The Columbus journal., 1910-02-09

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| and Carl Rasch. formerly United
States district attorney for Montana
/, will represent Secretary Ballinger
Land Commissioner bennett and
Field Agent Schwartz in the Ballinger.
Pinchot investigation.
Once more the wireless has result.
ed in the saving of lives-this time an
entire ships crew-at moment when
those in peril had all but given up
hope of reaching land. The steam
ship Kentucky lies at the bottom OF
the Atlantic ocean more than 100
miles of the coast of South Carolina.
but her crew. numbering 46 men. alive
and we'll. are on board the Mallory
Line steamer Alamo making for Key
West
At the opening session of the inves-
tigation conducted by the interstate
commerce commission into the ex-
press business as conducted by the
, four largest companies IL the United
States-the American. Adams. Wells
Fargo and the United States COM
panies-it was alleged that the pay.
rolls of the United States Company
have been padded continually and
that its salary list is 80 times that
of the Great Northern railroad.
Senator McCumber of North Da
kota. in a speech in the senate dis
cussing the increased price of food
stuffs. declared that the farmer gets
an inadequate return for his products.
At last the St Paul mine at Cherry.
ILL.,. yielded the first of its dead since
last November. when the shafts were
sealed to extingUish the fire that
killed nearly 800 miners. The body
of Maestro Llirio. % years old. whose
corpse was found on Wednesday near
the air shaft. was removed from the
mine
Boston is paying 100000 year
more than 1t should pay for lighting
its streets by electricity. and has paid
at least 81 100000 more than was just
during the last ten years. according to
a report to the common council.
1t Is announced in the London ENG
land) organ of the suffragettes that
"militancy has done its work" and that
there will he no further resort to mill
tant methods unless the government
will yield to nothing else"
Attorneys for W. Gould Brokaw are
said to be preparing an appeal in his
wile's suit for separation following
New York courts decree of divorce
and $4,000 yearly alimony for Mrs.
Brokaw.
The Carnegie hero fund commission
will investigate the case Of Miss Mary
Brown, a nurse at Washington. who
died from wounds received in taking
pistol from a patient
Domestic commerce on the great
lakes during 1909 aggregated SO.974..
COS tons of freight shipped between
ports in this country alone. according
to Washington report.
A feature of the new Fifth Avenue
Baptist church. New York. is a roof
garden. following the suggestion of
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr., who has a
similar garden on his residence near
by.
a pitched battle with native war
riors. IN which several Japanese pill
layers were killed and their bodies
afterward cremated, is reported frcm
the Santar islands, in the Pacific. &C
cording 20 advices received at Victoria.
Il. &.
Because o the prevalence of vice in
500 or more resorts investigated. the
establishment of municipal dance halls
in New York has been promised by
Mayor Gaynor's new park commits
Sioner.
HenceIorth the Woman's college Of
Baltimore will be known as the
Goucner college. In honor of its foun-
der, Rev Dr. John F. Goucher Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. The
trustees voted to make the change.
Miss Marie Lewsen of Portland.
Me-. a member of the class of den
tistry of the University of Maryland.
was shot and killed by Elijah Bahia
Bedel, a student of medicine in the
same school, who committed suicide
by firing a bullet into his breast The
double tragedy was the result of I'M
requited love. due to religious be-
iiefS
The annual convention of the Ma
rionai Association of Game Commits
siOners opened in New Orleans, the
members being welcomed by Mayor
Bchrman.
mi hn
Of the mysterious explosion in the
primero (Col) mine. This is the
final figure according to n careful
check made in & kOuse-to-house can
vass finished by officials of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Company.
Evidence from various parts of the
countdy showing that surprising I'M
iformity of prices on any given date
is maintained by all the Chicago meat
packers will be submitted by the fed
eral grand jury at Chicago which is
making an investigation to determine
if meat trust exists. Witnesses from
New York Boston. Buffalo. Des
Moines, Denver. Detroit and Omaha.
il is said. will be summoned TO testify
regarding the prices quoted in their
localities ~ the different companies
on certain dates
By vote of 1Co to 80. or with %
votes to spare. the Illinois house
passed the Hamilton Staymates auto
matte direct plurality primary bill.
The bill goes to the senate. but Will
not be acted upon by that body until
next week
Sensational charges that the $780,