The Green Forest tribune., 1911-11-10
NEWS IF THE WEEK
HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST SEVEN DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
 PRESENTED.
ALL AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Our Own and For eign Countries Are Here Given in Short Meter for
 Busy Readers.

The Honduras government troops defeated 208 revolutionists under Ocho Velisquiz, a member of the cab inet. The rebel losses were heavy. Velisquiz escaped into Salvador.
 The will of the late Jospeh Pulitzer, disposing of an estate estimated at $3O,OO0,OOo. and including the New Y0Jk World and St. Louis PoSt-Dis- patGh, was read to MT. Pulirzer's widow, sons, daughters and others intimately concerned. The document included the original will drawn sev- eral years ago and to it was added from time to time eleven codicils.
 Under the belief, as expressed by Coroner Hoffman, "that the greatest poison plot in the history of the coun- try may be disclosed, the Chicago police ordered the arrest of Mrs. Louise Vermilya OF q charge of mur- der.
 Secretary of War Stimson declared himself in favor of the Taylor sys- tenn of scientific shop management against which labor unions have been fighting and which recently was dis carded by the navy department after a bitter contest.
 The vets won victory in Picka- way county, Ohio, in the election by the decisive majority of ST votes. The county was voted dry in 1908 by a majority of 200.
 General Caneya, commanding the Italian army in Tripoh, has been cap tured by the Turks, according to an official report given out at the war ministry at Constantinople. Consid- erable doubt is expressed in foreign diplomatic circles here as to the ac- curacy of the statement.
 The amaIgamation of London's cleo tric trubes and railroads and the Lon don General Omnibus company has practically been agreed on. Much American money is invested in the railroads. The combined capital of the undertaking is estimated at $165.- G00,00O.
 The Turkish newspapers reduce the story of the capture of Tripoli by the Turks to more moderate limits. It seems the first accounts were based upon the events of last Thursday, when the Italians, as has been admit ted withdrew from part of their ad- vanced positions.
 Senator Smith of Michigan, who is spending the winter at Santa Ana, Cal, announced that the committee on territories, of which he is chair man, would make trip to Alaska next summer.
 The 18th anniversary of the access sion of King George to the throne of Greece was celebrated through his country With the exception of the emperor of Austria Hungary. King George has reigned longer than any other living sovereign of Europe.
 The use of fermented wine for Sac ramental purposes in churches was denounced before the delegates of tho 38th annual national convention of the w. c. T. U. at Milwaukee.
 Receiving "dry" majority of 1,5S0 three years ago, Columbus county, Ohio, went "wet" by majority of more than 1000 votes.
 Jacob Nauman, farmer 60 years old, committed suicide by hanging near Craig, Mo. Nauman was the fa- ther Of twenty y-seven children and had been married twice.
 Attorney General Wickersham's re- port of his investigation of the Ma tional City bank case virtually charges the National City company with being an embryo money trust" controlled by the National City bank for holding stocks in other financial institutions, in contravention of the national banking law.
 A sensation was caused in political circles in Texas by the report. which came from Houston, that former Con- grcss1han T. H. Ball has withdrawn from the race for United States Sen ator. The fact that MT. Ball was geenrally regarded as Senator Bailey's candidate for the office leads to the general belief that the latter may have decided to reconsider his determina- ton not to seek reelection.
 Steps looking to precinct organ ization of the state in the interest of the candidacy of Senator La Fol lette for the presidency have been taken by the Nebraska La Toilette league
 Capt. .>klaus Larsen of Detroit made his second Niagara river trip in a mo- tor boat from the cataract to Lewis ton. He completed the six-mile trip through the turbulent water in 25 min utes, coming through without even scratch.
 Robert M. La Toilette and William Jennings Bryan may debate the tariff at the University of Illinois this win ter, according to plans announced by the Lincoln League of Students. Both have accepted invitations to deliver addresses on political questions dur ing the school year.
 Edmund Burke. states attorney for Sangamon county, Illinois, at the ses- sion of the Lorimer senatorial in. vestigating committee, named Will liam H. Stead, attorney general of H. hnois, as an attempted suppressor of prosecutions for legislative bribery.