The Columbus journal., 1909-12-15

The American Federation Of Labor
will support tho railroad switchmen
who are on strike in the northwest to
the extent Of its powers. This an.
nouncement was mAde By Samuel
Gompers. president Of the federation.
after an extended conference with
Frank Hawley, president Of the Amert
can Switchmen's union.
More than $4,000 banks with an ex'
cess of 25.000.000 deposit accounts.
capital aggregating 81, s65. 9S7 1868 and
individual deposits Of more than $14'
000. O00. 900 are the stupendous figures
revealing the vast extent Of the bank
ing business Of the United States a
shown in the annual report for the
year ending October 81, OF lawrence
o. Murray. comptroller Of the cur
rency, laid before congress. The az
gregate deposits on April % last were
about $14,425,523.165.
At monster meeting in Albert hall
London, Herbert Henry Asqufth. the
British prime minister. laid down the
policy on which the Liberal govern
ment is appealing to the country. He
pledged that If the party was returned
to power the government would de-
mand the limitation of the power OF
the house of lords and would grant
self-government to Ireland. -.
The American Ice Company at New
York was found guilty in the state
supreme court of restricting compet.
ton in and attempting to create a mo
nopoly of the sale of ice. The court
imposed the maximum sentence OF
$4,000 fine.
CONSERVATION reigned in d. A. H.
circles at Washington when the
Daughters learned that Miss Sarah 3.
MacLay, one of the most prominent
and respected members of the organi-
zation, for IA years curator of the so
ciety, had confessed that for years
past she has been systematically rob-
bling the mail of the organization. The
amount of Miss MacLaay's populations
is not known and is estimated at from
$1,000 to $4,000.
The National Rivers and Harbors
convention at Washington adopted
resolutions appealing to congress for
an appropriation of $50,000,00o for
waterways work, and asking for the
creation of bureau of public works
with a cabinet officer at its head.
Commissioner Cabell of the internal
revenue bureau in Washington has is
sued an economy order of wide scope.
One feature is that taxicabs are to be
used only in cases Of absolute neces-
sity and then their use must be ez-
planned.
To avoid arrest after holding his
family in terror, O. e. Boley shot and
killed Sheriff Jacob Bell at Shreve. O..
Secretary Wilson intends by means
of the federal inspection of dairy
herds to make Washington serve as
an example to other cities in the pre-
yention of the sale of infected milk.
A. E. Sheppard, senior vice-president
of the Order of Railway Conductors.
who has been in st. Paul. Mimi, for
few days. issued an order - all con-
ductors that they must observe strict
neutrality and that they should "act
as they did before the switchmen's
strike, no more, no less"
Mark Hanna, a Russian who took
an American name and sought a IL
cense to wed at Newport, KY, had to
wsit two days because he forgot the
name of the prospective bride. Her
name was Fannie Dozorthzov.
Federal and local authorities at
Leechburg, Pa, are seeking alleged
Black Hand members who have
threatened the life of ex-Congressman
Beale.
Inquiry by the coroner's jury into
the causes of the st. Paul mine dis
aster at Cherry, ILL.,, came to an alb
rupt close without a verdict being
reached or any steps being made to
fix the responsibility for the attending
loss of life The Jurors refused to con.
slider the finding of a verdict until two
missing witnesses were produced.
Adam Pietrzyk. aged Is years. has
confessed to the Milwaukee police
that he murdered Hattie linda. IA
years old, on November IL and impli
Gated Karl Wojciechowski. who Is
also under arrest.
Thirty-five passengers on a street
car were injured, none fatally. and
few seriously. when the car was
struck by an inbound Pennsylvania
passenger train at an Indianapolis
street crossing and hurled 30 feet.
Given carbolic acid by her daughter
by mistake for brandy. Mrs. William
Tate of Toledo. O.. i'll with tubercu.
losis. died before medical aid could
reach her.
George Preston Sheldon. deposed
president of the Phenix Fire Insurance
Company of Brooklyn. lying at deaths
door at his Greenwich Conn home.
was indicted for larceny in the first
degree by the grand jury in New York
for alleged transportation of funda
of the company. Of which he was the
head for 20 years.
william Crandall. on trial for the
killing of his wife at Battle Greek,
Mich. last August. was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree BY jury
at Marshall. Mich. Crandall cut hie
wife's throat