Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-05
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Italian laborers, were members Of .
cider party At the homo Of . frisnd.
While playing with . lighted candle
In . "naksbelieve" Christmas csls-
bration. at Atlanta, Ca. Virginia. the
four-year-old daughter Of President n.
N. Mason Of the Georgia-Carolina rail
road. was SO severely burned that she
died q few hours later
The American Society fer judicial
Settlement of International Disputes
began q three-day conference In
Washington with many distinguished
Americans and foreigners on the pro-
gram.
Federal government officers stimuli
taneously raided and closed the Of
nces OF the Capital Investment com.
pany and four branches in Chicago.
comprising what is said to be the last
Of the great private wire bucket
shops, and which Ia reported to have
transacted a $4,000, 900 business an
nually.
The Ohio river is practically closed
to navigation from Gallipolis to Pitts
burg Pa, because of ice. Gorges
have been formed at number OF
places.
Earl Ward, thirty years old, who
robbed the State bank of Paradise.
at Paradise, Kan, securing $4,000,
killed himself when surrounded by
posse of farmers IA miles north OF
that place.
During 1909, according to report
issued by the census bureau, 1,265,000
cords OF wood were consumed in the
industry OF wood distillation in the
United States, at an average value Of
1921 a cord
No more chickens may be kept at
West Point Heretofore the officers
and soldiers have kept a few Of the
fowls for eggs and broilers, but Gen
eral Barry has directed that they shall
not be permitted after a certain date
Surrounded by q trustees Of his
choosing, comprising former cabinet
members, ex-ambassadors, college pres
idents. lawyers and educators, Andrew
Carnegie at Washington transferred
$4,000 900 in five per cent first mort
gage bonds, value 81 100000, to be
devoted primarily 70 the establish
ment of universal peace by the aboli-
tion of war between nations and such
friction as may impair the progress
and happiness OF man"
AS a result OF an explosion in the
mine Of the Bond Coal company at
Greene, six miles east OF Norton, Va,
IL men lost their lives. Thirteen were
in the mine and only two escaped, one
Of whom died shortly after being taken
out
According 70 reports received at
Jersusalem, the Bedouin tribesmen Of
Syria have begun to attack Christians
following thier massacre of the Turk
ish troops. The Christians were
spared at the beginning of the upris-
ing.
BY vote OF two to one, a subcom-
mittee Of the national senate commit
tee on judiciary authorized favorable
report on a resolution for constitu-
tional amendment to provide for the
election Of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Helpless In the face OF powerful
foe, with It's standing army about one
third as large as It should be, supplies
lacking and military organization de-
fective-this is the alarming picture
of the situation of the United States
drawn by Secretary Of War Jacob NJ.
Dickinson in his secret report to the
house.
Mexican federal troops were com
pletely overthrown In an engagement
lasting several hours at La Junta, a
small town near Minaca, on the MeM
co Northwestern and Orient railroads
according to authoritative information
received by railroad officials at El
Paso, Tex. The remnant of the fed
eral troops, numbering 150 surren-
dered their arms and ammunition and
were allowed to depart in the direction
of Chihuahua
II was decided by the National
League of Baseball Clubs at New York
to make the schedule 154 games for
the 1911 season. Last year 16S games
were played.
Bobby" Leach's proposed trip over
Niagara falls in a safety" lifeboat of
his own invention has been postponed
owing to the wrecking of the boat in a
trial trip. in which 1t was sent over
the falls without a passenger.
Mrs. Aileen Christopher, the woman
whose charges inspired the federal
brick trust investigation at Chicago
Il al. II -
shield an unknown person involved in
the alleged conspiracy, was sentenced
to 80 days in the county Jail by Judge
Lands for contempt of court Her
counsel John A. Brown, was commit
ted for 20 days.
The fight of Beatrice Anita Bald
win Turnbull for two-ninths share
In the s11,000000 estate of the late
r. J. Baldwin began before Judge
Rives and n Jury In the superior court