The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-09-21
GEN e RAJ.

Congressman ]. p. Latta OF Nebras-
ka Ia dead.
Spreading wreck and ruin in its
wake. disastrous windstorm held
Springfield and central Illinois In its
grip three hours.
Many school children are being dis
missed from school on account Of the
excessive heat. The temperature is
ninety-five degrees.
From i99 out OF 52l cities. towns
and plantations In Maine. unofficial
returns gave a majority of 9o4 for re-
peal OF the prohibitory constitutional
amendment.
Nearly $4,000 persons engaged In
the New England textile industry
have resumed work after various pc
riods of idleness due to a pronounced
policy OF curtailment.
At the age OF twenty-nine Mrs. 4.
w. Bender OF Atlanta. Ga. was a
grandmother OF two children. and
three at 30 years. 1t II claimed that
Mrs. Bender is the youngest grand
mother on record.
The high price OF sugar is not the
result of manipulation on the part Of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany. but is the direct result OF lack
OF production OF raw sugars. accord
ing to Congressman Hardwick. inves-
tigating the so-called sugar trust.
Shivering temperatures in the
northeastern part of the country and
sweltering weather in the southwest
and middle plains states. In some
places almost the highest ever re-
corded during September. are ex-
tremes to which nature is treating
the people.
John J. Johnson. otherwise known
as "DoSskin" Johnson. confessed to
the abduction and murder OF little
Annie Lemberger. seven years old.
whose body was found in Lake Mo
mona. at Madison. Wis. He was Inn
mediately sentenced by Judge An
thony Donovan to life Imprisonment
For the first time in the history OF
the United States. the coal mines OF
the country in 1910 were credited with
an output exceeding half billion
short tons. the combined production
of anthracite. bituminous coal. and
Ignite having amounted to sol t67 .S95
short tons, with a spot value of sG29.
529.745.
Cotton growers, bankers. congress
men, United States senators and
business men to the number OF one
thousand. representing every cotton
growing state In America. declared in
convention at Montgomery, Ala, that
cotton is worth fifteen cents a pound
and resolved that the farmer should
hold his cotton for that price.
Governors OF twenty-four states in
convention at Spring Lake. y. j.. voted
Supreme Court against what they con.
slider an invasion OF states rights by
federal courts. The decision OF Judge
Sanborn in the Minnesota rate case
Is the particular invasion" to which
the governors object. BY their action
the governors establish precedent In
American history.
All the American naval strength
deemed necessary as a precaution is
DtiIlk hS ~ PoS7
sible to the scene of serious disorders
in China. Admiral Murdoch has cabled
the Navy Department that he sailed
on his flagship Saratoga. accompanied
by the cruisers New Orleans and
Helena from Shanghai for Nanking.
The admiral's report contained moth
ing regarding the situation in China.
Revised returns on the question OF
the repeal of the constitutional pro-
hibition law in the state OF Maine re-
duced the majority against repeal to
295. The total vote Is: For repeal.
GO,21G: against repeak G0.5l1.
The crop report issued by the De-
partment Of Agriculture does not in
dicate generally much improvement in
the condition OF the crops over that
OF a month ago. Some improvement
was shown in corn September lst.
over August 1st. but 1t only amounted
to seven-tenths OF per cent in the
aggregate.