The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-04-06
BEYOND THE COUNTY
March %, 1888.

In Washington, President Roose-
welt issued an order, effective July 1,
by which the sum of 400 million dol
lars will be saved annually in veter-
ans expenditures.
In Charleston, w. Va, the State
Superintendent of Schools announced
plans for cutting over million dol
lars from the annual cost of education
in that state by reducing the number
of teachers.
At Brownsville, Texas, a 17-year
old youth was convicted and sentenced
to Imprisonment on a charge of being
an accomplice in the first aerial MUIR
der in history.
At Oaxaca City, Mexico, there is
cypress tree growing, believed to be
the oldest thing in the world by a
scientist, after an exhaustive study,
estimating it's age at 1000 years.
At Salt Lake City, bishop, demon
strating his faith in the human race,
by never locking his doors, had his
faith shattered when thieves broke in
and stole about 5000.
In Chicago, a 17-year old youth is
serving an indefinite time in Jail for
failing to pay an automobile injury
judgment of $1,000, and although i'm
prisonment for debt was abolished
nearing century ago, under an old
Illinois law the boy can be kept locked
up, unless judgment is paid, for as
long as the injured person is willing
to pay $3.50 a week for his board.
In Fairmont, w. Va, the Owens
Illinois Bottle factory, which employs
800 men, is working full time MAX
ing beer bottles.
In Washington, word has been dis
patched to the House of Morgan, of
which John w. Davis, late of West
Virginia, one time Presidential candi-
date is attorney, that the members,
numbering over score, must hold
themselves in readiness to answer
summonses to appear before Senate
investigating committee.
In Fairmont, more than 5000 pay
checks were distributed to R. F. c.
workers Saturday, and 5 tons of gar
den seed have been received for plant
ing welfare gardens.
In Oregon, the Legislature takes
the cake for odd laws, by providing
that all wooden legs furnished by
the state accident commission to in
jured workmen shall become the
property of the state when they die.
In Baltimore, the original check of
Enoch Pratt, for $3.50, 1888, for the
foundation of his group Of three Ii
braries, together with documents be-
longing to him, are on exhibition.
In Maryland, only two fatal auto
mobile accidents occurred for the
week ending last Wednesday, the
lowest mark for the year. Eighteen
auto licenses were revoked 90 for
drunken driving) 13 permits were
suspended and "a refused.
At Columbus, Ohio, at the Ohio
University, scientists have discovered
that caretone is the chemical COM
pound found in spring pastures, that
makes butter a golden yellow and
have succeeded in making synthetic
compound that yields the same result.
In San Francisco, one man and a
woman were arrested, heavily fined,
and imprisoned, for receiving charity
from welfare committees while hav-
ing on deposit in bank-one $4,000
and the other $4,000.
In Sacramento, Calf, owing to a
distributors war, milk sold for one
cent a quart on April l.
From San Diego, Calf, it is re-
ported, if you care, that Greta Carlo,
Swedish film star, will arrive from
Stockholm, May 1.
In New York, at the Federal Re-
serve, it is stated there are ten differ
ent kinds of money in use in the U.
S.: Gold coin and bullion, gold GER
tifcates, silver dollars, silver certif-
Gates, subsidiary silver coins-half-
dollars, quarters, etc.,-U. S. notes,