Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-05

w. T. Rawleigh Of Freeport, Ill.
charging him with malfeasance and
malconduct In Office and with being
unlawfully interested in public con-
tracts.
Fire at Toledo, which followed an
explosion, destroyed the building oc-
oupied by the Toledo Biscuit COM
pany. The loss is placed at $225,ooo.
The petition for the recall of Mayor
Hiram c. Gill of Seattle, Wash. was
found to contain more than enough
names to assure a recall election. The
number Of signatures Is 11.443. OF
which 702 are those of women.
Charged with espionage on the fort
ress at Borkum, Capt. Bernard Trench
and Lieut. Vivian Brandon. oficers Of
Great Britain's navy, were tried At
Leipzig, Germany, convicted and sen
fenced TO four years imprisonment In
German fortress.
The Mauretania has broken the
journey to New York and return to
England, having accomplished that
undertaking In a race against time In
IL days.
workmen who were digging for the
foundation Of new building outside
Of the area OF the buried city Of
Pompeii found the body of a woman
which had been petrified. Both hands
were full of jewels.
Pontiac Clothilde de Kol H., Hol-
stein Friesian COW owned by Stevens
Bros. of Liverpool, N. Y. has broken
the worlds seven-day butter record,
producing 1928 pounds.
Two additional transcontinental
railways are expected to be In opera
ton by January, 1918, between Argen-
tina and The Pacific coast.
Max Richman, ten years old, is in
New York hospital suffering from a
dangerous stab wound inflicted in
schoolroom quarrel with an eight
year-old Italian lad I'm the East Side
public school which he attends
Troops OF the United States army
are in readiness to be rushed 10 Cuba
TO maintain peace and protect Amer
lean and other foreign interests Of
ficials of the war department at
Washington look for a crisis in the
affairs of the island republic by Feb
ruary.
The Illinois supreme court held the
legislative primary act providing for
the nomination of members of the low
er house of the legislature valid in
decision handed down Three opin-
ions were handed down by the court,
as the members are divided as TO the
Interpretation of the act
Fire destroyed the recently con-
structed cornmeal mill and package
department of the Great Western
Cereal company at Fort Dodge, Ia The
loss is $4,000, partly covered by in
surance
Mrs. Carrie Kersh, charged with
murder in connection with the death
OF W. A Johnson whose body was
found in a trunk, was found guilty OF
manslaughter at Portland. Ore.
The supply OF skilled and unskiled
labor on the Panama canal at present
rs in excess of the demand, except in
the case Of boilermakers. This situa-
ton has caused the isthmian-canal
commission TO issue a warning
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections.
presented 10 the national senate the
report of the investigation of charges
of bribery made in connection with
the election of Senator Lorimer. The
conclusion reached by the commit
tee follows: That, in their opinion,
the title of Mr.. Lorimer to a seat in
the senate has not been shown to be
invalid by the use or employing nt Of
corrupt methods or practises.
Relations between western railroad
managers and the Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Engineers are becoming so
strained that an open rupture may
take place within the next few days.
In spite of conciliatory efforts Of La
Dor Commissioner DR. c. p. Neitl
at Chicago neither side has conceded
a single point nor evinced a desire TO
yield little to preserve peace.
Italians of Newburg. n. Y, have re-
csived circulars from Erie, Pa, In
which they are invited to buy special
territory for the distribution of coun-
terfeit 81, IS and $40 notes.
Associate Justice Edward Douglass
White Of the Supreme court OF the
United States became ninth chief jus
tioe of that august body when the oath
of allegiance was administered by AS
ISOLATE Justice Harlan. The public
ceremony Of the installation was sim
ME the oath being taken In the seclu-
sion OF the robing room of the justices.
The general British elections have
come TO close, with every indication
Of a net gain OF one for the govern
ment coalition. The elections have
upset entirely the calculations of the
unionists, who had seriously expected
to gain not less than 20 seats. On the
contrary, the unionists are likely in
the end to suffer a net loss Of one.
Queen Msry's ACCOMPLISHMENT is ex-
pected In March This will be the
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