Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21
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Washington
Rapid development of public inter
ost In the broader phases of agricul-
burial education is noted by Dr. A. G.
True, director Of the office of expert
ment stations Of the department of
agriculture, In his annual report, just
made to Secretary Wilson.
The pure food board of the depart
ment Of agriculture at Washington de-
cided that the importation Of absinthe
into the United States should be pro-
hibited after January / next. The
board declares that the drug is dan
gerous to the health of those addict
ID to its use.
President Taft sent to congress a
brief formal message transmitting the
full text Of the report of the investi-
eating board which found that the bat
tleship Maine was blown up in Hav-
ana harbor by an external explosion.
The board was headed by Admiral
Vreeland Of the navy, and included
Col. William Black Of the corps of
engineers Of the army.
AS the result Of an understanding
reached it is believed that the United
States senate will pass before the
Christmas holidays the house resolu.
ton terminating the 1882 treaty with
Russia because Of discrimination
against American-Jewish citizens.
Attorney General Wickersham in
his annual report said the recent Su'
preme Court decision had demonstrat.
ID the effectiveness of the Sher.
man antitrust law, and told Of the
activities Of the department of justice
during the year.
The Sulzer resolution demanding the
hbrogation of the 1882 treaty with Rus
sia passed the house of representatives
practically without dissenting vote.
The vote in favor of the resolution
was 305 to /. Representative Malby OF
New York. Republican. was the only
man to vote against the resolution.
The Republican national committee,
In session at Washington, ratified the
program which had been arranged IN
advance for it's deliberations. The
national convention to nominate can.
didates for president and vice-presi.
dent will be held in Chicago, begin
ming Tuesday, June Is. Former Gov.
John F. Hill of Maine was elected
chairman, vice Frank II. Hitchcock,
resigned.
The Sherwood "dollar-a-day" PEN
sion bill, which, 1t is estimated, adds
from $35,00O.000 to $45,00O,O00 to the
pension roll. passed the national
house OF representatives. The vote
was along non-partisan lines, the
great majority of Democrats and Re
publicans favoring 1t.
Senator Burton OF Ohio laid before
the senate a memorial appealing to
congress to place an embargo upon the
use of the expression $50 help me
God" In oaths taken In court and else
where under the jurisdiction of the
government
Domestic
More than S1,OO0,OO0 worth OF cattle
were sold by stockmen who attended
the convention of the American Ma
tional Live Stock association in Den
yer.
Samuel B. McHenry OF Chicago, who
has annoyed Miss Katherine Elkins
for two years with love letters. was
sent to the hospital for the insane at
Washington.
In a special election citizens OF
Wichita. Kan. voted to expend 100000
to build separate schools for white
and colored children.
An entire family-Mrs. Mary A.
Morners, a widow; her daughter.
Edith, aged twenty, and Blanche. aged
seventeen, and a son. Arthur. aged
Iwenty-eight years-were murdered
IN the Morners farm near De Freest-
lille. Rensselaer, county. about i've
miles from Albany. N. Y.
In the belief that the feminine de-
sire to please the eye exists until
death, the St. Louis Book and Flower
guild has decided to give face powder,
toilet water, perfumes and delicate
soaps as Christmas presents at the
homes for the aged.
James MARCEL. former mayor and
banker of Highland. Kan. convicted
of robbing the M. Phillipsborn COM
pany's store at Minneapolis. Mimi. OF
$1,000 on May /, 1870 was sentenced
to FIVE years and six months in the
penitentiary.
Eugene e. Schmitz, San Francisco's
former mayor, must stand trial on the
charge OF taking brides from the Unt
ted Railroads and the San Francisco
Gas and Electric company. unless Dis
trict Attorney Fickert finds that con-
viction Is impossible.
A direct attack on the very heart
of the aneged dynamite conspiracy in
which more than 100 structures were
blown up in II states was begun In
Indianapolis by District Attorney
Charlea w Milelr before the federal