The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-23

ernor Goldsborough, were sent to the
State Senate on Wednesday: The ap-
pointments are as follows:
Carroll County Appointments
Justices Of the Peace.-First Dis
trict-John T. Fogle and James P-
Gaut. Second Jesse z. Billmeyer.
Fourth William wv. Shamer, oJseph
Deyilbiss and Obidian Buckingham.
Fifth-Louis r. Hammersaugh, Geo.
SeIby, and o. o. Miller. Sixth-Will-
lam c. Shearer and IT. T. Wantz.
Seventh Theodore y. Brown and u.
Hoffman Fuss Ninth-Jacob Farber,
Eleventh.. R Gait TWELFTH. u.
Brandenberg, and Theodore FoWble.
Notaries-Bradley C- LeatherwoOd,
Walter Wilt, Milton II. zollickoffer,
Calvin +. Bankart, John Harris, y. M-
Miller, Jr., Miss Sadie G. Masenheim-
CT, Frank Cassell, Carroll Skunk, =.
q. Upton, M. ID. Reed, Cleveland En-
ders, Herbert F. Leatherwood. John
III Criswell Harry ~ Pickett and ID.
Percy Hinson..
Supervisors Of Elections. -Republi-
cans-Andrew P. Frizzell and s.
Luther Bare. Democrat-EdWard o.
Diffendal.
School iSsiOners-Abram AM.
Zentz, and G. G. Devilbiss.
Charles wv Melville, Of Sykesrllle,
was appointed on Jne Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
1T il understood that Charles Smith,
of Mt Airy, stands good chance Ct
getting the position Of game warden;
this appointment does not have to be
confirmed nv the Senate
To Study Country Life.
Delegate Walker, OF Queen Anne's
county, introduced bill authorizing
the Governor to appoint a country
life commission and appropriating
$4,000 for the expenses OF the COM
mission. A delegation Of prominent
Marylanders recently appeared before
the Farmers Conference Committee
and the Agricultural Committee OF the
House asking that commission be
appointed to study the conditions in
the rural districts OF Maryland and
suggest plans which would better the
social and commercial life or the
farmer.
For Compulsory Education.
The Compulsory Education bill, IN
troduced by Delegate Elmer J. COOK,
of Baltimore county, passed the
House on Friday morning without OPP
position. This bill was introduced 1n
the last House by Delegate Werten-
baker, Wicomico county, but failed BE-
cause OF opposition which had aevel-
oped among some counties where the
provisions Of the bill were misunder-
stood. The Cook bill allows the coun-
ties tn elect whether o. not the law
shall become applicable to them. The
county school boards are allowed To
determine the question, and il ,Aey
decide to adopt it then the law BE-
comes effective in that county. Otn-
erwise, its operations are suspended.
Going After The Railroads.
Senator Hammond introduced a bill
making an important change in the
laws taxing railroad shares md
bonds. He has prepared table show
ing that the enactment of this bill
would greatly increase the revenues
of the State His bill provides that
where one railroad company owns
any bonds or stock Of another rail-
road, for the purpose OF controlling
such railroad, the securities shall be
assessed at their intrinsic value
whether any interest or dividend shall
have been paid on them or not, and
upon this valuation the regular rate
OF taxation for State purposes shall
be paid and 30-cent rate for county,
city and municipal taxation. Senator
Hammond estimates that the States
income from the proposed tax upon
these securities would amount to
$125,000 a year.
Anti.Saloon League Bill opposed.
Vigorously attacking the constitu-
tionality of the Local Option bill and
denouncing Superintendent William
H. Anderson, of the Anti Saloon
league, the opponents of the league
LeId their hearing before the Te'IIcr
a.itn 4 ,mmitt-a Of the t. luse Of Dele
gates Wednesday afternoon. A dele
cation of several hundred persons, a.
GLIDING a small number Of women,
attended the hearing.
It was announced that Mr.. Ander-
son and his associates will have q
final hearing on the bill at s O'Clock
next Wednesday in the committee S
room. There was no minc1ng or
words. Mr.. Anderson was pointed at
by nearly every speaker and called
"a pirate king" leader Of a political
black hand" ia squatter who was
run out OF Illinois" and "a chaser OF
moOnbeans."
New Divorce Bill.
a bill has been introduced prohibit
ing woman suing for divorce from
recovering any alimony or counsel
fees from her husband until the fact
has been demonstrated that she j.
the innocent party. The bill will pro-
vide that a husband sued for divorce
must only give bond to cover the
amount of alimony and counsel fees
fixed at the preliminary hearing.
Law Relating to Wills.
Senator Campbell has introduced
an important bill relating to wills III
provides that every will made, in or
out of this State, shall BE- valid in
Maryland if it be made according to
the forms required by the law of the
place where the will was made; or by
the law of the place where the testa-
tor was dorniciled when the will was
made or according to the forms re-
quired by the law of this State, and
if the testator was originally doh'cil-
ed in Maryland, although at the time
of making the will, or at the time Of
his death, ne may have been dOmlcll-
ed elsewhere, the will when so exc
cuted shall be admitted to probate in
any Orphans Court Of this, State, and
when % admitted shall b. governed
~ and construed and Interpreted &C