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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
BARNES

Mrs. Annie Barnes died at her home
Pennsylvania. ave, Friday September
Is. aged 81 years, IL months and 20
days She is survived by her husband,
Rein Barnes and an adopted son,
Harry Fogle. one brother. John HOr-
ton, OF Baltimore, and one sister, Mrs.
Samuel Fogle, Sans Creek. Funeral
services were held at Ebenezer
church. Sunday. at , o'clock by Rev.
Y. X. Belts. Interment was made in
adjoining cemetery. The pailbearers
were John Lippy, Jacob WantZ, Clay
ton Copenhaver. Harry Helwig, Lee
Hutchins. and Harry Roger Harvey
Bankard & Son funeral directors.
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MASENHIMER

Mary Catherine Masenhlmer,w wife of
John Fl. Masenhimer, died at her home,
Pleasant VALLEY, yesterday morning.
aged 70 wears. . months and II days.
She is survived by her husband and
four children, Mrs. Haiflev, Frizell-
burg: Mrs. Helwig. Hanover; Mrs.
Copenhaver. Markers Mill; and Mrs.
Anpleburger. Hanover. Funeral SER
vices will be held Saturday afternoon
at the Church. leaving the house at
. o'clock. Revs J. w. Reineake and
A G. Wolf will officiate. The pail
hearers will be Vernon Smith, Her
bert Petrv. John Myers. Edward Wing
ling. HolHe Myers. and Harry Frock.
Harvey Bankard & Son funeral direc-
tors.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

Mr.. and Mrs. John Kastner, OF
Spring Mills, had as visitors Sunday,
September 10, Misses Grace and Ber-
tie Stem. Chester Doyle and Marshall
Carr, Of Bachman's Valley. A very
nice evening was spent.
Mr.. Ivan l.. Hoff, assignee OF mort
gagee. sold at public sale Saturday
The farm owned by Herbert II. Frock,
known as the Reese farm, in Bach
mans Valley. and containing 1SS
acres and improvements to Mr. Bare,
for $4,000.
There will be a parents and teach
ers meeting held at Pleasant Valley
school next Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER rs, at D. m. At this time a
program will be rendered consisting
of songs. recitations. dialogues and
an address. The address will be de-
livered by Rev ]. F. d. Bowersox, of
Westminster Everybody welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Shirley. for
merly Miss Mamie Gist, of Westmin-
ster. spent her honeymoon with her
cousin, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Null
lican, 245 West Woodland avenue,
Baltimore. Upon there arrival in Bal
timore. Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Shipley were given a reception by
cousin. Many friends of the couple
and Mrs. Mullican were present. Mu-
sic was rendered by Mrs. Geo. Childs.
The dining room was beautifully dec
GRATED with cut flowers and potted
plants. Refreshments were served
after which every one wished the
couple the best of wishes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
MYERS

Charles Edward son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Llovd Myers. of Baltimore, died
at the home of his grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Fisher. Snring Mills.
TUESDAY, Mr.. and Mrs. Myers were on
Il visit when their son was taken sick
and died Funeral services were held
Thursday at the house by Rev.
John p Ripley. pastor of Grace Lu-
theran Church. Interment was made
in Krider's cemetery. Four little girls
were nallbearers. James NJ. Stoner
funeral director.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
OORSETT

Mrs. Mary Catherine Dorset died
at the Winchester Place, this city.
Monday. September is, aged 50 years,
months and % DAYS. Mrs. Dorset.
ACCOMPANIED by her daughter, Miss
Lucy Dorset. had been visiting the
Winchester Place for many years.
On Tuesday her remains were taken
by automobile hearse to her apart-
ment in Washington. D. c. Interment
was made in Oak Hill Cemetery,
Georgetown. F. A. Sharrer & Son fun
Cral directors
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22
BLACK-YINGLING

On Wednesday, September 20, at
Kreider's Reformed parsonage, near
Westminster, Miss Bessye r. Yingling
and Edward NJ Black, of Pleasant
Valley were married by their pastor,
Rev. J. w. Reinecke.
The ring ceremony of the Reformed
Church was used. They were attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Myers. They
will reside at Pleasant Valley after
they return from an extended trip.
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FARMERS CALENDAR.

Sept. 25th. Poultrymen's Meeting,
County Agents Office II. m.
Sept. 3Oth. Dahlia & Fall Flower
Show, County Agents Office, West
minister w r. Ballard will give in
struction in raising dahlias and alsa
demonstrate arrangement of flowers
for home decoration.
Oct. LIST. Flower Show open to Wis,
itors from to p. m.
Oct. 31st. to Nov. 4. County Exhibit
Nov. 18th, to 1Sth---Mid-Stat Poul
try Show.
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WANTED.

Sell the Original Watkins Products.
Good city territory still open. Get our
wonderful offer and free samples.
Write today. The ]. R. WATKINS CO.,
Dept. 80. New York, n. Y. sepS-4t
WANTED.-Settledw white woman to
care for infant, exceptionally good OPP
portunitv. Address S. E. d. STUART,
141S Mt. Royal Avenue. Baltimore, Nd.
sep22-1t
Salesman to sell Hirsch Fibre Liq-
uid Compound in Western Maryland.
Roofing experience not necessary.
Address National Building Specialties
Co, 500 Calvert Building, Baltimore,
Nd.
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Breed Like Sixty!

Rats breed like sixty near the
water here" said Frank A. Zunser,
and we have to get rid of them every
few months. We can only do it, we
find. by using ROYAL Guaranteed Rat
Paste which is the best rat killer we
have ever found" Get 25 or 80 cent
handy tube today and destroy ALL
rats. Sold and guaranteed by Wehler
& King, Druggists.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

DCdE
Daughter Dorothy l.. Gunther. who departed this
life one month ago today, August Is. 1922.
Today recalls sad memories
Of loved one gone to rest.
And the ones who think of her today
Are the ones who loved her best.
Oh. Daughter smile on US from Heaven.
Ask God to lead US when we die
That we may meet our dear daughter
Some sweet day by and by.
No one knows the silent heartache.
Only those who have lost can tell.
OF the grief that is borne in silence
For our dear daughter we loved so well.
She is gone but was so young and fair:
She SAUNDERS sweet. but knows no care:
Her heart was true, her life was young,
Yet not our will. but God s be done.
p By her loving Mother md Father:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

Omar Roberts, of Tusket, n s., aged
trapper. was indicted for the murder
of his 10-year-old housekeeper, Flora
Gray, who was burned to death last
month. 1t was charged that Roberts
poured gasoline on her bed and then
set fire TO it. The trial will start i'm
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

Overcome by poisonous gas rising
from the ensilage recently placed in
his silo while he was tramping it down
Harold keller, a Greenwood, Pa,
farmer. was in critical condition.
He managed to get out of the silo
before falling unconscious in the en-
Try of his barn, where he was found
by his wife. Doctors say he will re-
cover.
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IN MEMORIAM.

ad but loving remembrance of our Dear
tier Dorothy l.. Gunther. who departed this
{ month ago today. August Is. 1922.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-22

Westminster Realty & Insurance
Co. real estate and insurance dealers,
report having sold the Jas. F. Wing
ling farm of 90 acres near Mayberry,
Md. to Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Polling, OF
Parsons. w. Va. with possession April
1923.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
Wasted Efforts.

WYE ARE not but that Sir A. Conan
w Doyle is the greatest story teller living
His weird, mysterious tales have furnished de-
lightful thrills to thousands. To English literature
he has added something permanent. He has dealt
with the grotesque and supernatural without becom-
ing morbid. In the minds and hearts of readers he
has built for himself secure Immortality. His
memory will be preserved without the aid oil
ouija boards.
But his reputation is, and will remain that of
great author. We know nothing that entities him
to consideration great scientist. At one time
understand, he studied medicine, but his
in that profession was never encouraging. His de-
tectve stories clever and convincing. But the
writer never has been great detective.
The. creator of Sherlock Holmes for several
years has been a leading exponent of spirituasm
This field OF research can furnish many unex-
planned facts upon which he might build plots more
engaging than any he has worked in his earlier
works. If Mr.. Doyle were searching for more
stories in the shadowy spiritland the world of his
admirers would be tptoe for the announcement
of his next publication
But unfortunately he seems to consider this
subject not from the viewpoint of spiritualst but
from that of scientist. An amateur he has rushed
in where the best equipped laboratory workers fear
to tread. He has confused the value of phenomena
as material for romances and as material for ac-
curate, mathematical conclusions.
In other words, he has become the victim of his
own imagination. He has misjudged values. Every
day that the author of THE Hound of the Basker-
villes' or Micah Clark" wastes in this way is
loss to literature.
The field of spirituaism, certainly presents
unexplained phenomena. Men trained in
scientific exactncss doubtless, are on the brink OF
discoveries that will mean much in the progress of
the human race. We do not look to Mr. DOYLE to
make any of these discoveries. We hope we can
look to- him for some further of what Sher-
lock Holmes and DIR. Watson are doing now that
they approaching old age.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
American Ideals.

THE ideals of the American revolution grow
i stronger, not weaker, from year to year.
America today has better homes, better
churches, better schools more intelligent cleaner,
harder working citizenry than ever before in its
history.
This is true, we believe despite the large num-
which have been poured into the melting pot OF the
republic. B.
The prcsdent-geperal of the D. A.. R., in ac-
cordancc with yearly custom, sounded the bugle
call of Amercanism at Continental Memorial Hall
yesterday. She re-affrmed the faith of the society
the creed which its work is based. This organ
zation has contributed, without doubt, to the con-
tinued building up of American nationality
through its untiring efforts
There is fact of which no patriotic organ
ization lose sight The eitzenry of the United
States is not retrogressng. 1t is superior today,
mentally and physically, to what it 100 years
ago.
The problem is to make Americans-not Jews,
Germans, Irishmen or AngloSaxons. The Amer-
is far superior to the Anglo-Saxon. He repre-
sents the combination of the best elements of all
the European countries-the ambitious, the adven-
turesome. the fearless. Efforts to bring about a
dead level of Anglo -Saxonism would be apt to kill
of the finest traits in the American character.
The work of patriotic societies may we'll be
confined to the limits outlined the opening of the
D. A. r. congress. Better homes, better schools
and better working conditions make Americans.
Other steps, fear, apt to work more mis-
chief than good.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18

US to draw our conclusions accord
ing to our personal preferences. II
the welfare of the individual en-
ploye Is the highest consideration
there should be a permanent gov
ernment service VITA promotion by
seniority. II an efficient govern
ment service is desired, the present
examinations should be replaced by
some real tests Of an applicant's
ntness for his position. and promo
tion should be based on a merit
system. Eventually the permanent
oficials would become SO Efficient
that they would dominate the coun
try and all popular liberties would
| disappear. An efficient and we'll
organized minority can control the
unorganized mass of any COM
munity.
III a free government Is the ideal
then all executive positions should
De temporary and subject to the
authority of some officia. elected
by the people. All bureau chiefs
ana subchiefs should be Presiden-
tial appointees. The workers VINO
exercise no executive authority
should be protected. for the rea-
sons OF humanity, against dismissal
without cause. The incentive Of
promotion being removed. the gov
eminent service would cease TO be
looked on as anything but a step
pinG-stone. Such government
would not be efficient. but il might
be a good one. depending on the
honesty of the administration. As
an efficient government is always
tyrannical to the extent that IL is
really efficient. do not believe
that the American public desires
a really efficient government The
most efficient government known
was the German government Just
before the great war. The evils
II brought on the world are present
to every mind. and 1 am sure Amer
leans generally do not desire an
efficient bureaucracy of the German
type. What We want, in nv opin-
ion. is a government honestly ad-
ministered. but inefficient enough
to leave us a large measure of in
dlvidual freedom. That is the kind
of government that believe Presi-
dent Harding and the ATTORNEY
General are trying to give us.
E. GRIFFITH.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
Cost of Cleanliness.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
] am the wife of a man on a sal
ary; and every penny in our house
must. and does. count. For some
years prices on shirts and collars
in all local laundries have steadily
increased. During the war these
prices-at least in the laundry
patronize-settled at IL cents for
shirt and cents for a collar.
As every housewife knows, with a
return to prewar prices in all in
dustries. wages have decreased and
prices on starch. soaps, and mate
rials used in laundry work have
fallen satisfactorily.
Yet / am still asked 10 pay IL
cents for a shirt and cents for
collar. I have expostulated with
the laundry wagon-dEiver over the
continuation of high prices, but as
his commissions - selections are
said to be handsome. he just smile.
and replies that he has no jurisdic-
sets.
Early last fall, when stories were
published to the effect that 1900
gallons of milk had been dumped
into street sewers in order to keep
up prices. l promptly phoned my
dealer. who was one of the Big
Four-or Ten. or Ninety-to discon-
tinue serving milk at my house
and I ordered from one OF the "re-
dictionaries" The owner of the Big
Four dairy jumped into his car and
sped out to my house. asking per-
mission to talk the matter over
with me; and we spent very
pleasant but not advantageous hour.
IT so happened that i was toler-
ably well informed of the milk sit
uation as far as the Loudoun Val
ley was concerned. So 1 see no
hope in a conference with laundry
managers.
In other words, rather know !
am right and that the time has
come when laundry prices should
drop.
Meanwhile I am-Heaven forgive
me-is sending the laundry to a
Chinese Joint" Fifteen cents for
shirts; 3 cents for collars. Four
cents a day saving on the daily
change of laundry for each of three
men in our family: total saving, 81
cents a week - and not to be
sneezed at,
l cannot with good conscience. or
purse. continue to patronize dGnes-
tic laundries. I cannot with COED
conscience patrCnize the Chinese.
Experience has proved that 1t is
highly expensive to have laundry
work done at home. so far as mems
shirts and collars are concerned.
The Chinese laundryman turns ou'
satisfactory work-in spite of be-
ing without double distilled water
and germless operators.
What is the solution?
VIRGINIA YORK.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
He Doubts EN-.
To the Editor. The Washington Herald

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
/ do want to break in and saw
something about Adam Kabibble
and his Praise for Women" letter
all. about the immoral minds of
men. nurtured by curiosity. and the
angelic. sweet wonderful little
miss. the fiat fiapper and the poor
but honest vamp. 1t must he won
derful to have reached the age
where one has acquired a wife and
two children and still retain that
innocent childlike faith-a regu-
lar do you believe
in-fairies sort of a man. l call it.
Such naviette, I certainly do wish
l could again be like that. Back
ward.s turn backward. o time in
your fight. make me a child again
just for tonight" And 10 think
that l probably am younger than
Adam, But then I circulated in
France two years and since then
have been in Washington with the
"war workers" DUBIOUS.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
Washington's Feat.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In recent issue of your paper
the question was asked as to wheth-
er or not IL was possible for George
Washington to have thrown a dollar
across the river. as has been fire.
quently stated. In the next issue the
answer stated IL could not have
been possible. as the Potomac River
at Mount Vernon. where George
lived. was two miles wide.
History states that George per-
formed the feat when a boy and
lived with his mother at the wash
ington Farm" in Stafford County,
on the Rappahannock River opposite
Fredericksburg. Va. The river at
this point is still very narrow and at
that time i am sure a dollar could
have been thrown across with ease.
The place where George lived is
still known as the Washington
Farm" and is owned by ]. B Col
bert.
w. E. B.
Daeue Va
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18

ID. "' DaFucn. nitrate from the
air along the lines proposed at
Muscle Shoals was essential, Mr..
Baruch contended, to the future
safety of the nation.
In his speech he said, in part:
Wars were fought and won-or
lost-on the land. on the water. in
the air. and on those battle lines
behind the front where the civilian
forces stand.
ut is not enough to mobilize the
nations military strength: there
must be a mobilization of its full
financial, economic, agricultural and
industrial resources. These must
be organized, co-ordinated, and di-
rected with the same strategy that
governs the operations of the purely
military arms of service.
The prodigious strain upon the
country's productive capacity must
be met and balanced to provide the
means of warfare, to maintain the
civilian population, and to preserve
the economic fabric as much as pos
sible.
The resources of the country can
be briefly enumerated as follows:
Men, money. maintenance, materi-
ais and morale. The first four
men, money. food or maintenance
and materials-should be mobilized
in such a way that the fighting
forces or those commanding them
viii be able to draw upon these
resources at will, both for offensive
and for defensive measures. The
purpose OF these In connection with
The civilian population tends to
keep up the morale Of the COM
munity. That is of very great i'm
portance. because without good mo-
rale back of the fighting forces
there can be no real, success.
ITO control and regulate industry
In its direct and indirect multitu-
dinous relations, to synchronize and
coordinate the whole, the Presi-
dent in the. world war created the
war industries board and placed the
/ |srespensibility and necessary author
ity for Its operation in the hands
or q Chairman. -
Il have made a recomme ndation
in my report to the President for
an industrial organization similar
to the one that was in effect at
the closing of the war. to be con-
tinuedf during peace SO as to be
prepared. My idea in this recon-
mendation IL that the country shalt
be So seff-contained that II will be
possible for 10 to be surrounded for
years by enemies, and yet be able
TO conduct war, with great eff
cheney, maintaining all the while
ths morale Of Its people,"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
RESEARCH FELLOW
IN BACTERI0LoGY.

The Society of American Bae-
teriologists. at its recent meeting
in Philadelphia. appropriated a fund
for the support of a research fell
lowship In pure bacteriology. IL has
been announced.
while excellent work 10 being
carried on in many places, nearly
, all the problems under investiga-
tion have as their aim a practical
application and there are. therefore.
many gaps in our knowledge Of
fundamental principles" the an
nouncement states The society,
/ believing IL to be the duty of bac-
teriologists TO MI these lacunae. re-,
quires that the line of work to be
carried on under its fund must con-
cern a purely scientific and funda-
mental phase of bacteriology. all
though a certain latitude Of choice
will be permitted. conditioned by
the previous training and the de-
! sires OF the research fellow him
( self"
Applicants for the feiiowshsp
must have the degree Of p. s.. OF its
equivalent. The sucessfcul csndi-
date, through arrangements now
being made. will receive academic
credit for the work done from a
university Of recognized standing.
One hundred dollars a month will
be available for the living expenses
OF the Fellow. Approximately half
his time will be devoted TO details
connected with the society's colIec-
tion of bacteria. deposited at the
Army Medical Museum.
The selection of the research fell
How will be in charge OF q commit
tee consisting of:
| DR.. Victor c. Vaughan. chairman,
medical section. National Research
Council. chairman; Capt. C S. But
ler. Medical Corps. L. S. navy. COM
mandant. Naval Medical School: Or.
George W. Mccoy. director. hygienic
laboratory. L. S. Public Health
Service: DR.. John r. Mohler. chief.
Bureau of Animal Industry: l. A
Rogers. president Of the society. In
: charge OF Research Laboratory.
dairy division. Bureau of Animal
Industry: Col. Joseph F. Siler. Med \
ical Corps. L. s. army. division Of
sanitation. ONCE OF the Surgeonl
General Of the army: DR.. Erwin Fl
Smith. pathologist in charge. lsbo1 4
ratory of plant pathology. Bureag
of Plant Pathology; Maj. A. Parked
Kitchen. Army Medical School, sec1
retary of committee. u
I This committee will have renersy
supervision of the work. approve
the problem selected and pass upon
the thesis which the fellow will
submit as. the report Of his re-
! search.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-18
Defends Capital Punishment

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
An attempt Is about to be made
to make murders more plentiful In
the District of Columbia A bill
sponsored by society of women
calling themselves the Anthony
League is about to be brought be-
fore Congress. the object of which
is to abolish capital punishment In
the District-in other words to en-
courage the crime CT murder by
making the punishment less severe.
These gentle ladies shudder at the
idea Of a legal execution. but enter
tain with the utmost cCmposure the
prospect of numerous murders. The
United States ranks second among
civilized nations in the number of
homicides occurring within its bor-
,ders. The Anthony League would
have 1t first; why allow this coun-
try to be second in anything? Pa
triotism has many ways of showing
itself. The logical way to increase
murder Is by decreasing the pun
ishment thereof. therefore, reason
they, don't put the Interesting cut
throat to death. Think of the pain
1t will subject him to and the
thought of his fate will debar
others from commi fling similar
crimes. No, place him in some PEN
itentiary for life, which means ten
or fifteen years. give him a plain
but wholesome diet. allow him to do
a little work when he feels able
make the time pass as agreeabSy
as possible under the circumstances.
according to statement by Judge
w. NJ. Gimmell, there were in 1921,
426 murders in ST. Louis. 34s In
Philadelphia, 2sd in New York. EOS
in Chicago. 102 In Boston. SO in
Washington, d. c. Yet in spite of
this body of women have started
an agitation to icondone murder by
practically making a joke Of the
punishment. A person may go out
and kill half. dozen of his fell
lcw-mtn ana get what? About ten