The state herald., 1912-01-19
GEN ERAI.


With 2iO,0OO,00O gallons of purified
water in the reservoirs the st. Louis
water crisis has passed.
The plant of the Knabe Brothers
Piano Company in Norwood, OHIO,
was burned with loss of 100000.
Robert Bacon. ambassador of the
United States at Paris, has confirmed
the report of his resignation.
DR.. Harry Elgin Webster, in court
in Oregon, ILL.,, formally pleaded gull
ty TO the charge of numbering his
wife, Bessie Kent Webster.
Wisconsin's income tax law, en-
acted by the last Legislature, was
held TO be constitutional in deci-
sion of the State Supreme Court.
Five children of Irwin Garlic, were
burned to death and Mr.. Garlic was
seriously burned in fire which de-
stroyed their home at Brainerd, Mimi
The Calumet & He la Copper Min.
ing Company of Boston, have advanced
its price for the metal to 10 cents in
Europe and lax cents in the domes.
tic market.
John Grier Hibben. Ph.D., professor
OF logic and philosophy of Princeton
university has been elected the fourth
president Of the institution by the
unanimous vote Of the board of trus.
tees.
Relief from the low temperatures
prevailing over Iowa. Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma is in
sight. 1t is raining in the Northwest
and the storm center is turning this
way.
When an express train on the New
York division of the Pennsylvania
railroad crashed into a light station
wagon at a grade crossing in Torres
dale, Pa. suburb OF Philadelphia.
five women and one man were killed.
William Twlman. negro. murdered
his father, Turner Twiman, shot dead
deputy sheriff. seriously wounded
three other deputies and slightly in.
jured Sheriff Harley Hamill, the lead.
ers in a posse of more than a hun.
drcd persons, at Rochester. n. Y.
Executive heads OF 1000 corpora.
tons, capitalized at 100000 or more
each, have been invited to meet In
New York early in February to or.
ganize the Society for Promoting Ell
ficiency. II is expected that upward
of 1000 will attend. The society is to
be national
Committees of representative Ger
man citizens will begin. within the
next few weeks. to raise fund OF
$4,000 for the international tourna.
ment of the North Amrican Gymnas.
tic Union. which is to he held In Den
yer In July. 1918. More than 10000
athletes from the United States and
Europe will attend.
The storm-swept Atlantic coast Is
pilling up record of shipwrecks and
suffering that promises to eclipse the
havoc Of all previous rigorous and Sc
we're winters on the Eastern seaboard.
During the last fortnight--and tho
end is not yet In sight-the revenue
cutters patrolllng the coast have been
called Into greater activity than ever
before In their history.
About 10 per cent OF the dcposiiors
In the postal savings banks are mar.
riod women over whose money on de.
poslt the husband has absolutely no
claim. OF the 1859 dcposltors on
June Both. the latest date for which
figures are available, 2.l59 were mar.
ried women and $3.50 foreigners
While no statistics have been pre-.
pared. Il Is estimated there arc now
about 100000 dcpositors.
There are serious defects In the
general mining laws OF the United
States ~ applied to Alaska. and these
defects are becoming more apparent.
according TO Gov. Clark, who sets
forth his views In his annual report
to Secretary Of the Interior Fisher.
The existence OF provisions tending
To rotard development and to oncour.
age more speculation has boon com.
planned about frequently by Intelligent
aud progressive mining men In tho
United States, he says.
Mayor shank took Il upon himself
TO sao that the poor did not suffer
from the panga Of hunger. as we'll na
the cold, In the basement Of the
market house, the mayor peruonslly
conducted q free lunch counter, Mt
indianapolis
Investigations by Miss Catherine A.
Freeman, an agent ~ the Society Tor
Helping Destitute Mothers and In.
inntn. have uncarthod baby farm at
Providence, H. l.. whore Miss Free.
man declares children have been of.
! furod for sale.