Semi-weekly herald., 1912-10-28
NINETEENTH PROPOSITION.

hour day for mines, smelters and
kindred work. There are two of these
proposed laws. One, reviewed short
time ago was initiated by the work.
ing people and one, being reviewed
today, was passed by the general
assembly and referred by petition to
the people. The one under discussion
today reads:
Sec. / Employment in all under
ground mines, under ground workings
open pit workings, smelters, reduction
works, stamp mills, concentrating
mills, chlorination processes, cyanide
processes and coke ovens, is hereby
declared to be injurious to health and
dangerous tol life and limb.
The second section provides that
work in such shall not exceed eight
hours in any twenty-four hours, ex-
or property is in eminent danger.
The other proposed law is the sub
ject, after listing the various forms
of occupation inserted, where ever
such employment is continuously in
contact with noxious fumes, gases or
vapors."
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. 24.-Fre-
iuto tedTS anu III q
low voice, Mrs. Helen Lewis, the
G. Lewis, who shot and killed C. H
his wife, in San Diego on the night
of May 25, gave evidence in her hus.
bands behalf in the superior court
where Lewis is on trial for murder
Mrs. Lewis told startling story
of beastiality of the aged inventor
that moved the crowded court room
to tears of indignation. Mrs. Lewis
has just recovered from serious i'll.
ness. She declared she was not only
mistreated by Tolliver, but that Tol
liver's wife assisted him in his pur.
pose. The evidence further brought
out the fact that Tolliver induced hei
to submit to an operation.
Mrs. Lewis declared it was Will,
her husband was in San Francisco
on business for Tolliver in the latter
part of last year, that she was mis-
treated. She was staying with Tol
livers at the time. When Mrs. Lewis
husband returned, after severa
months absence, she told him she hat
been wronged by Tolliver. She sale
her husband then became like an in
sane person.
This was the confession" said she
between sobs, that drove my hus
band to distraction and caused him t,
plan and execute the killing of botl
1olliver and his wife"
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. ga
Whether Turkey can or will protes
against the exodus of Greeks ant
their hundreds of thousands of dol
lars from this country to prosecut,
war in the Balkans against Turkisl
rule, is question that is occupyint
officials here.
Thus far Turkey has offered NJ
protest, but the attitude assumed b,
the United States, in event of such
contingency, has raised a delicat,
question.
1t is admitted that the exodus o.
the numerous bands of Greeks is fol
the avowed purpose of engaging il
war, and funds collected and SEN
abroad are to finance the struggle.
The question of whether tacit per
mission of the United States to tn,
continuation of such condition, il
within the spirit of international Law
has raised nice problem.
SOFIA, Oct. 24.-That firing ha.
actually begun against Adrianople, ths
Port Arthur of the plains, is an
nounced in an extra edition Of ths
government organ, Mir.
The Mir has received q dispatch
stating that the Bulgarians, who have
keen closing in on Adrianople, opened
heavy artillery fire on the city lats
last night. The report that two outel
forts, isar Adrianople, had been cap
tursd, Is also confirmed in the dis
patch to the Mir.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 81
fhe 6srS1Sn army, operating near Ku'
aanova. hes bssn dsfeatsd by th'