The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-02-11

Will represent secretary Ball1nger,
Land Commissioners 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 q 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 well, are on beard the Mallory
Line steamer Alamo making for Key
West.
At the opening session OF the inves-
tigation conducted by the interstate
m commission into the ex-
press business as conducted by the
four largest companies in 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 it's 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, 25 years old, whose
corpse was found on Wednesday near
the air shaft, was removed from the
mine.
Boston is paying $4,000 a year
more than 1T should pay for lighting
it's streets by electricity, and has paid
at least s. 1900 0 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 it's work" and that
there will be 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
wife's suit for separation following a
New York courts decree of divorce
and $3.50 0 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 a
pistol from a patient.
Domestic on the great
lakes during 1909 aggregated S0,974,-
sos tons of freight shipped between
ports in this country alone, according
to a Washington report.
A feature of the new Fifth Avenue
Baptist church, New York, is a roof
garden, following the suggestion of
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who has a
similar garden on his residence
by.
A pitched battle with native war
riors, in which several Japanese pill
layers were killed and their bodies
afterward cremated, is reported from
the Santar islands, in the Pacific, ac-
cording to advices received at Victoria,
B. C..
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.
Hencetorth 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 un'
requited love, due to religious be.
liefs.
The annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Game Commits
sioners opened in New Orleans, the
members being welcomed by Mayor
Behrman.
Only "A men are dead as the result
Of the mysterious explosion IN the
Primero (Col.) mine. This is thu
final figure according to a careful
check made in a house-to-house can
vass finished by officials of the Colo
RADIO Fuel & Iron Company.
Evidence from various parts of thu
countdy showing that a surprising I'm
iformity of prices on any given dat
is maintained by all the Chicago mea
packers will be submitted by the fed
eral grand jury at Chicago which i
making an investigation to determine
If a meat trust exists. Witnesses from
New York, Boston. Buffalo. De
Moines, Denver. Detroit and Omaha
it is said. will be summoned to testif.
regarding the prices quoted in thei
. localities ~ the different companie
: on certain dates.
By a vote Of 100 to 80. or with 2
: votes to spare. the Illinois hous
passed the Hamilton-Staymates auto
; matte direct plurality primary bill
/ The bill goes to the senate. but vii
, not be acted upon by that body unit
next week.
Sensational charges that the $3.50
900 which the Chicago & Western IL
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