Times-promoter., 1908-01-24
NEWS OF The WEEK
THE LATEST NEWS OF THE
WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD.

Association Of the United States fol
national legislation effecting state
militias was definitely expressed
Tuesday at the tenth annual meeting
of the organization at Boston, Mass,
The report of the Legislative Com
mittee, to which members from each
state were appointed, was read by
the chairman of the committee, Ges,
James A. Drain, and unanimously
adopted. The feature of the report
was recommendation to change the
Dick law so as to make state militias
practically an integral part Of the
regular army and, as such, have
them supported and controlled by
the federal government.
Wolves have eaten at least 245
men, women and children through
out European Russia in the last few
weeks, according to official stats
tic. The reports are undoubtedly
incomplete, 50 that the number is
probably considerably larger than.
given by the authorities. The severe
winter has driven thousands Of packs
from the wilderness to the more
populous sections Of the country
where they haunt the country roads,
and even visit the outskirts of the
smaller towns.
Women suffragists spoke to a
crowd Of 200, nearly all women, in
an open air meeting Tuesday in
Madison square. Mrs. Golden San
derson, Mrs. Borrmann Wells Of
England and Mrs. Harriet Keyser
of New York addressed the meeting.
Bolton Hall, president Of the single
tax organization, was the only man
who dared to measure his powers Of
oratory with the women.
A unique prosperity exhibit was
fled with the First National bank
at Cincinnati, O., Wednesday, in the
form Of a deposit slip for $50, ,162-
97, representing remittanees sent to
a local manufacturing concern in
three business days. The slip was
made with an adding machine and
the figures we're neatly tabulated,
but the slip measured trifle over
60 feet long.
The swamp lands in the state Of
Louisiana alone, where the condi-
tions are very similar to those in Ar
kansas, are capable Of supporting
population Of 3,5Oo,800 people, ac-
cording to Edward Wisner of New
Orleans, who has contributed an ar
ticle to the Manufacturers Record
showing how millions Of dollars are
to be made by draining swamp lands.
The body Of Lieutenant John W.
Crawford, private secretary to
Admiral Dewey, was found Wednes-
day below Fort Foote, on the Mary
land side Of the Potomac. He dis
appeared on November 20 last, leav-
ing a note to a friend saying that
he was driven to end his life because
of finacial troubles. The finding of |
his body clears up the mystery.
Over 200 farmers in the vicinity |
Of Petersburg, Ind, are engaged inI
a tiger chase. A large Bengal tiger
has been seen in the country for two
weeks. Attached to its neck is q
collar with three links Of a chain.
Several head Of stock have been
Killed and people have feared to
leave their homes at night.
After acting for more than twenty |
years as preceptor and companion
to Helen Kellar, the famous deaf,
dumb and blind girl whose accomp-
lishments in spite Of her Affections
have astonished the world, Mrs.
John Albert Macy, who was Anne
Manifold Sullivan, is herself losing
her sight.
The General Council Of Mobile
Ala, Wednesday unanimously adopt
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