The Carlisle independent., 1910-06-16
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through -out the Nation and Particularly
 the Great Southwest.
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 President Taft declined to receive Representative Francis Burton liar rison (Dem.) of New York, who called at the White House with two other representatives to introduce a party of rabbis, who took up with the presi- dent the question of the expulsion of Jews from Russia. Mir. Taft based his refusal to see MT. Harrison on statements made by the latter in con nection with the Ballinger-Pinchot episode.
 By an overwhelming majority of 196 to 101 the house passed the postal saw ings bank bill as recently agreed up on by the Republican caucus. Not single Republican voted against it.
 Miss Alice Potter of Elgin, III. known as a most competent automo bile expert, plans to compete in the aeroulane race from New York to Chicago
 Brigadier- General James Riddle, |. S. A, retired, noted Indian fighter, having participated in most of the campaigns in the west since the close of the civil war, died at his home in Berkley Springs, ". Va.
 The indictments against Mrs. Jen- nette Stewart Ford, the woman in the case" of Charles Charles L. War rtner, now serving a term in the Ohio penitentiary for the embezzlement of S643,000 from the Big Four railroad have been dismissed.
 Three Negroes, former house serv- ants in the White House during the Roosevelt administration, have re- ceived invitations to attend the we'd ding of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., to Miss Alexander, June q.
 Two officers of the French army, Lieutenant Fequeant as pilot and Captain Marconnet as scout or ob- server, flew from the camp at Chalons to Vincennes, a distance of no miles, in two hours and a half without mak- ing descent.
 A conference between the railroad presidents representing the 9 rail roads who were enjoined at Hannibal. Mo, from putting into effect their in creased rates, and President Taft, re- suited in a termination of the admin istration war on the roads. The rail roads will withdraw their schedule of increased rates and the attorney gen. eral will allow the suit to lie dormant until the new railroad bill, pending in congress, is in effect.
 Charles P. Taft, of Cincinnati is re- ported to be interested in the syndi- cate which is planning to erect mammoth hotel in the theater district in New York City. The hotel will be 9 stories high.
 Charging that it had been defraud- ed out of s2000,000 on repair work in a period of four years, the Illinois Central railroad filed suit for an ac- counting against four former officials in the circuit court at Chicago.
 The house of representatives does not take kindly to the senate railroad bill, and instead of accepting the measure as passed by the upper house, the bill will be considered by a joint committee.
 Treasury officials figure out that it all the money in circulation in this country were divided equally, every man, woman and child would have s34.59
 State Senator D. W. HoItslaw is the first of the self-confessed bribe-takers of the Illinois general assembly to ac- cede to the demands of the public and press of that state and resigned his office
 The railroad bill, which has been under almost continuous discussion in the senate since March 15, passed tha; body by vote of 50 to F. The measure is now being considered by a conference committee.
 A second petition has been filed in the senate asking for an investigation into the election of Senator Lorimer The charges were filed by Jerome King of Chicago, who says the sen ator's silence is cause for belief of guilt.
 Fairview, the Mount Vernon of the Southland. celebrated the one hundred and second anniversary of the birth c; Jefferson Davis. Ore thousand per sons gathered at the memorial parl that marks the spot where the frs and only president of the Confederaey opened to the Iigh. of day.