Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-12-22

Famine threatens more Inan mi
lion Chinese in the northern part o
the province Of Anhui. section OF tn,
country subject to destructive floods
from the Huai river and its tributar
les.
The American Society for Judicia
Settlement of International Disputes
began three-day conference In
Washington with many distinguished
Americans and foreigners on the pro
gram.
| Federal government officers stimuli
taneously raided and closed the Of
fees Of the Capital Investment com
| pany and four branches In Chicago
one in Aurora and one Ia Joliet, all
comprising what is said to be the last
of the great private wire bucket
shops. and which is reported to have
transacted $4,000. 900 business an.
, nually
Seven hundred Harvard students
listened to an address which Col.
Theodore Roosevelt delivered on
Politics" before the members of the
class Of government Of that univer-
sity. The colonel advised all the
members OF the class to go into poll.
tics when they are graduated. He
declared that the training they are
receiving at Harvard will eminently
fit them for political work.
Star Pointer, the famous PAGER
1:59A-and with race record Of
2:00h, died at Rosewood stock farm,
Maury county, Tennessee. He was
twenty-one years old, and was owned
by J. A. Murphy of New York.
Earl Ward, thirty years old, who
robbed the State bank Of Paradise,
at Paradise. Kan, securing $4,000.
killed himself when surrounded by
posse of farmers IA miles north of
that place.
During 1909, according to a report
issued by the census bureau. 1860
cords of wood were consumed in the
industry of wood distillation In the
United States. at an average value of
1921 cord.
No more chickens may be kept at
West Point Heretofore the officers
and soldiers have kept few Of the
fowls for eggs and broilers, but Gen
eral Barry has directed that they shall
not be permitted after certain date.
The Ottawa Free Press publishes a
London dispatch saying II may be
necessary to postpone the coronation
of King George owing to an interest
ing event In the royal family"
Surrounded by II trustees Of his
choosing, comprising hrmer cabinet
members. ex-ambassadors, college pres
idents. lawyers and educators, Andrew
Carnegie at Washington transferred
$10,O00000 in five per cent. first mort
gage bonds. value s11.5oo.eoO. to be
devoted primarily TO the establish
ment OF universal peace by the aboli
ton OF war between nations and such
friction as may impair the progress
and happiness Of man."
A sensational report from the war
department showing that the country
is made quately protected against in
vasion from foreign governments was
sent to the house OF representatives at
Washington as a secret document and.
after number of conferences and hur-
ried telephone messages, was returned
to the war department on the ground
the house could not receive a secret
report.
Seven residents of Colorado were in
dicted for using the United States
mails to further an irrigation scheme
declared by the officials of the int rior
department to be wildly and fragrant
ly fraudulent"
AS result Of an explosion In the
mine OF the BoLd Coal company at
Greene, six miles east of Norton, Va,
IL men lost their lives. Thirteen were
In the mine and only two escaped, one
of whom died shortly after being taken
out
Bobby" Leach's proposed trip over
Niagara falls in a safety" l;feboat of
his own invention has been postponed
owing to the wrecking of the boat in a
trial trip. in which ii was sent over
the falls without passenger.
Mrs. Aileen Christopher, the woman
whose charges inspired the federal
brick trust investigation at Chicago
but who detied the court in trying t
shield an unknown person involved in
the alleged conspiracy. was sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail by Judge
Lands for contempt of court. Her
counsel. John A. Brown. was commit
ted for 70 days.
Reductions in the prices of meat,
eggs, poultry and vegetables, which
began about month ago on New
York markets. have suddenly been
followed by reversion to the old
high prices that prevailed last year.
The Missouri supreme court SEN
fenced Mort Holman to hang in Pike
county for an attack on woman and
Eugene Tucker to hang in Green coun,
y for murder. Both executions will
be on January IS. 1911.
Works OF art, brc-a-brac and house
furnishings which had been admired
by the guests of Robert Emerson
Davie. the missing boy broker, were
sold at auction in Boston and brought
$1,000.
The stocks and bonds commission
appointed by President Taft under the
auth ority of the railway act of the last
session of congress to investigate the
report on the best method for fedora
regulation of the issues Of stocks anG
bends of interstate carriers. re-opened
its sessions in New York city with
President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale IL
| the chair. .
A tariff debate was p.ecipitated IL
the national senate by Senator Cum
minis of Iowa. and II brought out the
| fact that Insurgents are not alone in