The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-01-11
HAPPENINGS OF THE SEVEN
PAST DAYS ARE BRIEFLY
PRESENTED.
ALL AROUND THE PLANET
Dispatches From Cur Own and For.
eign Countries Are Here Given
in Short Meter for
Busy Readers.

10 see newspaper correspondents at
Oyster Bay or allow them to visit al
his home on Sycamore Hin Is because
Mrs. Roosevelt has been seriously III
for several days
China's reiuyenation was observed
In San Francisco by celebration
participated in by nearly every per.
son in Chinatown. The main purpose
OF the celrgration was to do honor TO
the election of Or. sun Vat Sen 10
the presidency OF China
Mrs, Day, wife of United States Su,
preme Court Justice Day, died at her
home in Canton, o. She had been III
for months, and hope for her recovery
had been abandoned several days ago.
Several OF the European powers,
including Germany, have been sound.
ing both Rome and Constautinoplc
as to the possibility of arranging an
armistice between Turkey and Italy
which might perhaps pave the way
for peace.
President Taft may ask the assist.
Rnce Of congress In solving the qucs.
tlon OF the high cost OF living through
legislative authorization FOR the United
States to participate IN a world wide
conference on the subject
The Toledo (Ohlol street Car com
pany offered TO accept 3.Ccnt fares Ior
two hours In the morning aud two
hours in the evening and give six
tickets Tor Il quarter the remainder
OF the day. MS solution of the fare
ordinance fight
The Western Brewers Shipping as.
ISOLATION. one of the leading trade
organizations In the United States,
has dissolved. it beins deemed by
some OF its members that it was in
violation of tho Sherman antitrust
law.
Iowa began the year with fewer sa.
looms than 1t has had in many years.
In some of the cities the number OF
saloons was reduced almost one.half
This was done 10 conform to the Moon
law, which provides for hut one ga.
loon to every thousand Of population
After having spent more than six
months in the Los Angeles (CalD
county Jail, Bert Corners, Ira Bender
and a. Z. Maple charged with con-
splracy to dynamite the hall of rec.
ords here, were given hearing in the
superior court.
After q thorough trial, Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts has decided
he doesn't like roller skating. His
bump to his anatomy and his dignity
which he suffered when he tried TO
do the triangle fip."
Rev. c. V. T. Richeson, who con
fessed his guilt OF the murder of mis-
former sweetheart Avis Linuell OF
Hyannis, may escape the electric
chair. Although 1t is announced that
the district attorney refused to ac-
cept q plea OF guilty to lesser
charge in court and that the death
sentence is the only sentence In first
degree murder cases.
Preparations by the state and war
departments indicated that the send
ing OF American troops to China Is
imminent. The state department
wired Minister Calhoun asking that
he submit at once detailed informa-
tion regarding the status OF the revo-
luton in China.
Abe Reuf, once boss of San Fran
cisco, but now convict, wiped out all
chances of pardon by secreting six
bars OF milk chocolate on his person
1t was brought to him by friends.
Several bands Of Arabs, accompa-
MED by Turkish regulars, advanced
upon Ainzara, near Tripoli. The ltal-
ian army opened FIRE and the attack,
lug party retired.
Because Mrs. VIM. II. Green, wife
of q wealthy Brockton, Mass, real es-
tate operator, saw the likeness of her
husband and another woman thrown
ON a moving picture show screen she
has obtained decree of separate
maintenance.
Plans FOR an automobile highway
from Chicago to Davenport will be
put actively under way within the
next few days, according to Charles
L. Gregory, president of the Chicago
Motor club. and officials OF the Elgin
auto race course.
Harry N. Atwood, the aviator, tum-
bled with his hydroaeroplane into the
ocean between Nahant and the Point
of Pines. about quarter OF mile
from shore. lie was critically injured.
had started to fly from the
Point OF Pines to Portland, Me.
Res.its OF the official canvass OF
the first Gtate election. held Novem-
Der In New Mexico were made pub
lie. They snow total of 60.s42 votes
east The Socialists polled from 1857
FOR governor TO 2.Q26 for secretary OF
state. the Republican and Democrat
lc candidates the remainder.