Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-02-10

P1nchOt lnveSt1gatlon.
Once more the wireless has result
ed in the saving of lives-this time ar
entire ships crew-at a moment wher
those in peril had all but given w
hope of reaching land. The steam
ship Kentucky lies at the bottom Of
the Atlantic ocean more than LOT
miles off the coast of South Carolina
but her crew. numbering 46 men, alive
and WELL 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 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 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 it's 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 100000 a year
more than it should pay for lighting
its streets by electricity, and has paid
at least $1,3C0,000 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 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 $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 a
pistol from a patient.
Domestic commerce on the great
lakes during 1909 aggregated S0,974,-
COS 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 near
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. &C
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.
uapoatortb tba uyonop,. COLLAGE ~
Baltimore will be known as the
Goucher 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 Baba
Bedel. a student of medicine In the
same school, who committed suicide
by firing 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 IA men are dead as the result
of the mysterious explosion in the
Primero (Col.) mine. This is tho
final figure according to a careful
check made In a house-to-house can
vass finished by officials of the Colo
RADIO Fuel G. Iron Company.
Evidence from various parts of the
countdy showing that a surprising un
fformity of prices on any given date
is maintained by all the Chicago mea
packers will be submitted by the fed
eral grand Jury at Chicago which 4!
making an investigation to determine
II meat trust exists. Witnesses from
New York Boston, Buffalo. Del
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 vote of 100 to 80, or with q
votes to spare, the Illinois hous'
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 unit
next week.
Sensational charges that the $3.50
600 which the Chicago & Western In
diana railroad is attempting to re
cover was a "slush fund" used for tn
{ bribing OF state and Chicago city of
8 cials were made following an al
, nouncement by States Attorney Wa,
man that he will not ask Indictment
+ of the three men the road holds r,
8 sponsible for the loss of the money.
I Confirmation was received in s
9 Petersburg diplomatic circles of IN