Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-03
GEN NERAL NEWS.

AmaSsing a fortune OF 100000 by
toll as a farmer, only to lose 1t
through the irregularities Of relatives,
Is the story of Byron l.. Church of
Holyrood, Kan, made public through
the old mans arrest on charge OF
wrecking the Bank of Hollywood. Max
we'll Church, his son, and F. w.
Thomas, a nephew, are being sought
by officers on complaint Of the state
bank commissioner.
The heaviest blow yet struck the
beef trust by way of punishment for
arbitrarily raising the price of meat
and poultry, came in Jersey City, N.
j.. when the grand jury Of Hudson
county filed a blanket indictment
charging a criminal conspiracy in re-
straint of trade. Six corporations, in
GLIDING the parent organization, the
National Packing Company and Fl in
dividual directors, were named in the
conspiracy charge.
The curfew bells rang for the en-
tire negro population of Memphis by
order Of Edward H. Crump. Memphis
boy Mayor" All members Of the
black race on the streets after II
o'clock were arrested.
Testimony by Louis D. CLAWS in his
charges against Secretary Ballinger
and the general land office, was again
corroborated when Horace T. Jones,
special agent Of the land office, took
the witness stand before the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee. Mr..
Jones proved to be as good witness.
II not better for the prosecution than
Mr.. CLAWS himself.
Following the publication of a SEN
sational statement alleged to have
been made by John J. Murphy, presi-
dent of the Central Labor union Of
Philadelphia, warrant was issued for
him, charging "inciting to riot" The
statement attributed to Murphy was
that "a general strike should be called
Immediately. think 1t Is inevitable.
There are men In the northwest who
can shoot as straight as any trooper
who ever drew a breath"
New York detectives are searching
for five men who rode all over that
city to find Jacob Greenthal, a former
political worker, and who then stabbed
him and all but severed his tongue.
Greenthal Is said to have talked too
freely.
Charles Smith, painter In desper.
ate straits, told New York physicians
he was so hungry that he allowed
himself to be knocked down and run
over to get the price of a meal A
woman whose buggy ran over him
gave him Ave dollars.
Sheb Williams of Paris, Tex. ia II
Kansas City. Mo-. to claim the bod,
OF Clay Clement, the actor and play
wright, following an agreement mad,
many years ago.
England is beginning to send shoes
TO this country. Hitherto the trade
has all been the other way, but the re
duction OF the duty from % per cent
70 ten per cent. has changed the stu
alton. Since February IL separat,
consignments from Leicester hav,
come in TO the port of New York.
Attorney General Wickersham, act
ing on instructions from Presiden
lls hd5 uiICCIcu Inc state
attorney at Philadelphia to report a
his earliest convenience whether Their
has been any interference with tn
United States mails during the strik
of the street car employees.
Senator Aldrich won his fight Il
the senate committee on interstat
commerce to keep out Of the admins
tration railroad bill proviso that vii
limit the jurisdiction of the propose
court OF commerce to the power no,
conferred on circuit courts of tn
United States.
A golden chalice studded with jev
els. contributed by parishioners,
soon TO grace the altar of st. Paul
Catholic cathedral in Pittsburg, Pa.
The senate has agreed upon Thur
day. March 3. as the day when vot
shall be taken on the postal saving
bank bill