The Penn's Grove record., 1911-01-06
GENERAL NEWS.

Justice Belts in the supreme court
at Kingston, N. Y, handed down a de
cision vacating the temporary injunc'
ton secured by Ellis B. Long OF
Esopus, who brought action against
the state prison commission to re
strain the awarding of a contract for
the new state prison at Wingdale
Duchess county.
Fire Marshal Beers testified before
that he believed Is per cent of the
fires in New York are ~incendiary.
United States deputy marshals
seized $500 cans of tomato paste
amounting to $4,000 pounds, used by
hotels and restaurants for tomato
/ soup. The marshals, headed by Rob
ert Young of the government labora'
tory here, raided a box car on the
Pennsylvania railroad.
Rev. DIR. Walter ID. Buchanan, pas
tor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
church of New York, was found guilty
IF exceeding the automobile speed
limit by a jury in the superior court at
Providence. The clergyman was al
lowed seven days in which to file an
peal.
Fifteen workmen were killed and
many injured by the explosion of a
boiler in the plant of the Norwood
Lake Ice company, near Pittsfield,
Mass.
In a letter addressed to Mayor Louis
P. Fuhrmann of Buffalo, William F.
Sheehan formally placed himself be-
fore the public a IS a candidate for
election to the United States senate
from New York.
Maj. Gen. Duvall, commander Of the
department of the Philippines, caused
military agents to search Japanese
houses in Manila. The local police
aided.
Joseph G. Robin, the banker, was
indicted; bail was fixed at $25, 600, and
he was placed under close guard in
his sisters home.
The six packing concerns of Chicago
do a sgross business of $685. 900, 900,
with net profits of $25, 600. 700 a year.
The government is preparing to press
the criminal cases against the beef
barons.
Arch Hoxsey, holder of the worlds
aeroplane altitude record, made at
Los Angeles this week, scared over
10000 feet in flying .yer Mount VIII.
son, California.
Football under the present code has
received the approval of the majority
of the members at the annual meet
ing of the intercollegiate Athletic as
s~ociation.
The explosion of a centrifugal milk
testing machine in the laboratory of
the state college of agriculture at Cor
nell, Ithaca, N. Y, resulted in the
injury of Instructor David Hodge and
four students.
Official Albany learns that Thomas
F. Grady will be sidetracked as senate
leader in favor of Robert F. Wagner
of the Sixteenth district, New York
city.
The municipal art commission of
Boston refused to allow a portrait of
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe to be placed in
Faneuil hall.
Secretary Meyer, in a letter to Presi-
dent Taft, denied the statements of
Sir Hiram Maxim that gun explosions
in the United States army and navy
are due to the kind of smokeless pow
der used.
Fire Chief Croker told the legis-
lative investigating committee that
New York city is confagration proof.
Fire Commissioner Waldo said that
a college of instruction for firemen
would be opened.
Christian Scientists, looking for a
physical resurrection of Mary Baker
.. Eddy, protested again the placing
Of guards at the receiving vault.
Representative Longworth of Ohio
las completed a bill providing for a
permanent tariff commission, and will
introduce it when congress reassem-
hlcs; its passage at this session is pre-.
dicted by REPRESENTATIVE PAYNE.