The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-06-22


ment, adds that there Is danEerou-
turbulence at EnEcnada.
Chairman pcnrosc Of the senate
committee in conference with Prcsi.
dent Taft confirmed the report that
GO senators are expected to vote fof
Canadian reciprocity and predicted
that within two weeks u date for o
vote would he agreed on.
Evelyn Arthur See OF Absolute
Life" fame, received a terrific grilinr
by Assistant States Attorney Burn
ham, at Chicago, In his address 70
the jury which Is to decide whether
the founder OF the cult Is to spend u
term behind prison bars.
To pass on the claims put forward
by many localities and to determine
the ACCESSIBILITY Of government action,
Representative Taylor OF Colorado In.
troduced joint resolution providing
for commission on the establish,
mcnt Of a summer capital.
Self defense will be the plea OF John
Y. McStca the Augusta (GaD theatri.
cal manager, who shot and killed First
Bascman Arthur Brown OF the Albany
Estate lcagueD baseball team, whom
he found in company with his wife
in Browns room.
The plant Of the Albany ChcmIca.
company was destroyed by fire II
was at first reported that 90 persons
had been KILLED, but officials OF the
company were unable to account for
only six ~ the employees.
AZ Senator Lorimcrs request. the
senate committee investigating IL,
bribery charges affecting ms sent,
postponed the date for the first hear.
iuns from next Monday to THURSDAY
Juno -
IN'h Of a compromise on the water
way bill vanished as the dl0.U"u,
members poured into the capital fer
'nn .por,m session OF the rorysr'
u'h general assembly, which was
called DIS GOV D.u"cn.
The Hramcr John Lowry, with %
uEowyIouists on board, bu ned ip 'u"
waters edge al Hamlctsbwa H.. up.
posjo Smi'hIrnd, Ky Los OF lie
nor definitely known.
G $ cKith. president Of the Con.
yal Goa, and Coke COMPANY kauH".
city, in 'hr state lumber trus, iugTrE
to-'u,d tbu. The cost Of yellow pu.
production since 1897 had increased
IS per cent. while the selling prirn bad
increased only Is per cent
The important development, m the
general shipping strike was lh" con.
cosaon OF an advance of $50 a
month in wages 20 employees Of the
White star company and The Cana.
dian Pacific ralwav This example
was followed later Ny Jh" Holt and
another line In Liverpool
The house committee investigating
the sugar trust mu,d down a re.
qu"s, transmitted by Senator Smoot
that Joseph r. Smith, head OF the
Mormon church, be- excused from t,g-
Trying before the committee
The Kansas supreme court, at To.
poka. handed down Il decision in IN"
states suit against three subsidiary
companies OF the Standard Oil com
pany OF New Jersey, prohibiting them
from combining to sti1c competition.
Former Governor Richard Yates OF
Illinois received a Telegram from the
United States senate committee in.
vcstiratinE the bribery charges con.
nccted with the election II United
States Senator William Lormer of
Illinois, asking him to hold himself
in readiness TO testify before the
committee.
Fire supposed to have originated
rear of the Huttig Sash and Door
company's plant completely wiped out
eight acres Of lumber, warehouses and
factory property, in St Louis, hvoly.
ing u loss OF $l,O0O,0OO
The international conference on
Alaska seals, which has been In prog.
ress at the state department for the
last ten days, is deadlockcd and can
not agree on a settlement OF the ques'
tons at issue.
Forty.three business houses and q
residences were destroyed and numer.
Gus other buildings were damaged by
a fire which originated with the burn.
ing Of qauntity Of trash in the rear
Of store at Whitewrlgh.. Texas.
John H. Marble. special counsel OF
the interstate commerce commission.
has been retained as the attorney of
the senate committee to investigate
the Lorimcr bribery charges. The sc.
lection is satisfactory TO both sides.
Former President OF Venezuela, Cas-.
tro, who has not been in public view
for several months, is reported as be
ing on his way back to his native land
Concurrent reports also mention the
prospect Of political turbulence in that
country.
Many OF the capital clty's prettiest
women met the Missouri Press asso.
cations special WHEN Il arrived at
jefferson City and decorated the edi.
tors with flowers. A number OF pub.
fishers joined the party At that place.
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