The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-06-02

tured his left shoulder-blade. Hi.
younger brother a few days ago frac
tured his right arm by falling from :
bicycle.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran Church, of Smallwood. will
mold an ice cream and strawberr,
festival in Smallwood Hall, June 7. II
weather is inclement it will be held
the next fair evening.
Al Holloway's Saxophone Minstrels
made a hit Saturday night by the
splendid entertainment given in the
Armory. The audience could have
been larger, and those absent from
the affair missed a rare treat.
The corporation officials have re-
ce1ved their new street roller and will
now commence repairing Main street
winch Is in need of same very badly.
IL is said that the street will be re-
surfaced throughout the city.
Eight men were instantly killed and
three others slightly hurt in a series
of explosions which blew into pieces
three loading houses and another
building of the Grasselli Chemical
Company plant at Sinnamahoning. Pa.
Up to Mar. l, Germany had destroy
ed 5,S55.00 rifles and carbines. 1O4.-
900 machine guns, 35,700,000 loaded
shells and mines, 14,SOO,O00 grenades.
1858 airplanes and 24,O45 airplane
engines. according to official figures
made public.
One bandit was killed, another in
jured and the $4,000 payroll of the
Connecticut Company, Bridgeport,
Conn. was recovered after a hold-up
by four men and a pistol fight with
police. The other bandits were captur-
ed.
The trial of Harry L. Doyle, of
Finksburg, who is indicted for
the murder of Ira NJ. Butcher,
Waterman at Gwynnbrook Distill-
cry, and to be tried in Baltimore
county. has been postponed, pending
the outcome of Winters trial.
St. Johns College, Annapolis, end
ed its baseball season Saturday after
noon by being overwhelmed by
Western Maryland. The final score
was II to 1. The local collegians play
ed like school boys and in the sixth,
with the score to l against them,
gave away to a second nine.
Modern dancing did so much to
Miss Marie Ehlers, she has sued Err
ME Young, theatrical promoter, for
100000 She says she is suffering from
"diarthrosistis." In her bill she states
she also has contracted a disease
which causes her limbs and body to
culver when she hears jazz music.
Babe" Ruth was fined 5000 and re-
moved from the captaincy of the New
York club by Ban Johnson, president
of the American League. Ruth dispu-
ted decision of the umpire and lat
er climbed into the stand after fan
had made a remark to which he took
exception.
The fast mail was nearly one hour
late Monday morning. The same old
story. a broken down engine. At West
minister a freight train was going to
Hagerstown so they exchanged en-
gines and kept the train moving to its
destination, but at a very moderate
speed.
The Dirty Seven" ball team of
Westminster picked the Shipley ball
club for its victim last Sunday, but
Shipley rubbed the dirt in when they
walled the ball for a good score. The
diamond was along the well-knOwn
Morgan's Run, where a stream cooled
the warm brow of the defeated.
An ice cream and strawberry festi-
val will be held by the Ladies Aid
Society of the Church of God, in the
Fireman's Building, on the afternoon
and night of June 10. Ladies will also
have two fine quilts for sale. Pro-
ceeds for helping to clear up the
building of the church fund.
Carville D. Benson, of Baltimore
county, gave notice that he intends to
file as a candidate for the DemOcra-
tic nomination for Congress in the
Second District He is not yet ready
to announce formal platform, he
said. but will give his views from
time to time as the campaign pro-
crosses.
William Crebbs, of near Woods
boro, was adjudged insane after an
exam nation and Friday was taken -
the Springfield Insane Asylum, at
Svkesville, for treatment. Crebbs has
! been acting in a peculiar manner and
had threatened to burn down the
house. 1t is said that he threatened to
kill his mother and sister.
I Enraged when Peter Laylor, aged y
his chum, touched blister that he
held out for him to see, Walter Pas
kewitz. aged 10, pupil in the Ber-
wick, Pa, school, drew his pocket
knife and stabbed the boy twice over
the heart. Several muscles over the
heart were severed, but it is not be-
lieved a vital spot was touched.
Attacked by a gang OF ten men
while on his way to the Hagerstown
shops of the Western Maryland Rail
way Sunday evening, Gordon Hassan
general machine foreman in the COM
nany's shops. was forced to seek ref
uge in the passenger station OF the
Western Maryland, until police pro-