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lgnorine g edict that neither rec
ognized love nor marriage in the Is
raelite sex, located 40 Benton Harhor
Mich, twenty couples were joiacd q
Wedlock at the colony headquarters
Accorolns 10 Justice Ara Weldon
the prospective brides and bride
srooms lined up around an improviset
aitar, the brides wearing fowin
gowns Of white SILK and satin and tht
bricegrooms with flowing hair and I'm
shaVen boards, wearing their hats in
the lsraelite custom. Each mru
stood behind the woman OF his choct
The guests were the remaining mon
bers OF the colony. The colony orcpes
ira played and the Justice went down
the line uniting ore couple after an
other.
Mrs Aileen Christopher has beer
freed from the county Jail al Chicago
on production Of bond for $1,000
Mrs. Christopher was the govern
ment's chief wispess in the prosecution
OF the brick pool Before the last
grand jury. however. she changed her
tactics and refused 20 turn over Ger
tain papers TO the Investigating body
An attempt 10 smuggle the papers from
Judge Lands court room followed and
a sentence OF thirty days in Jail for her
self and seventy days for her attor
ney. John A. Brown. was imposed
Brown filed a writ OF error and was
released on supersedeas some time
ago.
Edward ID. White, for sixteen years
an associate Justice OF the supreme
court, OF the United States, became
the ninth chief justice OF the nation
The simple ceremonies OF installa
ton We're held i'm the presence OF the
bench and distinguished gatherings
that filled every available inch of
space In the little court room. The
oath OF allegiance was administered
by Associate Justice Harlan just be
fore the court took its place on the
bench
The administration at the nationa
capital has clamped down the I'D OF
the war scare talk that has been
started by The suppression Of secre
tary Dicknsou's two report on the I'M
preparednys OF the national defenses
Secretary Dickinson made the on
nouncemcnt that ne would prepare OF
third report on the condition Of de
lenses and forward II TO congress, butt
now he declines no say whether the
report would be sent in or not.
The authorities in the Yang Tstl
Kiang district in China are en-
deavoring to suppress the sale OF chill
dren. which has been carried on re
Gently on Wholesale scale. II Is es
timated that 100000 children have
been sold. Many OF these are girls
Winter is intensifying the famine In
these districts. The roadways are
dotted with the starving and dead
The relief committee is now making
appeals abroad for aid.
The present conditions at the
Danville, H., branch OF the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
are criticised, and in report of an in
spection OF the home. submitted &c |
congress, some glaring defects are
pointed out. The report asserts that
the police Of the hospital are not
good" sanitary conditions are de
clared TO be bad. and the opinion is ex
pressed that the surgeon is too old tol
perform his duties
John u. Rockefeller, the great oil
king, has given the University Of Chi |
cago another $lO,OO0,O0O Announce
ment OF this fact was made al the uni
versity convocation by Martin A. Ryer. I
son, chairman of the board OF trustees. I
The Standard oil magnate said IN
making the gift that he retired rom
all connection with the university and
would give n nothing more. Ills
total gifts in twcnty-one years aggre I
gate S35000,000
Members Of the city police depart
ment I'm Chicago are subscribing TO
fund 20 be used In the interest OF /
Inspector Edward Mccain, convicted
OF collecting graft In the west side
leyee district. Patrolmen In the city
have been asked 10 contribute 81 each
aud commanding officers larger
amount In aid OF their former associ'
ate. whose only hope OF escaping tho
penlteutiary now rests in securing a
new trial.
At Washington Baron Hengelmuller
the Austrian ambassador. made EN-.
phatlc denial OF the interview reported
TO have been given by the Baroness
Hengclmuller In New York In which
she was quoted as saying that Wash.
ington life Is dull and stupid and soci.
ETY. provincial" and that since Presi'
dent and Mrs. Taft are in the White
House the social atmosphere is some.
what changed"
At Mobile, Alabama, Ross II. sta
pleton, George Brooks. Robert Robin.
son. James r. r. Tomey. William B
Gum. James Randolph Gum. all
charged with intmidating or night rid.