The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-04-16

Six automobiles were stolen in Bal
tfmore within "a hours.
The primary registration will be
held in this county on Tuesday. April
q.
The study Of German has bes1 re-
suTned in the Washington Pubic
Schools.
Mr. o. r. Emigh, East Main street,
made business trip to New 1orK
this week.
Miss Mildred Duh spent 9 week
with her brother, Milton Dull, OF
Westminster.
Miss Annie Warner, of Washington,
sDent Easter with her sister, Mrs. w
4 Ford at eThe Heights.
Goods of Pittsburg University have
put a ban ON kissing. Somebody is
always taking joy out of life.
Agricultural communities OF New
York state are protesting against the
daylight saving law, now in effect.
Mrs. and Mrs. Lewis Gummel and
daughter, Ray, visited Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Dull and family Sunday last.
MRS. John Kasner. of Baltimore,
spent a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Dull and family, near Snyders-
burg
Because a Baltimore woman of
speculative propensities took a fanny
to the lines Of a StuItz automobile she
made $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Dull and son,
Emory, spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dull, near
Shydersburg.
Regardless of the fact that we
have national prohibition, many peo-
pie have wet goods in their cellars
after a hard rain.
Al letter was received at this office
Monday with $1.0O enclosed, but the
party sending the money failed to gave
name and what It was for.
"A philadelphia millionaire was sem
fenced to serve i've years In jail for
eyading the draft. One case where
money didn't count.
Mt. Airy High School was defeated
by Brunswick High in base ball
game on the Iatter's ground. The
score was IL to g.
Hayes B. Fair. New Oxford, Pa,
brother of CALVIN W. Fair, Green
mount, Nd, died from a complication
Of diseases April 1st.
A good crop Of dandelions on the
front lawn will be quite an asset this
summer and we might expect to see
q night watchnnan over the crop.
one day last week. Miss Ruth r.
Gibson was given Quite a surprise
when her father, VIM q. Gibson, Of
Tree EFop farm. presented her with.
a new 1920 Chevrolet touring car.
The profiteer is as elusive as a
bed-bug in the daytime, and as eff
ficient as the said blood-sucker at
night. And he operates pretty much
in the same way when the people
sleep.
A man died owing Missouri ed1-
tor six years unpaid subscription to
the paper. The editor did not send
any lowers He attended the funeral
and placed a palm-leaf fan and
block of ice on the casket,
An engineer was killed and several
az the train crew injured seriously at.
SIS o'clock Friday afternoon, when
the Harrisburg express, of the No tn
ern Central Railway, ran into land
slide and was wrecked just north OF
Glen Rock, Pa. y
A petition for a writ of habeas
eoruus in. behalf of Russell B. Young,
Of Hagerstown, who was court
martialed and sentenced to five years
Imprisonment as a deserter, was dis
missed by Judge Rose in United
states Court
A Jury in the Supreme Court, New
York, awarded verdict for $1,000 IN
favor of Sadie Baker, salesgirl, and
against Harry Holmes, failed to marry
her after having given two dinners to
her family in celebration Of their
approaching nuptials.
Firmly resolving, "A years ago, to
read the Bible from cover to cover
once each year, George Messick, re
tired railroad man, of Georgetown
Del, has completed the task for ffe
tWenty-fourth time, and has started
on the twenty-fifth reading.
Mrs. B. B. Ellis, of Dayton, Ohio,
died at the home of her son Cletus
Zindorf, March 80. She was daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Kemp, Silver Run. She was twice
married, her first husband being
George Zindorf, of Silver Run Valley,
The following were declared elected
as Mayor and Councilmen, of Union
Bridge to serve the next two years:
Mayor, T. H. Gather; Council, ]. U.
Baker, E. F. Olmstead, o. J. Stonesifer,
John Ebberts and ]. T. Miller. The
mayor qualified before the Clerk of.
the Circuit court.
Food is going up, clothing is going
up, smokes are going up, everything
is. away up, and if something don't
come down soon we'll all blow up.
That anti-nicotine crusade which
it is said will be started won't get
much sympathy from We old time
editor who can't work without the
cob pipe.
Advertising is the greatest force In
the world today declares an expert.
1t is nothing if not that 1t remains
the shortest cut to the intelligence OF
1t nothing if not that. 1t remains
the multitude, and though there may
be other methods of selling some
goods, there is no other method to sell
as much goods Advertising is the en-