The Carlisle independent., 1910-04-14
Pursuant of the request of District


 tigating all municipal corruption and tell what they knew of such condi- tions, \. P. Moore, editor of the Lead CT, went before that body. The Indiana Prohibitionists in con- vention nominated state ticket and unanimously indorsod Felix T. McWhirter of this city for United States senator. The platform adopted by the prohibition convention takes a strong stand against liquor and de- nounced the Republican party for failing to speak of temperance legis- lation in their state platform.
 The Philadelphia Rapid Transit company, whose employees still are on strike, has asked permission of the city to float new loan of S2.500,000 In communication submitting the or dinance President Kruger of the tram dinary expenses recently incurred have reduced the reserve capital which the company was counting on to make improvements.
 Louise Ambrodine, who was four feet four inches high and weighed roo pounds, died in New York of acute rheumatism. She was 24 years old and professional fat woman. A derrick was used to lower the body from her apartment.
 Senator Lorimer of Illinois and Ly- man E. Cooley, engineer, spent an hour and a half with President Taft Thursday explaining the greatlakes- to-the-gulf waterway project.
 The navy department will withdraw within the next few weeks a force of about 500 marine from the isthmus of Panama. The recent revolution against the Madriz government col lapsed and the presence of United States marines were deemed unneces- sary.
 A New York state legislative com mittee has reported favorably a bill prohibiting the placing in cold stor- age for longer period than 60 days any meat, fish, game, poultry, butter, cheese or other produce.
 Two masked bandits boarded the Pioneer Limited on the Chicago, Mill waukee & St. Paul, northbound, be- tween Tomas and Oakdale Wis, ear ly Friday morning, and, after battle with Conductor Schumway, cut the air hose, but fled when the train stopped without securing any loot.
 At least 21 lives were lost in a col lision off Lands End The Belgian tug, John Bull. arriving at Falmouth, England, reporter that while towing the British bark Kate Thomas, with which she left Antwerp Saturday, an unknown vessel cut the Kate Thomas in two The Kate Thomas sank with all on board, with the exception of cabin boy. who managed to cling to a piece of wreckage and was res eued.
 Many church people in Worcester, Mass, deplore the visit of President Taft to Worcester on the Sabbath day in connection with a celebration. Some of the Methodist pastors spoke in terms from their pulpits turning Taft's visit "an outrage to the New England Sabbath" because he allowed himself to take part in the secular parade and meeting
 The Mccall bill, providing for the publication of campaign contributions and expenses, was favorably reported to the house by Chairman Gaines of the committee on election ahd priv ileges.
 The constitutionality of the Arkan- sas statute forbidding the drumming on trains for business and physicians, bath houses, hotels and boarding houses was upheld by the supreme court of the United States.
 Four girls were probably fatally hurt and eight others received serious injuries as the result of a fire Mon day which partially destroyed a six story building occupied by the Cen tral Steam Laundry, in Chicago. The girls injured all jumped from the second story to the pavement.
 June Vandervoort, a young farmer living near Perth, Kan, shot and killed his wife Sunday night Awak- ing. he heard someone moving about the room. He got a shotgun kept be- side the bed and fired.
 Eight cases of smallpox have de- veloped near the Puget Sound navy yard, and in an effort to check the spread of the disease the county health officers are taking 6sastic steps All the saloons. billiard and pool halls and schools of Charlestown, Wash, have been ordered closed
 In public statement Assistant Secretary Norton of the treasury de partment. in calling attention to the incerase in teh treasury balance of about s7000,000 during the last ten days of Marcn, says il is evident that the Payne-Aldrich tariff law is an ex- cellent producer of revenue.
 All the present and former Pitts burg councilmen, known as the Big 1 Five" have now told their storines to the graft investigation grand july. The indictment of six banks as corpora