The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-06-07
CURRENT NEWS.
FROM HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.

FROM HERE, THERE AND
EVERYWHERE.
The will of former Governor Austin
T. Crothers bequeaths his $4,000 es-
tate To hi nephews, Omar D. and En-
ersOn r. Crothers.
Some Boards of Health in Massa-
chusetts are making regulations to
forbid the sale oil food that has Deen
exposed to dust and flies.
Ex-senator Wellington continues to
improve slowly after having Deen
confined to his room since Sunday,
Hay 10, when he was stricken.
A crowd watched a building burn
in williamsburg, Nv. Y., and nobody
turned in an alarm. Each person
supposed somebody else would do it.
The Senate has voted for Senator
Rayner's bill granting the widow Of
Admiral Schley, who won the battle
of Santiago, a pension Of Sl5O
month.
a new York court has decided that
if a man has a life insurance policy
payable at his death to his wife, and
she dies before him, The money must
be paid to her heirs, not to his heirs.
Mr.. P. A. B. Widener, Of Philadel-
phia, a. a memorial TO nj son ana
grandson who persisted when the Ti-
rvfry -
600 for the Widener Memorial School
for Crippled Children.
The House Of Representatives
voted, LAT to 1875, that no toll should
be charged American coastwise yes
sells passing through the Panama
Canal This was bitterly fought and
the result was received with cheers.
Had the Titanic escaped her doom
she would no longer ~ the largest
passenger steamer af1oat. The Ham
burg-American line has just launched
a bigger one. The new monster is
the Imperator, $4,000 tons. She will
have lifeboats for everyone or board,
and there will be three wireless" OPP
orators.
The increasing price of gasoline
has led to experiments with alcohol
as a source of power for automobiles.
Alcohol is an ideal fuel and perfect
ly adapted for this purpose, but AT
present it costs more than gasoline
1t can be produced in unlimited guam
titles from a great. variety Of farm
waste and even from city garbage.
Silks and satins, low necks and
short sleeves, rats, puffs and raise
curls and jewels will have no part in
the commencement attire Of Washing
tons girl graduates this year. The
Board Of Education has decreed that
the girls must wear simple frocks of
white, such as all can afford, and only
their own God-given hair.
A rather amusing case was tried
before Judge Sadler at Carlisle, Pa,
recently. a fellow by the name Of
Charles Midagh was arrested on the
charge Of taking horse, one-half OF
which he owned The other half
was owned by T. NJ. Derr who
brought the suit The Court, with
Solomonic wisdom, held that there
could be no theft Of half horse and
let the accused go scott-free. In the
meantime Midagh is in possession Of
the whole horse What j. poor Derr
going to do about his half?
The new law affecting marriage Il
censes became operative On and after
June 1st. Tt requires the license to
state all the information which has
been heretofore confined to the
application a. to name, address, col
Oh, age and whether the parties are
related or divorced. The licenses is
sued by the State and fulfilling the
law are now III the Clerks Office and
will be- of incalculable value to the
ministers who perform the ceremony,
as it will enable them to perceive at
a glance, whether the applicants for
matrimony come under the rules Of
the churches.