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WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, D. C., Dec. 14.—The big express companies have naturally been greatly displeased at the growth and progress of the parcels post sys tern. Friends of the parcels post sei in the bill recently reported favorabli to the House by .Mr. Steenerson o Minnesota, a blow at this great insti tution. This bill-(House Bill 8441) au thorizes the Postmaster General tc .restrict the use of the special deliv ery stamp and service to letter mail only. This means that no package can be sent through the mail with special delivery service added. The nipst irii portant function of the special deliv ery stamp is to cause the prompt de livery of the farmer’s package of per ishable merchandise which he is send ing to his town customer. If the farm er ships a turkey, some chickens, oj two pounds of real butter to hts cus tomer in the city, to allow that pack age to lie neit to the steam radiatoi in the city postoffice all iffight means a disaster and the loss of a customer. Som* members of the House from ag ricultural districts are already op posing this innocent-looking little four-linq bill, claiming it is the en tering wedge that seeks to break down the parcels post system, buitt ,up at such labor and expense under the Democratic administration. While the President hectored the Southern white people by saying at Birmingham: “Whether you like.it or not, you have to give the negro polit ical and economic equality,” he does not seem to be practicing what he preached. He has appointed but one negro at an office of sufficient impor tance to require confirmation *by the Senate, and < that confirmation has been refused o'n account of the char acter of the appointee. Henry Lincoli.’ Johnson was Republican national com mitteeman from Georgia and was giv en the place as Recorded of Deeds of the District of Columbia in order to get rid of him in Georgia.' About twen ty white women-mostly widows —are employed as clerks in the Recorder’s office. The President’s speech has had a curious effect among the higher-edu cated negroes scattered through the Northern States. Through the race or gans they are condemning the Presi dent for not also demanding social equality for their people. In Missouri they are reported to be quietly work? fng on the Republican State leaders to bring about the abolishment of the separate school system. Under the laws of that State the directors of each school district which contains any negro children of school age are required to nrovide a colored teacher for such district. The teachers are trained at Lincoln Institute, created After you eat—always taka patonic ■arroBYOUB STOMACH'S SAKEj Instantly relieves Heartburn, Bloated Gassy Feeling. Stops indigestion, food souring, re peating, and all the many miseries caused by Acid-Stomach EATONIC is the best remedy. Tens of thou sands wonderfully benefited. Positively guar anteed to please or we will refund money. Call and get a big box today. You will see. Shaw Drug Co., - Main & John Sts. Sales \ Opportunity j . In your county wo are seeking a dealer who realizes the opportunity j here presented to sell WILLY s t LIGHT —a nationally advertised j product for which there is an un i limited demand—a farm necessity at } a necessity price— $‘t9H up to $595. 1 Farms, churches, schools, lodges and all isolated homos ami stores are prospective purchasers of electric light and power plants. WUlys. Light is now installed in hundreds of jdaces throughout the Slate. I If you arc interested in an ex clusive territory for this product: have the faculty for hard work, the ability to devote your time to the business and can furnish A-I char [ actew references, write, wire or call ( for full particulars. We will show you how ou ropro | sentatives earn SIOO, $l5O, even SSOO a month, ami how you may. too. Willy- Light Divu *ion I I H. E. CROOK CO., Inc. 26 Light St.. JBaltiqjjore, lyid. i'.iueetoteiiwTfi vßonittLgnd Light with the Quiet Knight DR. FAHRNEY > Hagerstown, Maryland -u * •—s—; .ts'iDoit DIAGNOSTICIAN The Dr. Fahmeys have been practicing medicine and have made a specialty of chronic diseases for over 100 years. I working only with chronic diseases - bod kinds - difficult ca*es . and I diag now your case before 1 treat you. If you have a trouble or weakness or deformity, write to me and I’ll study your cam and Have satisfaction. . I and supported by this Democratic Southern State for this purpose. The '• pec pie of Missouri feel that they solv ed* this problem In the best "P6fe'sflsle •way and they are already getting in e terested in the question which threat? y ens to- become the greatest issue in fi next election, when several State offices have to be filled, includ ie i jng the Superintendent of Education. A e new State House of Representatives >f will be chosen and a part of the Sen - ate. Democratic victory will mean, of ■ course,, the continuation of the pres -3 ent system of separate schools. It is - learned that the negrroes are not con -1 fining their attention to the situation 1 ; in Missouri, but also mqan tor make *,Jthe effort in several other States that “ were carried by the Republicans last “ j year. , " I While 1 this question ,is df iiftefest " now chiefly' in those' States which " have separate schools, the is rap “ ! idly approaching when it will be an T isue in the-Northern States. In most " of them thfcre are few districts where * more than two or three negro chil r ; dren are found, and they are of the s better class of negroes, and little ob * jection or difficulty is experienced; * but the negroes are steadily moving northward and it is a matter of a very 5 tew years until every urban school district in the Northern States will c have its colored pupils. The Northern people will soon discover that mixed r schools for the children will mean so cial-equality when those children ' t grow up. That discovery will mean _ agitation to the point of a serious is *sue. ‘ ■ Melville E. Stone has recently pub ’ lished his biography in a book entitled ' 1 “Fifty Years a Journalist.” In it he “ tells many interesting things coming ’ under his observation as head of the ' great Associated Press. In writing of ’ the gold standard platform on which ’ McKinley was elected, Mr. Stone gives credit for his election to the fact that the word “gold” was used in referring to the sort of ‘monetarv standard demanded by the 1 Republicans, and credits Herman H. Ivohlsaat, then proprietor of the Chi cago Times-Herald, with having, by i his insistence forced the inclusion of j | the word. Now comes the Honorable j Edward Lauterbach of New York, one I of the big-wigs of McKinley days, and j says he wrote the plank, though not ! denying that Mr. Kohlsaat may have forced in the oqe word mentioned. In writing to Addison B. Colvin he says; “I then presented to the meeting a plank for the consideration of those assembled which had, after manv're visions <CONFIDENTIALLY WITH J. | P. MORGAN AND OTHERS) been ap i proved.” It is rather late coming, but | it is an old saying that “murder will come out.” Thomas B. Reed’s friends always asserted that McKinley beat him for the nomination because Mc- Kinley was willing to be directed' by the big interests and Reed was not. “MARRYING PARSON” REPUDIATES CHURCH Elkton, Md., Dec. 7.—After a*silence :of several months Rev. Daniel For | bus Lockerbie, the 82-year-old minis | ter who has become known as Elk | ton’s newest “marrying parson,” has 1 issued a statement in which he scores | the local pastors and repudiates the i Presbyterian denomination. His case j 1 will be considered at a special meet- I ing of the Presbytery cf New Castle | county, to be held in Wilmington to- j day. He declares he is a member of i no sect or s;reed, and further asserts that all ministers are “marrying par | sons” when they get the chance. GERMAN FLOATING DEBT IS 226,-! i 500,000,000 MARKS Berlin. Dec.' 8. —The deficiency in capital in Germany totalled 4,876,930.- 000 marks in November, according to figures showing the demands bv in dustrialists on the banks. The capi tal needed in October was 1,662,010, 000 marks, and since January the de mands have amounted to 18.803,770,- 000. The nation’s floating debt at the | end of November is announced as! j amounting to 226,500,000,000 marks, j The pupils of Mahlon’s will hold a | Christmas social at their school, I Thursday night, December 22, at 7.30 j o’clock. A program will be rendered ; by_ the school. Ice cream, cake and I i home-made candy will be for sale, j Proceeds for the school. 0 TDTT'T r F Xr DFT rp Westminster's Reliable Store (jjp; i jJDjJuX Ou n ITi Ij I ' West Main St. and Pennsylvania Ave. ;•£•. ® A Golden Opportunity f; $s ' , & w We will give, as a*CHRISTMAS PRESENT, to the person mak- *0 ing the largest cash purchase at one time, FIVE DOLLARS ($5) J&b ■•J*, in gold, purchases to begin Saturday, December 17th-24th inclu- .S? S slve - SP S GIFTS FOB ALL ® vJb Hr! You will find at this store gifts suitable for all. New Satins and Silks; Silk Shirtings, Silk Mufflers, Silk Un- Ssa ;derwear at greatly reduced rates. 0 LEATHER GOODS (*V rJg, Men’s Automobile Gloves, a good grade of black leather, large cuffs. | (if) Ladies’ Genuine Leather Pocket Books $1.25-$7.50. , | ® * BATH ROBES . § | i For en and Women. * These are very useful articles, and every 0i ' ‘ person should have one. Get one for Christmas. * i jSjJ UMBRELLAS 3? This may be an old habit, giving an umbrella as a gift. They 0 1 are just as useful now as in the past and they make a very accep- Ok I taWe gift ‘ v M i ‘ BOX PAPER v 0 \ ( Sg-. We have a fine variety of boxed naper at the right prices. | II CHRISTMAS , % | Crepe Paper, Cards, Seals, Stamns. Holly Boxes, etc., etc. 0 Don’t forget the La Resista Corset, the finest on the market for hi?' i style and comfort. 0 jm-i We. have a beautiful Calendar for each home of our customers, • -S\ h® sure to get one. - *5? ! V # fV: ! Store Open at Night. Phone 141-J, , BELT Sc BELT. i. . i THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE, DECEMBER 16 1921. :! RAILROADS PLAN WAGE CUT OF 10 TO 3 PER ttW Fj APPLIES TO LINES SORTH OF i l| OHIO, EAST OF MISSISSIPPI ' New Y'prk, Dec. 9. —Schedules pro posing wage cuts from 10 to 30 per ? cent, for train service, shop axd main '; tenance of way employees of railroad [ lines north of the Ohio and east of ’ the Mississippi were formulated to -5 day at a conference of managers and supervising officials. The reductions, ' whipis would take effect late “this month, rtiust be submitted to the Rail „ read Labor Board for rejection or ap- L i proval. ' The officials said the roads would ' begin separate conferences with their ' j employees early next week on the proposed pay cuts. ■ ■ ' m ! tm> HILL HART IN TIMID, BUT HE GOT THE GIRL Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 8. —William ! S. Hart, noted film actor of Western : types, married last evening Miss Win ifred Westover, a motion picture ac -1 tress. The ceremony was performed .by the Rev. Neal Dodd, pastor of the | Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, in : Hart’s home in Hollywood. . Hart, who was considered a con ,.i firmed bachelor, found himself lack ing in the necessary nerve to propose in person when he succufnbed to Miss Westover’s charm's, so he did it by mail. He got the “yes” back by wire. BEAUTIFUL BERMUDA ISLAND. A ladv writes, “Unless you can see the Bermuda Islands ’ yourself, you can have no idea of their beauty and fragrance. I was so entranced that I found mvself standing up, most of the time so that I wouldn’t miss any of it. Bungalows surrounded by a mass of' flowers, shrubbery and foliage, nothing but beauty everywhere, j Hundreds of cases of the famous Bermuda onions being shipped to the states. We ate all we could last night and slent like a baby. It is inded odd to see so many horses and carriages and bicycles, but nd automobiles are allowed on the Islands. There are 5 kinds of bananas grown here—batter, fig, purple, horse and fiog, and red. The “Batter” species are mostly ex ported to the U. S. I Tired I ST “I was weak and run-down,” I 1 relates Mrs. Eula Burnett, of a Dalton, Ga. “1 was thin and just felt tired, all the time. W I didn’t rest well. I wasn’t m ever hungry. I knew, by H B .this, I needed a tonic, and B as there is none better than — R SCARDUII SThe Woman’s Tonic B . . . I began using Cardui,” I continues Mrs. Burnett. B B “After my first bottle, I slept U WA better and ate better. I took Ba B four bottles. Now I’m well, B H feel just fine, eat and sleep, M H my skin is clear and I have B gained and sure feel that | 8' ® Cardui is the best tonic ever WM made.” Thousands of other wony I i have found Cardui just as B B Mrs. Burnett did. It should I vt help you. At all druggists. i I.' : * i v } J’ ? |' ‘ f.i. /I k ••K • ■ you that children should not 1 drink coffee or tea—why not think - of your own health? f - j The Federal Bureau of- Education includes 11. in its rules to promote health among the Nation's school children, the warning that children not drink coffee or tea. Ij .■ 1 The reason is well known. Coffee and tea 1 contain drugs which- stimulate and often over >* excite the nerves, and so upset health. "•< . The harm is by no means confined td chil dren, as any doctor can tell you. r If health is valuable to childhoodj it is valu able always. If harm to health should be avoided until bodies grow up, is it worth taking a chance 1 j with health when bodies have grown up? ~ You can have that delicious and satisfying 1 cereal beverage, Postum, with any meal, and be safe —you, and the children, too. There’s charm 1 without harm in Postum. Postum comes in two forms: Instant Postum (in tins) •, made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. 5 Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who i prefer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) r j made by boiling for 20 minutes. Sold by all grocers. The road to health is a good road for anybody to follow ————— l . '•? 1 [ ; 11 ■ iii ! ‘-r. ... . .. .-Cl |T _ THE PLACE TO BUY || | Your Gifts For Men I SB Sharrer, Gorsuch & Starr’s, g Westminster, - - ■- Maryland. || A Special Holiday Reduction Sale of Fine ji ffl > Clothing. 6 kupperiheimer, Schloss and 8 v ; Fvy. Styleplus Suits and Overcoats M § at $5 to $lO Reduction. pi gAn opportunity to buy these Elegant Suits at the price of I the so-called cheap kind j H High Grade Boys’ Suits and Overcoats § A At Money Saving Reductions. JOS § Buy Your Xmas Ties Here pi jQt 1000 Handsome Special Value Neckties in Holiday gSjji Boxes, 25c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO, $1.50. P We Can Serve You Best In Useful Gifts. £3| Bath Robes, $4 to sl2. Silk and Wool Mufflers $1 to $3. JO( Interwoven Silk, Sport Wn! and Lisle Hose 9^%, ’ Silk, Linen and Cotton : ndkerchiefs - Sweaters for Men and Boys, $1 to $lO. Suspenders, Garters gra and Belts in Holiday Boxes. % Splendid Shirts in Attractive Patterns $1 to $5. f ; Pajamas and Night Robes in Flannel and Muslin " Dress, Automobile and Heavy Gloves. The Best Guaran~ EfS [ teed Cord Pants. .v % ‘ BANKARD & SON ( m Funeral Directors AUTO EQUIPMENT Phone 294 > ■ BRIGHT PREjrWCI HER LAME. syriipathy of the court by weeping and t I “Just a word," said the lawyer to calling the-eiv-little animal your y his fair -cheat. ‘precious darling.’ ” t “Yes?" “Why not?” • | “If your husband asks for the cus- ; “The judge is the father of ten s itody of the people dont trv to win the c hildren, and he’s proud of it.” {e I . ®® ® @ •:> ®o® o @ @€• ® ®®® §• $ The Closed Car is no longer an | periment and winter is coming on. I @ * vv.fl ' ;We have the best values on earth ; t ] J closed cars, and then too we have sonnj | splendid bargains in used cars which y o „| ® ought to see before buying. - I % ;; We rebuild all used cars, and guaran- 91 | tee them to you. - - - . flg \ ERSKINE & RUDY I ® ’ Westminster, Md. I FOR SALE. fl ® Intending to quit farming. I will sell my Beautiful II Home where I now live, located 1 mile East of Westmin -0 ster, or the Manchester road, and containing 1 Forty Acres ’ m 8 of Fine Land. Good Fruit, some timber, and good well II 1 of water and stream water. Fine $ 8 Room Brick House, with Bath and Furnace; { S Barn 40x60 Feet. Ample outbuildings. It will pay anyone desiring to buy t| a Good Farm and Home tb cbme to see the place before it % is sold. M I , ADAM RUPPERT, |l Route No. 4, Westminster, Md. f I If. A. Sharrer & Son (I J. FRANCIS REESE, Prop. Funeral Directors £ Embaliners Courtesy Efficiency I Service , I DAY AND NIGHT PHONES 117 I Automobile Equipment I ANNOUNCEMENT! Joseph L. Mathias MEMORIALS 300 in stock to select from. Buy where you can see the goods. Westminster, Md. - Phone 127. • f - ■ v-f' b;- • ‘ ' ■ • —I ; ® \ . I WESTMINSTER PRODUCE COMPANY B Liberty St., Near Main. Phone No. 43-/? M TO FARMERS AND OTHERS; This is a reminder that we have a place for your Produce for which we pay the Highest Cash Prices. || POULTRY, - EGGS, - BUTTER, - and - x CALVES. . S And a lot of other products you may raise. We , # jS pay within 2 or 3 cents of the Baltimore market S and on Calves Lor 2 cents. . S ■ ffl We receive goods every day in the week. . J S Also Open on Saturday Night. Receive Calves Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday S ® up until 10 A. M. (S - jS ® ’ ,„f Bl ltliANk’S CACTI. f, to bn a delicacy. Some plants have • a .u r> t flavor of peaches, others tasting h ’ We have often read of the Cacti of „ OQr miPs etc It can , muskmelons, pineapples, etc. the desert, for its thorns, and eaten fresfa Qr put up as sweet we are nersonally acquainted with . cbnt aiif 12 to 16 P r the cactus, and to think that Luther 1 ‘ i i he frui t has dif . . ' . , , ... .. cent sugar. Some of tne iruu u Burbank has experimented with this mf)kin£t nice jellies and seemingly useless plant until he has terent colors, making nice je eliminated the thorns, and caused it I candies. ' r .•■' * k C.-t '■ \ - •*' % L * L'U *•' ; *i ■ > •Ji-*'- ;**• '* "■ T , ' w t ‘ :JZ