Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1914 — SUMMARY OF THE WORLD’S EVENTS [ARTICLE]

SUMMARY OF THE WORLD’S EVENTS

IMPORTANT NEWS BOILED DOWN TO LAST ANALYSIS. ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS Brief Notes Covering Happenings In This Country «nd Abroad That Are of Legitimate Interest to All the People. Washington Criticisms of Postmaster General Burleson’s action in abolishing the 50mile parcel poet sones and ext ending the service’s low rates to territory within the 150-mile zones blocked passage of the postofflce appropriation bill in the senate at Washington. Senators Bryan and led the attack Food manufacturers and miller* throughout the country won a decisive victory over the government when the Supreme court at Washington held that federal Inspectors could not condemn under the pure food law “bleached flour” unless they proved that the flour contained enough poisonous ingredients to injure health.

• • • The sentences imposed on Charles Wilson, alias Charles Willard, and Catherine Wilson, alias "Zoe" Willard, who were convicted In Chicago of violating the Mann white slave act, were affirmed by the Supreme court of the United States at Washington. • • • America is on the threshold of all that Is the best In a nation’s life and her development will go on in the future as It has In the past, declared Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, in an address at the Washington birthday celebration of the Union League club at Chicago. Secretary Daniels decried partisanship in politics. * Fortification of the Panama" canal will be completed with an additional $2,500,000 which Secretary Garrison, Colonel Goethals, Major General Wood and Brigadier General Crozier urged the house appropriations committee at Washington to provide.

• « ♦ President Wilson crossed the icejammed Potomac in the naval yacht Sylph, and from a glass-inclosed stand reviewed a civic and military parade in Alexandria, Va., which marched tjjrough a frigid snowstorm in honor of the first president of the United States. Vice-President Marshall lard a wreath on the tomb of Washingtonlat Mount Vernon. • • • Without any amendment whatever to limit their scope the senate at Washington by more than a two-thirds vote ratified general arbitration treaties between the United States and Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and Switzerland. • • • Domestic The body of Orrawell Williams, former superintendent of the money order division of the Salt Lake City post office, was found In the swimming pool of a Salt Lake City bathhouse. Williams, who had been employed at the post office 20 years, was suspended January 5 for alleged irregularities In handling funds.

• * * The Cuban government purchased 3,000 horses at the St. Louis National stock yards for an aggnegate price of 1500,000. • • • When the coroner opened the casket containing the body of William Lebarger of Balovar, N. Y., who died at Manningsport, La., It was found that the dead man had 16 bullet holes in his head. Nothing was known here by the authorities or relatives of the manner in which he met death. • • • Primary elections held In a number of towns In Illinois, appear to have held little Interest, especially for the newly enfranchised women voters. Reports from several towns show that in most Instances the women declined to take a hand In nominating candidates for city and township offices. • • • Detectives have been unable to get any trace of the thief who stole two valuable diamond rings from a Southern railway train arriving In Jacksonville, Fla. The two rings, valued at I4JOO, the property of Mrs. L. M. Thomas of New York, were stolen from the Pullman oar Arenaae. v* * • The Illinois laborers' compensation law was denounced as being inadequate for state conditions in the annual report of Duncan McDonald, sec-retary-treasurer of district No. 12, United Mine Workers of America, at the convention held at Peoria, 111. • * • Although the state board of health and local authorities declare that the scarlet fever situation at the University of Illinois is well In hand, 800 students fled from Urbana, lU., to their homes. Miss Ona Reno, a young nurse, died a martyr to her work. • • * The supreme court of Georgia refused to grant a rehearing on the unsuccessful appeal for a new trial for Leo M. Frank of Brooklyn, N. Y., under death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan at Atlanta.

For the first time In the history of Chicago women are party nominees for aidermen. Seven women, three under the Progressive banner and four Socialists, were nominated at the primary election. All were without opposition. Two, both of whom sought Democratic nominations, were defeated. More than two-thlrds of the women remained away from the polls. • • • Investigation of the official conduct of A. G. Dayton, United States judge for the Northern district of West Virginia, was asked in a petition transmitted to the department of justice at Washington from the White House. The petition may be referred to congress, where proceedings must Initiate. • • • Charles Becker, the ex-lieutenant of poMce, now In the death house at Sing Sing, under sentence to be electrocuted for the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal, was granted a new trial by the state court of appeals. The four gunmen sentences to death for the same crime were refused a new trial and will die In the electric chair. • • • With a loss of probably more than $4,500,000 and a toll of seven lives, southern California began to recover from the effects of the worst storm In Its history. • • • Snow In Mississippi was given official recognition by the legislature. A resolution giving the pages holiday was adopted. • • • Mexican Revolt Fear of an European combination formed for the purpose of restoring peace In Mexico Is responsible for the Importance attached by the administration to the death of William 8. Benton, the British subject, at the hands of Villa. This fact was admitted by Bryan In his conference with the senate foreign relations committee at Washington.

• • • Secretary Bryan made a new demand for the body of a man executed by Mexicans. This time, however, It was for the body of Clemente Vergara, an American citizen, who had been hanged by Huerta’s federal forces. The secretary also made a fresh demand on Villa for the body of W. S. Benton, British subject, but got no reply. • • • ..' ■ The Mexican federal gunboat Tampico, with crew\ voluntarily surrendered to the constitutionalist officials at Topol obampo. • • • Foreign Out of the 225,000 miners in the coal fields of southern France 40,000 are on strike in response to the call of their leaders, as a protest against the elimination by the senate of certain clauses of the underground workers’ pension bill. • • • It was announced in Rome that the Italian government intends to appoint Ernest Nathan, formerly mayor of Rome, as commissioner to the Paaa-ma-Paciflc exposition at San Francisco. • • • , Senator Davllmar Theodore, rebel leader, and members of his staff fled from Cape Haltien, which was later occupied by the federal troops. The rebel army was routed. The streets of the city are patrolled by American marines and sailors. • • • Personal W. S. West of Waldosta, former president of the Georgia state senate, was appointed United States senator to Washington from Georgia.

• • • Gen. George Barnett assumed his duties as major general commandant es the United States marine corps, succeeding Maj. Gen. William P. Biddle, retired. • • • Representative William G. Sharp of Elyria, 0., Is uppermost in the mind of President Wilson at present for appointment as ambassador to Russia; • • • Mrs. Pearl Sutherland, who Is known professionally as Pearl White, a star for a moving picture corporation, started a supreme court action at New York for divorce against Victor Sutherland. Another woman was named. • • • William Sulser instituted legal proceedings before Justice Alden Chester of the supreme court at Albany, N. Y, to regain the governorship from which he was removed last October. • • ♦ The child held at Springdale, Ark., as Catherine Winters, the kidnaped daughter of Dr. W. A. Winters of New Castle, Ind., was declared by the dentist not to be his child. • • • George H. Williamson was sentenced to serve not more than five years and three months in Auburn prison, New York, for the killing of Mrs. E. T. Miller In October last by bls automobile. • * • Sam Petty, a negro, who shot and killed Charles W. Kirkland, a deputy sheriff, was bound and then shot to death by a mob at Leland, Miss. • • • Louis A Frothingham, Charles A Wed and Charles P. Jopp were appointed trustees for the Henry Seigel company of Boston. According to counsel for the creditors, the liabilities of the Boston store are $2,783,000. The receiver estimates that the assets will bring $2,360,000 If disposed of conservatively and $921,000 If disposed of by forced sale.