The diamond drill., 1911-09-16
GENERAL NEWS

Az Louisville, KY. recently. Dempsey
G. Wren OF Kentucky almost wept
when he was told at the local United
States army recruiting Office that he
was too big" 10 join the army. When
Wren entered the Office he had te
stoop 10 get through the door, and
Captain Oliver II. Dockery Jr. looked
up at the feet . inches OF what
proved on inspection to be perfect
physical manhood. in amazement
Wren, reared on a Kentucky farm, is
twenty-eight years old, and weighs 220I
pounds He Is hard as nails. and had
his heart set on Joining the regular
army. Captain Dockery wired TO Wash.
ington for special permission. but was
refused. He asked that he be per-.
mitted 70 sign the giant for the mount.
ed batteries. the men OF which have
to lift cannon TO and from mule backs.
Again he was informed that the army
did not have bed nor a uniform OF
capacity for the applicant
That express companies in the west
charge double the regular rates on al
certain class Of packages when not
sent prepaid is charged by the Iowa
board OF railroad commissioners on ev-
idence furnished them by local bust.
ness man. Ttis information has been
given 10 the interstate commerce com
mission and Is expected TO be strong
point in the national investigation that
has for it's object the proper adjust
ment of interstate express rates.
The investigation may result in the
railroads handling all the express bus
mess in the future is the belief of Cliff
ford Thorne. a member OF the Iowa
board OF railroad commissioners.
The eruption of Mt Etna assumes
proportions of real disaster. The la
va stream, whose path crosses the rail-
way line circling the volcano, is ap-
preaching the railway stations 10 tho
north, and especially threatening de-
pots az Moio and Alcantara. which
have been abandoned by the officials.
The entire crest Of Mount Etna az
pears 60 be IN a state Of ebulliton.
An exact count OF the number of fis-
sures Is impossible because Of the
smoke, which shrouds the whole noun
tain, but there seemed 10 be at least
thirty openings, all sending out smoke
and lava
At Gary, Ind, Wednesday, a warrant
charging John j. Nihoff, former com
missioner of public works Of Gary
with soliciting bribe Of $4,000 was
placed in the hands ef Deputy Sheriff
Morris for service. The charges are
made by r. b. Dean, who caused the
arrest OF Mayor Knots and five alder
men on charges Of bribery in connec.
ton with granting a heating franchise
1t is alleged Nihon demanded Sl0-
0000 Of Dean for a coal yard, saying
that the heating franchise would be
granted II Dean took over Nihoff's coal
yard.
The London foreign Office received
adyices from the British consul at
Cheng-Tu. but these were dispatched
under date OF Sept Q. They reported
that there was lighting within the
walls Of ChengTu Sept Z, when mum.
ber OF persons were Killed and others
wounded The popnlace fought the sol
diers in the streets. The rebels were
repulsed and the gates OF the city
closed The following day roughs from
the suburbs attacked the city gates,
but were driven back.
At Butler, Pa. Thursday. the grand
jury which made a special inyestiga-
tlon into dynamiting outrages and
other acts OF violence along the line
OF the Pittsburg Harmony, Butler and
Railroad company, made its
report TO Judge James M. Galbreath, I,
and recommends that indictments be
brought against twenty labor leaders
and former employees OF the company. |
The Canton authorities are worried
by terrorists they are endeayoring TO
ferret cut Reports have been re-
ceiyed that Chinese troops in Tibet
have been defeated, with loss OF 500
men, and have retired TO Lasea-
IL was discovered after the funeral
OF Myrtle Reed Mccullough, the Chi
cago authoress. that persons attending
the services got away with 125 sou. /
venir spoons and many other portable !,
s. c. Hildreth stopped the sale OF
his thoroughbred race horses at
Bay paddocks because
there was no market Anti-norse rae
ing legislation has killed the breeding /
industry.
Wherever Francisco l. Madero goes
on HIS trip through southern Mexico 1
he is overwhelmed with the attentions /
OF the people, but Pine Suarez, his 4
mate. Is unpopular
A dance vas given by several OF the .
Big Pool. Md. citizens in the grave
yard with the bellies and beaux OF the |
village doing round dances over the
graves OF their ancestors.
Allan A. Ryan, son OF Thomas For
tune Ryan, IL seriously III OF tubercu.
osis at Colorado Springs. Colo, where
he was taken last week His wife
,g.nnH.ayF.,d him