Woodruff County news., 1909-02-25
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Any attack made hereafter on the lock type of the Panama canal, ac- cording to the opinion expressed by President Roosevelt in message transmitting to congress the report made by the engineers who recently visited the canal zone with President elect Taft, lis in reality merely an attack upon the policy of building any canal at all.
 One of the most mysterious cases with which the Chicago police have had to deal in many years developed in the Wellington hotel, standard downtown hostelry, when the uncon- scious form of Miss Ella Gingles was found lashed to the supports of a bathtub.
 Discussing the action of the senate in restoring the marine corps to the battleships in connection with the naval appropriation bill, Senator Cum mins of Iowa, in vigorous defense of President Roosevelt, declared that the provision would be accepted as rebuke to the president.
 The legislature of the territory of Hawaii convened and organization was effected. The message of Gov. Frear was then read in both houses. The governor urges appropriations for the entertainment of congressman visit ing the islands; for a territorial dis play at the Yukon-Pacific exposition, and for the national guard.
 A rug said to be worth more than s5O.OOO was presented to the White House and was accepted by President Roosevelt. It will become the prop erty of the nation and will be placed in the parlors of the presidents home. The donor was H. H. Topakyan, rich Armenian of New York city, who Persia, three from the sultan ot Fur has two decorations from the shah or T1rkev and one from Venezuela.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who sailed for Europe after he had been subpoenaed to serve as juror in the supreme court was fined $25O by Jus tice Guy. Affidavits were presented showing that MT. Vanderbilt had de- parted for Europe and, therefore, was unable to attend Justice Guy held that this was not sufficient excuse.
 More than 1000 delegates to the Mississippi grand lodge Of Masons heard from Grand Master Edwin J. Martin that he had committed the grand lodge to a withdrawal or all fraternal correspondence and aIhi- ation with the grand lodge or Ne" Jersey because in the latter Jurlsdlc- tion the grand lodge recognizes and admits to it's work Alpha Lodge, MO- 166, located at Newark, and composed mainly of negroes.
 One half of the United States Navy should be kept on the Paclhc coast at all times, in the opinion or the senate. An amendment to the naval bill was agreed to providing that Ill the discretion of the president one half of the navy shall be kept in Pacific waters so far as practicable The president has already the author ity to so divide the fleet, put the amendment amounts to an expression of congress in favor of such action.
 It is reported that Beggs Rocks, sltu- ated in the outside channel between Santa Barbara and San Nicholas islands. have recently sunk into the ocean. probably as the result Of an earthquake, and now constitute se- rious menace to navigation.
 Drought conditions in south Texas were relieved Sunday when more than an inch of rain fell. Sunday night the temperature was below freezing.
 Indorsing the view of Former sec retarv of State Root that Liberia IS an American colony, Booker T. Wash' ington declared the situation ln the African republic was serious ana that the United States was in duty bound to render practical assistance to Ll- beria, which was established Tn lol9 by the United States government anu philanthropic individuals
 Any idea that he was contemplat- ing retirement from active paruclpa- tion in the management of the raii- road and other properties in wnlch he is interested, was secuted Dy George J. Gould To reporters who asked him about a report to that ef- feet, MT. Gould said that however much he might desire to get out or business, he could not think or do- ing so.
 The house committee on census de- cided that there should be no attempt on the part of the house to pass the census bill over the veto of the presl- dent This action was taken after much deliebration among the leaders of the house and senate.