The Springfield herald., 1911-10-13
G EN- ERAL.

GENERAL.
Betting on the worlds baseball
series between New York and Phila-
delphia is at even money in both
cities.
Earl Ovington, the aviator, started
from Governors Island in an attempt
to fly across the continent to LOS
Angeles.
New high records were established
in the coffee market in New York
when contracts for near BY deliveries
were firm at 14k.
The fact was developed that well
organized baby farm" where infants
can be purchased for IS each like mer-
rhandise, exists in Philadelphia.
| 1t is charged that in the campaign
for nomination for the United States
Isaac Stevenson of Milwaukee. spent
$4,000 for beer and cigars alone.
Clifford Pinchot will return to Wash
ington about October 18th. prepared
to charge that conspiracy has been
carefully organized to mislead public
opinion concerning Alaska.
Quietness prevails in Chicago in
the strike of shop workers on the
Illinois Central and other Hartman
railroads. according to the announce
ments of railroad officials.
Eight indictments against for- wall
paper manufacturers and four wall
paper jobbers. charging conspiracy
in restraint of trade, We're returned
by the federal grand jury in Cleve-
land.
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
has announced his intention to retire
from office early in November. SO as
to be ready to assume his duties as
United States senator when Congress
convenes.
Burlington freight train was
wrecked half a mile east of Lingo,
Macon county. Missouri. Six boys of
New Cambria and Bevier. Mo-, are
reported to have been killed. They
were stealing a ride.
1t is said that son of the late
United States Senator Stephen b. FL
kins is engaged to marry Miss Sarah
Brooke, talented English actress, of
London. Miss Brooke is well-known
on both the American and English
stages.
The Wall street news agencies re-
port that Henry C. Frick. the steel
magnate and, next to ]. P. Morgan,
the most masterful personality in the
steel trust. is about to retire from the
corporation, having sold most of his
stock.
1t will cost $129, ,0OO,0 900 to maintain
the United States navy and provide
for suitable increase in the next fiscal
year, according to the estimates COM
pleted by Secretary Meyer, This in
cludes provision for two super-dread-
noughts. probably of about the size of
the projected Nevada and Oklahoma.
which will displace about $4,000 tons.
and for a suitable number OF auxiliar-
les.
There will be criminal prosecution
of officials of the Steel trust. accord
ing to a statement made at the De-
partment of Justice at Washington.
Who these officials are the depart
ment would not make known. Mean
while on the desk of Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham, awaiting his return
from New York. are the papers in a
suit in equity ready for filing against
the United States Steel corporation.
The task of attempting to put an
end to all initiative and referendum
Legislation in this country began in
the Supreme Court of the United
States in Washington when counsel
for the Pacific States Telephone and
Telegraph Company filed a brief at
tacking a taxing law of Oregon be-
cause ii was enacted under the initia-
tive clause of the state constitution.
which is alleged to be in violation of
the federal constitution.
William Eleroy Curtis, OF Washing
ton, the traveller. journalist and writer
of political topics, is dead.
At Black River Falls. Wis. the
prosperous little city of 1000 persons
which was swept by flood when the
Black river, swollen by recent rains,
washed through the embankment of
the La Crosse Water Power Com
pany's dams at Hatsfield. the situa-
ton is worse than was feared when
of the business section has been de-
stroyed, together with part of the
residence district, and it is said by
the townspeople who have taken ref
uge on high land that the city will be
wiped Off the map.