The Green Forest tribune., 1908-09-25

forth a caustic comments from the commission.
 Jackson Warribale, Creek negro, who lives five miles southeast of Mannford, Okla, is slowly turning white, and from slim negro, weigh ing less than 140 pounds, he has changed, within three months. to a portly man weighing 225 pounds.
 Railways in Texas declare they are operating under heavy losses, while the state railway commission asserts that the trouble is the local lines are "milked" by the big holding com panies
 Charles Roberts, Creek freedman residing near Broken Arrow, in Tulsa county, Okla, bears the distinction of being the father of the largest num- Der of children of any man in the civilized world today His children number fifty-one according to the records of the Dawes Commission at Muskogee.
 When three all-too-jovial young Americans dyraped a mule in the Mex tcan flag and chased the animal through Uruapam, Mexico, and there geon, where they have languished ever since, an international incident was created which has caused a bitter onslaught on our state department, has resulted in forcible representa- tions to the Mexican government and has involved much suffering for the humorous American youths con cerned.
 Liner Mauretania, in midocean, loses propeller blade. which knocks hole in vessels hull and necessitates heaving to in gale, causing panic.
 Drought in Pennsylvania causes enormous loss, rivers drying up and crops ruined, while towns are without water and forest fires add to perils.
 Dr. Alexander Graham Bell says Wright accident will not delay other proposed experiments with airships.
 Because Tom Longboat, the Indian, was allowed to complete in the Olympic Marathon race, officials of the A. A. U. are considering seyering athletic relations with the A. A. U of England. Longboat had been declared a professional by the A. A. U. of this country, but the English A. A. U. paid no attention to the ruling. The matter will be considered at meeting of the board of governors to be held in November.
 Attempts to settle the estate of John F. Wollensak, formerly wealthy hardware merchant of Chicago, but for years believed to be dead resulted in the discovery that he is alive and has amassed another fortune in a small town in California, where he has lived, keeping his identity secret from his relatives and friends.
 Invitations were sent out to labor organizations all over the country tt participate in the second national convention of the unemployed to De held in New York city, beginning on Sept. 25, and continuing until Oct 2. Behind the movement are J. Eads How of St. Louis, chairman, and Alexander Law, secretary.
 About 40 men were overcome by smoke at fire which ragged all night in Swift & Cos, packing plant in South St. Joseph. All will recover ex- South St. Joseph hose company and George A. Heaston, hoseman. Their condition is critical Among those overcome were General Manager Wal Ter of the plant, and Fire Chief Pat Kane.
 When negroes attempted to lynch Isaac Young, member of their race, at Hattiesburg, Miss, for attempting to attack negro girl white men in- terfered and saved Young's life.
 w. M. Parker, Jackson county, charged with assault to kill and sent enced to the penitentiary for one year went to Little Rock, unattended by an officer taking petition for pardon and commitment to prison. Gov. Pindall granted 40 days reprieve and Parker returned home. Parker shot Grif Gay, but claims he was pro- tecting his family.
 Rev. John Tomaszewski, priest of All Saints Polish Catholic Qndepen- dent) Cathedral, Chicago, was beaten and stabbed by an unidentified man. The attack was made while the priest sat studying his Bible in the quiet of his study in the parish house, adjoin- ing the cathedral.
 The department of justice is ad- and forty seal poaching Japanese boats and two schooners, the Sakali and the Pinzai Maru, within the three
 Claiming that the evidence before the grand jury, which indicted their clients for subornation of perjury in connection with the Frank J. Gould divorce, was fraudulent, counsel for Mrs Ben Teal, Harry L. Mousely and Miss Margaret Fleming obtained an order from Judge Grain of the court of general sessions for leave to in- spect the minutes of the grand jury.
 The Coroner's jury investigating the cause of the explosion at Windsor Mo-, which resulted in the death of 12 and in the injury of score of per sons, returned a verdict, finding that A. F. Herschberger, conductor of the Katy" local train, was responsible for the disaster, he having thrown lighted match into loose powder under car containing the explosives. Herschberger died in the hospital