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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23
WHITE NwoMEN's GOVERNMENT

Whether Carroll county shall Pc
governed by white men and white%c-
men will depend on the white wo-
mems vote. And " Democratic men or
women don't register they cannot
vote.
Registration days October 4th and
October 1lth
Registration hours, 3 a. m. to D. m.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23
DARRENS COVERING $4,000 ACRES
GERMAN sETTLEHRNTS CLEARED
SMALL TRACKS OF LAND
BRANDENBURGs CUT TnE TIN.
BIER AND MADE IT INFO CHAR
COAL

COAL
Perhaps not all the Carroll county
readers of the Advocate are aware ~
the fact that there Etlli exists In The
districts ~ Berrett and Freedom a re.
zion ot country locally known aa the
harteHa. THIS tract extends from
the source uf Finey Run. on The West
eastward to the village ~ Johnaellls
and from Hig Murgana Run on fhe
North; aonihWRrd 70 the head vat.
efs oi hackborn Greek. eRtraclnk an
AREA oi about 30 squsFe miles or ~,
coo Hcrea. a VERY large portion Of the
barrenh ls rocky biliy and untiliable.
covered with primofHl forest and Ill.
moa iiapsneirable S8psa wood A
Yael Wliaefneas grand eontlea.ty
~ sylvan shade that would aallehs
The heart " d C0wper A veftlahie
hunters paradise. tecminR with
quoll, wUpdcock. squirrels ana rab.
bite, ground hogs, opposums. rae.
rOona and foxes abound IN large nun.
hnfA puring tho last two decade
several families 81 German extraction
have located IN ;hc nartena clear. 4
small tracts of land. ana by Their
Characteristic energy and industry
nave Feriiahly made the wilderness
70 those places to blossom like the
rose Among The most prominent 81.
onvera ~ this region may 81 men
tionea~-A Archibald Porter. Levi Dor
aey, James Chalk, aud Ira Lodi por-
ier. IN honor 0i whom the village OF
Ferisra was named. settled neat the
pfeaent site of this hamlet ne vas AZ
English extraction. but severed all
connection With friends and.fslatiyas
aefess the Big Pond and lf.ed the
NE Of q hermit iB the wiids 81 what
y now Carroll county Dorsey llvs.l
~ q ang ln she side az 4 AllI near
lFihRf Run upon which stream h.
constructed = dam and bullt small
gfift and ch0p mill Chalk squatted a.
land now owned BY Harry Bushey
and lsodd, on an adjacent tract Bofn
which a that time brought very
large price IN The Baltimore maykss
lsees than decade subseauent IN fhe
formation of Carroll, county. William
brandenbuFR established a Erlst ana
10 saw mill upon Piney Run. The saw
mill was q very primitive affair. con.
slsting ~ simple nerpendleulay
saw, which was propelled by wate,
power, np an. down. in saving through
los.
brandeubprg employed large
number OF laborers who cut hun.
dreds Of cords OF rough ps9na
This wood was placed in shal.
low. circular excavations in IN.
EARTH set on ERE and slowly lnclnsr.
aied into charcoal. which was then I
marketable commodity bringing +
fairly renumerative price. William Il
Gibson, who u yet living. now nearl,
ia eentenarian. WAS boss Of the cna
burning gang The imprint of thos,
old coal pits. resembling daneInl
rings Of fairy sprltes. can be seen 4
some places NJ the present time.
The direct ancestors OF Branden
burg we're collateral scions OF Ger
man ROYALTY and came 10 Maryian,
during the closing scenes of In
, eighteenth century from Brandon
burg. principaIity OF the then Ger
man Empire
Frank J Rrandenbnrg. an asplran
| for t.egislatiye honor. Is his grand
I son
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23

The many Baltimore friends OF
Former James A. G. Bond. OF West
minister, are anxionsly awaiting his
temperance here after his visit to
England They want TO hear al frst
hand his narration OF what he saw and
what be heard In London. According
20 reports, which have reached here.
the former Judge devoted conaid-
cradle ,ilme to study Of the Bond
family In England lie IL reported 10
have made several interesting ilacor-
cries about his ancestors on the other
side Of the Ocean, even tracing his
lineage 10 the holder or delnncg
dnkedom. II is even reported that an
oifer WAS made 10 revive the title and
To lodge Il IN him He is further re-
ported as having declined. being fully
contest 10 remain plain American
citizen
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23

Mary Mallory colored. Of Purceil-
willie. Va, died at the age OF los years.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23

To solve In part the shortage IN
hotel accommodations the Belvedere
Will add 500 rooms to It's present list.
Adjoining buildings on Charles street,
owned BY the hotel. will be torn down.
The addition to arise with site viii be
Of the. same height as the present
structure.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23

There is a determined war on be-
tween the coal dealers and coal CON
sumers. II is really buyers strike.
The dealers declare that they will not
reduce prices. Buyers say they cam
not AFFORD to pay the prices. In the
meantime coal is accumulating in
Yards There is surplus supply OF
10000 tons The railroads have prac-
tically placed an embargo on ship
ments until some OF the surplaa stock
shall haYe been disposed OF.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21

methods by which you-stand-by-me-
d-1'll-stand-by-you solidarity is
created. They worked up enough
sympathy to beat the committee.
Ten years ago there wasn't even a
semblance of fight to hold the
House membership down.
What has come over the average
Congressman? The hard struggle
for retrenchment, in which he has
had to clinch with spendthrift Ad-
ministration, has quickened his sense
Of responsibility to the mass, as
against the interested special group.
Log-rolling was long a respected art
at the Capitol. The "pork barrel"
was worshipped because behind it
was the idea that every Representa-
tive ought to get everything he could
for his district.
Now the theory Of devotion to
something larger-to the country, to
the welfare OF the whOle--lS making
converts. The House baked at the
notion Of adding from $1,000,0O0 to
$1,500,000 to its annual expenditure
in order to accommodate q small
fraction Of its present membership.
A subcommittee on appropriations
has just stricken out of the agricul-
tural appropriation bill $4,000
item for the free distribution of
seeds. In it's reformed mood Con-
gress may end even this hoary
abuse. The taxpayer has long been
cured of tolerance for the old Con-
gressional spirit of lavishness in
matters which come close to home.
Has the Congressman himself also
been infected with more exacting
national view?
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Root, Wood and Hoover
the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Thank you for "Why s.osver Is
Wanted" and particularly for Root,
Wood and Hoover-each representative
of a large body of public opinion and
each a specialist
The immediate situation is irritating
because the unqualified statements of
many newspapers are that the Presi-
dent-elect will nominate Harry Daugh-
erty, Will Hays and Toby Herts to
important Cabinet positions for SER
vices, regardless of their superior fit
ness to occupy them to the advantage of
the United States. Such nominations
are not more reputable or decent than
the nomination of "Cupid" Grayson to
be an admiral of the United States
Navy, and may we'll be unfounded upon
fact. Indeed, after Harding's vrtuous
pronouncements, they seem like libel
upon his integrity and his good judg-
ment
Fhe situation is irritating because no
one knows what he should do If he
patiently waits till the nominations are
actually made he will be too late to do
anything, no matter how bad they might
be. On the other hand, IL he addresses
vigorous protest against any "spoils"
nominations before Harding has actu-
ally made such might he not find him
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Masaryk VS.. Len;ne

10 the long list of British, French
German, Italian and other witnesses
VINO, while themselves socialists or
sympathetic toward socialism, have
seen Bolshevism in it's native land
and found it rotten, now must be
added the name of man than whom
no one in western Europe is entitled
10 speak with more authority of
things Russian. President Masarvk
OF Czecho- -Slovakia is. universallv
recognized as the greatest foreign
student of Russia; his monumental
book on tM subject testifies to his
penetration of the depths of the Rus
sian spirit, so difficult for the West
erner to fathom. He had lived
through the first year of the revolu-
ton on the spot, and the predictions
he based on his experiences have in
variably turned out correct. At the
same time he is a socialist himself,
somewhat along Fabian lines. He
IS recognized as an expert scciolo-
gist. Moreover, he has proved his
lack Of bias by being among the first
responsible statesmen to advocate
the lifting Of the Russian blockade.
All the greater is the weight,
therefore, that attaches to his in
aictment Of Bolshcvist theory pub
lishcd In the Brann Socialist news
paper Lidove Noviny. He attacks
leninism from the point OF view Of
the MARKHAM socialist, and says:
THE Bolsheviki have no right to
expropriate Marx and Engels, who,
in the scientific and socialistic period
OF their development, have given up
the idea Of revolutionism. Marx and
Engels considered armed revolt
merely ~ an auxiliary measure or
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Hunt the Rascals Down

Everything that Mr.. Whitman
says about rascality in the Police
Department supports The Tribune's
contention that a legislative investi-
cation is an immediate necessity.
After less than two weeks of serv-
ice with the grand jury Mr.. Whit
man has discovered that business
men have been systematically held
up for tribute and that protection is
bought and paid for. In his seven
teen years of public service, a con-
siderable part Of which was spent
with an inquiring eye on shady
police transactions, Mr.. Whitman
says he has never seen such fragrant
and barefaced crookedness.
He points out that the invasion
of gunner and sandbaggers is due
to the fact that the police are
busy with work for which they are
paid gratuities--his euphemism for
bribe money; that they have no
time properly to guard the lives and
property Of the citizens.
Mr.. Whitman also expresses his
conviction that Legislative investi-
CATION will be able to bring out
many facts that cannot be disclosed
by grand jury-whose duties are
confined merely to the assembling of
evidence which will justify indict-
tnents.
These statements, coming from a
man who knows the inside of the
Police Department as well as any
other man outside Of it, ought to re-
move any doubts that may still exist
among legislators as to the impor-
tance of searching inquiry.
Proof that any investigation will
be extremely distasteful to Hearst
and Tammany is supplied by
Hearst's violent attack upon his
friend District Attorney Swami for
allowing Mr.. Whitman to direct the
quest of the grand jury. This sup
plies an additional reason for action
by the Legislature; for Hearst, by
pressure upon Swami, may be able
to bring the grand jury proceedings
to naught. He cannot block a legis-
lative investigation.
1t is time for the Legislature to
act. Already valuable time has
been lost. The crime wave is still
menacing the city. Business men
are still paying tribute to grafters
These conditions cannot be remedied
by grand jury. Only by a public
probe into every department of the
city government can Hearst-Tam-
many rule and its disastrous conse-
quences be exposed and overthrown.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
The Plattsburg Idea

To the Editor Of The Tribunes
Sir: AS a Tribune reader | wish to
congratulate you upon your vigorous
support of General Leonard Wood for
seat in Mr.. Harding's Cabinet
General Wood is the essence of the
Plattsburg idea, and that is, prepared
ness. Those who attended the officers
training camps in 1917 heard numer-
ous candidates say that the one thing
that impressed them most was the eff
cheney and leadership of the regular
army officers. This WAS due to a great
extent to their West Point training
and army traditions. In fact, it might
not be amiss to say that this spend. ID
spirit Of leadership spread throughout
the army and was powerful influence
toward the remarkable success Of the
American forces. Although Leonard
Wood is not West Pointer, he has
had many years of regular army ex-
perience, having entered it as a civilian
and risen to chief command, and he
knows what organization and efficiency
mean--and how to- attain them.
There is no use in our Giving in the
clouds" War may seem a remote thing,
as it did to those who were in England
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Wouldn't Be Missed

Report comes that the society Of
reckless coughers is specially active
at concerts this year. Likewise the
guild of whisperers, and the restless
brotherhood whose members regard
aisles as parade places, and the late
comers who climb over half a row
of victims.
But these old and perhaps unre-
formable disturbers of the musical
peace are not the only offenders. The
season is marked by an increased
number of the peripatetics who
wander about needlessly during the
progress Of concerts. Then there
are the guardians of childhood (the
children themselves are usually we'll
behaved) who put in their time
wrapping or unwrapping precious
dears, or holding them up to see.
II cannot see the stage at ALL" re-
Gently murmured a victim. "Then
choose another seat" came the an
swer. At such times as these pacifism
seems a poor philosophy.
Maybe there is something, after
all, in the plan to establish a local
branch Of the Ku-Klux Klan.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21

makeshift, and expected decisive
the educational Improvement of the
workers. The attitude Of Marx and
Engels was scientific and evolution
ary, whereas the attitude of the Rus
sian Bolsheviki is absolutistic and
unscientifc. Marx and Engels hoped
for the advent of a new order
through and by the evolution of a
new culture; Lenine hopes for col
lapse of capitalism all over the world.
In this he is bound to be disap-
pointed"
These are the words of philos-
opher and a statesman-Masaryk
has proved himself to be among the
foremost Of both callings. He has
approached politics-the science of
regulating human lives and rela-
tions-from the angle Of both the
Observation-Disclosures and the prac-
teal manipulation, and he found that
political dogmatism is an enemy of
the true interest Of man, whether it
is painted black or red. There are
few critics of the feminist religion
whom it's apologists will find harder
to attack or refute than the builder
Of the most democratic and best or
ganized new European state.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
A Change of Heart

The defeat of the siegel reappor-
tionment bill reveals q startling
change Of spirit in the House of
Representatives. For the first ti,ne
IN many years that body, very clan.
nish In it's instincts, has trodden
hard on the toes Of many Of its
members on an issue outside part;
san politics.
Twenty years ago the present s;t,
uation was reversed. The House
leaders knew that it was unwise +o
70 on increasing the roll merely in
order to soothe the sensibilities Of
the slow-growing states or to relieve
members going home to face redis-
trictings which might unscat them.
The Census Committee of 1901
had enough backbone to stand for
the general interest ane against the
few sufferers in the decorations
which we're to be decreased in eize.
But tbs sufferers were adepts In the
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Blueness Not Wanted

The drive at Albany for blue laws
is just little one, its hackers de-
clare. No extreme restrictions are
in mind, according to the Rev. John
Ferguson, secretary of the Lords
Day Alliance. kissing is unassailed,
and so is automobile riding. Motion
pictures and professional baseball
are the main objects of attack, with
drug stores, grocers and newsdeal-
ers lower on the list.
But the Rev. Mr.. Ferguson re-
veals the ideal toward which he is
working even while denying any
present intention of asking laws to
bring it to pass. One of his ambi-
tions, he admits, is to have Sunday
papers printed on Saturday after
noon, though just how the world is
to be speeded up so as to get Satur-
days news in this sheet he fails to
explain. Also, how about Mondays
paper, which is the one written and
edited chiefly on Sunday?
Plainly, Mr.. Ferguson would, if
he could, stop all activities on Sun
day except churchgoing. His con-
ccption Of the day is as of one in
which the world stops revolving and
every one sits home and reads de-
vout literature when not listening to
sermons. A blue Sunday indeed.
The less attention the Legislature
pays to Mr.. Ferguson the better.
The voters of the state are in no
mood for more intense blucness on
Sunday. The day is amply protect
ed as it is. Professional baseball
and the movies offer wholesome
rccreations which disturb the peace
Of the day not at all. We trust%hat
Mr.. Ferguson will be sent back to
his funereal habitat with a very
sharp sense Of the public opinion of
his effort. He is at entire liberty to
lock himself in a sound-proof cell Of
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
The Borah Holiday

The modified Borah resolution,
which the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee has approved, omits any
reference to specific reductions in
the naval building program of the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan. Mr.. Borah wanted to have
SO per cent reduction accomplished
within five years. The committees
resolution merely wisely asks Great
Britain and Japan to negotiate with
us with view. to making mutual
cuts in naval construction.
A triangular compact to slow down
naval building would be of advan-
tage to all three nations. They
have the worlds three frst-class
navies. There are no other serious
competitors. None Of the three con-
templates relinquishing sea power,
so far as the minor maritime ma
tions are concerned. They will re-
tain joint responsibility for enforc-
ing peace through control of ave-
nues Of international commerce.
They do not intend to renounce this
responsibility.
The Borah proposition, therefore,
doesn't look toward the sort of dis
armament which would bring all ma
tions down to the same level Of un-
preparedness and defenselessness.
The peace Of the world cannot be
guaranteed in that way. Power to
enforce right and justice must be
vested somewhere, and the general
reign Of tranquility and order will
be brought nearer in proportion as
the more progressive and powerful
nations are drawn together.
For domestic and financial reasons
Great Britain, Japan and the United
States have common interest in re-
ducing naval expenditure. Capital
ships, about whose military value
there is a growing skepticism, are
exceedingly costly investments. Why
continue competition in building,
then, which brings no proportionate
benefits. adds little to the power Of
the competitors to stabilize world
conditions and prevents a whole
some scaling down Of war debts?
An exchange Of views on naval re-
trenchment is highly desirable. Each
country will consider it's needs and
protect it's interests in any program
which may be adopted. What our
navy needs most is rebalancing,
rather than expansion on the old
one-plane basis. Great Britain and
Japan are likely to welcome as much
as we do the opportunity to shelve
some of the more costly forms of
construction for a certain period.
And the air will be cleared by an
effort to accommodate the growth of
the three primary navies to friendly
understandings rather than to sus-
picions and fears.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
A Letter to Mr.. Harding

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; In view Of your constan, and
stanch support of Major General
Leonard Wood for appointment as Sec.
retary of War, l am quite sure thst
the inclosed letter, which sent to
President-el Harding, will interest
you and your readers
O. E. CHANEY.
New York, Jan. 10, 1921.
The Honorable Warren G. Harding,
President-Elect,
Marion, Ohio.
My dear Mr.. Harding-1 realize that
in the voluminous mail with which you
are besieged every day, probably vsr
few, and only the most important, let
ters ever reach your own hand, but |
hope that your secretary may make
an exception of this and present 1t
to you.
| inclose herewith an editorial frcm
The New York Tribune of to-day
which expresses not only my own senti'
ments, but probably those Of major
ity Of the red-blooded Americans wbs
elected you. l venture to say that II
it were possible for you to make
canvass of the United States, you would
find that nine out of every ten Amer
leans consulted would indorse. With
heart and soul, the appointment Of
Major General Leonard Wood as Sec
retary Of War.
It has always srruc-s me as fallag
of political reaction and selfshness
that neither military man nor nav!
man should head the War and Nav
departments. 1t is tantamount to say
ing that a man totally ignorant Of
banking and finance should be placed
at the head of the Treasury Depart
ment or that a man knowing nothing
at all of the law should be made Az
torney General.
1t has been the belief and the heps
Of all 100 per cent Americans ths'
you, Mr.. President-elect, would be 'a'
pervious TO the Establishments and seh'
interested urgings of mere politicians
in their clamor for participation 10
your Cabinet-men who have no quar-
fications whatsoever to recomrnen'
them except their capability IN p0'
litical intrigue. / believe you xno"
that what enemies General Wood may
have have been acquired through n'
absolute and utter fearlessness
stand upon his two feet and tell '''
truth regardless of the consequences
to him personally. 1t is this one eFss'
quality in General Wood which has GU
deared him to millions of his coun"'
men, and .your selection of him as %.
of your advisers would prove to !0S'
countrymen that you agree with 'as~
in their estimate of General Wooa'
Very respectfully,
(Signed) 0. E. CHANEL
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
His Expert Qualifications

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When one is sick the physician
is called; when legal advice is needed
the lawyer is consulted; for financial
information one goes to his banker.
Along the same line Of argument, when
a proper defense for our country is
needed the officers of the army and
navy are the men whose voices should
be needed
1t does appear that it would be wise
to have as Secretary of War man
who is thoroughly familiar with the
needs Of our country for it's proper
defense. Many feel that the selection
of General Leonard Wood to fill this
important position would be most for
tunate. Well known as a man of tried
courage and ability, the nation would
feel assured that under his guidance
it would have proper army, thorough
ly trained and equipped in all of its
branches.
One feels also that his varied ex-
periences would make him a wise con-
selor in the Cabinet. 1t will be very
pleasant to get out of hearing of the
many "voices in the air" that have
been for the last few years so con-
fusing and expensive, to put our feet
firmly on terra firma again and to feel
that we have real sensible men to gov
ern our country. w. c.. JONES.
Jackson Springs, N. c., Jan. 16, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-21
Secretdru of Wa

in July, 1914. But wars do not run ac-
cording to schedule. We do not know
just when fighting army, prepared for
war, is going to be vitally necessary.
Ana as wars come along unannounced,
1t is mighty sensible thing to get
ready for them and keep ready for
them This work is General Woods
speciality.
If Mr.. Harding intends to give US
the best Secretary of War available
a man who has had not only years OF
practical and successful experience
but who also enjoys the absolute conf
dence of the people, he should select
Major General Leonard Wood.
HENRY w. MORRISON.
Rutherford, N. j., Jan. 10, 1921.