The Columbus journal., 1909-09-22
SUMMARY
Of 4
Weeks EVENTS
Latest News of Interest
Boiled Down for the
Busy Man.
Domestic.

OOUUSOSsSS
District Judge Loyal E. Knappen
presiding in the. branch of the fed
eral court at Marquette, Mich, ha.
entered a decree in favor of the com
plant in the case of Arctic Iron com
pany VS.. the Cleveland Cliff Iron com
pany and William Mather. its presi
dent. More than one million dollar:
Is involved in the decision.
A campaign for a. constitutions
amendment for prohibition in Ala
bama was launched at Birmingham al
. conference which was participated
In by several hundred prohibitionists
anti-saloon league members and par
tisans from all over the state. Ar
oficial statement was made prior to
the beginning Of the meeting that the
conference represented no political
faction or set of politicians.
Right Rev. William George McClos
~. bishop of Louisville and the Oldest
living Catholic prelate in the United
States, is seriously ill at Louisville
Ky. He is eighty-six years old.
Mrs. E. H. Hartman has been made
the sole beneficiary and administrator
Of her husbands vast estate. which is
estimated to be valued at from $780,
100000 to $500, 100000.
-Four cadets at the Annapolis naval
academy have been dropped from the
rolls at the direction of President Taft
hnNo,cn nf Sro do oh
TO have been demonstrated on the
practice cruise of the corps this sum-
mer.
Judge Corey, of the probate court,
made an order distributing to Mrs.
Anna Spreckels, widow OF the late
8preckles, her share of the sugar
kings estate. which is estimated to be
worth more than $1,000, 900.
~Haley's" comet has been located by
Herbert d. Curtis and photographed
with the aid of rejecting telescope at
Lick observatory. 1t will grow rapidly
brighter, according to q statement
made by d. w. w. Campbell of Lick
observatory.
That the railroads are confronted
with q shortage in the supply of tim
her for ties is indicated by a warning
sounded by the roadmasters and main
tenance of way association of America.
which is holding its convention in
washington. The convention declared
that stone ballast crushed and prop
erly screened, proved most valuable
for railroads carrying heavy traffic.
In order to insure the Hudson-Ful-
ton celebration stamp being on salt at
all post Offices desiring it on Septem-
Der 25, the date of the opening of the
celebration of the centennial in New
York. the post Office department has
decided to begin the shipment to the
various Offices on September 20. The
edition is limited to $4,000. 900, and,
therefore, may be in great demand by
stamp collectors. 1t Is said to be one
of the most beautiful stamps ever is
sued by the department.
The strike Of the flatteners and cut
ters of the American window glass
works at jeanette. Pa, and Mononga-
Aela. Pa, is taking on a serious aspect.
Attempts to import workmen have
met with resistance, and clashes have
occurred.
William Cramps Sons & Co., formal
u awarded the contracts for construct
ing one each of the new American
Dreadnoughts OF $4,000 tons to be of.
Acially known as the Wyoming and
the Arkansas.
John r. Early, the leper. so-called,
has been struck from the rolls of the
pension. as he has been found to be
entirely free from any disease, having |
recovered from the skin eruption
which was declared by eminent physi- |
clans to be leprosy. Early, at the
time his name was dropped from the |
rolls. was receiving $72 a month on |
account Of total disability. He was
recently examined by a medical board
IN New York. They found NO skin
efruptions or any disability.
v. p. Won Erlit. a business man Of
Seattle. Wash, shot and seriously
wounded himself in his room at a
Kansas City hotel After the shoot.
ING Won Erlit answered long distance
telephone call He talked business for
several minutes, but becoming weak
ffom the loss Of blood, pleaded for a
physician. He will recover.
&C. B. Rogers. vice-president and
general manager Of the Gulf Coast
line. has been elected president and
general manager, with Office at Kings
Vile. Tex" Tho above paraeraph
from the Railroad Age Gazette tells
how . Nebraska railroad man has
made good in the south. Mr.. Rogers
John w. Eitcomb, for . number of
years connected with the United
States fish commission AZ assistant in
charge of the division of fish culture.
has resigned to engage in private bust
Ross. II. s. johnson. superintendent
u the Manchester, Ia, fish station
has been selected to fill the vacancy
Robert S. Lovett has been elected to
Eucceed E. H. Hartman as the head
4 the executive department of the
Onion Pacific
John w. Castle, president of the
Onion Trust Co.. of New York. COM
nitted suicide by cutting his throat
Nth q razor.
The fifty-ninth anniversary of the
omission Of California to statehood
was observed at the Alaska-Yukon Pa
tic exposition as California day. the
lotable features of the day being ad- /,
lresses and . reception In the Cali
oenia building and free distribution ,
{ fruit and other California products.