The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-10
CURRENT NEWS.

Germany il teaching it. soldiers to
be farmers, hoping that thus, when
their terms of service expire, they
will stem the rush to the cities.
The American aeroplane endurance
record was broken on October 10 by
Howard W. Gill at e. Louis. Tie
remained in the air a hours, 16
minutes, and So seconds.
The result of the sane-Fourth
agitation was a decrease in the loss
of lives from 466 to 81 and of injuries
from 4,449 persons to 1903. That
campaign was shooting worth while.
Speaking to the Bar Association at
Chicago. President Taft admitted that
the courts are slow, and that their
delays operate practically as denial
of justice to the poor; because only
the rich can endure the costs of q
long suit at law.
New Workers generally admit,
now that they first disappointment is
over, that the baseball finish was a
fair one and that Philadelphia really
had the better team The Athletics
were especially fortunate in having
three good pitchers. 1t was pitch
dng and batting that won.
Rather late, President Taft has is
sued his proclamation of neutrality
fn the war between Italy and Turkey.
Tt warns all American citizens that IL
they take part with either side they
must 10 % at their Jwn peril, this
Government will not protect them.
The official Chinese court journal,
the Oldest newspaper in the world,
has been increased several pages in
size. China is progressing. 1t also
has a revolution or its hands. More
progress. The next step forward
will be to instruct its citizens to OPP
crate steam laundries.
The first fruit Of the Initiative"
lately adopted in California, Is a pro-
posal for a public newspaper for the
city OF Los Angeles. 1t provides for
a newspaper to be called the Los An
geles Municipal NeWs,to BE- started and
managed at public expense and sold
at one cent or given free to those
who may call for it at the Office Of
publication.
The estimated cost of the city gov
eminent, of New York for next year
iR almost $19O,00O,O00. This ID about
one-fifth of the cost of the United
States government.
The heads OF the various city de-
partments asked for SPOT 100000, but
the Board of Estimate cut it down.
- it il, there is an increase of az
millions over last year.
Disregarding good advice, DR.. Fred
erick az Cook attempted to lecture
at Copenhagen. According to the
cable reports the audience received
him with a shower or eggs and de
cayed vegetables, and he was glad to
escape by back door
Ii was in Eopenhagen that DR..
Cook was received with great honor
and immense enthusiasm when he re-
turned from the Arctic regions claim
ing to have reached the North Pole.
A scheme is on foot to start in Par
il the highest priced daily newspaper
OF the present day. It IL to be called
LIE Journal International, to be pub
1shed in French, to be edited by an
American Journalist. Theodore Stan
ton, and to be sold at 10 cents copy.
The object of the publication is to
regard political affairs from a strictly
international standpoint, and for that
purpose an International advisory
editorial board is to meet once a year
to consider the policy of the journal.
Physicians have noticed the alarm
ing increase of diseases of the heart.
lit has been observed that city bust
ness men are especially subject to
these diseases. The rush and worry
OF business, with too much eating and
too little exercise, have been regard
ed as the probable cause. But now
comes a German physician, DIR. Franz
Bergman OF Berlin, and says that
"sky-scraper" Office buildings-or
rather the plunger elevators in them
tend to weaken strong hearts and
cause heart diseases.
Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the
New York World, and one Of the
greatest journalists the world has
produced, died suddenly this week on
board his yacht Liberty, i'm the harbor
Of Charleston, S. G. He came to this
country near the end of the Civil
War, boy Of is. and landed without
one cent. Nor could he speak the
English language. His education
was limited. His health was poor.
IT. knew no one in America. His
eyesight was very defective, and this
finally resulted about 20 years ago in
total blindness. tn spite of these
disadvantages he became a master OF
vigorous English, built up a great
newspaper, set new pace for Ameri-
can newspaper men to follow, and i'm
cidentallY hecan1e iro