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Palisadian., 1920-04-17
Beer In China,

Reports of the invasion Of China by
American brewers are being received
by the Anti-Saloon league. According
to The Far Eastern Republic mission
aries write that Americans are plan
ming to introduce the saloon with a
free lunch service for the price Of a
schooner of suds."
Missionary schools, they complain,
are being disturbed by parades ar
ranged by the brewers to advertise
their arrival. One missionary writes
IT had to disband my girls school
the other day because of one Of the
parades. Machinery which had just
arrived for brewery was being
hauled through the streets with an
escort of honor. One Of those terrible
American jazz bands had been brought
over to lead the procession.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
THE YOUNG MANS THOUGHTS.

This is the season of singing birds
and bursting buds. 1t is the time of
year when young mans thoughts
are supposed to lightly turn to
love. A heavy run on the dress goods
counters already is under way and will
not let up until the June brides are
properly outfitted. The young man
might do well to let his thoughts also
turn, before they get too busy with
love, to few of the problems that just
now are corrugating the brows Of some
of us who are not quite so young.
For instance, the young man should
find out what house rent costs, when
houses can be obtained. He should in
form himself about the average weekly
grocery bill for a family Of two. He
knows what a mans clothes cost but
he can slightly discount that item.
This slight discount, however, will be
considerably too small to make up for
the additional cost of clothing to dress
young woman in the manner to
which she has become accustomed.
After the young mans thoughts have
lightly turned to these problems, he
should add up the expenses and COM
pare them with his income. If his in
come isn't considerably more than the
probable outgo, he'll do well to choose
some composer other than Mendels-
sohn as his favorite, for there will be
numerous unexpected groupings out
from the time he mutters the "Love,
Honor and 0, Baby!"
We do not desire these observations
to cause us to be listed as an opponent
of matrimony. For that's what we're
not. But we don't believe in young
sters starting things they can't finish.
We'd rather see fewer and happier
marriages than the usual run of mar
riages and a big increase in the di-
vorce market.
If the girl really loves the young
fellow, she will be willing to give up
some of the luxuries in order to be
his Ownliest one. But even brides eat
and wear clothes.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
THE MORNINGS OFFERING.

!, A church up in Indiana has created
sensation by installing cash register
devises, such as the street car conduc-
tors used to wear strapped to their
belts, to be used in registering the of
ferings on Sunday morning.
It's startling idea, and the world
will hold it's breath to see how it will
work.
At first thought it does seem that
folks who don't pay their fare on the
road to heaven ought to be shown UP.
The Indiana congregation intends
that little bell shall ring for every
dime contributed, larger bell for a
quarter, a still larger bell for a fifty
cent piece, and so on.
In this way the slackers will be pre-
vented from concealing their penuri-
BUSINESS. In brief, the cash register
will be a give-away for those who
don't give away.
OF course the idea is bit crude and
will have to be perfected in many
ways The register would have to
have almost human intelligence in or
der TO reject all the buttons, bread
checks and other spurious objects
which might come its way.
But the cash register for collections
ought to prove wonderful stimulus
to church conversation. Everyone
would be so interested in keeping their
neighbors' score that everything else
in connection with the service would
be neglected In fact, many weary
folks would even neglect to go to sleep
during the song service. The soprano
could sing fiat and no one would no.
tice. The local fashion leader could
enter in new Paris creation and not
get a rise out of anybody. And the
pastor could run half hour beyond
the usual time for his discourse and
not complaint would be uttered.
1t is great little idea. We would
dearly love to see it in practical opera
tion.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
RATING OF CITIES
Investigation Shows Their Good
and Bad Qualities.
Portland (Ore.) College Professor Pub.
fishes the Result of Exhaustive
Inquiry He Has Recently Made
Into the Subject.

Comparisons are Odious but did you
know that Seattle, Wash, is the best
large city In the United States and
Birmingham, Ala, the worst? asks Q
writer in the New York Independent
Such is indeed the case, for no less
an authority than the professor of so
ciology at Reed college, Portland, Ore,
has just directed statistical inquiry
into the SO largest cities Of the United
States and finds this to be the case
He divides the subjects by which the
cities are to be judged into 18 cate
gOries and finds that all the western
cities are in the first quarter, the
southern cities in the last quarter and
the east betwixt and between.
AS to separate categories:
Seattle pays the highest wages per
hour, Charleston, S. c., the lowest.
The cost Of living is lowest in Min.
neapolis, highest in Birmingham.
The death rate is lowest in Seattle,
highest in Charleston.
The proportion of population mar
ried is highest In Cleveland, lowest In
San Francisco.
Louisville heads the list In church
membership, Portland, Ore, foots it
Minneapolis has the lowest percent.
Hgs Of child labor, Atlanta the high.
sgt.
Providence has the largest park area
per inhabitant, Atlanta the smallest.
Baltimore is the best-paved city
Salt Lake City the worst.
The destruction by fire Is less in Bal.
timore and more in Birmingham than
elsewhere.
New York city owns the most valua-
BILE public properties per inhabitant,
Birmingham the least.
More people draw books out Of the
public library In Cincinnati and fewer
in Birmingham than elsewhere.
As might be expected, Boston has
the best school attendance, Charles
ton has the worst.
Kansas City has the most school
property per child attendance, Jack
sonville the least.
New York pays the public school
teachers the most, Jacksonville the
least.
In the lowest number Of pupils per
teacher Los Angeles leads, Atlanta
brings up the rear.
Seattle is the most literate city,
Charleston the most illiterate.
Jacksonville has the fewest foreign
born people unable to speak English,
Milwaukee the most.
Here they all are in their proper or
der: Seattle, Salt Lake City, Den
yer, Los Angeles, Washington, Port.
land, Ore; Minneapolis, Cincinnati,
San Francisco, st. Paul, Omaha, Cleve-
land, Boston, Buffalo, st. Louis, Kan
sas City, Milwaukee, Newark, New
York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Indianap-
oils, Louisville. Detroit, Springfield,
New Haven, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Memphis, Providence, New Orleans,
Scranton, Jacksonville, Atlanta,
Charleston, Birmingham.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
A POOR TIME TO COMPLAIN.

This is a poor time to complain
about anything. To be alive, and liv.
ing here in the United States-that is
worth more today than it was ever
worth before.
No one with any sense would claim
that everything is as it should be.
But when in human history was ever
a thing as it should be? All of us know
that prices in many instances are out
rageously high. But was there ever
time when all of us could have
everything we desired, even with the
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
Hard to Catch.

"Believe me, if they ever want to
get me into the army again, they'll
have to search the Maine woods"
"If they ever want to get me, they'll
have to burn the woods and sift the
ashes."-The Home Sector.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
LARGEST Apple Orchard

The largest apple orchard in the
world is at Dufour, Oregon. 1t con-
tains $500 acres, with 100000 trees
and in 1919 bore 100000 pounds Of
choice apples.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
Qualified.

$50, Wingslip, the aviator, has be-
come vaudeville aceY'
vaudeville ace? don't get you"
He's brought down the house fol
five nights. THE Home Sector.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

Still, the United States will have
certain obligations toward the rest of
world even though they are not spe-
cifically expressed in treaty of world
peace.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
Their Use.

Nell-I wonder what the pup tent
were for in the army?
Belle-I guess they were for the
soldiers who were dog tired.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17
GRANTWOOD NOTES

S. N. Sears of Grantwood is travel
Dodge. The roads are as bad as An
derson avenue in Jersey. The Boston
post road is all cut to pieces from the
heavy traffic made necessary by freight
embargoes.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

Burton Rodamer has returned to his
home from EnglewOod Hospital, where
a very successful operation was per-
formed in his ear.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

Spanish fiction is having great run
in America, which is all fed up on
other kinds of fiction.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

Margaret Schiess to Mr.. Conrad G
Mantle, Jr. of Woodcliff, N. j., was
held at Trinity Episcopal Church OF
April IL. An elaborate supper was
held afterwards.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

The presidential primaries take place
on Tuesday, April 81. Grantwood will
vote as it did last November. The new
election district organization will not
be effected until the fall primaries.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

The new Cliffside Park National
Bank is a credit to the community, and
that it is being largely supported by
our citizens is attested to by it's grow
ing business. Many of our townspeo-
pie of foreign birth are sending their
support to the people of Europe
through its channels.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

Some one whose bank account show
ed only balance of 100000 caused a
little excitement last Saturday evening
by trying to attend their dance and
was not welcomed by the million
aires Club.
Palisadian., 1920-04-17

The Multi Secundus Club of Grant
wood will give leap year dance al
Carney Hall, April %.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

II
tions. I had ordered him to jumL
over the rail the minute we entered
the place, but he was an amateur and
wasted too much time 1t took him
about four minutes to pick up what
money we did get when it should not
have taken more than a minutes"
Who was your partner in the
Brooklyn robbeTy?y he was asked
Il don't care to say. don't want
to implicate him. He is married and
u think by this time has left the
country. 1 met him first in Norfolk,
Va, short time before the Brooklyn
job
Handy said he never had any wom-
en- saccomplices in any Of his robber-
les because they talk tooimuch." The
day he was brought to Sing Sing the
prisoner was asked what interest
he had in life. He lighted cigarette
and watched the match burn itself
down and go out before he replied:
The only interest have is to see
that | spend the time from now until
I go to the electric chair in smoking,
reading and making myself comfort
able. | know that there is no possi-
BILE chance of acquittal am guilty
and that's all there is to it. !" At
another time he said: Nothing ever
bothers me at all The sooner the end
comes the better. It's immaterial to
me. I'd sooner have it all over with
than to have this fuss. This place is
nice. Everything here is very nice.
There isn't anything want that
haven't got here. /"
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05
CITY OF DEATH
is TRANSFORMED
AMERICAN PHILANTHROPY Ac.
coMPLIsHEs WONDERS IN
SHORT TIME, NURSE

american charity is Transforming
Armenia from a land of destitute, alb.
normal people, dying by the hundreds
from starvation, into nation Of
sturdy, normal, well fed citizens, I
Miss Blanche u. Knox, a Philadelphia
nurse, told officials Of Near East Re.
lief on her return recently from a
year and half of service in Trans
caucasia.
"The transformation of Armenia is
best illustrated by that of Alexandra
pol, its largest city" she said. When
we arrived there early in 1919 condir
tfons were horrible Mere awful than
the city itself were its Inhabitants.
Their grain-sack clothing was mud
dyed. Along the streets half-mad
creatures were digging in the mud for
something they could eat, or else laid
down in the mud to die. Before we ar
rived there seemed to have been little
or no attempt to bury the bodies Of
the dead.
"Alexandropo1 was far different
C1ty WITCH 4 et6e-@u PcSoC0 I'LL OOt6AA - go
the way home. The streets were
cleaned and the people were well
clothed in old American garments or
in suits made at the Near East Relief
industrial shops The ragged, abnor-
NAL orphans had been gathered in
Near East Relief asylums. The mud
colored town that had seemed death
itself few months before was hardly
recognizable. .
ITO make this improvement per
manent relief activities must be con-
tinued until the political situation
clarifies
Miss Knox's work overseas was not
without its thrills Once she was
aroused at midnight by Kurd machine
gnnners firing on the city of Igdir,
and was compelled to flee with the
orphans under her care in that city.
Last May, in the Caucasus, her train
was held up for six hoars by Bolshe3
visits. So ~
Miss Knox served during the war
with the Red Gross.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05
TENNESSEE URGES THAT
GOVERNMENT AID ARMENIA

The general assembly Of the state
Of Tennessee, at its recent extraor-
binary session, adopted the following
resolution endorsing the work of Near
East Relief:
Whereas, the General Assembly of
the State Of Tennessee has had
brought to its attention the serious
condition now existing I'M Armenia and
other Near Eastern countries, winch
menaces the peace of the world;'
therefore be it
Resolved, That we urge upon ouI
Governments the necessity of imrnedi
ate affirmative action in bringing tc
an end the suffering and wrong that
still continues within the border OF
these Eastern countries, and that VIZ
express our deep and earnest sym
pathy for the unfortunate people OF
Armenia; and that we believe that our
Government, consistent with its con
stitlItion and principles, should render
every possible and proper aid to them
in their efforts to establish and main
tain government of their own, and
that we heartily approve the work
which has been and is conducted BY
the Near East Relief Committee in TT
lieving these suffering peoples
Adopted by the Senate, August 1e
1920.
Adopted by the House, Septembel
{, 1s20.e
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05
ARMENIAN REPUBLIC NOT
TAINTED WITH BOLSHEVISM

Reports that bOlsheVists are pen
etrating Armenia, based on the re-
cent establishment of soviet gov
ernmsnt in the provinces Of Kara
bakh and Zangezoor, are mislead-
ing, according to a statement. is
sued by Near East Relief. The two
provinces in question are inhabited
largely by Armenians, but are not
part Of the Republic ofsArmenia.
They consist OF a mountainous re-
gions the richest mineral district of
the Near East, known to possess
gold, copper. sulphur, iron and zinc
mines, but which is cut of from
the Armenian Republic by lack of
roads.
The Armenians, the statement
goes on to say, have been opposed
bitterly to bolshevism from the
start and are now calling all men
from 18 to As to arms to fight the
advance of soviet troops, should
any campaign against Armenia be
attempted. "A brief bolsheyist rev
olution in Alexandropol, Armenia.
on May / Awas put down by the
government within a few days. The
menia lies in the possibility of a
only danger of bolsheEism is Ar
cessation Of the relief work now
being conducted by the Near East
Relief in Transcaucasia, with its
resulting starvation Of the inhabi-
tants7 of that country, which might
conceiyably force them into the
arms OF Soviet Russia.
AS there is no intention on the
part Of the Near East Relief to
cease its activities, this prospect is
considered very remote.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

William E. Lugenbeel. formerly of
near Unionyille, now wtof Indiana, son
of the late John Henry Lugenbeel, had
his right leg amputated at The City
Hospital, Frederick He is getting
along very well. Mr.. Lugenbeel, while
on a visit to the home of J. H. Hood,
Mt. Airy fell down a fight of steps
while carrying a pitcher The pitcher
was broken to fragments and he cut
one hand in a very painful manner
He also sustained compound frac-
ture of his right leg and later was
taken to the City Hospital for treat
ment The injury to the limb was af
such a nature that amputation be-
came necessary, and the operation was
successfully performed.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05
Carroll Reformed Charge.

The tenth anniversary of the pas
trate of this charge will be held on
Sunday.
st. Matthews, Pleasant Valley
Confirmation and preparatory service
Saturday 2 p. m. Holy Communion at
10 a. m. S
st. Benjamin Sunday school 1 p.
m. Anniversary service 2 p. m. At this
service addresses will be made by Wis
iting minister's DR.. Jos. III. Apple, of
evening at 7.30 on ''the Forward
Movement" Everybody invited.
J. w. Reinecke, pastor.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

In sad but loving remembrance of my
dear father Francis B. Yingling who died
nine years ago. November ?, 1911
still think of you, dear father,
xAnd the happy days gone by;
Nheneour hearts were full of pleasure,
And no tear was in my eye
A happy home once enjoyed,
How sweet the memory still,
But death has. left vacant chair,
This world can never fill.
We did not know the pain you bore,
We did not see you die;
We only know ven passed away,
Without saying goodbye.
BY his loving daughter Mrs Harry Mitten
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Judge Fawcett, of Brooklyn, who
sentenced Handy, said he was the
'7worst" criminal of 5000 who had
come before him in his entire career
on the bench Hambys philosophy
of life,Y was embodied in the follow
ing statement he made just before
being sentenced to die.
"It is nothing for me to die because
II am coming back It may take a
few years or it may take several
thousand years, oil. course, but it does
not count. Being brought into this
world is like being placed in. a class
of small children, with each trying to
compete with the other Some of us
are successful and some are not.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

] --sa
Robbed BroOklyn Bank, Numbering
Two Employees and Making lBay
With $4,000
Gordon Fawcett Handy, the bandit
who expiated his crimes in the death
chair, was arrested in Tacoma. Wash
lngton, last June, under the name of
/ Jay B. Allan" after killing a man
there in a revolver fight. He was
later identified as one of the two rob
bers who, ON December % 1916. held
up the East Brooklyn Savings Bank,
and after killing two of its employees,
escaped in an automobile with S13,-
000.
Extraditsd to New York and tried
for this crime Handy stood revealed
as self-ccnfessed participant in the
robbery of thirteen banks and two
trains and many Killings He stead
lily refused to tell anything about his
family. He said he preferred to be
known as sAllan" and that he was
born in 1893, in Alberta Canada. He
declared his parents were dead and
that he had two brothers whom he
had not seen for five years. He said
he was college graduate and had
specialized in psychology.
After Hamby's conviction here his
attorney, against the prisoners wishes
appealed his case He obtained the
appointment of a commission to de-
+termine the bandits sanity, but the
higher court affirmed the verdict and
he was found to he normal" He free
ly admitted his crimes and said he
was wanted in Chicago, San Francis
co and other places After the Brook
lyn robbery, Handy said he met a
girl in New York and that they went
I successfully to Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Pittsburgh, California and
TACOMA
Il was surprised that the Califor-
MIA police did not get me- he said,
shortly after being brought East.
H..Then in Tacoma got in that polit-
Eical row with Bob Davis and killed
him. Bob was a game fellow and I'm
sorry I shot him, but / was afraid he
was going to get me. After that i
was ready to beat it Shanghai, China.
It expected to get $4,000 out of the
IBrooklyn sljob' he conflded, sand /
was greatly disappointed at the little
we did get. This was because my
partner did not carry out my instruc-
/
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

OrDEh OE PUBLICATION.
Marie Stumpfal Plaintiff. VS.. Joseph
Stumpfal Defendant.
The object of this suit is to procure a
divorce q vinculo matrimonii by Marie
Stumpfal from Joseph StumDfal: the hill
states that the parties We're married April
l, 1914, in Baltimore. Md, by Father Ty-
on.-of ST. Michael,s Catholic Church that
after said marriage the parties resided in
baltimore City until 1913. then removed to
Pittsbnrgh Ia. where plaintiff remained
with defendant nine snonths and again
plaintiff returned to Baltimore. Md: early
in 1914, with the six children born to par
ties to cause; that defendant in Baltimore
and hl Pittsburgh abandoned and abused
plaintiff and their children> and drove
plaintiff from his house in Pittsburgh; ;
that five children vet live; that thezconduct
of plaintiff toward defendant has always
been chaste and above reprQach and that
defendant has abused heat neglected
Abandoned plaintiff and fheif children and
droYe them from his home and has not
contributed to support of plaintiff or child
ren since January. 1914: that plaintiff re-
sided in Baltimore. Md, from January
1914. to September, 1919, and has resided in
TO date of fling this bill; that defendant is
a non resident of the State of Maryland !;
that bill prays a divorce yinculo matri-
monii. award of guardianship of children
and other relief
1t is thereupon this 9th day of October.
1870, ny the Circuit court IOf carroll conn
ty. sitting as Court of Equity. ordered
that the plaintiffs by causing a copy of this
order to he inserted in some newspaper
published in Carroll County. for four sue
cessive weeks, before the Goth day of No
vember. 1920 give notice to Joseph Stump
fal, non resident. defendant, of the object
and substance Of this Bill warning him to
appear ,in this Court in person or by Solie-
itor on or before the 18th day of December,
next. to show cause. If any he has. why a
decree ought not to be passed as prayed. &
EDWARD o.. CASH, Clerk.
True Copy-Test.
EDWARD o. CASH. Clerk
Charles o. Clemson solicitor
Westminster. Maryland, noy5
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05
SALE REGISTERS.


/ Noyember6. at l p. M. hay mare, cows. 8
sboats bnggies corn. fodder. etc. &. r. Lowe,
on road leading from Stone Chapel to Marston.
March Q, stock and farming impts-
pents Of Augustus G. Hnmgert, ON
oa9l to County tome, at Westminster.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Joseph L. Matthias. successful mar
BILE and granite dealer Of this city,
erected very large monument at
Woodsboro, this week.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Mr.. Albert Long and fiance, of Balti-
more. spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Snyder. Webster street
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Mryand Mrs. Harry -Rosenstock, this
city, are receiving congratulations
over the arrival iof a inevitably.
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Joseph FridingerS aged IS years
this city, while lifting heavy lumber
broke a rib on his right side Dr. M
L. Bott was the physician
The Democratic advocate., 1920-11-05

Sgt. and Mrs. James L. Stoner and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler, of Baltimore
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Jas
M. Stoner, this city.