The Democratic advocate., 1921-02-18

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| Is the Western Maryland pruning
out its office force? One was furlough-
ed in this city the first Of the month.
John Kastner, of Baltimore, has
moved to the property he purchased
| from Benjamin Young, at Spring Mills.
Patrolman Thomas Lynch, of Bal
| timore, was a guest Of his brother,
Mr.. c. Gloyd Lynch, East Main street.
The keystone Five of Gettysburg,
| will give a dance in Firemen's Hall,
Tuesday evening, Washington's birth
day.
Frank Gallagher, Philadelphia, in
/ an endurance skating test, skated 165
miles in "A hours, in an ice palace in
the above city.
The amount still owing by the Re
publicans for running the Presiden-
tial campaign is $1,50O,000. Some
snug wad.
! Go to work on sewers or to Jail
were the terms made by the Newport
News (Val city officials to the unem-
ployed of that city.
In 1920, the Withdrawals, represent
ing all the liquor for which permits
are issued under the Volstead law,
totaled 38,S14,676 gallons.
|. Geo. Brosseau, of Duluth, Mimi,
cashier of a brewery, who embezZled
100000 four years ago from the
brewery, was arrested in Montreal
last week.
William Mohrmann, New York,
claimed to be rich, walked miles 10
save 10 cents, and served a jail SELL
tence to save paying for a garage
permit.
The Nashville Railway and Light
Company was fined $1,000 in a case in
which it was alleged to have violated
the statute providing for the separa-
ton of the races on street cars.
Has Henry Ford reached his limit?
Dow, Jones, Financial Service, New
York, says ''It is beyond the powers
OF any one man to raise money and
carry forward single-handled the en-
terprises in which he has started.
DR.. H. C. Winnes, Harlan, KY, al
most escaped the verdict or murder
He only had one to get, the jury
standing II to 1 for acquital. Miss
Parsons, a schoolteacher, was found
dead, and the guilt pointed to Winnes
Suicides in the United States dur
ing the year of 1920 numbered 6lIl,
including 7O7 children. This exceed
ed the figures of the previous year
.Iby more than 1000 cases. During the
wear 1904 women died through self
destruction. This is a large increase
over the preceding year.
We understand that there is some
dissatisfaction as to the sale Of the
Wesley School by the Board OF Edu-
cation. But from information we be-
lieve the school authorities are JUS
titled in selling the building, as the
attendance is too small for the eX-
pense of a teacher.
Anew trial was denied Guy Vernon
Thompson, convicted. of triple murder
in the Montgomery County Circuit
Court and sentenced to be hanged.
James Bolten and two children OF
Mrs. Hattie Simpson were killed when
the house Of Bolten was dynamitad
near Germantown at night.
The fate of the Federal policy of
financial aid to the States in highway
construction is hanging in the iegis-
lative balances, and unless there j
pressure of public sentiment, and
lots of it. laid npon Congress {"
policy may be abandoned. Maryland
has 50, 2,390,749 coming from the Fed
eral Government from 1916 appro
priation.
The Mace Music Company of Han
over, have leased from Mr.. Samuel
Keller, Hampstead, the store room
they now occupy for a term of years.
This store room was leased only tenn
porary as a try out. After six months
of success under the management Of
Miss Eva Preston, the Mace Company
have deoided to make this perma-
nent music store. They expect to open
several other branch stores in the
near future This will enable theii
!, many customers the best of service
and in the way of selecting their rolls
and records.