The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-10

since the great FIRE OF II, is deserted
for the first time in forty years.
The killing of Big Jack" Zelis
the gang leader, by Philip Davidson
a Bowrry drifter removes one of the
most important witnesses against Pc.
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker,
whose trial for the killing OF Herman
Rosenthal began today.
What may prove to be an impor
tant development in the Balkan prob.
lem comes from ConstantinOple in the
form Of statement. The porte has
announced its willingness to put into
execution Article XIII. OF the Berlin
treaty relating TO a greater measure
OF self.government for Rumelia and
Macedonia
Fire Of unknown origin broke out
in the upper story Of the Los Angeles
Times storehousc, 762 to 766 San Fer
nando street, destroying the building
and cndaugering the entire warehouse
district
Discovery of an alleged Turkish
plot to massacre all Greeks In Al.
bana vas reported in Athens 1t was
declared individual transformations
have already begun among the thou
sands OF Greeks living in the prov.
inCe.
The British submarine BIZ was run
down by the Hamburg American liner
Amerlka near Dover. II sank at once,
drowning IA Of the crew.
Bandits held up northbound Kansas
City Southern passenger train No 1.
en- route TO Kansas City. on Tarby
prairie. Okla. Two safes were blown
open. The bandits rode away on tho
same train.
Confirmation was obtained In Paris
that treaty of peace between Tur-
key and Italy Was signed by commits.
sioners representing both powers nj
Ouchy, Switzerland,
In ar address at Cleveland. o., d
William II. Davis OF Boston declared
that rich American women are -.
grace tu the country because they re-
fuse to assume the responsibility Of
motherhood
Roberts won the Pabst trophy IN
the twcu;y.eight.la contest at M
waukcc The distance was go miles
and 2.7Oi feet Hastings was the only
other contestant to finish
stephen r. Dow, prominent mem.
Der OF the Boston stock exchange for
is years, and president and director
In a score of mining companies, Nhs
arrested on charge Of larceny ~
$4,000 from the Franklin and Algo
man Mining company.
Isaac Newton Phillips, ca years cd.
promc court. died suddenly at Bloom
InEton, Ill He studied law with Rob
ert G, Ingersol and ranked among the
leading lawyers OF Illinois
II is reported in Berlin that the
Princess Victoria Louise. the kaiser's
only daughter has fallen in love with
and will marry Prince Ernest August,
youngest son Of the Duke Of Cumbcr-
land.
The great Vanderbilt auto cup race
was won AT Milwaukee by De Palma,
his margin Of victory being only a
fraction of a minute. De Palma's time
was go minutes, 81 and 54l0O sec
onds.
The Illinois supreme court denied
the motion for a rchearing in the case
of Harry NJ. Kemp and otheN5 Of Chi.
cago against Division No. 241. Anal
gamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of Amer.
lea, In which the court ruled that its
employees have n right to strike when
the closed.shop rule Is violated
Blue laws" Of Maryland are being
30 strictly enforced that railroad
track repair gangs working on Sun.
day are being arrested.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Railway company was fined $500 and
costs in the United States district
court at Davenport, la, for keeping
two employees working longer than
sixteen hours at one time. The com.
pany pleaded guilty
Underwriters OF the A. Wendell
Jackson $50, OOo 900 loan to China an
nounced that when the books closed it
was nearly s1O.O0OOOO oversubscrlbed.
The underwriters announced later
that the total subscriptions to the
first 25.000,000 issue Of Chinese bonds
was $4,000, 900. including the under.
writers allotment
A great gathering took place at
Shell Park. Liverpool. Eng. to protest
against home rule The assembly
numbered not less than 100000. En-.
thuslasm was unbounded and rockets
and fireworks Of all kinds were dis.
charged
The mobilization of the Bulgarian
army wag proclaimed by the govern
ment. The action was taken in con.
sequence of alarming news received
as to the concentration of Turkish
troops ir the neighborho0d of Adri
anople and along the Bulgarian from
tier.
Congressman SABBATH paid S55 into
the Womens Wilson bureau, SIS each
for his women relatives, because h.
has no wife to join the movement. II
see no chance of getting Wife," he
observed.