Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-01-26

destruction near Cape Blanco. Cal,
when the steamer Nan Smith succeed
ed In getting tow line on the ship.
| The crew OF Is was taken aboard.
Two gifts of $4,000 each to the
Wright memorial dormitory fund at
Yale university are announced One
is from Henry II. Winthrop and the
other from Mrs. Edward ~ Gibbs.
IL committee representing every
asylum in Michigan has any weight
with the state legislature, the word
asylum" will no longer be used IN ref
erence 10 these state institutions. 1t
suggests the use OF hospital" and also
opposes the word insane"
II is announced that King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy has subscribed
81 900 TO the annual fund for the main
tenance OF the proposed Verdi charity
schools for italian immigrants in New
York city and, in addition, will send a
staff OF 20 Italians to teach In the
schools.
The island town of Port Sal so
miles off the coast OF Honduras, has
been taken by the revolutionary forces
under Manuel Bonilla, and an attack
upon Celba is expected at any time.
Protesting against certain decora-
tions on the batteship Utah Mrs "
o. owen IN Washington spoke Of Brig
ham Young as a "treacherous rebel"
The Sangamon CIll) county grand
jury has begun an Investigation OF the
charges OF graft In Springfield city az
fairs. A recent investigation shows a
shortage Of $4,000
A threat to withdraw from the
American Federation OF Labor was
embraced in a resolution introduced al
the meeting Of the United Mine Work
ers OF America at Columbus, o. The
resolution declares that II the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor does not at
once take in the Western Federation
Of Miners Il shall break of all rela
tics with the parent body.
A recommendation for the establish
ment by Massachusetts OF school saw
ings banks, with the idea of encour.
aging children in the schools to form
the habit of saving money is en-
bodied in the annual report Of Bank
Commissioner Chaplin
It is announced that President Taft.
Governor Dix and Mayor Gaynor will
sit at the same table on the evening
Of Washington's birthday as guests Of
the Police Lieurenants' Benevolent
association at the Waldorf-Astoria,
New York
Political corruption and vote selling
II,
nois may ne revealed as the result OF
the calling Of half dozen Of the lead
ing bankers OF Danville before the
grand jury to testify concerning the
$4,000 shortage Of former County
Treasurer Hardy Whitlock, which
they, as bondsmen, made good
The national board OF trade, in SEES
sion at Washington, substantially in
dorsed the principles Of the Aldrich
plan Of monetary reform by adopting
resolutions recommending a central
banking organization. State banks,
however, are included within the
membership of the proposed organiza-
ton.
The New York Central railroad has
discharged Albert Seagroye, the
motorman in charge OF the train
which knocked over a bumper and in
directly caused the explosion at the
Grand Central in New York, in which
eleven people we're killed.
Upon the conclusion Of the argu-
ments or the proposed advances OF
freight rates at Washington Chairman
Clements Of the interstate commerce
commission announced that the car
riers had consented further to post
pone the increases from February l
to March is, in order to afford the
commission adequate time In which to
deal with the great question presented.
One hundred and fifty-fve panic
stricken children. aged from three TO
ten. were saved from death by the
promptness Of attendants and fremen
whom the Susquehanna Valley home
at Binghamton, N, T., burned.
The Japanese supreme court pub
lioly sentenced at Tokyo twenty three
men and one woman to death who
were charged with conspiring against
the throne and with forming a plot to
murder the crown prince and govern
mont ofteials Of the empire.
Champ Clark and Joseph A. Bailey
Of Texas came Into direct conflict at
the big Democratic conference at
Baltimors. and On the vital Issue Of
the tariff. Clark unqualifiedly de-
claret In favor Of tariff revision BY
schedule. With equal insistence,
Bailey demanded a straightforward
and complete revision in one comprs.-
hensive measure.
Governor Hay OF Washington has
ben notified by Secretary Of State
Kae1 that the action Of the Spokane
council In passing an ordinance bar
ring aliens from employment on pub
lie work is In conflict with treaty
between the United States and italy.
The Callan automohile law which