Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-03-08

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Vnere are SZ,UUU German walters III
London and $4,000 in Paris
Death by prevention Of sleep was
legal form of punishment in China.
Crime in Scotland shows a decrease
Of over 3 per cent for the last year.
During 1911 30573 natives of Ire
land emigrated as compared with 49,.
| 457 in 1910.
In recent years the sea has given
Great Britain back more land than It
has eaten away.
In spite Of its many tunnels and
bridges New York still finds use for
more than 100 ferryboats.
About 100 women were fined In one
day at Zurich for violating law regu-
lating the length Of hatpina
Aerial propellers, driven by gasoline
engines, are being tried in France as
means Of propulsion for canalboats.
All Of Berlin's sewage is pumped out
Of the city to disposal farms, which
have total area Of about 10000 acres.
A twelve months supply Of tickets
for the London county council tram
way cars absorbs about 200 tons of
wood pulp.
Southern California has a Japanese
population of more than 10000, and
Los Angeles is to have a japanese
vice consulate.
A bottle set adrift from a yacht on
Long Island Aug. "a, 1909, was picked
up ON the coast of Wales at Towyn.
Merionethshire.
The use Of animal fats and oils in the
manufacture Of margarine has given
way in Europe largely to cocoauut oil
In consequence Of public taste favoring
the latter.
Complaint IL made in British suffra-
gist circles that not one Of the seven.
teen formal ceremonies or functions at
the Delhi durbar was devoted to wom-
ems interests.
The Yale scientific expedition into the
interior Of Peru. has returned In the
midst Of a boundless wilderness they
identified the remains Of public baths.
q temple and royal palace.
A case involving the ownership Of
golf bah driven from the links into
private property adjoining came up in
court in England recently. but was
dismissed without a decision.
South African gold mining companies
paid out fSy00S,319 IN dividends last
gear and diamond mines f2.753,140
The Transvaal gold mines have now
distributed fS5.o13.559 in dividends.
Only one person is needed to operate
q new range finder for military pur-
poses in which two telescopes are
mounted at the ends Of common tube.
their eye pieces being close together.
Cinematograph hlms are made Of two
substances-one has celluloid n its
base. the other q composition known
as acetate Of cellulose. The latter is
becoming more popular. a. It Il less In
6ammable.
When the Panama canal = opened
steamers proceeding from Europe to
San Francisco win no longer 60 via
Cape Horn. route Of 1861 sea miles.
but will save o,20O sea miles VIA the
canal route.
According to the United States cen
sus returns. there are 1877 medical Jour-
nails printed In this country. with .
total circulation Of 931.59A for each r.
sue-and only about 170.800 physicians
to read them.
According to . census bureau In
Quiry there are more than $1,000
deaths annually In the United States
from violence. not counting suicides
This IL nearly 1000 a week or more
than $50 q day.
The British life saving service since
its institution in 1924 has saved 50O61
lives. During 1911 nfeboats were
launched on 459 occasions to aid ves-
sells In distress. and the directors voted
rewards for reacuing 6S7 persons.
The Wholesale removal Of cues IN
China has resulted in a great demand
for foreign style hats and caps 1t Is
reported that the factories in Osaka.
Japan. are working at great pressure
so as to supply orders for such head
gear from China.