The Penn's Grove record., 1911-01-13

he government in the celebrated
'bathtub" trust proceedings, was ar
.ested at his offices in the Arrott
building. Pittsburg, by United States
Deputy Marshal Robert H. McBurneJ
ind is held under bond of $4,000 tor
his appearance in Detroit on March 8,
.911, as a witness.
J. C. McKown of Paw Paw, W. Va,
ound in his books a record of having
sold cyanide of potassium last sum-
ner to C. E. Twigg, who. with Miss
CLOSER, his ~fiancee, was found dead
II poison in the Elosser home the day
before they were to have been mar
led.
Rev. Dubois H. Loux, pastor of the
Central Congregational church, Meri.
len, Conn, read his resignation. He
rave as his reason that he had EN-.
oraced socialism.
President Taft made public a letter
rom ex-senator Foraker designed to
show that the United States enjoys
he right to fortify the Panama canal.
Two masked highwaymen entered
The mail car on an eastbound North
Coast limited train of the Northern
Pacific as the train was leaving the
King street station, Seattle, shot and
peverely wounded Harry O. Clark, a
nail clerk, and robbed the mails.
The white hurley tobacco growers
t Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana, at a
convention in Lexington, KY, agreed
o plant no 1911 crop.
Many prominent women said they
avored a law to shorten hatpins, at
resent such a menace, or to cap their
POINTS.
All Saints Protestant Episcopa
ihurch of Dorchester, Mass, receives
1866, 900 under the will of Mrs. Mary
tothrop Peabody of Milton, widow OF
,ol. oliver Peabody.
A brief was filed with the interstate
commerce commission at Washington
n behalf of the Illinois Manufactur.
rs association in the pending investi.
alton by the commission of the pro-
,osed advances in freight rates by the
ailroads.
Eugene M. Foss was inaugurated
,overnor of Massachusetts. He rec.
mmended a number Of sweeping re
orms.
Frederick W. Plaisted took the oath
{ Office and became governor OF
daine. Within two hours the senate
lad voted to repeal the Sturgis liquor
aw.
Justice Edward Baldwin Whitney,
.ppointed to the supreme court bench
# New York to fill the vacancy which
lad been caused by the death of JUS
ice Charles W. Dayton, died at his
ountry residence, Cornwall, Conn, OF
pneumonia.
Atlee Pomerene, lieutenant govern
reject of Ohio, was chosen for
United States senator on the first bal
OF at a legislative caucus in Colum.
JUS.
T~wenty-three indictments for muir
Ter were returned in connection with
he dynamiting of the Los Angeles
FINES Office.
The poisoning of Miss Grace Elosser
ind her fance at Cumberland, Md,
vas declared by the states attorney
10 have been a double murder and an
inquest was ordered.
Crossley hall, of the dormitories
1t Mount Hermon School for Boys
.ounded by the late Dwight L. Moody,
was burned at East Mortified, Mass
The loss was $780, 900.
F. v. Rovmanek & Co., Pittsburg, fol-
many years one of the most important
foreign banking concerns, is in the
hands of a receiver. With liabilities
Of nearly $1,000. 900, the banker Joined
with his creditors in asking the court
to take action.
Robert P. Bass was sworn in as gov
ernor of New Hampshire.
It was announced at Albany that
Governor Dix would open a general
agricultural convention there on Jan
uary II.