The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-26

II. Besides his family he is survived
by his brother, Chas e. Weller, Union
Bridge.
Thirty thousand superfuOus Govern T
ment employees in the District Of Col
umbia are to be eliminated by Congress
this winter, according TO Representa- !.
tive Wood, of Indiana This plan is an
.nouneed, despite the recent statement
of the Bureau of Efficiency that in
only few bureaus could a material
reduction be made.
Much is printed in newspapers and
magazines about the power of the bal
lot in the hands of the women. 1t is
already fntimated that four years hence
there will be woman candidate for
president, and the masculine sex will
be compelled to vote as their wives
and sweethearts dictate.
Three persons were elecrocuted at
Sturgeon. Wis. Nov Is when their au-
t0mobile plunged off a bridge and
struck an electric wire carrying $4,000
volts. The car. fell i feet into creek
bed and two feet Of water, carrying
the wire with it.
Two negro men and a negro woman
accused of implication in the killing
of Bearly Harper. a young planter OF
Douglas, Ca. were shot by amob
of more than $50 men who over
powered Sheriff Tanner and two de-
puties who were attempting to get the
negroes to Fitzgerald for safekeep-
ing
Mr.. Earl Flohr, director of Religious
Education in the State Of Maryland,
was at Blue Ridge College last week
/ to make finel arrangements for the
Teacher Training Conference to be
held next February for Sunday School
and Vacation Bible School teachers
TWO hundred and fifty emigrants
bound for the United States were
stranded Cherbourg, France, penniless
because the ocean steamship tickets
provided them by the supposed agent
! Of navigation company in Paris be-
fore they left by train for Cherbourg
proved to be forgeries.
While arranging for "a dinner party,
in honor of her daughter, Miss Milf
cent HapIey of Wheeling w VA Mrs.
] ]. P. Hanley. collapsed and died Of
/ heart disease before medical assist
ance could be summoned
The Illinois state Penitentiary now.
+ nearing completion must be WON
i derff1l piece of architecture The cells
are so arranged that the sun shines
into each one at least two hours each
/ day. and each cell IS provided with a
] lavatOry with hot and cold water. toll
ct. steam heat, electric light, a bed,
/ table and chair A gard in the een-
t trail observation tower controls the
locking and lighting of the 248 cells.
There are eight such cell houses on a
/ farm covering 2. 200 acres.
Nearly thousand persons were un-
der arrest Sunday night as a result of
the biggest roundup of criminals in
Chicago in many years. The drive was
/ started at midnight last night by
Charles F'itzmorris. new chief Of police
as the second step IN his announced
campaign to rid Chicago of criminals,
and followed recent wholesale
shakeup Of the police force in WHICH
nearly every member was transferred
to new position.
All outstanding government liquor
permits. isued prior to January IL
! will expire automatically on Dec. 81,
and applications for renewals must be
filed BY December under regulation
issued By commissioners of internal
Revenue Williams Officials of the rev
erale bureau explained the effect of the
regulations would make the life of liq-
nor permits one year instead of indef-
Unite as heretofore.
Frank A. Munsey. owner of the Bal
timore News, has bought the Baltimore
American and Star at a price said to be
about ST $50 900. The American Build
ing is not Included in the deal, which
is. for the newspaper properties and
plants only Mr.. Munsey viii suspend
publication of the Star December 1
and he will issue the American as the
American as the morning edition Of
the News. but continuing the old name
5f the American The Sunday Ameri-
can will also be continued, as will the
Sunday afternoon edition Of the News.
the News.
Joseph Repp, Union Bridge broke
an arm near the elbow November Is
under peculiar circumstances. While
he had his horse and wagon stopped
bon the road near townsville, dog
chased RABBIT across the road. cross
/ ing near the hind feet Of the horse
which became frightened and ran a
way. Mr.. Repp seized the lines and att
tempted to stop the frightened animal
but in doing so was thrown against
rock alongside of the road. He made
the drive of six miles home before re-
ceiving surgical attention.
q IT is reported that a farmer living on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, 60
wears Of age, only recently consented
to take his first auto ride, saw trolley
ear. and took ride in an elevator.
when the elevator became too crowded.
and descended with his wife, leaving
him for the next trip, he vigorously
protested. but when he finally got
down to the first floor and saw that his
wife had not been kidnapped, he be-
came reeoncileds He said he does not
have time to go to see such useless
things
The last census reveals some start
ling things about the negro. There are
about twelve million negroes in our
land. They own 100000 homes. Two
million negro children go to school
and are taught by 10000 able negro
teachers. There are 81 ,962 negro mimi
sters.s The negroes have invested $22o,-