Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1912 — EPITOME OF A WEEK'S NEWS [ARTICLE]

EPITOME OF A WEEK'S NEWS

Most Important Happenings Told in Brief.

Washington President Taft named Luther Conant, present deputy commissioner of (corporations, to succeed Herbert Knox Smith, resigned. The president also named Sherman Page Allen of Vermont to be assistant secretary of the treasury, vice A. Platt Andrew, resigned. • • • The unseating of Senator Lorimer ■creates no vacancy and Governor Deneen of Illinois has no power to appoint a successor. Thus holds Attorney General Stead in a voluminous opinion rendered to the governor. Whether a special session of the legislature will be called at once, so that Lorimer’s successor may be elected, has not been decided. * * • By a unanimous vote the Sulzer bill creating a department of labor with a secretary and cabinet member at its head passed the house of representatives. It is to be carved out of the present department of commerce and labor which is to be continued as the department of commerce. • • • The conferees on the river and harbor appropriation bill reached a complete agreement on an amended bill carrying a total appropriation of $33,000,000, The $6,000,000 appropriation for levee work along the Mississippi river was agreed to.

• • • Postponement of the house judiciary committee investigation of the socalled beef trust was Indicated at Washington when the committee met to consider a program. The United States senate by a vote of 35 to 23 adopted Senator Bailey's resolution declaring any attempt on the part of a president to influence the vote of any senator upon any •question a violation of the spirit of (the constitution. The resolution was prompted by President Taft’s interference in the Lorimer case. • • • A quarter of a million dollars was the estimate August Belmont, testifying before the United States senate committee investigating campaign ’contributions, placed upon his gift to the Democratic national campaign in 1904. He was not sure that was the sum, but was “satisfied to let it go at that.” President Taft will be officially notified of his nomination at the White House on August 1. This was decided by Chairman Hilles of the Republican committee and Senator Root, chain man of the committee on notification appointed at Chicago. » • • Senator Burton of Ohio addressed the senate in Washington urging the observance of the terms of the HayPauncefote treaty when the Panama canal tolls bill comes up for discussion. Senator Lodge supported his view and declared no action should be taken which would tend to destroy the work already accomplished in connection with the canal and particularly the foreign policy as to its operation.

* • * Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh ■will make a diligent inquiry into the reasonableness of the contract be 'tween the government and the United I States Express company of 20 years’ I standing for the transportation of I coin, currency and securities between the treasrry, subtreasuries, mints and banks. • • • The navy has begun the formation of a corps of efficient radio operators. Under an order issued by Acting Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop the assignments of wireless operators are to be permanent and the men must not. except in cases of emergency, be shifted to other work. • • ••. ' Domestic Joe Morris, a youth of Sulphur i Springs, Mo., was shot and killed by J. R. Raines, father of a girl for whose smiles Morris had just whipped another boy. • • • Three men were arrested in New York city in connection with the murder of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal, who was shot in front of the .Hotel Metropole a few hours before he was to give evidence against the police on gambling graft. • • • A sightseeing automobile got beyond control on the main thoroughfare of Coney Island and, after a wild run down the crowded street, smashed itseif against a curbing, throwing out Its 40 passengers and injuring 15 per sons. Mrs. Louise Llndloff, who is suspected of having poisoned two husbands and three children, was indicted in Chicago, charged with the murder of her son, Arthur Llndloff, fifteen years •Id. The grand jury reeommended J that the accused bg without ball l