The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-01-20
News OF the Compass.

cine q week ago were arrested Satur-
day in Hot Springs, Ark
BY the falling Ia OF the cable-house
on the roof of the Southern Telephone
and Telegraph Company, Norfolk, Va,
two carpenters were killed.
While examining a rife he thought
was mot loaded, Wiley Walker, aged
10, the SON OF prominent York coun-
ty, (Va) farmer, Saturday instantly
killed his brother, Linwood, aged Is.
the three daughters or Peter Bubee
aged 4, A and 8 years, OF Duluth, Mimi,
were burned to death January Is in
their home ut Knife River. A gasoline
stove exploded while Mrs. Bubee was
away.
Two men were killed and a third
probably fatally injured in an explo-
sion OF gas that wrecked the establish
ment OF the Wayne & Friedman Fur
niture Company, of Kansas City, Mo.
Sunday.
Henry c. Scott, president OF the Ma
tional Light and Improvement Com
pany, shot and killed himself at his
home, &c. Louis, No, January ia lie
was wealthy and his financial activi-
ties were extensive.
John Anderson, a saloon proprietor
and Ben Christensen, a bartender, In
his employ, of Seattle, Wash, were in
stantly killed Sunday when they fell
from a third-story window OF hotel
They were wrestling.
Meager reports received from Ben
tom, Ark, January 14, say two negroes
are dead and a third fatally injured
as the result Of a race riot there. The
on theatrical company
Lawyers OF Hazelton, Pennsyl-
vania, want the State Legislature
to amend the Marriage License act 90
that minors who have no guardians
will be permitted to name a next
friend" to assent to their wedding.
The German balloon Hildebrandt
which had been missing since its
ascent at Schmarendorf on December
20, was found in lake in Pomerania
Province, Prussia. The bodies OF
both areonauts were in the gondola.
A message received at Plymouth from
Victoria, British Columbia, describes
the thrilling escape OF seaman named
Theodore Anderson, Of the pearling
lugger Hugh Norman, the captain and
crew of which were eaten by sharks.
Sam Morano, an italian, of Wheel
ing, W. Va, who sold his wife into
white slavery, was convicted by jury
In the United States Court January IA,
at Parkersburg. He was sentenced to
five years Imprisonment and a fine of
$1,000.
Chicago City and federal authorities
took steps to prevent the sale OF any
butter, eggs and other cold-storage
products which may be found unfit for
food, following the reported unloading
OF millions Of pounds Of produce on the
market
Charles Hopkins, "a years old, Balti-
more, who celebrated his silver we'd
ding anniversary week ago, was run
over and killed Saturday by Balti-
more and Ohio locomotive at Mount
Clare Junction while repairing
freight car.
On a Southern Pacific ferryboat,
bound from San Franciscoto Oakland
and carrying over 1000 passengers
an unidentified man blew himself to
pieces with stick OF dynamite Friday
night. Two other passengers were
seriously injured.
In his will filed January Is with the
Surrogate of Essex county, N. j.,
Adolph G. Hoch disinherits his widow
and directs that his body be cremated
and his ashes scattered over the
graves Of his first wife and dead child
rem i'm Woodland Cemetery.
Guided to field east Of the suburb Of
Irvington, Indiana, by Ben Deery, q
years old. the police Monday evening
dug up $40 i'm pennies which was left,
being taken from the State Bank Of
New Palestine, December 20, when the
bank was robbed OF $500.
Nicholas Ryan, said to be the son OF
respectable parents in Baltimore, who
had been a race track hahltue at Lex
ington, KY, for six months, died Jan
uary Is from the effects Of carbolic
acid he swallowed the night before
during spell OF dependency.
Galloping after three burglars who
were escaping on the bumpers of
trolley car, Policeman. William Smith,
Buffalo, NJ. W., was struck by another
He was pinned under his horse, which
was killed The burglars escaped.
Commission merchants OF Philadel-
phia not only declared that the prices
OF stored foods were about to fall
sharply, but that the spectators back
OF the provisions in cold storage had
been badly squeezed, especially in
butter, and would now disgorge mt
heavy loss
Heartrending screams coming from
the cell OF Mrs. Edith Melher, who has
confessed to the murder OF her 5-year-
old son in lonely bog east Of Albany,
N. Y, on January s, kept prisoners
i'm the Jail there awake ill night. "I
want to de- she moaned over and
over again. Send me priest"
"a burglar broke into the home Of
John Phenicie, IN old soldier living
alone, at Franklin, Pa, and when
Phenicie refused to tell where his
money was, started to beat him with a
club, Suddenly PhenicIe's dog jumped
from a corner, seized the burglar by
the breast and the intruder fed in ter
rOr.
Revenue Agents Hendricks and
Weaver, who arrived at Danville, Va,
Saturday from an extensive riding
trip through the mountainous sections
OF Franklin and Patrick counties, near
the border lines, report the seizure Of
seven blockade whisky and brandy dis
tiI1erieB and large quantities OF beer
and whisky