Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-03-31

claims of creditors.
Although facing charge Of embez
zling $250,000 from the National City
bank of Cambridge, Mass, George w
Coleman has taken out license tc
marry Miss May Hightower Of Kan
sas City, Mo. .... ... ...
John M. Hayes, an Oklahoma City
(Okla.) prohibition-enforcement at
torney, acting for the state, has sued
the Santa Fe road for $365,000 on the
charge of storing liquors consigned to
dealers
Attorney Louis Brandeis, represent
ing CLAWS and others, sprung a de-
cided surprise before the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee by
declaring that he wished to call Sec
rotary Ballinger as one Of his wit
nesses. Attorney Vertrees, represent
ing Mr.. Ballinger, objected. The com
mittee will decide the matter in ex-
ecutive session.
Enraged because his wife had gone
to the theater with her brother. Alfred
Mitchell, New Orleans carpenter,
shot and probably wounded her.
wounded his 12-year-old son and seven
year-old daughter and then shot him
self in the head, dying instantly.
United States senators are to be
rubbed down and massaged at govern
ment expense in the magnificent bath
rooms in the new senate Office build
ing. A professional masseur will Of
ficiate in these baths at a salary Of
$500 a year.
Mount Etna suddenly has become
active and four new craters have been
opened. due to seven violent earth
quakes of volcanic origin, which &C.
CURED at Mileto. Province Of Catan-
FARO, Italy. Similar shocks were felt
at Messina.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce reported favor
ably the administration railroad bill
and that it will take precedence Of all
the Taft measures for consideration
In the house. 1t will follow the navy
appropriation bill.
The special grand jury that has
been investigating the work of the
mob that attacked the county jail at
Cairo, ILL.,. on the night Of February II,
and tried to take out the negro, John
Pratt, the purse snatcher, and lynch
him. found indictments against IL per-
sons charging them with forming a
mob.
The new house committee on rules
will consist of the following members:
Experimentation Dalzell, Pennsyl.
vania: Walter l. Smith. Iowa; J. Sloat
Fassett, New York; Henry s. Boutell,
Illinois; Sylvester G. Smith, Califor-
mia; George P. Lawrence. Massachu-
sets. Democrats-Champ Clark. Mis-
souri,; Oscar Underwood. Alabama;
John J. Fitzgerald. New York; Lin
coin Dixon. Indiana. The committee,
when elected by the house, will super
sede the committee composed OF
Speaker Cannon, Dalzell, Smith Of
Iowa, Republicans; Clark and Fitzger-
aid, Democrats. Dalzell is picked for
chairman.
The continued confessions of Pitts
burg councilmen. past and present. to
gether with the rumors that the grand
jury will hand down another batch Of
indictments, increases the terror
among a certain class in that city.
Stockholders Of the American Drug
gists' syndicate. meeting in New York.
voted to increase it's capital stock from
5000 900 to $25 100000 to further an
attack upon cut-rate drug stores
throughout the country.
AS a result of the affectionate regard
of Minnesotans for the late Gov. John
A. johnson. a fund Of $4,000 has been
raised in the state to provide an in,
come for his widow for the remainder
OF her life.
All existing difficulties between the
81, 900 locomotive firemen, members OF
the Brotherhood Of Railroad Firemen
and Enginemen and the 40 western
railroads have been wiped off the
slate. The controversy, which for a
time threatened a strike Of serious
proportions, was definitely settled
when a committee of the brotherhood
officials accepted the terms offered by
the railroads. The demand of the fire.
men for an increase in wages will be
arbitrated. at
A royal reception was given Col
Theodore Roosevelt and his party on
their arrival at Cairo. Egypt the
khedive sending his state carriage to
the station to convey the city's dis
tinguished guest to the palace. Dur
ing Mr.. Roosevelt's six-days' stay here
the program for his entertainment
includes several dinners. visit to the
University Of Egypt. where he will
American mission. where the colonel
will dedicate the girls college and a
thorough inspection of many places OF
historic interest
The Republican caucus selected the
following members for the new rules
committee: Walter l. Smith of Iowa,
John Dalzell of Pennsylvania. George
P. Lawrence of Massachusetts,, J.
Sloat Fassett of New York. Sylvester
G. Smith Of California, Henry S. Bou.
tell of Illinois. All the insurgents"
with the exception Of Gardner OF
Massachusetts were present and voted
at the caucus. and declared they were
satisfied with the result.
Theodore Roosevelt has called Gif
ford Pinchot to meet him as early as
possible following the former presi
dents arrival in Europe, and Mr.. Pin
chot sailed for Copenhagen on the
steamer Grant last Friday in re-
Spouse to the summons. He will go to
southern Europe Immediately after
reaching Copenhagen. and probably
will meet Col Roosevelt in Naples.