The log cabin Democrat., 1908-01-23
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Tuesday at the tenth annual meeting of the organization at Boston, Mass. Tie report of the Legislative Com mittee. to which members from each state were appointed, was read by the chairman of the committee, Gen. James A. Drain, and unanimously adopted. The feature of the report was a 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 statis- tic. The reports are undoubtedly incomplete, so 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 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 hs powers of oratory with the women.
 A unique prosperity exhibit was filed with the First National bank at Cincinnati, O., Wednesday, in the form of deposit slip for $60, ,162- 97, representing remittances sent to a local manufacturing concern ln three business days. The slip was made with an adding machine and the figures were neatly tabulated, but the slip measured a trifle over G2 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 a population of 3,500,000 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.
 Examination of a small copper ax found on the shore of Lake Superior at Presque Isle shows that the ax is harder than highly tempered steel. This fact, coupled with indications that the ax is of aboriginal make, is taken by metallurgists to show that a race of people possibly antedated the American Indian, who knew the art of tempering metal.
 In ten minutes the jury in the Dr. Dakan murder case returned a verdict of not guilty at Sulphur, Okla. Dr. Dakan, on the night of December l., killed John Mitchell, farmer, by cutting his throat Mitch ell had entered the doctors premises and was attempting to assault Mrs. Dakan. This was Murray county's first murder.
 Baroness von Schwitzer, aged 50 years, who was a millionaire and once famous as a Rumanian beauty. has committed suicide with a revol- yer at Crajova. Her act was prompt ed by her realization that she was beginning to look old. She left a letter saying she could not bear to survive her good looks.
 An operation unique and almost unprecedented was performed at Christ's hospital for Children at Cin- cinnati, when a steel hatpin 6 If inches long was removed from the stomach of an infant eight years of age. The little patient was Eva Nelyson, daughter of Charles Nel- son, of Milford, O.
 Judge Dana, in the Shawnee County District Court at Topeka, Kansas. assessed a fine of $12,6OO against the International Harvester |y--.-.. x.l; ;ol, 4l,o oO,,rt fbIn1