The Globe-republican., 1909-08-26
Domestic Items.


The Worlds Fair incubator baby"
over which there has been so much
contention was again kidnapped by its
foster mother Mrs. Barclay from the
home of its real mother Mrs. Bleakley
at Topeka, and taken In a motor car
to Atchison, Kan, and then by train
to Kansas City, where Mrs. Barclay
and Gentry the man who assisted her
were placed under arrest. Gov. Stubbs
of Kansas has issued requisition on
Gov. Hadley for their return to Kan
Sas.
The value of the poultry and eggs
sold in Missouri in 1908 was placed at
$44,960,973 This does not include the
poultry products consumed by the
producers and yet it places that in
dustry in position second only to
live stock as a revenue producer for
the farmers.
A fire which burned in the business
district of Decatur, ILL.,, for Is hours
caused damage to the amount of ST.
100000.
Five lives were lost and numerous
persons injured at the races on the
new motor speedway at indianapolis.
The management announce that
changes will be made in the rules tnat
will eliminate some of the danger in
future races.
Communication with other planets Is
by no means likely, according to
resolution unanimously adopted by the
Astronomical and Astrophysical So.
ciety Of America in session at the
Yerkes Observatory on Lake Geneva.
The board Of directors have voted
to accept the resignation Of DR.. Cook
as president of the Southwest Missouri
Normal school and have appointed DR..
Taylor Of Kentucky to fill the vacancy.
A korean colony Is about to be
established southwest of Redlands,
Cal.
The coal production in the United
States for 1908 was 640OO,O0O tons less
than in 1907 The principal cause of
the decline was the business depres-
sion which commenced in 1907 and
continued into 1908.
Assistant Attorney General Dawson
has given an opinion holding that drug
less healers including Christian Scient.
lists must obtain a license from the
state board Of health before they can
practice their arts In Missouri.
The Trans-Mississippi congress
passed resolution favoring the pass
age by congress Of law preventing
the collection of federal liquor revenue
in prohibition territory.
The steamer Fred Swain in the ILL
nois river near Peoria, ILL.,, caught fire
with $50 persons on board. 1t was run
as near shore as possible and all the
people taken off. The boat then
burned to the waters edge.
After a 30-day test, conducted under
the most rigid supervision Of the Uni
ted States government and the Kansas
City Stock Yards company, the un-
questioned efficacy of the serum dis
covered by DR.. M. Dorset, a govern
ment specialist, for the prevention of
hog cholera, has been demonstrated.
Zinc ore prices in the Joplin field
have reached $54 per ton, an increase
from $31 since the new tariff bill
placed a duty on zinc ore.
State Superintendent Of Insurance
Barnes of Kansas has ordered de-
crease of IL per cent in fire insurance
rates In Kansas.
Two records were broken at the new
motor speedway at Indianapolis. One
mile was made In 43 1-1O seconds and
ten miles was covered In 1856 4-10.
The convention Of the Farmers
Union Of Alabama decided to orga
. corporation to merge all the cotton
warehouses under Its control.