Sherman County observer., March 13, 1914, Image 1

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Husbands of
Laredo. Tex.— A party of Americans
«ho secretly crossed Into Mexico dur­
ing the night brought to the American
aide the mutilated body of Clemente
Vergara, Texas rancher, and estab­
lished the fact of hto execution after
he waa seised by Mexican federals.
The Invaders were not opposed, ac­
complishing their search without the
slightest violence, taking the body
from a grave In Hidalgo Cemetery al­
most within sight of the Texas border.
The aetoure waa divested of possibly
grave aspects in international compli­
cations by reason of the fact that the
party was virtually making use of per­
mission granted officially by Mexican
federal authorities several days ago.
tlal steps to repeal
clause of the Pan­
ama — f 1 set SO requested by Presi­
dent W lleos wore taken in congrea.
when the house committee on In ter­
state commeree reported favorably a
MU to strike out the provision.
In the senate the committee on ln-
terooeanle easols decided to meet thia
week to consider the appeal of the
for g reversal of policy In
w hick Involves the
Hay-Paaneefote treaty, aad In the
opinion of the president the general
foreign relations policy of the admin­
istration.
W M le the house M debating the Is­
sue. the senate committee w ill con­
sider whether to recommend a flat re­
peal bUl or to urge the compromise
M il offered by Renal nr Chlltoa. of
West Virginia, a member of the oom
mlttee, which would authorise the
president to regulate tolls and asses»
charges at hl» discretion wherever ex
emptlon la provided tn the canal act.
Developments of American policy as
an Influence tn Mexican complications
and the cause of universal peace are
of vital concern to the Washington ad-
mlnletratlon la Its efforts to have re­
pealed the tolls exemption clause in
the Panama canal set.
Inquiry 1« guap«n»».
Technically the eommlaalon which
was charged to Investigate the killing
of Benton contlnneg in existence and
Secretary Bryan said that Its func­
tions had simply been suspended.
There Is now, however, little idea that
the commissioners would proceed to
Chihuahua In the expectation of un­
covering any evidence of value though
It probably would be required to carry
out Its original Instructions merely
for the purpose of establishing the
principle of the right of the United
States government to set In this mat­
ter.
Intervention Pies Heard In Senate.
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CHARTER V IL
T M W m M Be »rattier-In*law.
T
HE next morning, bright and
early. Mr. Alfred Rodaey, a
telegram ta his hand,
down tbs hall to Mrs.
croft’s door. W ith charectertotle fa r
tmpulslveocae ha
A
voice
- I f i me—Rodney. O at t o
I want
to aaa Medcroft Bay. Roxbury.
B & th baa ambitions. Bbe
to the lord mayor's dinners
and to the Royal Antiquarians and to
B lr John Brodney*s and a lot of other
a the outer rim. but she’s
able to break through the
the real a wests o f Lou­
don society. M y dear feoxbury, the
OdeH-Carneys entertain the nobility
low ocher. It seems to toe."
He waited a long time before ven
toeing to express the thought that of
late had lawn troubling him seriously.
“I wonder If you truly realise the
rtimctiltr Edith win have to sattofylng
sa la« m l uloos world with her abac*
cempoortlon. and they’ve been ta&ly truthful story.
knows to hobnob w ith royalty. Mrs.
Odell-Oarney was a Lady Somebody-or
other before she married the second
She** terribly smart. Roxbury."
“How, In the name of heaven, do
they happen to be hobnobbing, ea yoo
call IL with the Rodneys, may 1 a a k r
“Well. It seems that Odell-Carney Is
promoting a new Booth African mining
venture. 1 have It from Freddie U>-
storvalt that he’s trying to sell some­
thing Ithe a million shares to M r. Rod­
ney. who has loads of money th at cam«
fTOrn real mines In the far west He’d
never he such a tool as to sink a mil­
lion to South Africa, you know, but
he’s juat clever enough to see the ad­
vantage of keeping Odell-Carney In
tow. as It w ere I t means a great deal
to Mrs. Rodney, don’t yon know. Rox­
bury. to be able to say that she toured
with the Odell-Carneya Freddie says
that Coualn Alfred Is talking In a very
diplomatic manner of going to London
la August to look folly Into the matter.
It Is understood that the Rodneys are
to he the guests of the Oddi-Carney«
while to London I t won’t be the eee-
eou. of course, so there won’t he much
of a commotion to the emart eeL It
Is our dear Bdlth’s desire to slip Into
the charmed circle through the ri f t that
the Rodneys m ake Do you eeaspre
HHw’ii ha vs ta
explain, yon know. There’s bound to
be a skeptte or two. my doer Oon-
“But there’s Roxbury." she protest
sd. her face clouding nevertheless.
“ H e will set everything rig h t"
“The world will say he la a gullible
fool." said he gently. “And the world
always laughs s t not with, a fool
Alas, my door sister. Ws a vary deep
pool we're la." He loaned closer and
allowed a quaint half bantering, whol­
ly diffident smile to cross his face.
“1—I ’m afraid that you are the only
being on earth who can make the story
thoroughly plausible."
“I?" »he demanded quickly. Their
eyes m et *od the wonder suddenly
left hers.
She blushed furiously.
“Nonsense!” she sold and abruptly
left him to take a seat beside Rather
tne Rodney. H e found small comfort
Id the whisperings and titterings that
came willy nllly to Ms burning ears
from the corner of the compartment
H e had a disquieting Impreaeton that
they were dlecuaofng him. I t was
forced In upon him that being a broth­
er-in-law Is not an enviable occupa­
tion.
“W o t r he asked almost fiercely a ft­
er the Inttetent Freddie had thrice re-
pasted a question.
*T say. w ill you have s cigarette?"
half »boated Freddie, exasperated.
“Oh! No, thanks. Tbs train makes
such a beastly racket, don’t yon know."
“They told me at the Bristol yon
were deaf, but— Oh. I esy, old man.
I ’m sorry. Which ear la It?"
“The one next to yon." replied Brock,
recovering from Ms confusion. “I beer
perfectly well with the other one."
“Tea.” drawled Freddie, with a wink,
“so I’ve observed." A fter a reflective
silence the young man ventured the In
teraeting conclusion. “She’s a stunning
girt, all rig h t" Brock looked politely
askance. “By Jove, I ’m glad she Isn’t
my alster-tn-lawr
"I suppose Pm expected to ask why."
“Roxbury T came la shrill
from within “H r— lao’t be upstairs? bend?"
They were seated side by sidy la the
Good heaven. Mr. Kodaey. what has
turner o f the compartment, his broad
happened? W lw t har happenedr
“Upstairs? Whet the dance Is he hack screening her as much as possible
from the persistent glances of F reddie
doing u|*tn1rrT'
“H e’s—he’s «leering!
Do tell me IH V rrvelt. who was nobly striving to
conflus his attentions to Katherine
w here the matter!"
Brock's eyes were devouring her ex­
1’t this Mr lledcrofTs room?"
it ba Isn’t la. H e objects quisite face with a greediness that
to the notoe. Oh, baa anything bap- might have caused her some uneasi­
l»*>ned to Roxbury?" She was stand ness I f there h id not been something
lug Juat Inside the door, sad bar voice pleasantly agreeable in his way of do­
ing IL
betrayed agitation
“T e o -fa in tly .“ he replied after an
“My dear Bdith. don’t get excited
almost lm|»en-eptlble conflict between
I hare a telegram from "—
the sense* of sight and hearing “ But
8be ottered a shriek.
“H e’a been assassinated! Ota. Boa- how does she intend to explain ms
away? I ’ll ba a dreadful skeleton In
bo ry T
“What the dev— Are you crasy? It's her closet If it comes to th a t When
“Certainly.
Because I f she was 1
she 1» obliged to produc e the reel Rox-
a telegram from**—
couldn’t. Do you get the point?” He
bnry.
what
then?”
“Oh. heavens! 1 knew they’d kill him;
“She’s thought It all out, Roxbury," crossed hie legs and looked Insnpporta
t knew something dreadful would hap­
blv sure of himself
pen if I left“ -
Here aba stopped sud­ said Constance severely, hut almost
They reached Munich late In the a ft
Inandlbly.
“I
’m
sure
Freddie
heard
denly. H e distinctly beard
srnoon and went a t once to the Hotel
part
of
what
yon
said.
Do
be
careful.
her breath. A fter a moment
She’s going to reveal the whole plot to T ier Jabretselten, where they were to
on warily, “la It from a an
Mrs. Odell-Carney Just as soon as Rox­ find the Odell-Cerneys.
H o b a rtr
Mr. Odell-Carney was a middle aged
bury
gives the word, treating It as s
“No. I t ’S from Oden-Carney. Ho­
Englishman
of the extremely nnlnl-
vary clever and necessary ruse, don’t
bart? I don’t know anybody
tlative type. H e was tall and narrow
you
sss.
Mrs.
Odell-Carney
w
ill
be
H o b a rt" (How was ba to
and distant, fa r beyond what la com
Hobart was the name that Medcroft Implored to aid in the deception for a aronly accepted as blase. Indeed, he
had chosen for correspondence pur­ few days, sad she’ll consent because was especially alow of speech, even for
poses?) “W e’re to most tbs OdeH-Oar- she’s resHy quite s M t of a sport A t an Englishman, quite as If It were an
neya today In Munich. Ko tim e to ba the psychologies I moment the Rodneys everlasting question with Mm whether
lost We’re got to catch the • o’clock will be told. That places Mrs. Odell- It was worth while to apeak at all
Carney in the position of being an
train.”
One had the feeling when listening to
“O tar came In great relief from the abettor or accomplice. She’s had the Mr. Odell-Carney that he was being
distinction
of
being
a
sharer
to
a
most
other aide of the door. Then la sud­
favored beyond words. It took Mm so
den <L«nvr : ‘'Rot I enn’t do It! Tbs glorious place of strategy- Don’t you long to say anytMng that I f one were
ese
how
charmingly
It
w
ill
all
work
in
Idea of r« tri:«* «:» nt an taorr I'.kcthlal"
but moderately bright he could finish
the end r
“W hat r *»:n 1« EorUnry to?**,
“W hat are you two whispering the sentence mentally some little time
“1 don’t kno’c r In very
about r demanded Freddie Ulstervelt In advance of the speaker and thus be
tones. “ Inquire at the
prepared to properly appreciate that
noisily, patience coming to an end.
Alfred Rodney was
“Whs-whet the devil Is that to"— which otherwise might have pussled
man. It Is bursty possible that be oc­
Constance Mm considerably. I t could not be said,
cupied a lower social plane then that began Brock furiously.
brought
him
up
«harp
with
a
warning however, that Mr. Odell-Carney wa»
attained by h’s wife, bat he was a
ponderous. H e was merely the effec­
mno of aceotupilshtnent. If not acouin- kick on the ankle. H e vowed after­
tual result of delay. Perhaps It Is safe
ward
that
he
would
carry
the
mark
to
pllsbtneata. H e always did a lia t be
to agree with those who knew him
Ms
grave.
set out to do. Be It said In defense
“He’s telling me what a nice chap beMt; they maintained that Odell-Car­
a f (his assertion he not only runted
ney was a pose, nothing more.
out his entire protesting flock, bat bad yon are. Freddie." said she sweetly.
Hla wife was quite the opposite in
Brock
glared
out
of
the
window,
them st the Wset-Bshnlmf la time t
nearly every particular efeept height
catch the Orient express luggage, ac dis sniffed Scornfully.
And angularity. She was bony end
**r«n getting sick of this job,"
cessortes and all. Re It «too said that
red fueed and opinionated.
A few
sd
Brock
under
hie
breath.
“1
didn’t
he was the only one In (be party ease
sallow years, with a rapid, profligate
Constance and Tootles who took t»> cslcolute on”— ,
a “Now. Roxbury, dear, don’t he e nobleman had brought her. In widow
tbe situation amlnMr
“ ■DiSF-Th^OdeTrr«ff,eysr WM w is t beer,” she pleaded so gently, bar eyes hood, to a fine sense of appreciation of
Freddie Ulstervelt said aa the « t o so fa ll of appeal, that he flushed w ith the slow going though tlresomely nn-
practlcal men of the Odqll-Csrney
drew out of the station. Brock looked sudden shame and contrition.
"Forgive me." be said, the old light type. It mattered little that he made
up approvingly.
“That's the first sensible thing I ’ve coming back Into his eyes so strongly poor Investment of the money she had
beard him say." ha mattered, loud that she quivered fa r an Instant be­ sequestered from Ms lordship. Hs had
enough to ba beard by Mias Fowler. fore lowering her own. ”1 hate that kept her in the foreground by associat­
“I say. who are the Oddl-Oarneya? confounded pnppy.” he explained lame­ ing himself with every Mg venture that
ly. guarding Ma voice with a new care. Interested the financial sriaart ast Not­
First I ’ve beard of *om."
“The Odell-Carneye? Ota, doer, hero “I f you felt as 1 do you would too." . withstanding the fact that he never
She laughed In the old way. but she was known to have any money, he wa»
you never board of thorn?" she cried
In surprise. H a fait property rebuked was not soon to forget that moment looked npon as a financier o f the high­
est order, which Is saying A great deal
T h e y ere very swell Londoners. I t when panic ifas * ° im m inent
“1—1 don’t see bow any One een help Is there unfeeling days of pounds and
Is said”—
“Then, good heavens, they'll know liking Freddie," she said without shiltlnga. •
O f course Mrs. Odell-Carney was
rm not Medcroft." be whispered to actually knowing why. He stared
hard
at
the
Danube
below.
After
a
dressed as at! rangy, long limbed Bhg
alarm.
llsbworaen are prone to drees—after a
“Not a t all, my dear Roxbury. That’s long alienee be said:
“I t ’s all tommyrot about Ba being model peculiarly not her ewa. Bhe
just where you’re wrong. They don’t
looked ridiculously ungraceful along­
know Roxbury the first
I ’vo gons blue, Isn’t t t r
She was also looking at tbs dark side the smart, chic American women,
over It all with Bdith. Bbe’a juat craay
swollen river that has been and yet not one of them but would
to get Into the Odell-Carney set. 1 re- s brown,
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l </ri_M 11 BBII lH SlJllg.
have give» her boots to be «hie to army
p s to mz t u t uwr mw
Vergara was shot twice through the
Carl R. Gray, who recently retired head and once through the neck, hla
from the presidency of the Great skull was crushed aa by a blow fropn
Northern Railway.
a rifle butt and the charred fingers of
the left hand Indicated that he had
PRESENTS HOME RULE P U N been tortured before being put to
Premier’s Proposal Would Exclude death.
Vergara left hla ranch near Balafox,
Ulster Counties From Trial.
London.—The British government*» Texas, Friday, February 13, and
plan for the conciliation of the Union­ crossed the river Into Mexico on a
ists of Ulster in connection with the message from three federal soldiers
IriBh home rule bill wa« laid before that Captain ^polonio Rodrigues, of
the house of commons. It met with a the Hidalgo garrison, wished to settle
for 11 horses.
cool reception from the Unionists.
The termB of Premier Asquith’s of­
Washington.—Tw o departments of
fer were that a poll should be taken of the United State« government are en­
the parliamentary electors of each gaged In seeking information aa to
county of Ulster to decide whether circumstances under which the body
they should be excluded from the oper­ of Clemente Vergara waa found early
ation of the bill for a period of »lx Sunday on the American side of the
years from the first meeting of the Rio Grande.
new Irish Parliament This would un­
A telegram to the state department
doubtedly result In the exclusion from from American Consul Garrett at Nue­
Irish home rule of the counties of An­ vo Laredo, Mexico, Informed the de­
trim, Armagh, Londonderry and Down. partment that the body had been found
and that details would be reported by
Bank Robber Takes >2300 In Gold.
mall. The slow process did not satis­
Sacramento, Cal.—Taking advan­ fy Secretary Bryan, who promptly tel­
tage of the absence of the police, who egraphed the consul to make his re­
were detailed to handle the army of port by telegraph.
unemployed, a lone highwayman en­
Meanwhile the' war department has
tered the Oak Park branch of the Sac­ become Interested and Secretary Gar­
ramento bank of this city during the rison called upon General Bliss at El
The Mexican lid was lifted In the noon hour, covered Gordon Culver, the
Paso for Information.
sen a tv of the United 8tatee by Sen­ teller, with a revolver and made his
ator FalL repuh Sn e n of New Mexico,
with >2200 In gold.
who urged armed intervention for the
protection o f Americans and other Taft To Be Named 8upreme Justice.
foreigners In the stricken republic.
Washington. — Professor William
Senator Shively, replying as acting Howard Taft, of Yale, ex-president of
chairman of the foreign relations com­ the United States, will be appointed a
mittee, assart Sd that Senator Fall’s United States supreme court Justice
policy would sreaa actual armed Inter­ by President Wllaon. This informa­
vention aad toe* intervention meant tion oomes from an unquestioned au­
war. H e deplored that the situation thority.
had thus boon discussed, saying It
would have a harmful Influence upon
the attitude aad temper of the people
of Mexico.
Indireet Taxes G ro w in g .
WMle customs receipts have fallen
oft under the new tariff, the Internal
revenue bureau to coming to the res­
cue with increoaed collections from in­
direct taxes. The total collected by
the bureau from July 1. 1913, to Jan­
uary 11, 1914
1191.792.279. an In­
crease of
over the corres­
ponding period of the previous year.
The tax on tobacco brought >47,680,-
416, an Increase at >2,371,268, and for-
mented llqoeM 940,276,380, an tn-
ereaae of 9 M 1 U M . Distilled spirits,
(poinding whiskey, however, brought
In only >98,940,904.
National Capital Brevities.
The Income tax law bids fair to live
np to the expectation* of the adminis­
tration by producing about >60,000,000
annually la revenue paid by dose to
436.000 Individuals.
Senator Ashurot has been notified
by Mrs O. H. P. Belmont that woman
enftraglsts w ill declare war on him If
he forces the vote on the constitution­
al amendment a t this time.
Colonel Ooethato, builder of the Pan­
ama canal, declares that It to Imprac­
tical to nae the heayy machinery em­
ployed In the canal, la building rail­
roads In Alaska or In flood prevention
work in the Mississippi valley.
Twelve railroads of tko east control
904 other roads, as to their financial
management, either through opera­
tion. rates or other means, according
to testimony at the Interstate oom-
merce commission. The New York
Central to said to dominate 104 lines.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, In tro ­
duced a M il which would authorise the
creation of a comm10on to acquire
for the government by purchase or
condemnation the home of Thomas
Jefferson at Monticello, Va.
Parroachlrg InqulfT Into practically
all r K— rt Of the industrial situation
In th lr country with a view to making
reoommsndatlons to eongresa w ill he
undertaken by the federal Industrial
relation» commlsslok..
The final chapter In the Iron work-
are’ campaign to destroy “open »hop»"
w ith dynamite and nitroglycerin was
w ritten by the »uprome court tn re­
fusing to review the penitentiary sea-
tencek imposed upon Frank M. Ryan,
president of the International Associ­
ation of Bridge and Structural Iron­
workers. and « oFfem association’«
MANY BELIEVED DEAD
IN ST. LOUIS BLAZE
St. Louis.-That from 30 to 36 guests
of the Missouri Athletic club perished
In the flames that destroyed the build­
ing Is the belief of officers of the club.
First estimates placed the number of
dead at 100.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and from 23 to 29 occupants of the
structure still are' unaccounted for.
Thirty-eight guests on the fifth
floor were awakened by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Magill, who refused to leave
the building until they had given the
alarm to all within reach. Mr. Magill
was house manager of the club. Mrs.
Magill was seriously burned.
The Missouri Athletic Club was In
the heart of the retail business dis­
trict of St. Louis. It was- one block
west of the terminal of the Bads
bridge across the Mississippi River
and a half block from Broadway, one
of the busiest streets of the city.
ARM AMERICANS
IN MEXICO
<W
■ - - -
Quna and Ammunition Are Shipped
To Mexican Capital.
Vera Crux, M ex —Following the re­
cent dispatch from this city to the
British and German cltlsena In Mexi­
co City of machine guns and squads of
trained gunners, arrangements have
been made to place In the hands of all
Americans capable of bearing arms
weapons for self-defense In the event
of an uprising In the Mexican eapltal.
A shipment of 1000 rifles and a
large amount of ammunition arrived
here recently from the United States.
The shipment was made with the
concurrence of the Mexican govern­
ment, but every effort was made to
prevent the facts gaining publicity.
The arms and ammunition chests were
carefully divested of all marks indi-
oatlng the character of their contents.
SACRAMENTO CLUBS
UNEMPLOYED HUNGRY
Sacramento.-Sufferlng from bruised
heads and empty stomachs, 1000 mem­
bers of the unemployed army, who had
been camped In Sacramento for two
days, are sulking In their "tents” on
the far side of the Sacramento river,
whither they were driven by Sacra­
mento city and county officers.
The unemployed were driven oft the
Southern Pacific railroad’s lot by dep­
uty sheriffs armed with pick handles,
and by polios. They at first refused
to 4>o, but several strong streams of
water played upon them by firemen
started them on the run toward Sec­
ond street
Grape Growers Fight
Stockton, Cal.—Declaring that if the
proposed constitutional amendment
making California a prohibition state
carries, the vltlcultural industry of
San Joaquin Valley and elsewhere will
Among those arretted after they had
be ruined the grapegrowers of thia refused to accept transportation to the
county have organised to combat the bay were:
,
movement
"General” Charles T . Kelly and Ed­
ward (“Rough-neok**) Teasdale. Teas­
T. R. Again Grandfather.
dale waa arreated several times In San
New York.—Mrs. Richard Derby, Francisco. Neither reelated a rre st
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Theo­
dore Roosevelt, gave birth to an eight
Clergyman la Set Free.
pound boy here.
Tacoma. Wash.— A fter two hours of
Muncie, Indiana, Votes Dry.
Muncie, Ind.-Muncie decided against
saloons by a majority of 442 votes In
the local option election.
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
Wheat— Club, 91c; blueatem, 91.00;
red Russian, 90c.
Hay—Timothy. >17; alfalfa, 914.
Butter—Creamery, 27c.
questioning by Judge Baaterday, In the
superior court. Rev. W. M. Jennings,
of Mount Vernon, Wash., waa ordered
released from the Western Washing­
ton Insane Asylum on habeas corpus
proceedings. Bevan other mlnletere
of Mount Vernon brought the action,
Utoglng that the man had been rail­
roaded to the asylum as the result of
a factional church fig h t
George W. Goethals, builder of the
Canal, who has been appoint­
ed Governor of the Canal Zonea
Panam a
Brief News of the Week
Indirect ta x e s \re making up 1
sustained by the new tariff. Inci
on tobacco and whiskey are partly re­
sponsible for the showing.
The Apple Advertiser»' Association
of America has been foriped at New
York to Increase the-$or>s imption of
apples In this country and especially
In foreign laud».
The board of United States general
appraiser» granted the 6 per cent re­
bate on all import» carried In ships
of American register. The board de­
clared that the intent of congress waa
clear.
An amendment to the city health
and food laws of Tacoma, provides for
the pfiyslcal examination of cooks em­
ployed In restaurant! and hotels
Fresh fruits, fish and other food must
he kept under glass.
WReport» that three states In Brasil
vrere In revolt, and that the capital,
Rio de Janeiro, had been declared In
a state of siege, were confirmed.
Plans for the Importation of egga
and meat from northern China and
butter ftom Siberia, are announced In
San Francisco. It Is proposed to place
a refrigerator steamer In service be­
tween San Francisco and Tlen-Tsln,
to carry eggs.
Because they had opposed In con­
gress the proposed building of the gov­
ernment railroad In Alaska, a mob of
eitlsena at Cordova^ Alaska, burned In
effigy all of the members of the ter­
ritorial Alaska senate. The action has
aroused the resentment of people of
Juneau
By the signing of an agreement be­
tween J. P. O'Brien, general manager
of the O-W. R. A N. Company, and J.
H. Young, of Hermiston, representing
the telegraphers of the line, the con­
troversy over wage and working hour
schedules which threatened to result
In a strike, was settled.
People In the News
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., la too busy at
Washington to visit Oregon and con­
duct a campaign, so that he has de­
cided he ‘•nil not be a candidate for
United States senator In the republi­
can primaries.
Georg« w - Vanderbilt, of New York,
died from the effects of an operation
for appendicitis.
Through her social secretary, Miss
Belle Hanger, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
wife of the president denied a report
that Miss Eleanor Wilson waa en­
gaged to Secretary of the Treasury
W illiam 0. McAdoo.
Arthur Langowskl, 21 years old.
swore before the federal strike Inves­
tigating committee a t Deaver that be
received >3 a day from the coal oper­
ators while exploding dynamite fur
the United Mine Workers of America.
President Wllson’e eyes have not
suffered much from one year of poli­
tical activity. He Journeyed to Philar
delphla to find out feat his eyes were
not falling him, and Dr. DeSchwelnitx. .
his oculist, made only a slight change
of lenses In the glasses he wears.
Governor Walsh of Massachusetts
has sent a special message to the leg­
islature declaring that he will not ac­
cept an Increase In hie salary from
99000 to 919.000 a year. H e said
would abide by the verdict of the elec­
tion which fixed the salary at a cer­
tain sum.
Professor W illiam B. Ritter, head ef
the Sorlppe Institute for Biological
Research of the University of Cali­
fornia, attacks the present methods
of teach tog eugenics. He says thoughts
of the body are considered at length,
while thoughts of the eon! are negtaot-
Steamship’s Crew Rescued by Chanee. ed.
Bggs— Ranch, 19c.
geattlt.
Wheat— Bluestem, 98c; club, 88c;
red Russian 97c.
Hay—Timothy. >17 per ton; alfalfe,
914 per ton.
Five years In San Quentin wae the
sentence Imposed In United Statoe
District Court on Captain A. D. MAh
son. the pirate who attempted to held
up the steamer Willamette» oomateBd.
Jereey ooeet were picked up by the ed by Captain Charles Betoer. e tt fee
Norfolk, Va.— Rescued from their
drifting lifeboat by merest ohance. the
captain aad 19 members of the crew
of the American steamer Charlemagne
Tower, J? m which foundered off the
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