The Green Forest tribune., 1911-08-18
John w. Gates, the American fnan-

yet during his illness, and did not rally. The end was peaceful and it seemed as though he was falling asleep.
 Jules Vedrines, the French aviator, broke the record for a single long distance flight in competing for the Michelin cup. He covered 800 kilo- meters (496S miles) in 7:56:36, beat ing Loridan's mark of TOP kilometers (436 miles).
 The steel trust backed down and agreed to answer all questions re- garding political contributions, fol. lowing a final decision of the Stan ley Investigating committee of the house to compel replies.
 General George w. Gordon, com mander-in-chief of the United Confed crate Veterans and member of con gress, died at his home at Memphis, Tenn. His illness dated from his last political campaign, when he was re- elected to the national house of repre- sentatives.
 Pope Plus X began his ninth year as head of the Catholic church. On account of his illness, the pope was unable to participate in the celebra- tion of the anniversary of his corona ton, and Merry Del Val, papal secre- tary of state, presided at the serv- ices.
 That he hired Frank Walsh, nov ice in the use of explosives, to blow the safe of the Long Dock Milling | company and destroy his books to cover a oefalcaticn of 5000, was the confessicn of Samuel Brown, cashier of the Long Dock company at Jersey City, N. J.
 President Taft travelled 400 miles through Maryland and West Virginia by special train to appeal to the peo- pie of the United States to use their moral influence to have the senate ! ratify the British and French arbi- tration treaties and the treaties with Nicaragua and Honduras. President Taft received the follow | ing cablegram from the emperor of 1 Japan: "The splendid welcome ac- corded by you to Admiral Togo and
 
 | you on that occasion have touched me very deeply, and I pray you to ac- | cept this assurance of my most cor dial thanks and appreciation. That the action of Judge Lawrence De Graf of Des Moines in issuing an injunction forbidding the dissatisfied employees of the street car company from striking is equivalent to a Ire turn to slavery" and that the Ameri- can Federation of Labor is going to | fight the decision to the end, was the statement made by Samuel Gompers United States Senator ". P. Frye died at his home in Lewiston, Me. several years. He went away from He had been in poor health for Washington in the early summer, de- spite the extra session of congress, not believing himself equal to the or | deal of keeping up his activities dur | ing the heated term.
 Mourning for Philip Brissel, whose | body lay in a coffin before the altar of St. Johns Evangelical church at | Kohlville, Wis, Mrs. Henry Conray l was instantly killed and four other women were rendered unconscious ! when lightning struck the church. When Owe Blade died suddenly at Terre Haute, Ind, an autopsy con- ducted by Coroner Jett revealed a bone growing about the heart. The organ was partly encased. Otherwise Blade was normal. The cause of the growth could not be explained William J. Burns, the detective cred l ited with the arrests of the McNamara brothers and Ortie McManigal. the alleged dynamite plotters. is in Los Angeles. He said all evidence in con nection with the explosion was in the possession of the local authorities. Railroads entering Joplin were par alyzed by the floods. There was not a train on time and every railroad en- tering the city has washouts in some direction and trains are being de- toured.
 Jeff Woods, Lee Boyd and the lat ters wife, Mrs. Anna Boyd, were ar rested in Concord, Mo, on the charge of attempted murder by poisoning
 The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion suspended the proposed advance in freight rates on western trunk lines until December 30 to allow time for investigation of the new tariffs. concerning which many complaints have been made.
 Two girls were killed and eight other persons were hurt, some of them seriously, at New Bedford, Mass, when an automobile containing six children and two men dashed into an electric car at Far Haven bridge.
 Jules Vedrines, the French aviator, started homeward from London by air line. He safely crossed the English channel and landed at Dieppe, France. in about 10 or F days.
 Since the state of Maine enacted the first prohibition law, in 1854, pro- hibition has made tremendous strides. The movement is no longer a state, or even national movement, but has assumed an international charac- ter. For this reason the battle which is now being fought in Maine is at tracing worldwide attention.
 With the police in continuous clash es with rioting strikers, including many women and children; with 100,- 900 men employed in freight trans portation and drayage on strike, the city of London faces critical sit. uation.
 Zionism has new champion and Zion City may now have a new leader. hn of Job,