The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-06-30
CURRENT NEWS

CURRENT NEWS
Jewish charities received 100000
from the will of Charles Wertheimer,
OF London.
"a Massachusetts landowner ap-
piled to the courts and obtained an
Injunction restraining an aviator from
flying over his property.
Statistics recently gathered show
that rs per cent. of the public-school
teachers are women, and that fully
half of the teachers are farmers chill
dren-
The Marys of the British empire
have given to Queen Mary a purse of
100000. 1t is now in order for the
Helens Of the United States to do a.
much for Mrs. Taft.
A decision Of great Importance has
been made by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, who have voted
that they have power to suspend a
reduction in freight rates.
The British suppression of the i'm
portation OF opium from India to
China will cost the government of
India about $25, 100000 a year-a very
substantial and noble sacrifice.
The recent elections withdrew from
the Senate members whose aggregate
wealth was 50,000,0 900, and nearly all
of the Senators taking the places of
these millionaires are comparatively
poor men.
The one hundred councilmen of
Pittsburg have been succeeded by a
commission consisting Of nine bust
ness and professional men, three Of
them being millionaires. There is not
a politician in the commission.
Pennsylvania now has law making
Ii misdemeanor to give dramatic en-
tertainments or moving-picture shows
of sacrilegious or immoral nature, the
maximum penalty being $1,000, or
Imprisonment for year, or both.
"A new appraisal of the value of the
Panama Canal and the machinery
bought from the French company for
$40,OO0,OOO has been made, and places
it at $2,799,S26 more than the price
paid for it by the Roosevelt admins
tration.
The newly opened terminal OF the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
cost $23,750,000, covers twenty acres,
occupies the space formerly occupied
by 455 buildings, and is capable of
handling more than 100000 passen-
gers daily.
Since 1909 the New York customs
house has collected more than $4,000
900 in fines, penalties, and forfeitures.
This includes the $1,200,000 restored
to the government by the Deveen
brothers, art-dealers.
An aeroplane in California, while
passing over the top OF hill flying
very low, suddenly struck surprised
COW. The aviator tumbled from his
seat, but was unhurt, and the machine
was finally halted by a haystack.
z. W. James, United States highway
engineer, estimates that by making
better roads the farmers of this coun-
try could save $500, 100000 year. The
cost of getting products to market
il $600,000,000 a year, according to
the Government estimates.
"a most remarkable punishment was
melted out to a burglar. by a skylight
i'm New York City. The burglar was
attempting to enter through the sky
light when it fell upon the back of
his neck, pinning him between the
frame and the ceiling. His dead body
was not found until three weeks after
wards.
President Taft wrote a very severe
and justly indignant letter when he
heard that a cavalry colonel in Vir-
ginia has reported adversely on the
application OF soldier to take exam
ination for promotion to commission
ed rank on the ground that he was a
Jew, and that he and his family would
not be socially acceptable to the other
officers in case he succeeded in his
examination.
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