The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-01

congress-, n not for the courts to
decide.
All grades of refined sugar were re-
duced 10 cents a hundred pounds.
Socialist mayors were elected IN
several cities and towns Of ohio.
The country's election results
caused hardly a ripple at Washington.
President Taft attended the dedlca-
ton of a monument to Lincoln at
Frankfort, Ky.
Two-thirds of the city of Hankow.
China, has been burned. with a loss OF
fifty million dollars.
The country is not committed to
any party for next year.. Next years
victory is yet to be earned.
It was testified at Washington thai
a man over forty need not apply for
a job with the railroads..
Ben Craven. released from the MIS-
souri, penitentiary, is charged with
two murders in Oklahoma.
The funeral Of Norman j.. Coleman,
first United States secretary OF agrl'
culture, was held at St. Louis.
Notices of "open shop were posted
by the Illinois Central railroad in the
shops a Centralia, Ill.
No decision has been reached by
the president regarding a successor
to Justice Harlan.
A memorial hall to commemorate
the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln
will be dedicated at Hodgenville. ky.
Directors of the American Cotton
Oil company passed the seml-annual
dividend Of 212 per cent on the com
mon stock.
The American chamber OF com
merce gave a reception in honor OF
the American ambassador, w. w.
Rockhill at ConstantinOple.
The proposed through steamboat
sytem for the Mississippi river
which was intended to open a per-
manent service between st. Paul and
New Orleans, has been abandoned.
A summary of the expenses and re-
ceipts Of the steam roads Of the Unit
ed States in August shows a decrease
over the same month Of the previous
year.
l ne statement u tiC >opINi PAONNO
ers' association for October shows a
decrease in stocks on hand OF almost
$500, 600 pounds compared with the
previous month.
For the first time in the history Of
the county Of Milwaukee in Wisconsin
a woman was senenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder of her hus-
l-- Cl,z - Nf,, NJnv- Tr1-nJic
Minister of Labor Crothers Of Can
ada instructed Judge Laurentian OF
Montreal to resume the inquiry into
the charge that the American Shoe
Machinery company is a combination
in restraint of trade.
The spot on the parapet of old Fort
Stevens where President Lincoln
stood exposed to confederate fire dur
ing the attack by General Early on
the city of Washington, is to be
marked by a huge boulder.
A pension for the $4,000 employees
of Armour e Co., based on a gift or
81, 600, goo from j. Ogden Armour.
president of the packing company was
announced. The pension system be-
comes operative November /.
In the t~wenty-three legal business
days which have elapsed since the
registration of women was begun IN
preparation for the city election at
Los Angeles. Cal, December 5, GG,o2l
women have qualified as voters.
In the election for the chamber OF
representatives for the principally of
Observation-Disclosures, Germany,
nine socialists We're elected. The
chamber is composed Of sixteen mem
bers and the socialists therefore are
in the majority.
The socialists of st. Louis in ar al
dermanic election gave evidence OF
hitherto disregarded strength, the
party's candidate, William NJ. Brandt,
running second to William Z. Caul-
field, a republican, elected to fill the
vacancy in the city council.
At Rochester, n. Y, Charles w. Nc
Bride, a prominent business man,
died suddenly, while seated in an
automobile, which he had just pur-
chased. It is thought that the eXcit-
ment incident to handling the car Tor
the first time affected his heart.
Maine retains constitutional prOhl'
bition. Governor Plaisted and his
council decided to accept the correc'
tons in the vote of four towns, cas-,
in the special election in September
thus reversing the result as indicated
l on the face of the first official re