The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-07-12

John D. Rockefeller celebrated his
T3rd birthday on last Monday.
An exchange says the average sal
airy of 1000 clergymen in the
United States il but 1888 year
Japan has ordered 18 large locomo-
tives for the Japanese Imperial Rail
ways from the Baldwin Locomotive
orks, Z. S. A.
Girl bootblacks will displace boys
i'm Pittsburgh department store shoe
shops, as the latter are annoyed by
hobble-skirted customers
While William J Bryan and family
we're in Baltimore vandals stole Sc
squares of cement sidewalk from
their Fairview home in Nebraska.
II II stated that ia 1910, $500 peo-
Die i'm the State of Maryland died
from tuberculosis. This is more than
died from any other seven diseases
An inventory of the cutlery and
kitchen utensils belonging to the
Shah of Persia places their value at
twenty-five million dollars. All are
of gold, gold plate and silver Some
are decorated with precious stones.
The purchase and building Of the
Panama canal to date has cost the
United States $276,487,0O0. OF this
amount s137 $4,000 has been paid
out OF the general fund OF the Treas
ury and the remainder from bond is
sues
The two big conventions ignored
the Woman Suffrage movement en-
tirely. IL. R, therefore has the field
to himself, and will likely add equal
suffrage to the list Of blessings to &C
crue from the success of his new
party.
Salisbury, Md, has appointed 3
plain clothes men to enforce speed
laws i'm that city, furnished them with
stop watches and measured off certain
parts of the city 20 that the speed of
automobiles can be accurately ascer-
tanned.
One thousand, three hundred and
fifty-three school children Of Will
Transport deposited more than $4,000
in cents, nickles and dimes in school
savings banks during the term just
closed. The total now on deposit is
$31,276.07.
China j. 20 eager to lear about
Christianity that the American Bible
Society is unable to supply the de-
mand for Bibles. The society has
this year given over fifty-two thou
sand dollars for Bible work for the
Chinese
The Liberty Bell, resting in indie
pendence Hall Museum, Philadelphia,
shows signs of disintegration and
will be made to find if possible, some
way in which this sacred relic may
be preserved indefinitely.
The Skin and Cancer Hospital, On
Mount street, Baltimore first OF
it's kind south of Philadelphia-was
dedicated with impressive exercises
Monday afternoon. The dedicatory
address was made by the Mayor after
an invocation by Bishop Corrigan.
The Lutheran reunion at Pen-Mar,
will be held on July %. There will
be the usual program Of addresses,
among the speakers being Dr. wv. a.
Granville, President of Pennsylvania
College, and Rev J. M Reimensnyder,
D. D. Ex-President Roosevelt, pres
emit leader of the boiling Republican
movement, has been invited to speak
Reports submitted to the National
Education Association, which opened
49, ~
Chicago on Monday, said that of the
20,OO0,OOO public school pupils il the
United States, 100000 were being
educated in rural schools and that
only one-third of the country boys
and girls we're making satisfactory
showing.
The new national flag, bearing AS
stars, emblematic Of all the States,
including Arizona and New Mexico,
recently admitted, was flung from all
Federal structures in the country and
from the American navy throughout
the world on July 4th. Thirteen stars
only will be permitted in the blue
square of the flags that are less than
five feet wide, to avoid overcrowding.
An Englishman has invented a
device for spectacles by which one
may see what IL back OF him as we'll
as in front. He manages this by
putting small mirrors in the frames
of spectacles. 1t should prove useful
to deaf people and men who work on
railroad tracks-and what a boon to
nervous ones who are afraid to 20
home in the dark" especially along
lonely country roads
The House Committee on Judiciary,
Washington, D. c., on Monday made
it, final report in the case OF Judge
Robert W. Archibald, of the Court Of
Commerce, recommending by unani-
nous vote that he be impeached be-
fore the bar of the United States SEN
ate. Thirteen articles of impeach-
ment were presented by the COM
mittee and the official conduct of this
iurist bitterly assaulted by the House
committeeman.
New Party Convention Will Nominate
Ticket.