Fair play., 1911-06-03
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Clayton, Ind, while the latter sought
TO eject him from his home, Harvey
Moon, Al years old, went to the homo
of Mrs. George Bullock and shot her
to death as she stood in the doorway
with her 5-year-old daughter The
shooting resulted from quarrel over
on old bus.hesJ transaction
Governor McGovern OF Wisconsin
signed the Mcconnell second cnoice
primary bill. This provides voters at
primary elections hereafter will be-
able to indicate their first and Sec
ond preference for state officials and
insure party nominations. The plan
was platform pledge of the Repub-
lican party.
Frank T. Hawley, president of tho
Switchmen's Union of North America,
was vindicated at Minneapolis OF all
charges of misconduct and misman-
agement in connection with the
switchmen's strike of 1909.
All Coney Islsnd, New York, was
threatened by fire which started in
Dreamland, the big amusement park,
and before it could be checked prac.
ticlly destroyed the park and COM
municated itself TO several other
buildings on the outskirts.
vigorous opinion, setting forth in
stronger language his dissenting views
delivered from the bench, was filed
in the supreme court of the United
States by Associate Justice Harlan in
the Standard Oil case.
Mrs. Mary Nelson, a negress, and
her sen, IS years old, were taken out
OF the county Jail of Okfusky county,
Okeemah, Okla, and hanged TO the
timbers over the North Canadian riv-
er, six miles away.
At ST. Louis the family OF George
Tyler were seeking the cool breezes
on the porch of their home while a
sneak thief was busy emptying dresser
drayers and jewelry cases inside the
house. Tyler discovered the robbery
when he prepared to retire He values
the missing jewelry at 5000.
President Taft denied the applica-
tions for the pardon of Charles w.
Morse, the New York banker, who is
serving a 15-year sentence in the fed
eral penitentiafy at Atlanta, Ga, and
John r. Walsh, the Chicago financier,
who is serving five-year sentence at
Leavenworth, Kas.
The first OF the bribery trials of the
indicted Ohio legislators was begun
when Representative George Nye ap-
peared to answer an indictment chare-
ing him with having solicited a $500
brbe from State Printer Crawford to
support the bill that had for its pur-
pose the ousting of Judge Blair. who
conducted the famous Adams county
vote-selling probe.
After many attempts to amend the
Arizona and New Mexico statehood
resolution in keeping with the senti.
ments which have been expressed by
both sides of the chamber during the
long general debate, the house passed
the measure unanimously without a
roll call.
Peon del Vale, vicc.president of
the Mexican chamber of deputies, ten
dered his resignation. He states that
the entire group of Diaz deputies has
rendered designations, to become ef-
fective when President Diaz quits.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota sharp
ly criticises Presidens Taft for OBJ
structive tactis in preventing amend
ments to the reciprocity bill. He
claims the senate's prerogative in
treaty making has beentransgressed
Several carloads of freight for Kan
sas City left New Orleans by steamer
Monday, the first to be carried by
wafer over the route In ten years,
Thecapsizing of mall batteau
only fifty feet from the Mississippi
river landing at Arkansas City caused
the drowning of five persons, all OF
one family.
The United States sesate agreed to
reopen the Lorimer case. The make
up of the investigating committee
caused friction. Report will be made
when congress convenes next winter.
United States Judge John II. Cot
teral at Oklahoma City held the so.
called grandfather clause" amend.
ment to the state constitution invalid,
and that it accomplished indirectly
what was not permitted directly. The
amendment as passed is said to have
disfranchised 10000 negroes by re-
quiring a certain educational standard
for voters.
The interstate commerce commits
sion takes up the question of dis
crimination on freight rates on live
stock from the South and West, and
will thresh out the whole question.
In desperate fight between Mexi.
can insurrectos and Cinnamon Mt Tor.
reon % 5Chinamen were killed. OF
the Cinnamon killed so were ranch.
men. kilograms were sent to the
Chinese minister at Washington ask
ing for protection.
Il. H. Steinman OF Pittsburg, Pa,
formerly vice-president of the First
National bank OF McKeesport, Pa, ar.
rived at the federal prison at Leaven-
worth to join the bankers colony on
five.year sentence. Steinman was
convicted of making excessive loans
on insufficient security.
Alois Eisenbarth, az years old. slew
his lwife. a bride OF month. with
hatchet and pitchfork, and probably
wounded her sister, Mrs. John A,
King, In the parlor OF the Eisenbarth
hone In ST. Louis. A quarrel over
propcrty led to the attack.