Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1911 — GENERAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL NEWS.

BOISE, IDAHO—Governor James H. Hawley of Idaho gave out a signed statement addressed to the people of Idaho, in which he condemns the action of President Taft in granting a pardon to Clarence W. Robnett. Robnett was bookeeper and clerk in the Lewiston National bank of Lewiston, Idaho. He was convicted of embezzlinfi funds of the bank, and was sentenced in the federal court at Idaho Springs to ten year’s Imprisonment. He never entered upon service of his sentence. “I feel that the pardon of Robnett is a fitting sequel to the proceedings in the United States court during the last four years, while the special assistants to the United States attorney general have been running the cases in which the United States have been interested with a high hand, regardless of justice or decency,” the statement sets forth.

WASHINGTON—The staid old supreme court of the United States has the members of the bar on the run. It all results from a reform that is “reforming.” Instead of hearing argument in only seventy-five cases before the Christmas holidays, as was done last year, the court promises to have presented to It before the Chirstmas recess this year twice that number. Indications are that the court will dispose of half as many more cases this year as it,did last year. Lawyers with cases to be heard are being caught unawares and many are rushing forward briefs now that they expected to submit during the fainter.

ROME, ITALY— It is stated that the United States cruiser Chester was sent to Tripoli to take on board the American consul, John Q. Wood 1 . In consequence of Turkish reports that the capture of the town was imminent Wood refused to leave, although he previously had arranged to visit his family at Milan. He has assured the state department at Washington that Tripoli is calm and foreigners are not endangered.

BERLIN —A public and a semiofficial rebuke has been administered to Crow'n Prince Frederick William through an inspired telegram from Berlin published in the Cologne Gazette. This confirms the report that Emperor Wiliam reprimanded his son for having openly demonstrated his approval of the attacks on the government’s Moroccan policy and the bellicose utterances in the reichstag Thursday.

CONSTANTINOPLE —The acting governor of Smyrna has telegraphed that thirty Italian warships of various types have been sighted off the island of Carpathus, which is northeast of Crete. Turkey has notified the powers through their ambassadors here that in event of Italian aggression in the Aegean sea the Porte Will be compelled to expel all Italians from Turkey.

MEXICO CITY, MEX.— At the suggestion of President Madero and sanctioned by all the members of his cabinet, congress will be requested to abolish the office of vice president and to enact a law providing for the election of president by direct vote of the people instead, of using the electorate system as Is now done.