The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-03

MOHudy d1leIHQOu. GeH- l4lLL4e Was
with the Company on the Mexican
border
On October 18th, the army trans
port, "Pocahontas% arrived in New
York with the bodies of 2,185 Ameri-
can soldiers who died in France. Is
this wise from both moral and fl
nancial standpoint?
The many men in Detroit, Mich,
who refused to accept work at six
dollars day, on the ground that it
was enough, may see the day that
they would gladly accept employment
at half these figures.
| What is thought to be the worst
massacre in the history of the world,
lis reported to have occurred recently
in Armenia. when the Turks captur-
ed the city of Hadjin, and brutally
slew 10000 helpless Armenians.
The mission which began in St.
Johns Catholic Church Sunday is
having large congregations and will
continue during the week. Rev. J. P.
Fallon and J. M. O'Brien, of Tewes-
bury, Mass, are carrying on the mis-
sion.
A warrant for the arrest of Mrs.
Anna P Cults. wife of prominent
attorney of Fitzgerald. Ga, was sworn
out. The warrant charges Mrs. Cults
with murder in connection with the
death at Macon, Ca, >last June of
Fred. D. Shepard, wealthy Georgia
peach grower.
Cleaning his gun at the home of
Lewis NJ Keiser, near Ashland, Bal
timore county, Marshall Minks acct
dentally shot and killed his sister
Marie Ninks, IA years old, The girl
was washing dishes near by and the
entire charge entered her head, kill
ing her instantly.
Col. &. o. Weant and Mr.. Ernest ].
SponselleF have returned from a
weeks tour on the Chesapeake Bay
and it's tributaries, where they, in
company with the Conservation Board
inspected the oyster beds. Col. Weant
and Mr. Sponseller are very much
elated over their trip.
At a special session of the Freder-
lex county grand jury, Monday Charles
Robinson, a 16-year-old negro, charg-
ed with criminal assault and murder
of Mrs. Mary Edith Hightman, wife Of
Arthur F. Hightman, farmer OF near
Middletown, was indicted on both
charges. His trial will come up later.
Surely there are strange things
happening in this large country OF
ours. In Scranton, Pa, situated IN the
coal regions, several houses have col
iapsed and a large neaVily-laden coal
truck has been swallowed up in the
streets as a result of a ''cave-in" due
to the mines under the city not being
properly shafted.
The pump on our fire engine was
given two tests Thanks giving day by
members of the Company. The cause OF
this action was brought about by the
punlp refusing to work at Patapsco
fire. At the first test no good results
were noticeable but the second test by
manipulating some of the valves the
machine performed its work wonder
fully. The. chief cause Of all the
trouble, it is said, was that no one
knew how to thoroughly operate it.
Mrs. Jennie Coe, New Windsor, re-
ceiyed word of the death Of her broth
er, Geo. z. Bowers, of Hydes, Md. Mr.
Bowers was out hunting. He craWled
through a barb-wired fence and caus-
ed his shotgun to be discharged. The
back of his head was blown away ana
his body was left dangling in the
meshes of the fence. Hunting dogs, al
tracted by the shots, led his friends 10
the grewsome scene.
FLYING at a speed of virtually
three miles a minute, Lieutenant
c. C. Mosley, plotting an American
made Verville-Packard army plane,
won the first Pulitzer trophy aero
nautical race at Mineola, N. Y, Nov. D,
against a field of "a. He covered the
course of slightly more than ~ mics
in "A minutes 30 and 57-1OO SECONDS,
an average speed of approximately 40
miles an hour.
Now that winter is approaching, OLD
time weather prophets are numerous
One of our farmers says the cater
nillar worm this year is dark brown
in color in the center, ana llght III
color at both ends, meaning that tue
first part of the winter will be mlo'
the later part the same way, ana the
middle some severe winter WeatheE
This prediction will be the same as
the tproverbial "Goose-bone," 1t VIII
either come true, or be failure.
Thieves are operating in Frederick
county to an extent that is giving the
authorities much concern. Corn helos
have been /raided, machinery stripped
of it's movable parts and barns ana
ontbuildings robbed. Nearly 100 push
els of corn was stolen from neld
near Buekeystown and hauled away
in an automobile truck recently ana
fields in the same locality have since
heen robbed of corn. Three adjoining
farms near Fountain Rock were VS.
ited-1by thieves the same night ana
harness, automobile tires and a cali
Were stolen.
Howell Lowell New Windsor, has the
credit for having sold more Postal
Savings stamps during the year 1918
than any other Boy Scout in the State,
his sales amounting to $3.50. After sell
ling to twenty-five different persons as
much as $3.50 worth he received an
u.,,++oY then he received