The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

IS, was sentenced 10 death by Judge Crow in the circuit court at Belle vile. Friday, February IS, was fixed as the day of execution.
 Representative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois and Ollie James of Kentucky are the choice of the Democrats ii the house as the minority members Of the committee which will make the investigation into the merits of the Ballinger-Pinchot controversy.
 Representative Dawson of Iowa has announced through the chairman of his district committee that he will not seek reelection.
 Dr. Oscar R. Bullard the St Louis physician who escaped from the work house there Tuesday. was shot at twice Saturday on crowded streets in Chicago when he accosted Miss Re gina Loisseau, the 18-year-olc gih for whom he deserted his wife and four children and risked his life to join.
 Charles R. Heike, secretary of the American Sugar Refining company. who was indicted by the federal grand jury in New York for conspiracy to defraud the United States, is the man higher up" whom the govern ment has been after for a long time, according to Collector William Loeb, Jr.
 J. Edward Boeck, serving a sentence of seven years in Sing Sing for a jew elry swindle in 1901, is perhaps the only heir to more than d million do!- lars, left by his uncle, J. c. Lounsber- ry of St. Paul, who died there Janu- aEy 12 amid squalid surroundings.
 George Parmly Day of New York City, class of 1897, has been chosen treasurer of Yale university. The vacancy in this office came about by the resignation of Leo McClung, now United States treasurer.
 Charged with an alleged murder committed in Carterville. H., almost ten years ago, Otis Maynard, 3G years old, was arrested in Herrin by Deputy Sheriff Dave Tippy and taken to Marion, where he was placed in jail
 In New York the federal grand jury Friday afternoon returned indictments against Charles L. Heike. secretary of the American Sugar Refining Co.: G. Werbracht, ]. R. Bendernagel, Henry w. Walker, Jean NJ Voelker and James F. Halligan, employees They are charged with conspiracy
 Fifty thousand elk in the Jackson Hole country are starving because they are unable to get food through the deepest and most crusted snow in years, according 10 reports received at Cheyenne, Wyo.
 gift of $10.000 from J. P. Morgan for the establishment of the William NJ. Laffan professorship of As syriology and Babylonian literature has been made to Yale university as memorial to MT. Laffan, publisher of the New York Sun, who recently died.
 Three West Point cadets have been found guilty of hazing, it is reported at Washington, and their dismissal will follow the approval of the sen tence by the secretary of war, who is allowed no discretion in the matter.
 From 40 to 50 per cent of the natives of the Samoan Islands are in fected with hookworm This is the statement of Past Assistant Surgeon R, s. Rossiter, U. S. N., senior medical officer of the naval station at 1utuila.
 Jack Gleason who, with Tex Rickard, has the contract for the Jefferson-J ohnson fight, said that the big battle would be held in San Fran cisco or the immediate vicinity If he is denied the permit to fight 45 rounds in this city, the heavyweight struggle will take place at Ocean View, sev- enty miles across the bay from San Francisco
 bride of only three days, Mrs. Vera E. Dewey, wife of Glen M. Dewey wealthy rancher of Burley, Idaho, swallowed large quantity of car bolic acid, which she mistook for headache medicine. and died soon after in great agony at the home of her brother, George A. Johnson, at Council Bluffs.
 More than 5000 soldiers will par
 
 Fort Russell Wyo., next August Notice has been received by 27 troops C cavalry, 30 companies of infantry, six batteries of artillery and hospital and signal details from the regular army will participate, in addition to the militia from several neighboring states
 Chicago's $60000,00O budget pract- ically intact, has been adopted by the city council.
 Representative Gerrit J. Diekema of Michigan is a candidate for the speakership of the SiXty-second con gross. The young Michigan repre- sentative is now serving his second term in congress.
 Miss Helen Taft, daughter of the president, is lending her aid to the several thousand shirtwaist strikers in Philadelphia
 The Postal Telegraph company off cials deny any truth in the statement that the change of name of the Postal Telegraph Coble Go. to Trans-Conti- mental Telegraph Co. has any connec- tion with any plan for a merger with the Bell Telephone Go. or the West ern Union Telegraph Go.
 Melancholia, brought about by the fact that her family in England, from whom she ran away ten years ago, failed to answer letters she sent home, caused Mrs Annie Hedrick of River Rouge, Mich, to commit sui eide. Mrs. Hedrick, who was 24 VearS old came fn River Rnnpe frnn,