Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-05-06
THE WEEKS HISTORY
MARCH OF EVENTS AT HOME
and ABROAD.
A Resume of Important News Told in
Paragraph for Busy Readers-Hughes
Accepts Judgeship to Supreme bench
Governor of Maryland Vetoed Bill
DISTINGUISHING the Negro.

In the United States the history of
the week has been of the sort that
makes for the happiness of nations. 1t
mainly consists of the quiet annals OF
industry and progress. San Francisco
has raised $4,OOO,OO0 for its Panama
exposition of 1915.
The field of health has been blazoned
with white cross by devoting the gath
to Sunday services in behalf of the
national campaign against tuberculosis
The results of such education in con-
serving the lives of American citizens
will be at least as valuable as those
of the nationwide endeavor to conserve
our natural resources.
In the realm of politics Mr.. Ballinger
has taken the witness stand in his own
defense; Governor Hughes has accepted
an appointment to the supreme court, an
appointment that meets with universal
approval; the Cummins amendment to
the Taft railroad bill has been voted
out by the senate; Governor Crothers
of Maryland has vetoed the dlstran-
chisement of the negro; and the Indiana
democrats have nominated John w.
Kern, vice presidential candidate of
1908, for the United States senate, thus
dealing decisive blow to Mr.. Taggart,
their evil genius.
The British commons took a recess, to
last till May 26, and the lords passed
the liberal budget, which, on April 20,
received the royal assent.
A British emigration to Canada is in
progress this spring that is no less re-
markable for quality than for quantity,
| Thirty thousand Scotch and English
| farmers and skilled artisans are on their
way to the Shaughnessy ready made
farms in the Calgary irrigation district
of Alberta and to other points. One
party of 200 emigrants is said to possess
a combined capital of $25O,O00.
From Norway comes valuable infor
nation about the working of woman
suffrage Out of 100000 women en-
titled to the franchise and eligible fol
parliament 100000 voted the first time
they had the opportunity. They divided
on the same political lines as the men
and their public spirit was awakened
Almost simultaneously with the an
nouncement occurred the death o.
Bjornson, the grand old man of Nor
way, to whom it's women mainly owet
their enfranchisement.
Italy has distinguished herself among
the great powers of the European cont
nent by being the first to appoint Jew
as her premier. SonninO, his prede
cessor, is the son of a Jewish fathe
and English mother, but Luzzatti, tn
new prime minister, is ga Hebrew o
, the Hebrews" in blood. AS minister o
, the treasury he distinguished himsel
, and as premier he will rule Italy wei
( The Chinese difficulties in Human hav
taken a turn for the better and, perhaps
5 the, worst is over. 1t should be pu
: down to the credit of the natives ths
they themselves have raised $25O,O0O fc
t their own poor.
y Australia surrendered control of tn
e entire commonwealth completely
f labor party, the two parties that ha
+ combined against it losing the election
= and New Zealand sells its mutton
: New York city at a profit despite tt
e tariff.