The Springfield herald., 1909-01-01

Secretary Garfield has denied the re-
port that he will be run as dark
horse" In the Ohio senatorial contest.
Sarah Bernhardt, who is playing at
st. Petersburg, was given an audience
by Emperor Nicholas at Tsarsko-Selo
Christmas Day. and was presented
with portrait of the Empress.
Harvey Hazel, the seventeen-year-
old boy. who murdered his mother with
a hammer at Toledo. Ohio. was found
guilty Of murder In the first degree,
verdict that calls for life imprison-
ment.
In bis statement to the Russian
Duma Foreign Minister lswolsky ex-
press I'd his approval Of the Japanese
American agreement which he said
was communicated to Russia before 1t
was signed.
Just before making flight at Le-
mans, France. Wilbur Wright. the
American aeroplanist discovered that
some one had filled the oil box Of his
aeroplane with gasoline. The discov-
cry probably prevented a serious acci-
dent.
day that. on advice Of his physicians,
he had resigned lately from the direc-
torates of thirty-four railroad and In
dustrial corporations, following the
resolution he had adopted nearly two
years ago.
AS holiday diversion December 26th
the President-elect made an excursion
to Aiken, S. c.. and played golf on the
famous Palmetto links. Mr.. Taft was
accompanied by Mrs Taft and the
three children and John Hays Ham
mond, his wife and children.
The best man in the world from the
pugilist's standpoint is now Jack
johnson, the giant negro who defeated
Tommy Burns at Sydney. New South
Wales. in fourteen rounds on Christ
mas Day, winning the heavyweight
championship of the world.
]. Cal Ewing was reelected presi-
dent of the Pacific Baseball leage at
the annual meeting of the league in
San Francisco. Thirty-one consecu-
tive weeks of baseball will constitute
the season for 1909, which will open
on March 1st and close October 31st.
Germany is not able to supply its
home demand for eggs, according to
Consul General Richard Guenther of
Frankfort, who reports that last year
$34,643,O00 worth of eggs were I'M
ported, this representing about 3,000,-
100000, or an average of 46 per capita.
In speaking at Boston of the SEN
fencing of labor officials in Washing
ton, First Vice President James Dun
can of the American Federation of La
Dor, said: Il believe the pardoning
power of the President could be used
right away in causing the release Of
President Gompers."
The Steel corporation has issued a
Christmas bonus to all employees hold
ing stock in the company. 1t is esti-
mated that siNty-five per cent. in num-
ber of the holdings are in the hands
of tn. workmen. The net earnings are
expected to run between $25,000,000
and $2G,0O0,O0O for the quarter.
One of the periodical expulsions of
Hebrews is now going on in Finland.
Thirty families have been ordered to
emigrate at once. The Senate on the
OASIS OF narrow Interpretation OF tne
law maintains the issue of individual
licenses emitting residents in Finland
for six months, these being renewable
only at the Senate's discretion.
An Equal Franchise society has been
organized in New York with Mrs. Clar-
ence II. Mackay as president. The OBJ
ject of the organization is to secure
the national, state and local electoral
franchise for women and for this pur-
pose to maintain in the city of New
York and elsewhere adequate head
quarters and maintain bureau of pub
licity and propaganda.
The national forests this year sup.
piled 100000 Christmas trees, the
forestry service estimating that one out
of every four families observed the tree
custom at Yuletide. Clifford Pinchot,
United States forester, upholds the
Christmas tree custom and believes it
should be maintained. He says that
the damage in cutting young ever.
green's for use at Christmas is infini-
tesimal when compared with the loss
of forest resources through fires and
careless methods of lumbering