the Allied countries, the news spread
that president Wilson's kind of
Bible was used in many homes. !"
OF course, millions of people bought
president Wilson's kind of Bible"
and eagerly read the helpful mes
sages, especially in the New Tesla
ment.
] =. ALBERT ZEPP, Manchester, Md.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Methods of Airmen
to Find Their Way

LONDON. Feb. Enthusiasm and
interest were displayed by Juvenile
audience at the Royal Society of Arts
when, under the auspices OF the Royal
AeroDautical society Mai II. L. VIM
peris, r. 4. F. delivered lecture on
How Alrmen Find Their Way"
Maj. Wimperls opened his lecture by
asking the audience TO imagine them
selves in the middle OF Hampstead
Heath on a very dark night, when there
were no lights. The only means by which
they could find their way would be by
a compass with a luminous dial, and
pedometer. The position OF an airman
was very similar. They lad compasses
in the air, which acted in the same man
ner as land compasses; the pedometer
was represented by a tiny instrument
with a wide gangue arrangement. which
indicated the speed at which the aero
plane was travelling.
when the R-34 was flying the At
iantic," said the lecturer "she Travelled
some hundreds of miles further than she
would have had TO had she kept to a
straight course. Coming back she covered
500 fewer miles" Replying to his own
query: why did they not keep to the
straight course?" Maj Wlmperls said the
wind had been against them on the out
ward Journey. and with them on the
return. The wind played a great part
In air navigation.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
BLAST REVEALS
GOLD TREASURE
DutchDtdH's House Wrecked,
Old Box Comes to Light.

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 20.-A terrible ex-
plosion, with a strange sequel. has oe-
CURED at Gorinehcm. Iu Gelderlard.
The family OF Dirk Wonterzoon. pro
vision dealer, was seated at dinner when
there was terrific explosion.
The room was rent as by an earth
quake.-and part OF the ceiling and wains-
coting fell with a loud crash on the din
ers, two Of whom were crushed to death
under the weight. while Wonterzoon him
SELF and a child Of were seriously in
jurcd
Wonterzoon, on being examined at the
hospital by a magistrate stated that he
had purchased a quantity OF high ex-
plosiyes from a German soldier. adding &
that the price asked was 30 low that he
could not resist such bargain.
Later. on search being made by the
police for further explosives, Il was dis
covered that the collapse OF an old party
wall had brought to light an oak box
filed with gold and silver coin dating
from the early sixteenth century and val
ued at more than $500 600. The treasure
was temporarily placed under the charge
Of the prefect Of police.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Cigar Types Sixth
of Tobacco Crop

WASHINGTON, Feb cor the en-
tire tobacco crop Of $3.50. 900 600 pounds
in 1919 the cigar types constituted about
one-sixth. and the chewing. smoking.
snuff and export types most of the re
mainder, according TO the tobacco ex-
perts in the department Of agriculture.
The cigar types are heavy producers
per acre, the average for 1919 being 265
pounds, while the other types had an
average Of $40 pounds.
Before 1919 the average farm price of
the cigar types of tobacco was always
above that Of the other types, as a whole.
but in that year the extraordinary Euro
Dean demand for tobacco other than the
cigar classes and the immensely increased
use Of tobacco other than the cigar
classes raised farm price of composite
chewing, smoking and export types to
Alb cents on Dec. I, or greatly above
the price OF 219 cents for cigar to-
baccO. Indeed, the latter class of to-
bacco had lower price than In either
1918 or 1917, not because of increase of
production, but because of weaker de-
mand. The cigar has been overtaken
and passed by the cigaret.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
SPIRIT SPORTS
LAUNDRYCHECK
Ghost of Napoleon the Great
Patron of Berlin Firm.

BERLIN, Feb 2O.-The invocation OF
the spirit of Napoleon at a seance held at
the Spiritist club. known as the green
phantom" had a ludicrous termination.
large audience was assembled in the
darkened, purpledraped room when n
voice asked one of the guests. mentioning &
him by name, whom be desired TO see.
The man, p lawyers clerk, uamed
schwalbheim, replied with much trepida-
ton. Napoleon"
Fifteen minutes tense silence followed.
Then weird form approached the plat
form with measured tread, and In Il
sepulchral voice thus addressed Schwalb-
Geim:
Behold! I am Napoleon! Draw nigh,
o mortal, and tell me what Is thy de-
sirei"
At these words the women in the au-
dience shrieked with terror. clinging TO
their male escorts, who themselves were
trembling
Schwalbheim, however. approached the
platform with shaking knees and was
just stammerinE. "lllustrious spirit OF
the great Napoleon" when he made a
remarkable discovery.
On the neck Of the uncanny apparition
he observed a small shield on which were
hAst-AAAA9 hAcABlt Atit NDLu5s u. CtQulLe
Laundry Loan institute
Schwalbheim burst into loud laughter
and leaped at the ghost, who. however
escaped him, disappearing amid horrible
'mprecations beneath the flooring.
The terrified guests who mistook
Schwaibheim's laughter for an outbursi
Of madness, made a wild rush for the
door, and we're only calmed BY the mans
explanations.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Britain's Youth
as Driving Force

LONDON, Feb. 20.-Sir Auckland
Geddes speaking at n meeting of the
League Of Youth and Social Progress at
the Central hall, Westminster, said it
WIS rather a relief to him to stand on a
platform that was not a political one,
and there were few things he would
Ike to discuss. which could not he dea.t t
with on political occasions. Was 1919
year Of shame featureless muddy
dat, or was it time of great things -
be asked. His opinion was that it was
time Of great things. During the year
trade had revived to an extraordinary
degree, but, on the other hand. had they
done anything to stop war in the fU-
ture? More had been done to prevent
var than in any other time of their
history: yet there we're people who, pc,
cause changes did not take place in a
night, thought nothing was being done
The social order Of things was chang
tEE but any sudden change in the coun-
try would be fraught with danger, and
the change would have to come gradual
ly. or they would have a repetition Of
Russia. He looked to the youth Of Bri-
tain to provide the driving force, and
SO prevent the older men from going
too slowly. but be would keep the ex-
pierienced men at the head of affairs. to
act as a safety valve. until the younger
ones were experienced enough to carry
on by themselves.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
FOOD REGULATOR
TELLS OF TRIALS
SOnse Thought POWer Great,
Others Sneered at Him.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20.-The trials
of the food administrator as well as
the fun in the job are told in a report
filled here by one Of the men who had
charge of one OF the country districts Of
the state.
Some people thought the food admin
istration had charge OF everything" the
report stated, "even to the keeping Of
chickens out Of war gardens"
There were others who made drastic re-
quests upon the administration and could
not understand why they were refused.
Among these the report mentions zone
person who wanted 100 pounds of sugar
for fifteen gallons of apple butter; an
other who had to have five pounds of
sugar every month or she would die"
The report tells of the rumors of sick
ness from eating substitute war bread,
which went the rounds, and how ono ply
sician, foreigner. was giving his pa
tients a prescription calling for pure
-four.
The grocers asked me about it," the
report goes on, $50 1 wrote to the ply
sician. He wanted to know II he was to
let his patients die for the want Of pure
wheat bread told him to send them
back to the old country, where they'd
get no wheat bread at ALL and they
would get better without a doctor"
"On my first visit into a certain store, 8"
the administrator said, Il told the keeper
who I was and what was expected in
regard to sales, etc. He took offense and
ordered me out Of his place. He told me
he had been in business for ten years,
and he was not taking any orders how
to run his business.
He grabbed me. and as 1 did not re-
sist, out went. He shook his fist at me
and told me never to come back. How
ever, l went back four weeks later. and
to my astouishment I found the place
vacant Upon investigation I learned
that the man had found out that / was
the food man, as he called me. and he
got alarmed and sold out his business"
There were a series Of amusing ex-
periences in one OF his boroughs which
resulted In $3.50 In fnes being paid over
to the Red Cross. The administrator
was tipped" by foreign grocer to the
fact that his competitor across the street
was selling -four without substitutes. The
competitor was apprehended and paid a
fine Of 800. 'If l pay, everybody pays"
said the man as he gave bis check to the
Red Cross, and from then on he spied
on every grocer In the place. His hard
est task was to land the man who Tin
ped" him, but finally he detected him
selling potatoes and marking the bags
"cornmeai."
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
DIG OIL WELLS
IN PITTSBURG
Every Back Yard May Hare a
Drilling Rig.

PITTSBURG. Feb. 20.-"Wndcattlng"
for oil and gas within the confines OF
the Plttsburg city limits is now being
contemplated, and residents are wonder
ing what will happen If some venture
some drlller should make a hit.
The gas excitement that has turned
McKeesport topsy- turyy is being reflected
here. New wells are being brought 10
almost every dag in the McKeesport field,
and the operations are extending In all
directions.
1t IS known that there IS gas In some
Of the lower stratas under Pittshurg.
The late George Westinghouse the in
yentor. drilled a test well on bis estate
near the city line few years ago. The
well produced a good quantity OF gas.
hut not enough then TO classify it as a
big revenue producer. Today that same
flow would result In handsome dividends.
Sensing the trend of affairs the city
authorities have taken steps to control
and regulate any operating that may be
started. The possibility OF drilling rigs
being stationed on every vacant space
and in the back lots OF homes has made
the city council pass ordinances that viii
insure safety for property. II, as some
people believe, a great pool of either oil
or gas underlies the city the excitement
should, pale anything that has gone
before
Community wells are being considered
property owners chipping in" to defray
the expenses Of sinking wells. Gas wells
right in the heart of great city would
be immensely profitable. All the expense
of piping and other worries incidental to
the business would be eliminated
And all the time Mr. Consumer smiles
He knows It will help to keep his cooking
and heating bills down to minimum Il
gas comes in. And maybe he can get the
chance to take "dyer" and collect diyi-
dends on his own gas consumption.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Vancouver Island
a Dream Country

LONDON, Feb. 20-"A dream country
surroundeG by sunlit sea" was the
enthusiastic description given to the
island Of Vancouver by Mrs Julia VI.
Henshaw, T. K. G. S, in the course CT
. a lecture given under the auspices Of
: the Royal Colonial institute. The island,
she pointed out, has been the keynote
OF northwestern exploration from the
sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
ana the young people who listened to
the lecture were given a sketch of tho
history of Vancouver from the time of
Drake, who first named II New Albion.
IN the DAYS when the wapiti or elk was
overlord Of the island, down to the
present time
Mrs. Henshaw told an amusing story
Illustrative Of the GOODNESS IN an eme--
geney of Sir James Douglas. once gov
ernor Of Vancouver. One day his as
sistant reported to him that the natives
were on the warpath Knowing the na-
tive fondness for sweet things. Sir James
calmly looked up from his writing and
said: "Give them some bread ard trea-
Gle and this was actually done \
barrel of treacle was rolled out Of the
fort. together with a generous allowance
Of loaves, and :he threatened massacre
was averted The lecture was illustrated
by some particularly fine colored photo
graphs.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Potato Peelers Ask
for S6 Day, 3 Meals

CHICAGO, Feb. 2O.--A union Of potato
peelers has been formed here. The or
ganization starts with a membership of
80 a standard wage scale was adopted
Of So a day for eight hours work, three
meals a day, and time and half for
overtime.
William Robinson. who is credited
with worlds records for peeling every
Known variety of potatoes, from the
diminutive Irish spud" to the mammoth
Idaho Beauties" was elected president
unanimously
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Town Debates How to
Raise Fire Ladder

WELLESLEY, Mass. Feb 20.-wel-
lesley, where pretty college girls abound,
Is today debating the relatively simple
question Of how a fire ladder should be
raised. The problem arose at fre in
the postoffice building when IL took the
fremen eighteen minutes TO get n ladder
10 the top of the building. The chief
being absent every one gave orders, and
the result was something like Babel.
While the discussion ragged the fire ex-
tended itself Citizens tried to settle the
argument, but the Hremen would not
raise the ladder until they had a ma
Iority vote on the proper method.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
STOCKMEN ACT
FOR EFFICIENCY
Plan Service Organization to
Look After Interests.

Creation of service department to
look after the interests of live stock
producers at the indianapolis stock yards
Is being considered by the live stock
committee of the Indiana Federation of
Farmers Associations. it was announced
yesterday by LewisNTaylor, general sec
retary of the federation.
The stockmen feel that they are en-
titled to maintain some sort Of super
vision<over their interests in a market to
which they sell about 1853 100000 worth
Of produce in a year." said Mr.. Taylor.
The plan considered at a meeting of
the committee yesterday provides for
Joint supervision with buyers over all
weights; investigation to prevent cattle
and hog shipments being delayed to the
detriment Of the owners, TO insure prompt
feeding and watering of stock and to
provide other safeguards for producers.
The committees plan will be laid be-
fore the boa-d f directors of the fed
Grafton at a meeting here next Tuesday.
John g. Brown, president of the fed
eration, Is chairman Of the live stock
committee
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
10000 Farmers ofNebraskG
Battle DOUn Costs of Living

OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 20.-with the club
Of cooperation 10000 Nebraska farmers
are beating to death the high cost of
living.
Through 200 cooperative trading cen
ters Nebraskans bought and sold $780,,
100000 worth of goods and farm pro-
duce in 1919. They averaged 1 cents
bushel more for their grain than the
market price They saved from to 10
per cent on their groceries and clothing.
In addition they put in their pockets SO
per cent of the commissions they formerly
gave middlemen.
"Co- operation in Nebraska Is passing
into the second stage of usefulness"
says J. O. Shroyer, member of the execu-
tive board of the Farmers Education and
Cooperative Union Of Nebraska at
first we We're only interested in selling
the farmers products at the highest
prices. Then we began to sell him goods
cheaper than could be bought from profit
making stores.
I'VE have forced the state legislature
to give US state hail Insurance. That
pIevents a farmer from being absolutely
cleaned out if hail destroys his corn.
He pays an average price of so cents
an acre for the insurance and collects S15
an acre if his crops are destroyed. That
will Just about pay for the seed. We
pay for the insurance when we pay our
taxes and the cost of the department has
been just 3 per cent to the state since it
was established
UNITED ACTION ..
BRINGS LEGISLATION.
Now the farmers are seeking a seat
on the grain exchange. They will thus
have a hand in the actual selling Of
their corn.
Cooperation came into being in Ne
braska eight years AGO. For threE years
the work was largely educational Now
the state union has supervising power
over all local stores ans warehouses.
PRODUCTS FIND WAY
TO UNION STORAGE.
The farmer delivers his products to the
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20

local store. The store ships them to the
warehouses of the state union. Live
stock is shipped directly to the CO
operative commission houses in Omaha,
St Joseph Mo-, and Sioux city, la. There
1t is placed on the open market. The
state organization retains 30 per cent OF
the usual commissions. This pays the
cost of handling Fourteen per cent is
turned into the general fund and the
remaining IS per cent given back to the
farmer
"Now' says Shroyer. I'VE plan to IN
corporate our warehouse company here
for $30O0.O00 At present it is ineorpor-
ated for $4,000 and last year did bust
ness of S2,TO00O0."
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Swiss Fear Influx
of War Criminals

GENEVA, Feb. 20.-Former Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Gen.
Won Buelow. both Of whom are on the
allied extradItion list. are now residing
IN Switzerland.
There is great fear here that OtheE
German nationals on the list will cross
the frontier into Switzerland, thus plung-
ing the Swiss government into serious
extradition difficulties similar TO those
OF Holland. A movement is afoot here to
refer the whole question to The Hague
Tribunal.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
cLFYELAND PRopucE.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 2O.-Produce: But
ter-Creamery. in tubs. extra, 6S15@69c
extra first. 6617q6Ic; frsts,. 6615g61c
prints, 1c higher; seconds, 64d6jc
packing, 45d46c.
Eggs-Northern extras, 59c; extra
frsts, soc; northern frsts, new cases, SIC
old cases, 55c; southern and western
tras, 49d50c.
Poultry-Light fowls, 36d3sc; heavy
grades, 40d 43C; roosters, old, 23g24c
springers. 37G3Sc; heavy grades, 34q35c
ducks, 36dSS geese, 30d 35e; turkeys,
35 040c.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20

Steel Man to Talk
to Auto Engineers

W. r. Sinner, metalIurgist Of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, Will be the
principal speaker tonight in the assembly
room Of the Claypool hotel before 200
members Of the Society of Automobile
Engineers. Those interested In the sub
ject are invited to attend the lecture
which will be illustrated with motion
pictures.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Gets Adopted Son
as AlimOny Award

CHICAGO, Feb. 20 Probably the most
unusual alimony award ever granted
here was given to Mrs Queenie Nasarro
In the possession, as an alimony settle
ment. of her f6year-old adopted son,
Nat Navarro, Jr., vaudeville performer
with an income of 81 800 week The
inward was made as the result of Mrs
Nazarros divorce suit against Nat Ma.
zarro, Sri, also vaudeville performer,
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Grain Association Y
Will Meet Feb. 26-27

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb. 2o.-An-
nouncemeHt has been made that the
fourth annual convention of the Farm
ers' Grain Dealers association will be
held in Lafayette Thursday aud Friday,
Feb 26 and q, and an attendance II
several hundred members and other per
sons interested in cooperative grain ele-
vators is expected.
The sessions Will be held at the Fow-
Ter hotel with j. S. Minch of Chalmers,
president Of the association, presiding.
c. E. Barracks Of Anderson ls nrst vice
president; Homer Frazier Of Lafayette,
second vice president; W. ]. Little of
Remington, treasurer, and e. G. Nc
CoIlum Of WoIcott, secretary.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
COTTON DROPS
AFTER OPENING
Offerings From South Fill UI
Buying Orders.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The cotton mar
ket was irregular at the opening today
and first prices were / to points lower
on near and TO Is points higher on late
months. There was a disposition among
shorts to cover over the holidays. and
this, with strength in SterIing exchange,
impaired steadiness to the list.
The demand was supplied by offerings
from the south, which eventually hlled
up buying orders and prices reacted,
showing a net loss Of 10 points at the
end of the first Is minutes. =
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20-Spot cottM
quiet; prices easier; sales. 5000 ba
American mid fair, 35.76d good middl
32.76d; fully middling, 31.76d: mild
30.51d; low mid, 27.46d; good ordiE
"a 25d ordinary, % 26d.
Futures were quiet.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Life Risk Agents
Strike in London

LONDON. Feb. 2O.-England has a new
kind of a strike. Thousands of agents
employed by one of the big life insurance
companies in various parts of the United
Kingdom have struck for a minimum
wage OF f3 a week. This Is the first
action of the kind taken by insurance
agents in this country.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Now Costs SO to Get
Across Mexican Line

CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 2O.-Ameri-
casis travelling to Mexico hereafter must
pay $40 for their passport wise Tho
rate was advanced from 50 IN the first
OF the year. From the Increased rate
The Mexican government believes It will
be able TO collect approximately 81 600
poo annually, 1t is stated, which will be
nsad to Improve the consular service.
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
'Whistling Well
Puzzle to Biologists

MEADE, Kas., Feb. 2O.-Geologists are
unable to explain the mysterious actions
of what is known as the 'whistling well" "
recently drilled on the farm OF Fred
Dahm. ten miles east of here
During fair weather the air is drawn
down q hole, which Is $50 feet deep. with
sufficient suction to cause a whistlin.
sound, while prior to a storm the air cur
rent is reversed and rushes from the-welI.
The well has come to be known as
sDahm's natural barometer"
Indiana daily times., 1920-02-20
Death Well Nearly
Claims New Victim

LONDON. Feb. 2o.-viewing the an
cient well at Lumley castle, where tradi.
ton has 1t the local barons used 10
drown unweieome visitors in the middle
ages, Arthur Fisher. sightseer. fell down
and narrowly escaped drowning.