The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-04-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
There are 81 ,49O passenger cars On
the railroads of this country.
An excursion will be run TO Pitts
burgh over the Western Maryland
on April q.
Fireworks are said to have been
first used in Europe IN the city Of
Florence in 1860.
Approximately 100000 was real
lied by the farmers OF Adams county
In the sales held during the past two
months.
A simple horse-drawn machine has
been invented by Michigan man 10
sprinkle sand evenly over slippery
streets
A brilliant and permanent green
can be procured from the juice o.
the stalk and leaves Of nettles. L
is sometimes used TO dye wooden
stuffs.
Wireless stations 10 be erected BY
the United States Navy in Hawaii
and the Philippines vii be the most
powerful IN the world, having a 400
mile radius.
Mrs. Mary X. RIndge, of LoB
Angeles. Is aaid to be the first woman
railroad president in California and
one of the three women executives 81
railways IN the United States.
The King OF Spain has an income
of 81, 400. 300 and he i at peace with
the world. And yet some OF the 9th
er monarch3 used to think him verY
poor representative of royal blood
The motion-picture industry. which
uses silver salts for aensitiZing films.
Is estimated to consume lb,O00.0oo
ounces of silver each year In the
United States alone.
Above and below the air chamber
in neH French automobile tire are
sections filled with elastic strips.
which come together and support tho
tire In event OF puneture.
The machine invented for stacking
lumber IN high piles has been In
proved b. the addition of monitor
nozzle 10 which hose can be con
nected 10 fight lumber-yard fires.
The most heavily Insured man IN
the world is Rodman Wanamaker.
who increased his life insurance 10
$4,000. IN. His annual premium IN
that amount is estimated 10 be about
sl25.heg.
A iath without water Is said To
be one Of ghe latest novelties. !
thick robe IL entwined with wires
and when put on current OF eise-
tricity l. passed through the wireH.
The wearer Of the robe soon finds
his hodY getting warmer. until In >
little while he perspires freely.
Most of The armored motor-eafa
used in the present war for outpost
and scouting duty are enCased IN ,
light frame OF tough steel plate.
ranging IN thickness from three
sixteenths OF an inch 10 a quarter
OF an Inch. and are imperyious 10
rifle and machine=gun fire.
The efficiency of parachutes IN
saving the lives of aeroplane pilots
appears To have been proved In the
recent denomination of Colonel
Maitland. of the British Royal Naval
Air Service, who jumped from IN
aeroplane al an altitude OF 10.VgV
feet and landed safely. thanks To The
parachute Of special design which
he used II required l. minutes for
the decent
The Hampstead eornet Band HI
elected the following officers: freEi-
dent Z. L. Murray. flee-president. )
+. Frankforter; treasurer. J. William.
Kelbaugh assistant treasurer. +. T
Albaueh. trustees. Harry Sullivan. [.
A Es#44# H. AL - a. :
Seger. advisory committee, II L
Lippy. Harry Bixler. Charles HofieR
and Eli n Boose: secretary, II. :
Albaugh
Strayer,s Business College opened
it's season by defeating Franklin
High School TO ,. In a 10-lnnIna
contest At Baltimore Saturday Frank.
lin held the lead until the eighth IN.
ming, when Strayer's tied the score
The features were the all-around
playing of Diffendal for the winners
and schaeTer and Eppers for the
losers.
under the auspices OF ConNay.E
Band q comic play entitled Teddy. Of
the Rnnaways," was presented satur.
day evening in Flremen's Hail. a
Hampstead, by local amateurs viii
music BY the band. Those who tool
part in the production were: Mrs
Harry Rigler, Misses Rose Copper.
smith. Ida Iippy and Cora RoYston
Messrs. Albert A Phillips, JOIN
Shank, Paul Hynson. Raymond Bneh.
man, Earl Belt and Elmer Richards
The play will be repeated next satnr
day evening.
The u. ~ Railway Company i
considering the possibility of double
tracking it's line between Williams
port and Cumberland. "A miles, ant
Investigations are being made by til
engineering department accordingly
AuthoEzIy has not Jet been given b
the board TO undertake this eonstrne
ton. but Il appears probable thai |
will bEHIn within year, Already
passing sidIngs have been heightened
and additional passing tracks bull
TO accommodate the long and freqnen
freight trains.
superintendent +. I. Brendel. Of tn
eastern division OF the W. M, vii
headquarters at Haserstown, vas. /
visitor to Waynesboro to confer vii
Chief Of Police slaIey as to mean
for breaking up the practice of tres
passing On the W II. tracks Man!
Waynezboro citizens and workmen =
the shops use the railway tracks /.
shorten the distance between places
Occasionally accidents occur beeaus,
Of this practice and more frequently